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Eared Dagger
Originating in Venice from Oriental predecessors the Eared Dagger was distinguished by two round plates set an angle to each other at the pommel.
Easy Opener
Knfe with a large notch cut out of the handle near the point of the blade, making the blade easier to grip.
EDC
Short for "Every Day Carry".
Eisenhower (Handle Shape, AKA Senator)
At the end of WWII, the Senator Pen shape was renamed to honor General Eisenhower.
Electrician Knife
A slip blade and a screwdriver wire stripper blade that locked, with brass liner.
ELMAX Steel
ELMAX is a stainless super steel produced by Uddeholm (now Bohler-Uddeholm). It is a powered steel with high chromium, vanadium, and molybdenum content. It is considered a super steel and is excellent at all the major knife blade properties - edge retention, wear resistance, toughness, and rust resistance. ELMAX is very comparable to M390. It has a super fine grain structure and Uddeholm says it is a "super clean" steel.It is an expensive steel and will up the price of any blades.
Carbon (C) 1.70%, Chromium (Cr) 18.00%, Manganese (Mn) 0.30%, Molybdenum (Mo) 1.00%, Silicon (Si) 0.80%, Vanadium (V) 3.00%. Typical Rockwell is 58-62 Rc.
English Jack
A high quality large regular Jack.
English Rope Knife
Similar to a Sunfish, a large pocket knife with a sturdy wide blade for cutting rope.
Equal-End Jack (Handle Shape)
Handle top and bottom are parallel.
Ergonomics
Making knife shapes that work with the structure of the human hand. Claimed by many, achieved by few.
Escutcheon
A small metal inlay on the handle of the knife to place the initials of the owner or the trademark of the maker or just for decoration, often shaped as shields, hence the name, but, can be of any shape.
Eureka
A Wharncliffe pocket knife, with a swell center and bottom, but not top.
European Stag
Antler from the Red Deer, a large elk like animal found throughout Europe. Has been used for knife handles for at least as long as there have been knives of metal, and probably long before that. This stag has never been a substitute for the antler of the axis and sambar deer of India and Southeast Asia. The European Red Deer has a very coarse and open center, much like the American elk. Because of the large amount of pith in the center, it mostly has to be used as handle scales. The antler of the Red Deer is a limited substitute for the antler of both the Axis and the Sambar, that have both been embargoed by the Indian government.