CQC6 was designed for.........???????

Iced Sapphire

Iced Sapphire

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I was reading an older book of mine by Richard Marcinko/John Weisman, Title was Task Force Blue. His third work of fiction the first Red Cell and the second Green Team. Well to get to the point in Task Force Blue, there is a paragraph that caught my attention this time around(I've read it about 4 times). On page 175 first paragraph when he notices his CQC6 is gone, it says and I quote "I reached down to my thigh pocket to retrieve my Emerson CQC6 and cut the tape. The knife wasn't there. That pi$$ed me off. I lay on my back and went through all my pockets. The damn thing was gone. five phucking hundred dollars' worth of hand made ,personally inscribed knife, a gift from Ernie Emerson, who designed it for me."

My question is did Mr. Emerson really design it for him or is that BS I'm thinking BS because I'm assuming the CQC5 came before the 6 (I could be wrong) and the 6 is basicly a larger version of 5 and if the knife was designed for him he would have the first in the series a cqc5 not 6 or am i just that damn bored to wonder about these things?

Regards
Dennis
 
Well, Dennis, in the spirit of the season I'm gonna gamble you're not out for an evening troll.
The following is my understanding and I'm sure another suspect will correct me if I'm wrong. The 6 did come before the 5. The way I know the story is that years ago some SEALs approached reknowned knifemaker Phill Hartsfeld about making them some knives in his tanto style but folders. Phill told them he didn't make folders and highly recommended Ernie to them. Ernie made the first CQC6's (and it's possible the 6 stood for SEAL Team 6), and the rest is history. The 5 was designed later on in response to those who wanted a smaller version of the 6 which is exactly what it is.

Was Marcinko one of the SEALs it was originally designed for? That I'm not sure of, but I do remember reading that Ernie made a set of personalized CQC6's for Marcinko and his crew for a special mission. I also remember reading an article by Greg Walker detailing why they parted ways but I won't post that here, as it's not my decision whether to make it public or not. Besides, it was quite awhile ago.

I'm sure some of the suspect brethren will be along to add more to this information.
 
I'd say your probably looking at "Poetic Licence", though I don't know for sure.

Our own Jbravo could tell it better, but the CQC6 came after the Viper MV-5, hence the numbering. The CQC5 was made after the CQC6 and was given a smaller number.

The "Special" knives Dave mentioned were CQC8s as I recall.

I should point out that Bladelaw just purchased the transitional folders that turned into the CQC6. One in particular has the now famous Tanto style blade, a butt similar too a Viper MV-1 and the Viper logo.

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Thanks for the corrections John.
As far as jbravo, you'll probably have to wait a couple of days for his input as I believe he's offline.

John, is the info about Hartsfeld referring them to Ernie correct to your knowledge?
 
Is the story of the parting of ways common knowledge? I may be behind the times but i don't know it. Can you fill me in Dave? (or somebody?)
 
Well, in any case, it seems Dick and Ernie are pals again, as he mentions in his latest book that he's carrying the seventh CQC7 Ernie ever made... he also manages to disarm a bad guy who is weilding ANOTHER CQC7, and add it to his growing collection.
 
This is from the Jan '98 issue of Blade, from an article titled "Captain Tactical" by Bruce Tieves. pg41-44.

"A number of my knives had gone overseas during the Persian Gulf War and, when it ended, I got besieged by a lot of military orders," Emerson related. "The U.S. Navy also approached me about developing a special knife for them. So, I contacted Phill Hartsfield in regard to putting a chisel-ground blade on a folder, which resulted in the CQC6 model. My business really skyrocketed from there."

Both the Jan and Feb issues ran articles about Emerson.:D
 
Originally posted by See2
Well, in any case, it seems Dick and Ernie are pals again, as he mentions in his latest book that he's carrying the seventh CQC7 Ernie ever made... he also manages to disarm a bad guy who is weilding ANOTHER CQC7, and add it to his growing collection.
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Did you catch the blade size description he gave? Made me want to throw the d@mn book away.( I got over it though.):rolleyes:
 
If the author says the knife has a 3" blade when in fact is has a 3.25-3.5 inch blade I do not see a problem. In general usage, I ofter refer to my CQC6 as having a 3" blade - sometimes smaller is better :D

Regards,

Ed
 
He describes it as having a blade under 2in. long, after stating the virtues of skill over size. The main reason it ticked me off, is that he states he has the seventh one made during this description.

When the CQC7 custom was first made, the blade on it was almost 3.5in. long, unless I am mistaken. If he had the 7th one made the blade would reflect that I think.

If it had been an offhand casual remark, it might not have bothered me as bad, but it was a pointed remark, used to illustrate the skill of a trained person and his tool.

Hell, I am that way about the firearms used in westerns too.:rolleyes:
 
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THOSE TREACHEROUS BASTARDS!

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CHAPTER FOUR...PAYBACK TIME.
 
Ahhhhh Don,

I wouldn't mind having a signed copy but if you could sterilize the book before you send it to me I'd appreciate it. :D

Ross T.
 
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