EDI Paratus Questions

[Marion David Poff]

Will,

When is your fixed blade design, the Paratus going to be available?

What options will it come with?

And are we going to see it in Talonite?

Any thing else you can tell us?

Thanks,

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Marion David Poff aka Eye, one can msg me at mdpoff@hotmail.com

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[Marion David Poff]

OK,

So, I answered my own question kinda....

I went over to the EDI website(www.ediknives.com) and found some info, but not all.

A2 Tool Steel? I want one, it will make a great companion to my Moran.

Will, what is your e-mail, I sent you some but no response. You are probably pretty busy though.

MDP

[This message has been edited by Marion David Poff (edited 11 July 1999).]

 

[Mike Turber]

Will goes out of town quite a bit so he may not be able to respond as quickly as he would like. Also we moved his email account to our server so he no longer has the problems encountered with hotmail but it also makes it harder to check mail while away.

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[Mike Turber]

Oh, BTW the Paratus is scheduled to ship over the next month or so.

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[marco]

I liked the idea of the Paratus when I first heard about it. But, then I saw a picture and I got curious as to why there is no guard or finger index groove? I figured I would carry the knife for defensive purposes as well as utility tasks, but maybe not anymore. Unless I saw the wrong picture? Can anyone else comment on this? Why a fixed blade with no guard?

Marco

 

[Marion David Poff]

The Paratus has a double guard of sorts, the handle swells as it nears the blade.

Here is a pic from Chai Cutlery, James K Mattis' site.

The first pic is of the knife

The second pic is of the knife in its sheath, but if you look at the background you will see a blueprint like diagram of the knife.

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Marion David Poff aka Eye, one can msg me at mdpoff@hotmail.com

I wrote a review of the Kasper AFCK variant, an interview of Bob Kasper, and some thoughts and brainstorms of the AFCK in general. It can be found in the Reviews Section. Check it out and tell me what you think.

"I'm just an advertisement for a version of myself." David Byrne

"It's the action, not the fruit of the action that's important. You have to do the right thing. You may never know what results come from your action. But if you do nothing there will be no result." Gandhi

 

[ShadedDude]

Look for the belt loop to be replaced with a multi position thingy on the sheath.

Its killer.

 

[KenN]

Nice clean lines, very economical and unoffensive looking. I truly hope that EDI offers a choice between the IWB beltlooped version and the multi-carry version(if the multi-carry version is bigger/bulkier). Since I first experimented with different carry positions, I have found the IWB mode offers me the fastest draw and is the least obtrusive to everyday movements(more comfortable to my body).

Ken

[This message has been edited by KenN (edited 16 July 1999).]

 

[Marion David Poff]

Any word on a Talonite version?

MDP

 

[Samurai6]

The handle design looks very similar to the the Darrel Ralph Krait. If the handle is shaped correctly, you don't need a guard to keep your hand from slipping. The Krait is an excellent example of the handle shape locking the handle firmly in your hand. This is a great looking knife.

Harv

 

[Marion David Poff]

I hadn't seen that similarity, but now I do.

Maybe it is because I don't own a Krait.

Talonite Paratus?

MDP

 

[James Mattis]

The big problem with Talonite is that it's something like 15 times as expensive as ATS34. Putting a Talonite blade in a folder is expensive enough. Now give it an almost full tang for a fixed blade . . . .


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[Marion David Poff]

Let me dream, let me dream...

I am poor and unable to get custom Talonite, so I dream of production Talonite.

MDP