Gerber releases the L.H.R. combat knife
October 6th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
Gerber has finished work on what they hope is the Army’s next generation combat knife. We saw a prototype of the L.H.R. (Larsen, Harsey, Reeve) last year and were impressed with the combat specific features. Unlike many tactical knives on the market, the knife is pedigreed from it’s inception for CQB right down to the retention scabbard. The thumb operated quick-release makes it easy for you to draw, but nearly impossible for an adversary to use against you.
Changes to the knife since we last saw it include a grippier scale material, called TacHide, improved placement of the scale attachment screws, and a black non-reflective coating. The knife will come ready for drop-leg wear and include a PALS compatible option for placement on body armor. Between now and the time you see it in the PX early next year, Gerber may offer it in other colors.
Straight from the spec sheet: The knife is made from 420 high carbon steel and with a blade length of 6.87″ and an overall length of 12.25″. It weighs 11.20 oz. Made in the USA. MSRP $200
Open It Up or Destroy it in the Process With the Small Pry
March 18th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
If you can’t choose between hacking, slashing, prying or beating, reach for Blackhawk’s new Small Pry. It was designed as a breeching tool for prying open doors, breaking windows and slashing screens. But, it’s a handy size to keep in the car in case of an emergency that demands some prying or hacking. The Small Pry is made from D-2 tool steel and is 14.5” with a 4.4” sharpened blade. For $200, you get the tool and an injection molded sheath that mounts to any PALS webbing.
Shot 09- Shocknife Makes Training More Realistic, Shocking
January 19th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
Company spokesman Jeff Quail introduces the Shocknife SK-2. It is the 2nd generation of the company’s knife training aid that uses an electrical shock to add stress and make knife training more realistic. The unit runs on a 9v battery and is available for $500 from Shocknife.com
Shot 09- Safety First
January 17th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
Columbia River Knife and Tool has a way to keep its high speed, spring assist knives from opening in your pants. The company’s new folder – the Lift Off – has a special safety that keeps it from opening by accident.
Shot 09 – Wicked Bayonet
January 16th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Matthew Cox
Strider Knives has designed a new bayonet it hopes to market to the military. It resembles the basic lines of the issue bayonet, but like all Striders it’s extremely rugged.
The blade is CPM S30V, a popular high-carbon stainless steel. The tang extends all the way to the latch plate for increased strength.
Shot 09- That’s not a knife… THIS is a knife.
January 16th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Matthew Cox
Earnest Emerson has made his biggest folder yet. The Super CQC-8 sports a 4.3-inch blade so it feels more like a fixed blade than a folder. Opened, it’s 10.2 inches long. It feels big enough to split kindling wood with. Like its two little brothers, the Super CQC8 is made from 154CM steel and is available in black- or satin-finish blades. It should be available in April and will retail for $295.95. Quotes from the man himself after the break.
“It’s the biggest knife we make,” said Emerson, owner of Emerson Knives Inc.
It’s the third in the CQC8 series. The first was the standard CQC-8 with a 3.9-inch blade; then came the Horseman with a 3.5-inch blade.
“We had the demand from the guys using the knives,” Emerson said at Shot Show ‘09. “They said ‘Can you make it a little bigger?’”
Shot 09- Eighty-Deuce Knife
January 15th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Matthew Cox
Spyderco knives has introduced a new knife designed specifically for Jumpmasters in the 82nd Airborne Division. The Jumpmaster knife features a fully-serrated, 4.5-inch blade and is crafted for heavy cutting.
Read the rest of this entry »
Shot 09- Boker’s new fighter
January 14th, 2009 | Product Announcement | Posted by Matthew Cox
Boker has improved the grip on its Applegate-Fairbairn fighting knife so it’s a lot easier to hold onto in wet conditions.
The German knife company teamed up with famed bladesmith Bill Harsey to create the Harsey 5.5. The new design, unveiled at Shot Show ‘09, features a green canvas micarta handle instead of the smoother fiberglass handles used in other Applegate-Fairbairn models. This and additional grooves on the handle make for a more secure grip.
The design also extends the tang beyond the end of the handle to serve as a window-breaker (or skull-crusher if you’re old school).
The Harsey has a bead-blasted 5.5-inch double-edge blade in 440C stainless steel. It’s 10.6 inches overall and will come with a foliage-green Spec-Ops Brand sheath.
New Knife Fills 3/16th Inch Void in Market
October 7th, 2008 | Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
The LHR Combat Knife from Gerber is the brainchild of Army combatives program inventor Matt Larsen. He realized that there wasn’t a knife and sheath combo on the market that would allow soldiers to fight effectively in close quarters.
THE LHR, named for the knife’s fathers, Matt Larsen, Bill Harsey and Chris Reeve, addresses two shortcomings in most current knife setups. First, the sheath has a special weapons retention thumb release for quick drawing while preventing an enemy from drawing the knife. Second, the blade design should be long enough to get under body armor and punch up into the important parts of your opponent while the 3/16″ thickness, maintained halfway down the length of the blade, will keep the blade intact even if abused.
The photo shows the prototype, though the blade and handle material haven’t been chosen. The cost will end up between $150 and $200 and should hit the street in July 2009. Here is a video of Matt Larsen describing the use and design of the knife.
Faster, Better, Stronger- Benchmade Updates Autos
October 6th, 2008 | Product Announcement | Posted by Rob Curtis
Benchmade has updated 2 of of it’s popular autos. First, they’ve ramped up production on the popular and notoriously hard-to-find $450 OTF auto 3300 Infidel (top). It’s also newly available in a black blade version, 3300BK for an extra $12.
The 9050 has been updated to the 9051SBK (bottom) and gets a larger activation button, stronger opening spring, a cleaning slot in the handle, a glass breaker in the tail, 2 add’l carry options adding tip up/down for lefties, a slightly wider blade, and an extra 1/2 oz. of heft. It’s $245.