New Knives - AceJet Stinger

There are throwing knives and there are throwing knives. When I was younger, I systematically tested myself through the cheaper knives that were available in catalogs at that time. You know, Internet wasn't a thing in the 80ies. Those throwing knives were not good then and they are not now either. They are almost with unfailing precision too small and light and not least they break sooner or later. Something I always bitterly experienced.

The step up in the hierarchy is to look for big brands that, after all, offer decent quality at good prices. But there are not many of that product on the market. The positive thing is that the next step up from them to custom knives does not have to be very big. Then you may have to let go of the idea of what a "custom knife" is, at least if you come from the world of traditional hunting knives and think in terms of someone forging a blade. Very few throwing knives benefit from being forged and there is no reason to do the work entirely by hand. On the contrary, machines such as laser cutters and water jets are often used for the basic work. But in addition to design, of course, a lot of concrete craftsmanship is required to complete the knives.

A typical example of some of the finest custom throwing knives available in Europe is made in the Czech Republic and comes from AceJet.

Custom knives from AceJet

AceJet Stinger

Like all knives in the AceJet range, Stinger, is designed by five-time world champion in no-spin throwing Adam Čeladín.* This model is particularly focused on "No spin" throwing and is therefore very handle heavy, which the shape gives a hint of. But that property also means that the knife is very well adapted to half-rotation techniques such as "Military halfspin" and "Instinctive halfspin". 

The material is spring steel in the form of 14260 and from it you get 242g per knife distributed on 240 mm in length and a full 8 mm (!) thickness. Nothing that will easily break, in other words. Should they now for some unfathomable reason do so in any case, they come with a lifetime guarantee. Something you dare to offer when the knives are handmade in Bohemia. A part of the Czech Republic that has always been known for precision mechanics.

As soon as I have thrown enough, I will of course come back with a review of these knives! But already now I can reveal that for those who feel compelled to get among the finest throwing knives available, there is money to be saved! All you have to do to get a 5% discount on the purchase of these or other AceJet products is to enter the code "JOHN" at check-out!

/ J

*The inspiration for this model is a knife called Arrow designed by the German knife thrower "Tom Tom".

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