The War of Independence may have established these United States as a sovereign nation but the War of 1812 removed any doubt. After years of aggression by British flagged vessels on the high seas, President James Madison signed on this day a declaration of war on the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the dependencies thereof.” Sure, the city of Washington was sacked and burned, but we prevailed in the end. Otherwise, there’d be spelling errors all over this website.
RMJ Tactical is now on Facebook. They manufacture a variety of tomahawks like the 37 Kestrel seen above. ‘Like’ them at www.facebook.com/pages/RMJ-Tactical-LLC.
Relative industry newcomer SERKET specializes in Berry compliant tactical clothing, particularly FR solutions. Already, they have a wide variety of base layer products available.
Additionally, you may recall that SERKET partnered with the World War II Foundation to support the Richard Winters Leadership Monument in Normandy, France.
Bad Company Tactical has developed an innovative alternative to the traditional holstering of weapons. The Rapid Retention System or “R2S” is a modular weapon retention system that allows the shooter to retain and deploy a weapon rapidly and safely, and is currently offered in pistol and universal variants. Bad Company Tactical has developed a couple of options to deal with the exposed trigger guard such as the shroud seen in the photos.
It’s simple to use. You modify your firearm by attaching a Mil Std 1913 mounting plate to your rail which is made from 6064 T6 aircraft grade aluminum. It features the male portion of a tongue and groove system. To secure your weapon you slide the male portion of the R2S into place on the base and the angled, funnel shape guides it home. Interestingly, the inventor has related to SSD that the weakside thumb can rest on the attachment providing greater control of the sidearm. It’s also a great option for pistols with suppressors and incorporates a level two locking system to secure the rail and dovetail adapter to the base plate.
The Universal mount is designed to interface with rifles, shotguns, submachine guns, mechanical breaching tools, radios, etc. It works in much the same way and can be used to secure weapons and equipment in a variety of environments such as to packs and load bearing gear as well as vehicles or covert storage that requires rapid access.
These are still built in low rate production and funded by a guy currently on the job overseas so don’t go crying about price. This isn’t something you are going to pick up down at the local big box. He’s looking at alternative materials including kydex, carbon fiber, steel, titanium and plastics but each of those have their pluses and minuses in both cost and performance. Available in O.D. Green, Dark Earth Brown, and Black.
We have it from a pretty good source that a really cool announcement is coming soon from Blue Force Gear and Velocity Systems regarding their technologies.
Look for more details here soon.
Mayflower Research & Consulting LLC has made a few of these baby carriers for friends. Now, they’re considering doing a low number production run. Who’s in?
This version of the TR-2 Automatic Knife is made exclusively for Tactical Night Vision Company by ProTech Knives USA. Its laser engraved, 3″ plain-edged spear point blade is made from 154-CM Stainless Steel with an overall length of 7.6″ and a weight of 3.3 oz. Limited to only 100, the TNVC Skull Auto Knife features an aluminum handle with diamond-knurling patches and an inlayed sterling silver skull medallion in the center. The skull’s eyes are filled with a night-vision green paint to represent the dark nature of night operations. Additionally, each handle is custom laser-engraved and numbered on the underside.
As this is an automatic knife, you must call in your order. Full instructions at the link. Get yours before they’re gone from www.tnvc.com/shop/limited-edition-tnvc-skull-tr-2-auto-knife
Note:Automatic knives are restricted to government purchase only and require a copy of your Military, Law Enforcement, Fire/Rescue, EMT, etc ID as well as a signed Auto Knife Waiver before we can ship. ABSOLUTELY NO SALES TO THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Mission Outfitters is very pleased to offer SSD readers a PRO deal on ALL Powertraveller products for 30 days. To receive this special offer simply log on to Mission-Outfitters.com, select the Powertraveller products you wish to purchase and then at check out use discount code PRODEAL in the appropriate area at checkout to receive 40% off of MSRP on all Powertraveller Products.
Additionally, Powertraveller, OTE and Mission Outfitters would like to pass their appreciation to all the help of the Military, Extreme Adventure Professionals, Contractors and Industry professionals such as Granite Gear and Princeton Tec for help in the development of some of their new systems and carriage and deployment options.
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