KnifeUp.com has a simple to use interactive web page that offers knife laws in plain English. Just click the image below to hit the website and start learning about knife laws, state by state.
As always, we suggest you use the guide as a starting point and contact local authorities to verify local knife and firearms laws.
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.
The Bear Grylls compact multi-tool features ten components:
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
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.
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.
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 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:
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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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
