Tactical Knives

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I've been thinking about knives a lot recently and I have several fixed blades which I use for gralloching deer that I'm sure would come through in a 'tactical' clutch.

 My everyday folder is a Griptilian which seems to work & carry OK - although it's taking a little getting used to as my previous folder carried 'tip down' and I find myself unable to re-clip speedily

I recently  bought a Cold Steel SRK in Carbon V on Ebay that came with a great aftermarket heavy Kydex sheath that was to be my 'tactical' fixed blade but I discovered that it was 1/2" too long to keep the TX State Fuzz happy - the legal limit here being 5.5".

I was, and still could be, thinking about replacing it with an Ontario Afghan or RAT5, maybe a Seal Pup to carry until TEOTWAWKI, when I assume all rules will be 'off', but I read Michael Janich's comments on the first page of this thread where he wrote about shortening a blade. This had not occurred to me until now, to whom would one entrust a job like that to ensure retention of edge and temper?

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I've been thinking about knives a lot recently and I have several fixed blades which I use for gralloching deer that I'm sure would come through in a 'tactical' clutch.

Gralloching sounds so much better than gutting!  Gonna have to remember this.

The RAT knives have very few detractors, and the Afghan seems to be Ontario trying to do a RAT since their association with RAT ended.  I'm not saying it's a bad knife.
Oh! Remember you can by a RAT from either Ontario in D2 or in 1095 High Carbon Steel (and manufacture) by RAT themselves.  Neither steel is stainless.

[Jungle Warrior]

Hey TAB, what are you doing with a Pix of my honey?

But to the point:  My most used carry is a Benchmade Elishewitz with ATS-34 Steel with serrated -- hard stuff but will hold an edge for a very long time. 

Clip, yea.  Funky tanto blade, yea.  Can cut deep and retrieve it from the mark, you betcha!

Did you know that if you cut deep just right, one get's very little leaking of the red stuff.

As Michael Enchanis once told me (Ranger Mentor), "what is the last thing that a sentry hears -- gurgling".

[Hazcat]

My son just picked up a Livesay New Woo at a garage sale for $2.00.

http://www.newtlivesayknives.com/KNIFE_WOO-NEW.htm

[texcaliber]

My son just picked up a Livesay New Woo at a garage sale for $2.00.

http://www.newtlivesayknives.com/KNIFE_WOO-NEW.htm

great buy from the boy...............Something about apples and trees falling..... 

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[shooter32]

My son just picked up a Livesay New Woo at a garage sale for $2.00.

http://www.newtlivesayknives.com/KNIFE_WOO-NEW.htm

$2.00     that's a steal - nice find Jr.

[Walter45Auto]

A friend of mine found a Kershaw Whirlwind laying in the street once. Still has it as far as I know.

[PegLeg45]

A friend of mine found a Kershaw Whirlwind laying in the street once. Still has it as far as I know.

Cool find.......I never get lucky....I was always the one that lost the knife. 

A good friend and I was spreading and leveling some dirt that had been brought into our local college's rodeo arena many years back and he noticed something shiny in one of the piles of dirt. He got off the tractor and picked it up and it was a Spyderco lock back. He cleaned the crud out with carb cleaner and used it for many years.

[Walter45Auto]

Cool find.......I never get lucky....I was always the one that lost the knife......

Yeah I was so jealous of that knife, I went to the gun show and bought a 3 dollar copy of it. LOL

[texcaliber]

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/policestuff_2077_281791600

this is the new addition to my knife family, I could not figure out how to post a pic, but the link should be good.

That is not my pic, just the same knife.