Wide fullers on knives

Kookla · Dec 30, 2018

In this thread, bannockburn posted a picture of his Marbles knife- which had a very wide fuller. I always liked the look of knives with wider fullers and figured I'd start a thread where we can post pictures of some.

I'll start with one that I've been eyeballing for some time, AG Russell Field Knife. Picture below is from their site.

Mr. Hill · Dec 30, 2018

I like a nice fuller on a knife, especially a fixed blade hunting knife; they do an important job and look good.

That’s a big fuller on that Russell knife!

bannockburn · Dec 30, 2018

Kookla

Do bayonets count as well? The fuller on this cut-down M1905 bayonet made by AHF (American Fork and Hoe), isn't very wide or deep but it sure is long!

Mr. Hill · Dec 30, 2018

Wikipedia is telling me that a fuller is for weight savings and isn’t a blood groove, but I know that the fuller on a hunting knife will help keep blood away from the handle while gutting and cleaning. ???

hso · Dec 30, 2018

Mr. Hill said:
isn’t a blood groove,

They never served any "blood" purpose. That's just a silly myth that guys came up with that didn't understand the forging process or value in saving weight.

If you found a fuller helped keep the grip cleaner it was coincidental. I suspect other design elements played a role as well.

Kookla · Dec 31, 2018

bannockburn said:
Kookla

Do bayonets count as well? The fuller on this cut-down M1905 bayonet made by AHF (American Fork and Hoe), isn't very wide or deep but it sure is long!

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Bayonets surely count.

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