Colt / Wehr / Eickorn Rescue Knife?

I

Inferno

Joined
Sep 25, 2004
Messages
58
I'm sure you guys hae seen these around, I've seen them in my EMP (Emergency Medical Products) catalog and wondered what owners of this knife have thought http://www.bayonet.de/englisch/framesets/police/frameset_prt2.html. United Cutlery brings them in under the Colt logo, and while I stay away from most of the UC junk, I picked the red spear blade PRT because it was from a decent manufacturer. I got mine for about $45 off of eBay. I have used it at work (EMS) but mostly for mundane tasks like cutting boxes open and what-not; the Fire Gods have always been more than willing to break auto glass, and I have not seen an accident so bad that a seatbelt had to be cut. They make a rounded blade model, supposedly safer to use around your patient, but I think using a knife instead of regular trauma shears to cut clothing off would just freak them out... anybody else want to comment on this knife? Problems, modifications, etc?
 
I have one. The Colt Fire Fighter version. Only real problem I have had with mine is that the pocket clip broke when I was getting in my car to go to work. It seems to me that the pocket on my cheap (made in Mexico) uniform trousers should have torn before the clip broke. I called United Cutlery two months ago and a very nice young lady said they would send me a new clip. I still have not recieved it. The knife is made in Germany.

All in all, I have not been happy with my knife. Because of the clip and because I don't like the partially serrated blade. I nearly cut my hand trying to saw through something with it. I found it awkward. But then again, I don't care for serrated blades. I can not recommend it.
 
Thanks for the reply! I agree with you on the serrated issue; my old man had a Coleman camp knife of some sort or another that had two blades-- a fine edge and a full serrated one. To me, that's the best way to go about it. I find that when I need a serrated edge, I need several inches of it and not just a small portion of the blade. I also don't care for the style of serrations on this knife, I prefer the way Victorinox serrates their blades since it moves fast and doesn't snag. The Eickhorn site shows a model with a non-serrated blade, I certainly would have like that option on my Colt version of this knife!

In any case, thanks for the heads up on the pocket clip issue-- my Pro-Tuff pants are made in America, so they're definitely not going to give!
 
As a firefighter, I have found that I need a knife with a point. I therefore carry a Spyderco Delica or Endura in my jacket.
Cutting around casualties is always done with EMT shears and glass is broken with a "pull back and let go" spring punch.
I do not see the appeal of these "rescue knives".
 
Well, I have been a fireman for over twenty years. As for knives I never carried anything but a cheap knife (still do) in my turnout pocket and a nicer knife in my uniform pocket. The cheap knife is because I tend to lose them at calls. I agree that most rescue knives don't seem to be very practical but I thought this Colt knife actually looked like it might be useful. After all, one can only carry just so many tools in one's turnout pockets. But I never found it useful. Probably because I carried it clipped to my uniform trouser pocket which made it rather hard to get to when wearing turnouts or rescue coveralls. :rolleyes: Also, I have been a supervisor since 1998 and don't do much of the grunt work myself anymore. I do carry a pair of EMT scissors in my turnouts. Along with a few other things.

My uniform is provided by the department and since the brand our supplier provides has moved its factory to Mexico our uniforms have been crap. My last shirt fell apart within a week of me getting it. :eek:

Currently, I carry an A.G. Russell Featherlite in my uniform pocket. And a chinese POS in my turnout pocket.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top