Ablade with one straight edge and one edge which runs parallel for most of the blade's length until it curves abruptly (almost at a right angle) down to a point at the tip, resulting in less of a piercing point than on aWharncliffe;(loosely) aWharncliffe.
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These small blades are quite odd looking, as they don't have a point. The edge of asheepsfoot blade is commonly straight. The spine is often quite straight, but it suddenly veers almost straight down to meet the edge at the tip.
