emerson blade thickness

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gutsy

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anyone know why emerson always uses the same blade thickness? same .125 all the way around . personally id like something a little more beefy on some models. also , about the liners , why dont they make the side of the liner that engages the lock a little thicker? maybe im wrong but wouldnt more surface contact between the liner and the blade be a good thing ? just a little stouter there for peace of mind i guess . ive never had an eki fail me ever but just thought id share my feelings on this . btw i do know about the recent 1911 knife that does have thicker liners and would love to see this mod on other eki knives as well .
 
just speculating, but i would say the blade thickness is because with a chisel grind, as most have, a thinner blade makes for a better cutter, especially in the shorter blade designs. also a thicker blade usually means thicker scales, liner and overall, so carry becomes a concern.
regarding the liners i dont know, but i have never had one fail either.
 
Emerson stock liners are the same thickness or thicker than Spydercos, Benchmades, Kershaw, etc.....I've never had one fail:)
 
thanks for the replies guys .btw , anyone ever seen an eki with a nsn on it ? just wonderin cause i heard about a michrotech with one on it . not that important to me . i just really like emerson knives and would like to know more about those rare prototype models that we never see.
 
gutsy said:
why dont they make the side of the liner that engages the lock a little thicker?
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They do. On my 2005 Super 7 and 2006 K-bits the locking liner is thicker. Looks like by 1/64 of an inch by my steel rule. They look the same on my 2005 SOCFK.

gutsy said:
anyone ever seen an eki with a nsn on it
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Whats a nsn?

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nsn stands for national stock number . the numbers you see on silencers , gov issue crow bars and stuff like that . heard of a michrotech with one on it but no emersons though.
 
i have seen pics of strider MsF MARSOC folders with a NSN FWIW, IIRC a run of custom emerson CQC8s for navy specops had a NSN, am not sure if the # was stamped on the individual knives though, it was on the striders.

i dont recall any MTs w/a NSN though, i know mad dog knives made some for navy SEALs that had it, maybe a run of strider fixed blades also,
 
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