The TM1 or Tactical Machete 1 was developed for a SOF customer as a jungle knife. Limited to just 200 production units for commercial sale it is made from M7 Steel hardened to 52 RC with a black oxide coating. It also comes with a bikini style Kydex sheath with Bladetech attachment.
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Ryan Johnson, founder of RMJ Tactical has told me for years that he wasn’t going to make any knives until he came up with something that stands out.
RMJ Tactical already has two fixed blade designs available. The top knife is the SLIK, Silent Lethal Individual Knife and the bottom is the Longbeard Hunter.
Made from 5160 Steel, you can see that a motif has been press forged into the steel.
Above, you can see the Kydex sheath (sans hardware) that comes with the knives.
This is Rustick Knives first year as a vendor at Blade Show. Founder Jack Stottlemire (SGM, USA Ret) is a US Army Special Operations Veteran out of Fayetteville, NC. Initially, he worked on his knives at Wilmont Knives but now he has own shop fully up and running. The name Rustick has been around for some time as Jack used to build custom archery rigs. It comes from Jack’s nickname Rusty and the Stick bows he used to make.
The centerpiece of his booth is The Kraken which has been featured in Tactical knives magazine. Originally it was designed as a one-off custom knife for auction for the Special Operations K9 Memorial but Ryan Johnson of RMJ Tactical urged Jack to put it into production. Originally, it was sold through US Elite but now you can buy it direct from Rustick Knives. He uses 80BRC2 German Tool Steel for his knives and Hawks. Donnie “Harp” Harper (1SG, USA Ret) makes his sheaths in both Kydex and leather.
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Adventure author Robert Young Pelton also creates a lone of knives under the DPx Gear brand. Every design goes to the field with him so that he knows it will work the way he wants.
The latest DPx HEAT/F is the latest model. It’s a small bladed folder (2.26″ blade) is made from D2 steel with an overall length of 6.33″. The scales are G10 in Black and OD.
Benchmade just launched the new 5400 Serum which features the AXIS Dual Action Mechanism. It offers redundant opening mechanism. The primary is an auto opener with a standard thumbstud opening and AXIS blade lock.
You pull down the AXIS button for manual opening and pull a little further to the rear for automatic opening. This means that even if your spring breaks for some reason, you can still reliably open and close your knife.
This 3.47″ blade is made of Elmax premium steel (58-60 HRC). The 550 Serum also features G10 scales with full stainless steel liners and a reversible pocket clip.
The Emergency Rescue Cutter features a serrated, stainless steel blade with an injection overmolded handle. It retails for a scant $20.00.
Reaper 01 has adopted it as a gutting knife as well as for other utility uses. Here you can see one mounted to a Reaper Outdoors Tactical Hunting Vest.
Available in OD Green, Black, Red and Yellow.
The Persian Tanto from Wilmont Knives is a fighter design that combines the strength of a Tanto blade with the styling of a Persian design. It’s 4″ blade is crafted from cru-wear steel which is in the D2 family and is acid etched. It’s a full tang design with G10 handles and comes with a Kydex sheath.
What do you get when you combine the reliability of an RMJ Tactical tomahawk, Andrew Bawidamann’s amazing pinup style and VZ Grips excellent micarta work?
A practical work of art called the Ragnorak.
The new Ragnorak Tomahawk is available in 12″ and 14″ models. Crafted by RMJ Tactical from 4140 Steel it incorporates micarta scales by VZ Grips. In fact, these make a perfect match with VZ’s pistol grips in the Ragnorak pattern.
The handle incorporates lanyard holes as well as a shovel head at the butt/bubble for use as a prybar. Additionally, there are finger grooves at front and rear of the handle for front and reverse grips. Finally, it comes with a Kydex sheath that incorporates the PUP-style quick detach straps seen on Bawidamann’s new magazine carriers.
