Tag: Knives: Page 9

Patrol

Police Product Test: The Force Special Ops Cargo Pants

Today, agencies are transitioning to uniforms that serve more than one function. The Force Special Ops Cargo pants are a fine example of pants that can multi-task.

January 31, 2009

Weapons

Police Product Test: Trijicon RedDot

The Trijicon RedDot Sight is designed to be mounted on several of the company's ACOGs, but is also designed to be mounted on a handgun. I know there will be numerous guffaws at the idea of a red-dot sight on a duty handgun. But naysayers were also quick to dismiss the use of red-dot sights on duty ARs a decade ago. Now they're not a novelty but the norm.

June 30, 2008

Patrol

Knife Targets

The mere physicality of an edged-weapon encounter is dramatically different than that of a firefight. You will be up close, probably face to face with the bad guy. You will smell his breath, feel his sweat, see his face, and hear the groan when your knife is twisted out of his body.

May 31, 2008

Special Units

TREXPO West 2008: Best of Show

Both TREXPO's roots and its evolving focus were both evident in the product offerings at the West Coast edition of the conference held Feb. 19–22 in Long Beach, Calif. On the show floor of the Long Beach Convention Center, several new products made their debut and several others made their TREXPO debut.

March 31, 2008

Weapons

Police Product Test: Spyderco Tenacious Folding Knife

For 2008 Spyderco Knives introduces the Tenacious. With a foundation of 8Cr13Mov stainless steel, this knife is designed to be durable and dependable.

February 29, 2008

Weapons

Blade Concealment

Most of the equipment on our ever-growing gun belts has a specific purpose. But a knife can be a seatbelt-cutting device, scraper, impromptu screwdriver, pry tool, rapid tire deflating device, loose thread remover, trunk key, and a life or death survival tool.

February 29, 2008

Special Units

Police Product Test: Phenix Gear Modular Vest

Ranger Joe's Phenix Gear Modular vest is one solution to the high cost of tactical vests.

January 31, 2008

Weapons

Police Product Test: Zero Tolerance Ranger Green Knife

The Ranger Green knife from Kershaw's sister company Zero Tolerance is a no-nonsense, hard-use knife built for duty use and made to stand up to and survive the harshest environments.

December 31, 2007

Weapons

Tactical and General-Use Knives

BlackHawk Blades

BlackHawk Blades’ BHB40 and BHB41 knives are both built on a framework of 420J stainless steel liners and fiberglass-reinforced-nylon handle overlays. Both drop-point tanto blades are ground from 9Cr13CoMoV stainless steel and feature a slotted hole for one-handed opening.

September 30, 2007

Weapons

Benchmade Nitrous H&K Blitz Assisted-Opening Folder

Knives for duty use have gone through some serious changes in the past two decades, not the least of which has been the development of folders that rival fixed-blade knives for toughness and open with assisted-opening systems that rival auto-openers for ease of use.

January 31, 2007

Weapons

Mini-Rukus Knife

Benchmade

Benchmade has brought back its Rukus knife and is adding a smaller version, the Mini-Rukus. Both knives are Blackwood designed with Benchmade’s exclusive AXIS system, which provides for a smooth one-handed ambidextrous opening. Just like its big brother, the new Mini-Rukus has a two-part handle assembly with the ability to semi-customize the handle scales as you see fit.

December 31, 2006

Weapons

Kershaw Knives 0301 Zero Tolerance Knife

The flagship knife from ZT is undeniably designed for tough duty.

November 30, 2006