Italy’s SOD offers a plaid option called the Spectre Beer Shirt. It’s available in this Red variant or a Dark Grey.
IWA 18 – SOD Spectre Beer Shirt
March 9th, 2018FirstSpear Friday Focus – OEM Partner Series – Hill People Gear
March 9th, 2018Today we have another edition of FirstSpear’s OEM Partner Series. This time we’re featuring one of FirstSpear’s first OEM customers, Hill People Gear, and the all new Aston House Back Country Pack.
The Back Country is based on the original Aston House Pack integrating FS laser cut technology on the interior and exterior of the pack to maximize personal equipment organziaiton while reducing weight and bulk. Tried and true HPG suspension system with the capability to add a waist belt.
The pack compresses down for hiking and mountain biking, but is suitable for overnighters in temperate climates with ultralight gear.
Made in the USA by FirstSpear
* use the coupon code “rbwithpack” to get a $10 discount on a Recon Belt when purchased with this pack *
IWA 18 – Kryptek/Winkler Collaboration
March 9th, 2018Kryptek is showing the WK2 Recon Knife and the Legacy Axe, designer by Special Operations Veteran Kevin Holland and produced by Winkler Knives.
The W2 Recon Knife incorporates blade serrations while the Legacy Axe offers a spike at the rear of the head. Both are made from 30CrV2 Steel and feature a Caswell finish and sculpted rubber handles.
2018 IWA Outdoor Classics
March 9th, 2018Welcome to the 2018 IWA Outdoor Classics! Let’s have a look at what’s new in Europe.
Enforce Tac 18 – 5.11 Tactical’s GEO7 Camouflage
March 9th, 2018We got a better look at 5.11’s new GEO7 camouflage pattern which debuted at SHOT Show.
GEO7 Camo was developed in an exclusive partnership with Veil Camo. Debuting in Fall 18, the line will include Tactical Duty Uniform Shirts, Pants, Jackets, Hats, a Plate Carrier and Packs.
The pattern features a combination of macro and micro visual disruption and color palettes that work in tandem across light conditions and environments to give users a tactical time advantage in remaining concealed. The offerings will be available in two colorways, GEO7 Terrain and GEO7 Night.
MPR launches the worlds finest handcrafted precision rifle
March 9th, 2018Medwell Precision Rifles (MPR) will be showcasing two of their high performance precision rifles, the Vanquish and the Wraith at the IWA Outdoor Classic International Trade Fair from the 9th – 12th March 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany.
The rifles both use the renowned Mayfair M98 action which is the worlds only hot drop hammer forged Mauser action. Each one takes a great many hours to complete and are hand produced individually by our skilled master craftsmen.
Ian Medwell, Managing Director of MPR adds, “These rifles are the first of their kind to incorporate aerospace engineering precision, blended with the time old skills of traditional English gun making and finishing. Each of the rifles are individually custom made to order.”
He goes on to say “The specially commissioned Mayfair Mauser action, with detachable magazine, had enabled us to take the Mauser action back to its origins: that of a practical precision rifle”
Ian and some of his team will be available on our stand at IWA to answer your questions.
Calibres available will be: 243 6.5 Creedmore .308 7mm Rem Mag 300-Win Mag
Please visit our website www.medwellprecisionrifles.com for more information.
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Army Unveils Latest Manpack EW System
March 9th, 2018
Industry Veteran Amy Coyne joins Wild Things, LLC as CEO
March 8th, 2018NEW YORK, March 8, 2018 — Wild Things, LLC (“Wild Things” or the “Company”), an ASGARD Partners & Co. (“ASGARD”) portfolio company, announced that industry veteran Amy Coyne has joined as Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”).
Ms. Coyne has over 20 years of experience and has held several leadership roles touching all facets of the tactical apparel industry. Ms. Coyne joins Wild Things from ADS Inc. (“ADS”), where she was the Vice President of the Organizational Clothing and Individual Equipment (“OCIE”) Market. In that role, Ms. Coyne oversaw the entire OCIE market category for ADS, the premier equipment, procurement, support, and logistics solutions specialist to the U.S. Military and Department of Defense (“DoD”). She was responsible for establishing the strategic vision and developing executable plans for the OCIE market.
Prior to this role at ADS, Amy was President and CEO with Propper International. In this position, Ms. Coyne was responsible for leading and overseeing one of the largest official apparel and gear suppliers to the U.S. Armed Forces, which has manufactured over 120 million garments for the U.S. DoD – Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard and Special Forces and law enforcement and tactical retail stores across the country.
Ms. Coyne is a graduate of Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science with a Bachelor of Science in Textile Engineering and has an Master of Science in Textile Technology from the Institute of Textile Technology.
“I have known Amy for over five years and have always been impressed with her abilities as a leader and her expertise in the industry. She has an exceptionally unique set of skills and experience, all the way from running one of the largest tactical apparel companies in the industry to overseeing the entire OCIE market segment for one of the largest DoD distributors. There is no better person to lead Wild Things towards both growth and operational excellence,” said Karan Rai, Founder and CEO of ASGARD.
“ASGARD is especially pleased to make the announcement of Wild Things’ new CEO during Women’s History Month and on International Women’s Day,” said Christian Cantalupo, a Partner at ASGARD.
