We spoke with Andrew Gritzbaugh, and he showed us the new Gerber De Facto. Andrew said this one was designed with feedback from US Military troops who wanted a dagger for up close and personal work. The De Facto has a four inch blade, is made of S30V steel, and comes with a lockable sheath. The sheath is almost as interesting as the blade itself. It features an easy to use lock, in addition to its normal friction lock. This is designed to let guys jump with the knife, but still have it easy to access. We pulled on the knife pretty hard with it locked in place, and couldn’t get it to budge. After releasing the lock, the standard friction lock worked without any problem. One of our concerns was if the lock could get stuck in place if it was hit hard, this does not seem to be an issue from our limited time with it.
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Shown in its prototype form, we had a chance to check out the upcoming EDC (Every Day Carry) Tool from Emerson Knives. While this may or may not be the final configuration, this is cool enough that I figured it was worth taking pictures and showing it to everyone anyway. Two screw drivers, a punch, a downsized pry bar, and most importantly, the Emerson blade round this one out.
Ever wonder what we are doing over here at Gear Scout when we aren’t writing, shooting pictures, fondling gear or working as a city cop? We play with knives, of course. In this case, we are playing around with a knife we slapped together for under $20. I know some of you will be disgusted at this point, and while you vomit, you will curse me and anyone associated with a $20 blade. I can understand your concern, but before you regurgitate your latest meal, take a read and check out the whats and whys. … I’ll mention it’s an AUS8 steel for $20, just to keep you interested.
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The SJ75 is a new small folder joining the PT in Strider line. Though the photo is a prototype with a hollow grind, the production knife will have a full bevel ground, 0.165 thick CPM-S30V blade steel, G10 and titanium grips. The longer, smoother lines make for a bigger feeling knife in a compact package. The 3” blade opens up to make a 7” inch overall length. The new folder will be under $400 in brown, green and black.
TOPS Knives has unveiled its new wilderness tool that can be a field axe and a pick until you take it apart and it becomes a knife/scraper/chopper combo. The HAKET’s blade is 1095 steel with a small tomahawk blade on one end and a knife blade on the other. It slides into a slot on the chrome-moly allow handle and fastens tight with a special bolt. It weighs about 2.5 pounds with the black nylon sheath. It will cost you $169 to $189 and will include a basic survival kit in the handle. Extra blades will be available for just under $60.
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