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Gerber Gear Round Up – Bear Grylls Compact Multi-Tool

Monday, November 4th, 2013

As you know, we’ve got Scouts here at SSD. Each week over on Tactical Fanboy they cover another product from Gerber. Awhile back I went out and bought one each of most of the available Bear Grylls products. We expanded it with a few other Gerber products. The deal is that they can reach into the box and try out an item so long as they write about it afterward. This is one of the write ups. Remember, it’s written by a kid.

Multi Tool

The Bear Grylls compact multi-tool features ten components:

  • Wire Cutters
  • Serrated Knife
  • Fine Edge Knife
  • Small flat driver
  • Lanyard ring
  • Tweezers
  • Needle Nose Pliers
  • Phillips screwdriver
  • Medium flat driver
  • Bottle opener
  • It’s lightweight and compact, perfect for fitting on a keychain or in a pocket. External components and nail nicks allow for easy access to tools.

    I like the variety of tools present on this multi-tool. The nail nicks make them easier to get out. Having a lanyard ring on the tool is good because it can be kept on a keyring or secured to other gear. I also like the small size, but at the same time that makes it a bit harder to find if you misplace it.

    www.gerbergear.com/Survival/Tools/Survival-Series-Compact-Multi-Tool_31-000750

    Benchmade Introduces ComboEdge SOCP Dagger

    Tuesday, October 29th, 2013

    This is the coolest thing I didn’t get to see at AUSA. Unfortunately, the sample didn’t arrive at the show but I still get to share it with you thanks to the power of the internet.

    SOCP Dagger - ComboEdge

    The SOCP Knife (Special Operations Combative Program) is a dagger design from Chief Instructor Greg Thompson and manufactured by Benchmade. The design has been out there for awhile so you may have already seen it. However, Benchmade just introduced a new model with a ComboEdge blade. The dagger is designed to be both an offensive and defensive weapon so if you’re wrapped up or someone grabs your primary weapon in a confined space (think house or cave) you can draw the SOCP to engage at close quarters and fight away from the threat to give you enough room to revert to primary or secondary weapon. The blade and finger eye/loop at the top is configured so you can still maintain positive weapon control and good trigger manipulation while the SOCP Knife is in your hand. I’ve written about this before and since some folks have trouble visualizing it, Benchmade created this graphic.

    The deal with this new ComboEdge is that the original model was great at stabbing but, lacking a full blade, didn’t do much in the slash department. Benchmade added this new serrated section to the blade and presto; you can hack and slash as well as stab.

    In addition to a MOLLE compatible sheath, the SOCP Knife is also available with a red training knife.

    Training Dagger

    www.benchmade.com

    Hogue Extreme Series Military Knives

    Monday, October 21st, 2013

    Hogue Knives

    Click to view .pdf


    www.hogueknives.com/

    Skallywag Tactical – Tactical Dagger And Skallywag Razor

    Tuesday, October 15th, 2013

    Skallywag Tactical Razor
    Skallywag Razor

    The Skallywag Razor is CNC machined from a billet of CPM s35vn steel. Each Razor is hand ground, hardened, tempered, Cerakoted, laser etched, and hand sharpened in house. 3D machined G-10 scales make up the handle. It comes with a Boltaron sheath from Survival Sheath Systems or a Nylon sheath with snap retention and PALS webbing from HSGI.

    Skallywag Tactical Tactical Dagger
    Skallywag Tactical Dagger

    The Skallywag Tactical Dagger is CNC machined from a billet of 440c stainless steel. Each dagger is hand ground, hardened, tempered, Cerakoted, laser etched, and hand sharpened in house. It comes with a Boltaron sheath from Survival Sheath Systems or a Nylon sheath with snap retention and PALS webbing from HSGI.

    Here’s a video demonstrating the manufacturing process of the Tactical Dagger:

    skallywagtactical.com/

    www.facebook.com/SkallywagTactical

    SwissTool by Victorinox Issued To French Troops as Part of Felin

    Tuesday, October 8th, 2013

    While most would look at the French Felin program and consider it primarily a digitization effort, it has fielded several more traditional soldier systems items including the SwissTool by Victorinox.

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    Issued NSN 5110-14-564-6737, the black SwissTool incorporates multiple features:
    -large blade
    -serrated blade
    -screwdriver 5 mm
    -crate opener
    -metal file
    -metal saw
    -lock release
    -Phillips screwdriver
    -hard wire cutter
    -ruler (metric and English)
    -screwdriver 7.5 mm
    -cap lifter with screwdriver and wire stripper
    -screwdriver 2mm
    -wire cutters (for wire up to a hardness of 40 hrc)
    -reamer
    -can opener with small screwdriver
    -easy kickback springs
    -wire scraper
    -wire crimper
    -wood saw
    -chisel/scraper
    -wire bender
    -screwdriver 3mm
    -wire stripper
    -pliers

    www.victorinox.com

    Gerber MP1

    Monday, October 7th, 2013

    The new Gerber MP1 isn’t exactly a “tactical” model. But, it offers 12 professional-grade components that may just what you need for simple, maintenance related tasks. It incorporates a forged, spring-loaded, 6150 carbon jaws and G-10 handles. The blades are made from 420HC steel.

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    Components:
    -Bottle opener
    -Pry bar
    -Butterfly spring-loaded jaws
    -Large blade
    -Wire stripper
    -Diagonal cutters
    -Magnetic bit driver with #2 Philips screwdriver
    -Large fully-serrated blade
    -Large flat driver
    -Small flat driver
    -Utility blade
    -Scraper

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    Assembled in the USA. Yes, that means that the components were made overseas for the guys that need to have everything spelled out for them.

    www.gerbergear.com

    Just In Case You Don’t Know Where Our Next War Will Be

    Thursday, October 3rd, 2013

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    Coming soon from Emerson Knives, the CQC-7 Jungle. Considering his knives are carried by the best of the best it only figures that Ernie Emerson would have the inside track.

    Multitasker Tools Limited Edition OD Green G10 Series 3

    Monday, September 23rd, 2013

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    Photo from Multitasker Fan James Chang
    The limited edition OD Green G10 Series 3 Multitasker integrates a 1/4″ magnetic bit holder and comes with T10 Torx, T15 Torx, 3/32 Hex, 7/64 Hex, 1/8 Hex, 9/64 Hex, 3/16 Hex, 3/32 slotted, 3/16 slotted, and No 1 Phillips bits. Additionally, it includes 3/8” hex for LaRue mounts, 1/2” hex for scope rings, Dual lug M4 castle nut spanner wrench/bottleopener + screwdriver, 3/32” pin punch with 8?32 male thread for OTIS cleaning kit compatibility, radiused tip carbon scraper, 3” D2 tool steel knife blade and removable pocket clip.

    It is available from:

    F3 Tactical, Inc.
    Rainier Arms
    VF Gunrunners
    Weapon Outfitters