The drop in the drop point blade comes from the spine towards the tip. You can also recognize a drop point blade for its large slicing belly, a design resulting from the slowly sloping drop point. From the outlook, a drop point blade can also be easily spotted with a convex unsharpened spine that runs from the knife handle to the blade tip in a gently curved manner. This attribute is no coincidence as it makes a drop point blade controllable with easy handling.