Kershaw Blurr Tactical - US Air Marshal

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Ozarkguns

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I don't know much about knives. A friend who is a US Air Marshal, showed me his on duty carry knife. It's a Kershaw Blurr Tactical. He said it's THE knife to carry. I played with it a few times and liked it. Are these good knives for the money or are there better choices? My last purchase was a MT SOCOM Elite auto about 4 years ago. Great knife. Left it on a tour bus in Crete. Thanks for any thoughts.
 
I concure with NJ...SOCOMS are uber-hi end knives. If you know enough about knives to know that then you know how it compares with Kershaws.
 
For a street price of about 60 bucks, I'd say the Blur is a very good knife for the money. I have a Tactical Blur and it is very well made.
 
Ozarkguns said:
I don't know much about knives. My last purchase was a MT SOCOM Elite auto about 4 years ago. Great knife. Left it on a tour bus in Crete. Thanks for any thoughts.
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My thought is that if you left a MT Socom auto ANYWHERE but your pocket, you should buy the Kershaw and use a keeper strap snapped to your FOREHEAD for retention purposes!:D

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
The man's in enough pain, losing a SOCOM auto. Why are we razzing him? :D

Kershaw is a good company, and it's getting better. They have come out with some real high-end knives recently, with more on the way this year.

Your friend is not the only purchaser to be pleased with his Blur. Now Kershaw just came out with a Blur in better steel -- not as big an advantage as us steel snobs like to make of it, but it does make a well-designed knife that much more effective.

http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_new/store_detail.html?s=KS1670DKGRYST
 
Thanks for the advice. I was issued a Benchmade automatic in Iraq. 154CM. Well made but very hard to open. Has a safety which makes it even slower to open. It's a joke if you had to use it in a hurry. The Blurr was the first time I've used an assisted opener. Much faster than the BM.

By the way, I bought the big SOCOM from 888 for around $150 several years ago. I sanded the lip around the button to make it super easy to fire. Some tour bus driver in Crete is probably playing with it right now. Another lesson learned.
 
Try as I might, I just can't picture an Air Marshal having to resort to using a tactical knife in the course of duty. :rolleyes:

I'm not saying that's a reason they should not carry knives -- everyone should carry a knife -- it's just that I think it's a little silly that they're weighing what's tactical or fast enough... I would have thought they'd just go for something utilitarian.


-Jeffrey
 
Tactical is just a word. The Blur is about as utilitarian a folder as you can get. Good big handle for a secure grip, broad drop point blade with a bit of recurve. It would work a a skinner or even as a kitchen knife, and certainly on cord, tape, boxes, or envelopes.

Assisted openers aren't just for deploying the blade before the bad guy can get you. They also make it easier to get it out without fumbling with a tight pivot or missed hit on the thumbstuds or slipping off an opening hole.

And they are fun for a lot of us.
 
Although the Tac Blur is a tanto, which I think is a big trade-down from the recurved droppoint on the normal Blur.
 
The knife is very well made. Opens great. The downside is the skateboard tape. In one day I could see wear to my pants pockets. I'm open for suggestions. Thanks, Bob
 
I agree, the Blur is a great knife. I prefer the standard drop point blade to the tactical tanto however. It is both comfortable to carry and to hold. There are no sharp corners anywhere on it to make it uncomfortable when riding in your pocket or when drawing it. The AO allows for a very fast, smooth openning with just a nudge of the thumbstud. The 440a blade steel may not be top of the line, but Kershaw did a good job with it. It comes very sharp and holds its edge well. The only downside I have found is the overly abrasive Trac-tec inserts, as previously mentioned. They do seem to smooth out abit after a little use though. It is a great knife for the money, I have been very happy with mine.
 
who wants to send their Blur to STR to get the grip tape replaced with thin inlays of beadblasted micarta? :D
 
peacefuljeffrey said:
Try as I might, I just can't picture an Air Marshal having to resort to using a tactical knife in the course of duty. :rolleyes:

I'm not saying that's a reason they should not carry knives -- everyone should carry a knife -- it's just that I think it's a little silly that they're weighing what's tactical or fast enough... I would have thought they'd just go for something utilitarian.


-Jeffrey
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I was lucky enough to get a 4 hour block of training by Air Marshall Instructors at Artesia NM. It was more of a broad overview of what happens in the plane and how to assist one or what to do if one wasn’t on board. I can say a knife is a huge threat and asset on a plane, what did all the hijackers use during 9/11. If a FAM thinks that is a good knife for him then who are you to say other wise. My only take and this is since I got to see some of the training is that I would have a fixed blade and not mess with a folder at all.
 
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