After all the rescue knives I've reviewed, somebody sent this to me for review. It's a Meyerco Rescue One, model 4335. this is another Blackie Collins design, and is made in China. The price is around $8 in some stores, but for some reason I've seen them priced as high as $20 (that's $3 above the MSRP). It's a decent folder, but is not for me. Maybe you'll like it though...
The One-Arm Bandit (thumb stud) shown isn't included, and is my own addition.
The Handle: This is a beefy folder at 1/2" thick (not counting the pocket clip) and 4-1/2" long (not counting the glass breaker). The handle slabs are black G-10, and I consider them to be a light texture. Each one is secured to the full stainless steel liners with four Torx (T-6) screws.
The liners are 1/16" thick, while the G-10 slabs are about twice as thick. The handles are grooved for your fingers, which help with controlling those hard pulling cuts. The handle is comfortable to use, with no rough spots.
The pocket clip is bead-blasted stainless steel and has the Meyerco logo stamped in. It's reversible for left or right-hand carry, and it's tip-down only. It's held on with two T-6 screws. Retention is good, but the smooth clip coupled with the lightly-textured handle slabs and heavy weight make it easy to fall out of the pocket, especially when getting in or out of a car. When clipped to a pocket, 3/4" of the handle sticks out of the pocket.
The blade pivot pin is adjustable via T-8 screw. There are two T-8 screws in the pivot; one is the screw, and the other is the actual bolt / pivot.
The butt of the handle has a lanyard hole, as well as a tungsten carbide glass breaker. This feature protrudes from the butt, and sticks out 3/16". It's rounded and 1/8" thick.
The window breaker is mounted into the back spacer, which is 3/16" thick and extends the entire width of the handle, and 1/4" of the back.
The handle is a open-back design.
The blade locks open via linerlock, which is jimped. Lock-up is solid; no blade play at all. The liner engages the blade for its (the liner's) entire length, with no over-travel.
The blade rides on white nylon bushings; one per side.
The Blade: The blade on the Rescue One is made of 440-series steel, and sharpens and wears like 440A with a good heat treat. It's bead-blasted, and is 3-1/2" long with a 2-1/2" serrated edge between the rounded tip and the tang. The blade is 3/16" thick, which to me is heavy-duty for a folder. There's jimping on the back of the blade, and it's okay. It's not great, but it's not poor either. It runs to where the hump of the opening hole is.
The serrations are in the typical two small to one large pattern, nicely scalloped, and deep.
My only problem is that they're spaced too far apart to really cut seatbelt or any fibrous material. It can be done, but it takes a lot of force to get the material (I tried seatbelt, 550 cord, and nylon webbing) cut. The 550 cord was impossible because the ares in between the teeth were dull. The tip is rounded, and is ground down to 1/16" thick. It works well for sliding underneath seatbelts and such.
The opening hole (or rather, oval) is 3/4" long and 1/4" wide; large enough to open with gloves on. Still, I found myself putting a One-Arm Bandit on it for easier opening. Opening is smooth and quick with either hand.
Overall, the Rescue One is okay. The only problems I have with it is the teeth; they're just spaced too far apart to be useful. If they were a tad closer together, this would be a good candidate for best "value-priced" rescue knife. If you want to regrind them, or just make a whole new blade shape with your belt sanded, the Rescue One would be a nice choice. It's a nice heavy-duty folder for only $8.
PHOTOS TO BE ADDED LATER...
The One-Arm Bandit (thumb stud) shown isn't included, and is my own addition.
The Handle: This is a beefy folder at 1/2" thick (not counting the pocket clip) and 4-1/2" long (not counting the glass breaker). The handle slabs are black G-10, and I consider them to be a light texture. Each one is secured to the full stainless steel liners with four Torx (T-6) screws.
The liners are 1/16" thick, while the G-10 slabs are about twice as thick. The handles are grooved for your fingers, which help with controlling those hard pulling cuts. The handle is comfortable to use, with no rough spots.
The pocket clip is bead-blasted stainless steel and has the Meyerco logo stamped in. It's reversible for left or right-hand carry, and it's tip-down only. It's held on with two T-6 screws. Retention is good, but the smooth clip coupled with the lightly-textured handle slabs and heavy weight make it easy to fall out of the pocket, especially when getting in or out of a car. When clipped to a pocket, 3/4" of the handle sticks out of the pocket.
The blade pivot pin is adjustable via T-8 screw. There are two T-8 screws in the pivot; one is the screw, and the other is the actual bolt / pivot.
The butt of the handle has a lanyard hole, as well as a tungsten carbide glass breaker. This feature protrudes from the butt, and sticks out 3/16". It's rounded and 1/8" thick.
The window breaker is mounted into the back spacer, which is 3/16" thick and extends the entire width of the handle, and 1/4" of the back.
The handle is a open-back design.
The blade locks open via linerlock, which is jimped. Lock-up is solid; no blade play at all. The liner engages the blade for its (the liner's) entire length, with no over-travel.
The blade rides on white nylon bushings; one per side.
The Blade: The blade on the Rescue One is made of 440-series steel, and sharpens and wears like 440A with a good heat treat. It's bead-blasted, and is 3-1/2" long with a 2-1/2" serrated edge between the rounded tip and the tang. The blade is 3/16" thick, which to me is heavy-duty for a folder. There's jimping on the back of the blade, and it's okay. It's not great, but it's not poor either. It runs to where the hump of the opening hole is.
The serrations are in the typical two small to one large pattern, nicely scalloped, and deep.
My only problem is that they're spaced too far apart to really cut seatbelt or any fibrous material. It can be done, but it takes a lot of force to get the material (I tried seatbelt, 550 cord, and nylon webbing) cut. The 550 cord was impossible because the ares in between the teeth were dull. The tip is rounded, and is ground down to 1/16" thick. It works well for sliding underneath seatbelts and such.
The opening hole (or rather, oval) is 3/4" long and 1/4" wide; large enough to open with gloves on. Still, I found myself putting a One-Arm Bandit on it for easier opening. Opening is smooth and quick with either hand.
Overall, the Rescue One is okay. The only problems I have with it is the teeth; they're just spaced too far apart to be useful. If they were a tad closer together, this would be a good candidate for best "value-priced" rescue knife. If you want to regrind them, or just make a whole new blade shape with your belt sanded, the Rescue One would be a nice choice. It's a nice heavy-duty folder for only $8.
PHOTOS TO BE ADDED LATER...
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