Interesting knife: "The Disciple".

[SpyderEdgeForever]

I would like Michael Janich and everyone on here to give your feedback on this knife. I read that it is rare? It was supposedly designed for both martial uses and also as a general purpose cutting tool:

https://www.donrearic.com/disciple.html

[Daveho]

Looks very impractical.
It may be great but it looks just that bit weird and aggressive- for utility/self defence it looks heavily focused on the latter.
The spiel dosnt read particularly well in my opinion either.

[Doc Dan]

The overall shape of the knife would be very nice if that tanto point were simply removed and made a smooth arc to the point. Also, that weird looking serrated pattern needs to go. If these changes were made, it would be very useful all around, I think.

[ZrowsN1s]

It's a Pakal style knife. Reverse grip edge in. I think that weird saw pattern is just jimping on the spine doc.

[TomH]

One of the very few non-Spyderco knives I regret not buying when available. Shivworks (Craig Douglas) has mentioned having a production version made at some point. It has been talked about over at the Total Protection Interactive website for some time now, but has yet to happen.

[Michael Janich]

I have a Disciple and a Disciple Trainer in my collection, both made by Trace Rinaldi. I wrote them up years ago for Tactical Knives magazine, along with the original Clinch Pick (and trainer) and Lil' Loco (and trainer). If you're into reverse-edge tactics, these designs are among the best available. Personally, I prefer the Disciple to the Clinch Pick, as its longer handle provides better leverage and, to me, feels better than the "egg-shaped" handle of the Clinch Pick.

With all that said, from a civilian self-defense standpoint geared toward stopping power, I prefer edge-out methods to edge-in ones. That's literally why the Spyderco Reverse, which I designed with Craig Douglas, "went both ways."

I hope this helps.

Stay safe,

Mike

[anagarika]

SEF,

Interesting article!

[TomAiello]

As a fixed blade, I wonder how that one would be if it was fully double edged? Not so much for a defensive "both edges at once" use, but for greater utility using one edge at a time? Maybe sharpened all the way back to where the big jimping starts (to allow for a forward grip on that side for more precise utility cutting)?

[demoncase]

It's interesting- definitely built for one very specific purpose.....I'd probably like one in my collection.

Can't imagine EDCing it, as my EDCs are about pure utility not defence-
I CAN imagine too easily whipping that out to cut a sandwich or cabletie then sawing at it like an idiot until I went "D'oh- I'm using the spine again" and flipping it over. :D

[Naperville]

The blade shape reminds me of some of my Winkler knives.