Throwing Knife Hunter - 24 cm Epic Armoury’s Throwing Knife Hunter is a curved knife designed to appear ideal for a deadly throw. This 24 cm knife has a 16 cm single-edged blade with a fuller. The 9 cm handle is hand-painted and sculpted to look like wood with two small nails, framed by a brass pommel and crossguard. The Throwing Knife Hunter complements most of Epic Armoury’s high and low-fantasy products. Made from coreless durable closed cell foam and finished with a strong latex coating, you can feel confident that this throwing knife will provide the safety and appeal you want when crafting your kit. History Designed to resemble a “balanced knife,” which is preferred by most Western traditions Knife throwing was first used in martial arts and hunting before it became a sport Throwing a knife was always considered a risk in martial arts, because an unsuccessful attack would leave you without a weapon while arming your attacker A fuller, or the groove that runs the length of the blade, was added to weapons to lighten the blade while adding structural strength