An exerpt...

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oilSlick

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...from Clive Cussler's book "Plague Ship" I have been reading this week.


"They returned inside the sweltering warehouse. Linc pulled a matte-finished folding knife from his pack. He flipped open the blade and rammed it into the metal siding, cutting the thin steel as if it were paper. He wrenched down on the blade, slicing a long gash nearly to the floor. Then he cut across the tear, sawing the blade back and forth with a sound that sent Cabrillo's teeth on edge.

"Emerson CQC-7a," Linc said, holding the knife proudly. There wasn't a mark on the blade. "Read about them a few years back and didn't believe the hype. I do now"

He kicked the torn metal, peeling back the siding like the pedals of a flower..."
 
The reason I quoted this is because one day a buddy of mine told me about using his custom knife to stab through a steel door while in Afghanistan. This story was what got me really interested in knives. I've always loved the artistic side of knives, (my father is a longtime collector of RH Ruana Bowies) but the idea that our steel technology has come so far that we carry knives that work as a pry-bar and can still shave with them really got me hooked and wanting to learn more. This excerpt reminded me of that story my friend in Afghanistan told me. Now whether or not the Emerson CQC7 could stand up to this kind of abuse I do not know. After all...this book IS fiction. ;)
 
Could it?...yes. without a mark, no, but cool exerpt. Emerson does make a helluva blade!
 
Clive Cussler popularized Emerson knives and Doxa watches, (he knows his sh%t (lol). :)
 
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