Can a Newbie wear this...

[Gabriel Law]

I can't speak for Flatapple's blade, but mine is nearly 5/16" thick at the bolster.  But I confess:  this knife has little practical use!  The first and last occasion that I thought it would be useful, was in the butchering of a moose.  The blade, though razor sharp, is definitely the wrong shape for literally any cutting jobs, unless you are letting the life out of some critter.  A butcher knife is WAY more practical.

And I think the design may be a relic of the Civil War era, or even prior.  There may have been a few who carried such a knife in the era we attempt to depict in CAS, but it is more appropriate for the Plainsman era.

But Flatapple:  it is a lovely knife!

[Dan Gerous]

Flatapple, I do believe you could win a fight just by showing that monster!I know if somebody was to come after me with a knife like that, I'd be tempted to just shoot myself and save him the trouble. I does seem like hanging that on your belt would tend to lower one's center of gravity. If you're looking for a good laugh, just send it to me and I'll take a picture of it mounted on my belt and dragging on the ground. I'll send it back afterwards ........ eventually