Walking Man said:
someone mentioned something about the new electrically insulated gerber LMF saving a few soldier's lives because of the insulated handles. I have no idea if this is true or not, but it was posted on the forums.
There is usually some truth to most of the stories coming out of Iraq. (propaganda stories writen by Berkley students posing as Special Forces Rangers are easily detected). IIRC, this is a true story.
Case in point: Snipers, ideally, will set up in a two room concept in urban environments. The front room will look empty to any casual or even interested observer snooping in the window. The sniper will be behind a wall in a second room, observing and firing through a loophole in the back wall of the front room. If a wrecking bar isn't handy, and one usually isnt, the loophole much be created with whatever is handy. That is usually a medium to large combat/tactical/fighting knife (I personally recommend a stout tomahawk). Now you can see the inherent danger of cutting into internal walls. That's where the electrical lines will be, sometimes bare copper wire stolen off of whatever pole the poor bastards found it on.
So for whatever reason you may be hacking into a house, electrical insulation needs to be a consideration.
Some people will laugh at the remotness of that necessity, but just realize that most people also laugh at all of us buying 1/4" thick infi, since that is waaaaaay overkill for tomatos. Consider the environment before passing judgement.
Micarta and G-10 aside, I'd even pay good money for a Resiprene handled Busse HOSJT. I'm kicking myself in the arse for not getting JG to pick up a scrapyard ripper for me when I had the chance...
