Triple Aught Design built 25 of these cool folder blade carriers. They use the same materials as in their Meridian luggage.
It features a zippered closure and carrying handles.
There are three removable leafs in the Blade Keeper 2000 and each holds six knives in individual translucent compartments.
This is a short run only and hasn’t gone into production yet.
There are several new bits of cutlery from our friends at Bawidamann Blades.
There’s the Dvalinn, a collaboration with RMJ Tactical. Inspired by a deer head and antlers, the name comes from one of the deer that hang out around the Tree of Life, Yggdrasil. It’s a smaller EDC Tomahawk and you can see it definitely has some of the lines from their highly successful Ragnorak. It’s only 15 oz and 10.5″ tall. This scaling down means that the head is about .75″ shorter head than its big brother. With it, he’s also updated the Uber Scabbard. It’s now fully ready for belt, PALS and sling carry.
Next is the Stark, a barebones EDC neck knife. It’s made from CPM CRUWEAR steel with a 2-5/8″ blade and 6″ overall.
Finally, they’ve introduced a folder and the first six are for sale at Blade Show. They are full titanium framelock flippers including titanium handwear from Steve Kelly as well as a GTC Bearing System. The blades are acid etched CTS-HSP steel and the scales are milled with the Bawidamann Valkyrie pattern.
This is always a fun show! Let’s go look at some knives.
Shown at Blade Show, the upcoming Active Shooter Axe by RMJ Tactical was designed specifically for use by LEOs.
It includes all of the functionality of the Shrike in a more compact form factor which will be less obtrusive and fit into an active shooter or trunk bag. It is well suited for Breaking Locks amd other Breaching as well as Rescue. We also heard that it’s quite handy for chopping marijuana.
Some of you may have already seen this guy at one of the Triple Aught Design stores in the San Francisco Bay area but this was my first glimpse of their preview mannequin.
so far, none of these three garments have official names. There is a NYCO Jacket which uses the same 50/50 Nylon Cotton ripstop blend as many of their pants. Inspired by racing jackets, it’s DWR treated and features TAD logo slotted buttons at the cuff. Next, is the new pant which uses the same cut as the Intercept Jean but integrates the new Made in USA, FR Doomsday Canvas fabric. Incidentally, the Intercept Jean is the best selling garment in TAD history.
But, you’re going to see the Primer Henley first which combines the design of the Hunstman Henley with the waffle patterned material of the Primer Crew, so I’ll give you a little closer look. As you can see, it also incorporates the TAD logo slotted buttons down the neck.
I’ve coveted Daniel Winkler’s handmade traditional knives for years but collectors snatch them up as soon as they are available. So when I walked up to the Winkler Knives booth and saw this, my jaw dropped.
I saw a lot of really cool stuff during my afternoon at Blade Show 2015 but for me personally, this was the best. Daniel Winkler started out making traditional Early American knife designs as a reenactor. If you’ve seen “Last of the Mohicans” you’ve seen Daniel’s craft. It’s that style which gained him his initial notoriety and eventually led to his line of tactical knives and tomahawks when a SEAL asked him to make a custom Hawk.
Daniel told me that this new Winkler Knives Traditions line would be released later this year. They are more of a production knife but will incorporate details found in his custom models. For example, the steel is the same 80CRV2 used in his production blades but the handles will incorporate more traditional materials such as antler and Maple as well as leather, which also be used for the beaded sheaths. Priced between $600 and $900 these will be blades that you can afford to own as well as use.
Coming August 2015 from Randall’s Adventure Training is the Pocket Nav / Survival Card set feature three clear map scale cards and four white information cards attached to a micro Rite In The Rain notebook. Size: 2 1/8″ x 4 1/4″ x 3/8″ thick.
www.eseeknives.com/pocket-nav-cards
Thanks for the tip JB!
