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Sneak Peek: Hard Point Equipment/Max Venom Product Group Collaboration Knife

By on May 19, 2017 in Knives

Max Venom Product Group and Hard Point Equipment will be collaborating on a new knife design. The knife will feature many of the same design and manufacturing processes utilized in Hard Point Equipment’s Manticuda Knife. The image below represents one of the first steps in the process. It will eventually be translated into a 3D model which can then be used to code for machining.

This knife is recognizable as a Max Venom design from across the room. It’s straight lines and slightly dropped/offset blade echo their previous designs like the Dimachaerus. This will be one to watch.

TOPS Knives – Amazon Rain Forest Proving Grounds

By on May 16, 2017 in Knives, Survival

TOPS Knives may not send every prototype to the Amazon rain forest for testing but they do send more than a few. Joe Flowers, who has designed a number of knives for TOPS, also happens to run a venture called Bushcraft Global – a survival/bushcraft training business that gives students the opportunity to train along side locals in the Amazon rain forest. TOPS Knives has been closely aligned with Bushcraft Global and that partnership has produced opportunities for real world testing of prototype products.

If you have ever wondered what kind of testing TOPS does before bringing a knife to market, this video about TOPS Knives Yacare prototype can give you a taste.

TOPS Knives El Chete

By on May 4, 2017 in Knives, Survival

TOPS previewed a number of new products this year at SHOT Show and their no holds barred chopper, El Chete, was among the most popular. This absolute brute of a knife isn’t for ultralight hikers. El Chete is now available directly from TOPS Knives and their dealers.

From TOPS Knives:

How does TOPS define destruction? El Chete. It has a wicked new blade finish called Acid Rain. The sandwiched Micarta handles fill the hand well and look outstanding too. The sheath is a clever out-the-back design that comes with either a spring steel clip or a leather dangler. On top of the aesthetics, TOPS president Leo Espinoza designed it to demolish wood as a chopper thanks to its heft and thick tang. If you’re in the market for a large knife, you’ve definitely found it.

El Chete at TOPSKnives.com

  • Overall Length: 17.5”
  • Blade Length: 12.0”
  • Cutting Edge: 11.38”
  • Blade Thickness: 0.25”
  • Blade Steel: 1095 RC 56-58
  • Blade Finish: Acid Rain
  • Handle Material: Sandwiched Black Canvas and Green Canvas Micarta
  • Knife Weight: 29.5oz
  • Weight w/ Sheath: 37.5oz
  • Sheath Material: Black Kydex
  • Sheath Clip: Spring Steel or Leather Dangler
  • Designer: Leo Espinoza
  • MSRP: $300

Bayou Custom Sheaths RMJ Tactical Jenny Wren Bit Cover

By on April 27, 2017 in Knives

Bayou Custom Sheath is a full service kydex sheath maker meaning they make sheaths for a ton of different knives and tools. I became aware of them when I was searching for a more compact bit cover for my RMJ Tactical Jenny Wren Tomahawk.

The Jenny Wren, like all RMJ Tactical Tomahawks, comes with their excellent sheath system but I was looking for something a bit more compact since I often carry the Jenny Wren in a pack. Bayou Custom Sheaths had just what I was looking for and even had a TAD Edition Jenny Wren like mine to mold the sheath.

Their bit cover is a simple fold-over design with 3 eyelets to prevent the cutting edge from coming though the sheath. It leaves the hammer pole exposed for use and features a shockcord retention strap to ensure the bit cover stays put even if it is wallowing around in your day pack.

You can check out Bayou Custom Sheaths at their website or get an even better look at their work on Instagram. They mold bit covers for a number of popular tomahawks.

TOPS Knives Tracker Digger

By on April 12, 2017 in Knives, Survival

What happens when you cross the venerable Smatchet with the iconic Tracker knife design? Well, you get something that probably looks a lot like TOPS Knives new Tracker Digger.

Those of us who use knives usually take care to ensure the knife stays out of the dirt and rocks where it will inevitably be dulled or even chipped. The Tracker Digger is designed to be plunged into the earth beneath your feet and shrug it off. Feel free to chop a stubborn weed out of your garden, limb a pole close to the ground, or dig a fire pit. It wants to chop, dig, and root around. It might even like it.

Check out the new TOPS Tracker Digger at TOPSKnives.com

Specs:

  • Overall Length: 10.5”
  • Blade Length: 4.75”
  • Cutting Edge: 4.75”
  • Secondary Cutting Edge: 4.75”
  • Blade Thickness: 1/4″
  • Blade Steel: 1095 RC 56-58
  • Blade Finish: Black Traction Coating
  • Handle Material: Black Linen Micarta
  • Knife Weight: 18oz
  • Weight w/ Sheath: 24.5oz
  • Sheath Material: Black Ballistic Nylon
  • Sheath Clip: Molle Backing
  • Designer: TOPS Team

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