hey everyone David C Anderson here coming at you from the KnifeCenter and
this weekend we're running a sale on combat and tactical knives we've got a
ton of items that are marked down and I pulled just a few of them over from our
warehouse here so that we can check them out first up is a classic design from
Kershaw that actually made our list of the top five best Kershaw knives in the
past and that's the blur designed by Ken Onion this one features a BDZ-1 blade
with a tanto profile and a tiger-striped finish making it look really cool and
it's just an awesome shape for all-around use as well as tactical
applications like the rest of the blur lineup this is a liner locking folder
that features an aluminum frame with some grippy inserts that provide a
little bit of extra traction it's an assisted opening knife but you
don't get a flipper like a lot of designs nowadays instead you get thumb
studs but that's okay because this is actually a really great implementation
of thumb studs thanks to this diagonal cut out the way
it's shaped it catches your thumb very naturally when you go to open the blade
next up is a knife from another family of Kershaw knives that is quickly
becoming a new classic and that's the Natrix, specifically the Natrix XL we've got a black
coated 8CR13 blade here with a shape that sort of defies categorization you
might call it a drop point you could also think of it sort of as a modified
wharncliff no matter what you call it though it's a knife that can get a lot
of work done and it has a very nice point for detail work or piercing this
version features OD green G10 handle scales as well as Kershaw's patented
subframe lock mechanism which allows them to keep the weight down because you
don't have a full metal back frame and just the metallic piece for the lock bar
itself which is anchored to the g10 you get all the benefits of that frame lock
without the weight where some earlier versions of the Natrix family came with
a speed safe assisted opening mechanism this actually comes with a KVT ball
bearing pivot and that's okay too because the action is just as good next
up we've got another Ken Onion design and that's the CRKT Homefront featuring
a tanto blade with partial serrations the blade on this knife is black coated
and actually laser engraved with the Blade Show 2017
logo on it this was a limited-edition knife that was only available at the
show but because it's been a little while since that's passed we've marked
these down to a great price at just under $50 this is the easiest and
cheapest way to get into this high quality field strip mechanism that CRKT
debuted with this knife that system is another in a long line of innovations
from Ken Onion and it allows you to take this knife apart and put it back
together with no tools required and it's very easy to do so whether you're at
home or in the field next up we've got the Brous Blades Silent Soldier Flipper
an imported knife that's actually an adaptation of a Jason Brous's first
fixed blade design it features a blacked out D2 wharncliff blade with a very
large finger hole right here but that's not actually for opening the knife it's
designed to fit your index finger through when you're actually wielding it
and because of the way it's integrated it makes it very safe to use when you're
putting that fine point to use the other advantage that this type of construction
gets you is it folds up nice and compact in your pocket doesn't take up a lot of
room because in this configuration it's essentially a three finger knife but
becomes a four finger knife when you open it so I always like to end with a
couple of fixed blades so first up is the SOG SEAL Pup this is a scaled-down
version of the Special Forces bowie that were popular in the Vietnam War with its
signature multi clipped spine it has a very nice grippy glass reinforced nylon
handle it is a full tang knife hidden of course underneath that there are a few
advantages to that type of construction you do of course get that grip but
you're also not putting your hand on bare steel at any point which means that
especially when it's cold out you're not having to put your hands on that steel
making it more comfortable to use we've got a sub five-inch blade of AUS8
steel and it features a coating as well and unlike some coatings that add a lot
of texture this is actually very smooth so it's not really gonna impede your
cutting efficiency all that much in fact if I didn't know any better just feelin
it, it actually looks and feels an awful lot
like Teflon this knife comes with a very sturdy nylon sheath which has a loop
here designed to hold the handle in place that features both a snap as well
as velcro we also get a nice velcro pocket on
front of the sheath for storing items such as either a sharpening stone
fire-starting kit or any other sort of small gear and you can use the
integrated loop to wear it on your belt but it's also MOLLE-compatible which
allows you to attach it to the rest of your tactical gear with ease overall
it's just a great little tactical knife works well as a primary carry or as a
backup and at these prices you can afford to put them in a lot of different
places packs and kits where you might need one finally we've got the CRKT
Crawford Kasper Dragon this was a knife design originally created by Bob Kasper
after studying instances of extreme enclosed knife fighting it was
originally made as a custom version by Crawford knives and now you can get it
in the production form from CRKT the balance of this knife lends itself well
to easy handling the mass is centered right there over the hand and you have a
nice integrated sub hilt here which gives you plenty of security when you're
engaging with that blade it's a very acute point which allows it to pierce
very efficiently and the angle of it is designed to present very naturally when
you extend your arm on the other side of the knife we've also gotten exposed tang
that's sticking out which allows you to use that to concentrate your force in
much the same way a kubaton would when you use that for striking this knife
comes with a very nice injection molded chief it has plenty of attachment
options to facilitate however you wish to carry so these are just a very small
sample of all the great items that we've got marked down right now for our combat
and tactical sale if you like what you see here and want to get your hands on
one or want to see what else we've got for sale click the link in the
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