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Blade Show 2014 – Bawidamann Blades / RMJ Tactical Collaboration – The Ragnorak

Friday, June 6th, 2014

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.

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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.

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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.

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www.bawidamann.com

Blade Show 2014 – Winkler Knives Introduces the Dynamis Blade

Friday, June 6th, 2014

Working in conjunction with US Navy SEAL Veteran, Dom Raso of Dynamis Alliance, Winkler Knives has introduced the Dynamis Blade.

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Dom Raso and Daniel Winkler have a long relationship and Dom approached Daniel to develop and produce a fighting knife based on his experience as a combatives instructor and fighting down range.

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The double-edge blade design can be used both forward and reverse grip to accommodate all fighting styles including those who are students of Martial Blade Concepts. In fact, grip is a key factor with a textured rubber grip (featuring the Dynamis logo) riveted to a full tang which is Skeletonized handle for weight. The 4″ blade is forged from CPM3V. It is also concealable with additional blade options under development. Look for more details soon.

www.winklerknives.com

Skallywag Tactical Dagger Update

Thursday, June 5th, 2014

Dagger

Skallywag Tactical has just announced a major upgrade to the Skallyway Tactical Dagger. Originally, the Dagger was CNC machined from 440c stainless steel and Cerakoted. Now, Skallywag is CNC machining the Dagger from superior D2 tool steel and is using Ion Bond for the coating process – Black and FDE.

Sheath

Skallywag is also working with Blade-Tech who has developed a brand new sheath for the Dagger. It comes Tec-Lok standard, but can also be outfitted with Molle-Lok or IWB clips for alternative mounting methods.

skallywagtactical.com/product/dagger

Ron Bellan And Mil-Tac Knives At Blade Show

Thursday, June 5th, 2014

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Retired US Navy SEAL Ron Bellan (Reaper 01), host of the hit TV show Reaper Outdoors ‘Survive the Hunt’, will be at Blade show 2014 in Atlanta with Mil-Tac Knives and Tools June 6th – 8th. Ron will be on hand to talk about the proper use and care of knives, and will introduce the tanto blade used for the Special Operations Wounded Warrior annual hog hunt. Mil-TAC will be giving out free wristbands at the booth, and will be selling knives and Reaper apparel. A portion of all Reaper sales will go to SOWW.

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www.mil-tac.com

www.reaperoutdoors.com

SOFIC 2014 – Saevus – G1 Urban Bayonet

Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

One of the things I miss about this new super-sized SOFIC is the small business aspect. You used to walk into SOFIC and see lots of innovative small companies that develop products to support SOF. Some of those things are still there, but now they’re generally tucked into a larger company’s booth. This year, in the booth of Faircount Media, publishers of “The Year In Special Operations” were a couple of such products. One was the Strykr Covert Carry pant but the one that caught my eye was a wooden box containing a knife.

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Turns out, it was the G1 Urban Bayonet from Saevus. It’s a very innovative design and I definitely give the creator some credit for thinking outside the box. Essentially, what you are looking at, is a knife that pulls double duty as a foregrip. Granted, most of us have abandoned full length foregrip a due to weight and ergonomics. But look past that because the blade of the G1 stores in the grip and being spring activated, telescopes out into position once deployed. The 3-1/2″ Dual Edge Dagger Blade is made from 440 stainless and the handle is of urethane casting resin.

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While it’s time may have already passed due to TTP changes, it’s definitely an interesting design and I look forward to seeing what else SAEVUS comes up with.

SOFIC 2014 – SOG Specialty Knives & Tools

Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

SOG has updated the popular Trident folder with an additional model called the Trident Elite. While the original is still available, SOG answered customer requests by adding a glass breaker, introducing co-molded rubber on the handle for an enhanced grip and upgraded the spring to the SAT 2.0 flat spring technology. This new spring consists of a wound flat bar making it the fastest spring they have.

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Additionally, the carry profile remains the same with the same strap cutter. The 3.7″ blade is crafted from Japanese AUS8 steel and the handle is a combo of Glass Reinforced Nylon co-molded with rubber. Offered in polished satin and TiNi finish. Finally, the glass breaker features a carbide tip.

www.sogknives.com

TORIS – TROIKA Knife

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

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Developed by Meynard Ancheta of Kali Dynamics with input from Torin Hill of TORIS and made by knife maker Jeff Crowner, the TROIKA is a purpose-built fighting knife intended as an improvement of point-first knives such as the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife.

The blade is designed for rapid-penetration/rapid-release, made from CPM 3V steel with Crowner Heat Treatment. The grip, which consists of hand-filed G10 scales, is designed with a neutral shape for style-agnostic use: “point up/down, blade forward/reversed… TROIKA don’t care.”

The TROIKA comes with a TORIS draw-driven Kydex sheath and color matched aluminum trainer knife.

The TROIKA G10 scales come in Graphite, Olive Drab, Coyote, and Black. The trainer G10 scales come in Red, Politician Red, Blueblack, and Politician Blueblack. Mounting options include a belt clip, brass studs, mini Tek-Lok, or Bawidamann small PUP.

Made in America, assembled by Veterans.

toris.org/maintroika

Gerber CSW (Crew Served Weapon) Tool

Wednesday, May 7th, 2014

I visited the Gerber boot at the recent Warrior West Expo and the Gerber CSW (Crew Served Weapon) Tool caught my eye. It offers 13 tools to support operator level maintenance for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and M240 Crew Served Weapon. One tool, two sides.

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M249
Gas Block, Removal Tool
Gas Block, Barrel Scraper
Gas Block, Shoulder Scraper
Gas Block, Inner Groove Scraper
Gas Block, Outer Groove Scraper
Piston, Inner Cup Scraper
Piston, Outer Groove Scraper
Gas Tube, Inner Groove Scraper

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M240
Gas Block, Barrel Scraper
Gas Block, Shoulder Scraper
Gas Block, Outer Groove Scraper
Gas Block, Port Punch
Piston, Inner Cup Scraper
Piston, Outer Groove Scraper

FEATURES
Overall Length: 3.75″ x 1.31″ x .96″
Weight: 4.5 oz
Steel Type: 400 Series Stainless
Handle Material: Glass Filled Nylon
Tan499 Berry Compliant Sheath
Made in America
Lifetime Warranty

www.gerbergear.com/Military/Gear/CSW-Tool