Great article, as a retired LEO I found it totally amusing in my career that officers were obsessed with back-up guns and some of these same officers would not even have a knife on them. My department prohibited the display of a knife on ones duty belt, even though you were carrying a gun! I always had a custom boot knife and a folder on me. I told younger officers your chance of using your knife to cut something was always greater than using your gun. Once I became involved in SWAT I carried a Randall #14 sheath knife and a folder, unfortunately I did not know about Hinderer knives then and he wasn't making the XM 18's or I sure would have been carrying one! An example of the things I've cut while on duty: seat belts (of course), rope off a suicide victim (too late), pants off farmer who got them wrapped around PTO on tractor, seaweed off our Patrol Boat, clothes off gun shot victim, thread off uniform, and off course many pizzas.
I've met Rick, Rob and crew and the product they put out is absolutely the best, along with all being stand up guys!