GPR Knives by Pale Horse Fighters

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Excluding ceramics, I make the best non-metallic knives available. They are made of GPR (glass phenolic resin). These knives are approx 4-5 times stronger than G-10 knives and approx twice as strong as carbon fiber knives.

Granger Knives and Pale Horse Fighters
GPR Military and Police Knives
We are pleased to introduce our line of GPR non-metallic knives. GPR is a fiberglass and phenolic laminate that looks somewhat like micarta or G-10. However, it is considerably stronger. It is attractive, black, can take a high polish or a satin finish, and is not affected by moisture or heat.

Why a non-metallic knife? A GPR Knife in a stitched Kydex tm sheath is lightweight and can be carried very comfortably. In a neck sheath, it can be tucked away under uniform shirt or jacket and forgotten until needed. Granger Knives' GPR Knives are now carried by some Federal Agents for use in covert operations where a steel knife would be exposed by a metal detector. GPR Knives appeal to undercover police officers for the same reason. The GPR Knife is intended for use as a secondary or covert means of self defense. It is not intended to be a utility knife. They excel at cutting seat belts and the enemies of society and America. The GPR Knife possesses strength and edge-holding abilities far beyond "plastic knives" like zytel tm or G-10.

How strong is a GPR Knife? We wondered the same thing when we first entertained the idea of producing such a product. The raw material is available to us in two thicknesses, 5/32" & 1/4". We tested a piece 7" x 1 1/4" in the 5/32" thickness. We clamped half the piece to a stationary object then bounced 250 pounds of weight on the other half. The piece sustained no damage whatsoever! All of our GPR Knives are milled from 1/4" stock for even more strength. We were impressed and you will be too! GPR Knives have a Rockwell hardness of 47.

Granger Knives' GPR Knives come with either a standard or serrated edge with an aggressive bite. All GPR Knives are chisel ground as this produces optimum cutting ability. Therefore be sure to specify if you are left or right-handed. GPR Knives are available with or without handle slabs. The knife can be resharpened in either of two ways. To preserve the serrated edge, touch up the teeth with one of the many serrated knife sharpeners. To resharpen the standard edge you may use a file. Or better yet, tape a sheet of 400 grit sand-paper to a 1/4" piece of safety glass about 6" wide and 12" long . Tape it tightly so that both edges of the sandpaper go around to the back. Then use it just like a sharpening stone. Sharpen only one side of the knife.

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How well do they cut? Serrated would be the go i'd imagine. I'd hate to see one of these puppies in the wrong hands though. Still great idea for us law abiding folks.
 
Not that us " law abiding folks" could get one, LEO & Military only according to the website. Pity really, here in Canada knives made of alternate materials are 100% legal.
 
pageophile said:
Not that us " law abiding folks" could get one, LEO & Military only according to the website. Pity really, here in Canada knives made of alternate materials are 100% legal.
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Not really a pity theyre illegal, imagine if one of osama's minions got ahold of one...
 
Good point. Many makers & marketers of non-metallic knives don't care who ends up with the product. You can buy a zytel knife by A.G.Russel or Lansky very easily.
I will sell a sample-sized or novelty-sized GPR knife (about a 2.0" blade) to any adult. However on my website the following statement follows the text of my previous post:

GPR KNIVES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY FOR PURCHASE BY MILITARY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS WELL AS FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS AND WHOLESALERS AND SUPPLIERS OF SAID AGENCIES. VERIFICATION REQUIRED. THE BUYER MUST SUBMIT A WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATING THAT PURCHASE AND POSSESSION OF SUCH A KNIFE IS LEGAL IN THEIR CITY/COUNTY/STATE.

So anything big enough to do damage only goes to the good guys.

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grangerknives said:
So anything big enough to do damage only goes to the good guys.
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Not meaning to pi** you off, you seem like a nice guy and your work speaks for itself (very nice).

But since when are regular citizens not considered "the good guys"? If I was an LEO/Military/Fireman does that automatically make me above reproach?

I'm a just a regular Joe citizen, I already have a few trinkets that would pass through a "check-point" w/o setting off alarms. That doesn't mean that I would try and take this stuff and do evil (like onto a plane, that's a one way ticket to a whole world of pain and suffering). Sometimes in a NPE you need swap tools, this doesn't make me a bad guy.

Again if I've offended you, I'm sorry. Just my take on things.


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grangerknives said:
I will sell a sample-sized or novelty-sized GPR knife (about a 2.0" blade) to any adult. So anything big enough to do damage only goes to the good guys.
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Not to stir the pot, but I beg to differ with your reasoning about blade length and potential for severe trauma....

I've never understood why folks think that a small blade is a 'novelty' and won't 'do any damage'.

In most instances, the Coroner uses a scalpel with a 1/2" blade to completely disect a human body.......many large arteries lay only 1/4" below the surface of the skin.

Didn't the 911 hijackers use box cutters with blades much less than 2" to murder innocent people?!? :confused:

Many of the new detection devices sense density instead of the presence of metals and almost nothing is going to escape x-ray technology.

An answer to a question that has never been asked??? ;)
 
forex said:
How well do they cut? Serrated would be the go i'd imagine. I'd hate to see one of these puppies in the wrong hands though. Still great idea for us law abiding folks.
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They really cut quite well. They will cut people, seatbelts & rope very efficently.
 
"Restricting access" to those things is just plain silly.

Not that I am really interested in buying one, but I am every bit as qualified to own and use any knifelike object as any of the people you mention. (more qualified than a large percentage of them, as well) :rolleyes:
 
Dawkind said:
Not to stir the pot, but I beg to differ with your reasoning about blade length and potential for severe trauma....

I've never understood why folks think that a small blade is a 'novelty' and won't 'do any damage'.

In most instances, the Coroner uses a scalpel with a 1/2" blade to completely disect a human body.......many large arteries lay only 1/4" below the surface of the skin.

Didn't the 911 hijackers use box cutters with blades much less than 2" to murder innocent people?!? :confused:

Many of the new detection devices sense density instead of the presence of metals and almost nothing is going to escape x-ray technology.

An answer to a question that has never been asked??? ;)
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True, but you can sharpen the edge of a credit card & get a lethal 2" blade.
 
By GPR are you talking about G-3?

Is G-3 4-5 times stronger than G-10? Specifically my question is, is a phenolic resin matrix system so much stronger than an epoxy resin matrix system laminated with the same reinforcement?

Thanks for any answers!
 
Are you sure it's called GPR, and are you sure it's a glass phenolic resin laminate?

I can't find it in any of my composite materials websites, or by googling it.

Does it have a different name, or is it a new propriety material made by your supplier?
The main question I have is, how does a material that uses a glass reinforcement and phenolic resin become so much stronger than G-10?
G-10 uses epoxy resin, and we know that epxy is much stronger than phenolic resin.

So is there perhaps another material in GPR?
 
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