- Joined
- Nov 22, 1998
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The Assist 1 (with carbide breaker tip) rolled-in yesterday. The only difference (though worthy enough) between this and the Assist 2 is the shape of the blade (& edge config) and the breaker-assembly.
I like the rounder hand-filling scales on this series, especially for use with work gloves. The wire clip is reversable for left-right carry (tip up), which now seems to be fairly standard for FRN spydies.
The VG-10 steel blade is mostly serrated, with the ladt 3/4 " or so being plain edge up to the blunted-tip. This tip is intended to be a safety feature when used to cut around flesh (or other surfaces one doesn't wish to damage) and it also actuates the carbide striker-tip when the blade is closed.
The carbide tip is nested in the bottom of the FRN scales, and is not exposed during normal carry. When the closed blade is squeezed into the handle (using the handy finger notches on the blade-spine) the blunt blade tip pushes the terminal-end of the striker which pushes the tip out into view. By holding the blade compressed in this manner, the user would briskly stike the glass with this exposed tip.
I showed the knife to one of our firefighters, and he really liked the size and striker. Thought it work well on his turnout coat for rescue use. He did add that many of the new cars being manufactured now have laminated safety glass for side windows, which makes this tool incomplete for gaining entry. Laminated glass has to be "chopped" through, as the shards don't fall away on their own (like windshield glass).
A tactical team member also thought it a cool knife for many applications.
Well designed tool. If I needed a dedicated rescue tool, I think this might be the one!
I like the rounder hand-filling scales on this series, especially for use with work gloves. The wire clip is reversable for left-right carry (tip up), which now seems to be fairly standard for FRN spydies.
The VG-10 steel blade is mostly serrated, with the ladt 3/4 " or so being plain edge up to the blunted-tip. This tip is intended to be a safety feature when used to cut around flesh (or other surfaces one doesn't wish to damage) and it also actuates the carbide striker-tip when the blade is closed.
The carbide tip is nested in the bottom of the FRN scales, and is not exposed during normal carry. When the closed blade is squeezed into the handle (using the handy finger notches on the blade-spine) the blunt blade tip pushes the terminal-end of the striker which pushes the tip out into view. By holding the blade compressed in this manner, the user would briskly stike the glass with this exposed tip.
I showed the knife to one of our firefighters, and he really liked the size and striker. Thought it work well on his turnout coat for rescue use. He did add that many of the new cars being manufactured now have laminated safety glass for side windows, which makes this tool incomplete for gaining entry. Laminated glass has to be "chopped" through, as the shards don't fall away on their own (like windshield glass).
A tactical team member also thought it a cool knife for many applications.
Well designed tool. If I needed a dedicated rescue tool, I think this might be the one!