American Slider

[brian w edginton]

Some time last year, there was a brief discussion on rec.knives on a new front-loading manual called the American Slider. I have a liking for OTF knives but autos are totally prohibited were I live. While I felt their promotion was shameless in the use of patriotic themes, the knife looked as though it might have some potential.
Anyone heard of it recently ?



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Brian W E
ICQ #21525343

 

[KenN]

Brian,

I don't know of the particular discussion your referring to, but what you've described sounds alot like ColdSteel's ER1, the remainder of a set of 3 OTF manual(button that slides pretty much from base to top of handle) 3" blade knives offered a while back.
I also think MineralMountainHatchetWorks(?) once advertised an OTF slider, but I'm not sure.

Thanks,
Ken

 

[brian w edginton]

Ken

I know the knives you mention.
The AS was a new design and was promoted under that name. The company, I believe, went under the AS name, also. They had a website with graphics and a lot of hype with no technical info. The site was decorated like a presidential campaign.....red, white and blue and US flags.
It almost said : "never mind the quality, it's American".

Can't find the site, now.



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Brian W E
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[dakota]

It looks like the site is still there, and they've made some revisions. Here's an excerpt

Hmmm... Maybe they'd be willing to donate one for next month's knife give away!

 

[brian w edginton]

Thanks Dakota

Seem to have toned down the site a bit. I will follow developments.



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Brian W E
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