Based on the discontinued Yari II, the Combat Fixed Blade is an all around field knife. It features a 4.25″ 154CM High Carbon
Steel Tanto Blade with a serrated section. The Full Tang construction ends in a blunt pommel with a Rubberized Handle for sure grip. It comes with a molded plastic sheath that can be worn on the belt or MOLLE gear.
Made in USA! www.Gerbergear.com
The MP600ST (Sight Tool) seems as if the e-FECT (Field Expedient Cleaning Tool) had a baby with an MP600 multi-tool.
It features one-handed opening with slightly enlarged tool locks which keep your tools from closing on your hand. The MP600ST is manufactured from Stainless Steel with Black Oxide Finish and comes with a PALS compatible Tan 499 Sheath.
The biggest additions to the new design are the M4/M16 Front Sight Post Adjustment Tool, Carbon Scraper, and the Long Reach Philips Screwdriver to get at those hard to reach crosstip heads. Additionally, it also features:
• Needlenose Pliers with Crimper Jaws and Carbide Wire Cutters
• Serrated / Fine Edge Knife
• Lanyard Ring
• Can Opener / Bottle Opener
Made in USA! www.gerbergear.com
The Ground Panoramic Night Vision Goggle 18 from L3 Warrior Systems‘ Insight Technology division are a modification of the Panoramic goggles originally developed to provide Aviators with a wider field of view. Legacy night vision binocular systems with their 18mm tubes offer a 45 deg FOV while the Panoramic model’s four smaller tubes (16mm) increase that out to 95 deg.
Above you can see the GPNVG18 in Blue Force Gear’s AUSA booth. It is mounted on a Crye Precision AirFrame Helmet with an Adams Industries ANVIS mount.
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If you’re wondering, yes the GPNVG18 uses a separate battery pack. Remember, it was originally designed for Aviation use so it’s much like ANVIS technology.
Here is the complete kit all snuggled in a nice, padded storage case with removable hard case for the goggle.
There aren’t a lot of these systems out there yet, but they are there. Hopefully, we’ll see more. However, the Aviation folks are already looking at new helmet technology that eliminates night vision goggles altogether but rather puts a panoramic screen in front of the eyes of the Aviator and projects data normally found on a Heads Up Display as well as images taken from night vision cameras on the side of the helmet as well as other locations.
Designed in conjunction with Army Special Forces veterans, the new De Facto is a dagger design that favors fighting over camp chores. Intended to quickly get you out of a grapple and give you some breathing room so you can engage the enemy with your side arm, the De Facto features a four-inch spear-point blade of S30V, serrations on both edges of the blade, a Tan 499 rubberized grip and spiked pommel. The De Facto is retained in the PALS-compatible sheath via friction but there is also a back up lock to secure further the knife during infils, etc. Look for it next Spring.
Designed for use as close combat boots, the new Melee series of footwear offers several styles, including full boot (8″), ankle height (6″) and low cut (3″). In addition to the traditional Black and Tan there is also a new Brown color called Canteen intended to serve as civyflauge.
Look for these by December.
Princeton Tec officially launched the new MPLS Charge at AUSA. Powered by a single AA, it offers 60 lumens of light.
As you can see it can be mounted to either side Ops-Core ARC rail simply by flipping it upside down.
In addition to the built-in Rail mount, there is also Standard Helmet clamp as well as a PALS adapter for use with your gear.
While the Charge’s body is available in OD, Tan, or Black, LED configurations (below) are combined with a white light that is not the primary selection. You have to hold down the switch which is a tape switch style, located on the mount portion of the light to select white light. Choices include:
Red
Blue
Green
IR
Red, Blue, IR
Red, Green, IR
The new Gerber Downrange Sharpener combines an unprecedented 4 sharpening tools into a single device. What’s more, it was designed specifically for tactical use. Manufactured from coated TAN499 Ceramic it incorporates a flat diamond coated plate on the reverse for fine edge finishing, rotatable carbide cutters, and 2 sizes of diamond coated rods for serrated blades. There is also a lanyard hole so it won’t walk off when your buddies see how awesome it is. Made in the USA.
Here are some photos of the new Weapon Tools from Ontario Knife we told you about the other day.
First, the M240 tool. You can see the claw design as which alleviates the frequent problem of hard to remove spring pins. This tool allows the operator to quickly remove a bent or defective spring pin from the weapon. It will also prevents spring pins from being bent by efficiently extracting the pin, thus eliminating undue wear and tear on the pin.
Next is the M2 .50 tool, designed to assist the operator in setting the head space and timing and disassembling and assembling the weapon. It also significantly reduces the time it takes to set the head-space and timing and facilitates the rapid disassembly and assembly of the weapon for daily preventative maintenance and critical operator functions.
Last, but not least is the tool for the Mk 19 Which is designed for clearing and break down of the weapon.
