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My first emerson knife.
Let me start by telling you a bit about myself. I live and work all over Mexico. I work directly for the Mexican federal government doing a variety of security and counter narcotic type activities. I have always carried a knife, mostly fixed blades as a backup weapon to my handgun. It was only recently that I gave the BM Bedlam folder a try.
I had never carried a dedicated offensive folder before, and it has been a learning proses. From how and where I carry it, to how I deploy and grip it. I have had formal training in the mater, but not much real world experience with an offensive folder. I was really impressed with the Bedlam and have carried almost every day, and have used it a few times for its intended purpose.
I recently met Mr. Emerson at the California knife Show, and was very impressed by the knives he had at his table. We got to talking about blade shapes and grinds, and what could give you an advantage against something like heavy clothing or body armor (a lot of the narcos wear body armor down here; I know about all the targets on the body that are exposed but I like having the capability of penetrating body armor just in case does targets are not available, which has happened to me and some of my team mates on a few occasions). He really schooled me about what works in does few minutes we had. I have always loved the Persian style of blade shape, it has been my personal experience that has lead me to prefer this type of design. So when Mr. Emerson showed me a custom Persian knife he had on his table I fell in love with his take on the Persian style.
After looking for it a bit, I finally found a production version Persian that Im now planning on carrying as my main offensive folder. My first impression on the knife itself is just great. Its incredibly well built, the liner locking system this knife has is just solid. Im very impressed on the overall ergonomics of the knife and how easy it is to change your grip on the knife. It comes sharp and has no blade play at all (a problem I am experiencing with the Bedlam). The tip on this knife is pointy as hell; I can easily see how this knife could go through a Kevlar vest (something Im planning on testing out in a few days).
Im really happy with this knife and I plan on using it should the need ever arise, and trust that it wont let me down.
You can really tell that Ernest Emerson know what he is doing when he is designing these knives. Everything on it has a purpose, a deadly purpose.
Let me start by telling you a bit about myself. I live and work all over Mexico. I work directly for the Mexican federal government doing a variety of security and counter narcotic type activities. I have always carried a knife, mostly fixed blades as a backup weapon to my handgun. It was only recently that I gave the BM Bedlam folder a try.
I had never carried a dedicated offensive folder before, and it has been a learning proses. From how and where I carry it, to how I deploy and grip it. I have had formal training in the mater, but not much real world experience with an offensive folder. I was really impressed with the Bedlam and have carried almost every day, and have used it a few times for its intended purpose.
I recently met Mr. Emerson at the California knife Show, and was very impressed by the knives he had at his table. We got to talking about blade shapes and grinds, and what could give you an advantage against something like heavy clothing or body armor (a lot of the narcos wear body armor down here; I know about all the targets on the body that are exposed but I like having the capability of penetrating body armor just in case does targets are not available, which has happened to me and some of my team mates on a few occasions). He really schooled me about what works in does few minutes we had. I have always loved the Persian style of blade shape, it has been my personal experience that has lead me to prefer this type of design. So when Mr. Emerson showed me a custom Persian knife he had on his table I fell in love with his take on the Persian style.
After looking for it a bit, I finally found a production version Persian that Im now planning on carrying as my main offensive folder. My first impression on the knife itself is just great. Its incredibly well built, the liner locking system this knife has is just solid. Im very impressed on the overall ergonomics of the knife and how easy it is to change your grip on the knife. It comes sharp and has no blade play at all (a problem I am experiencing with the Bedlam). The tip on this knife is pointy as hell; I can easily see how this knife could go through a Kevlar vest (something Im planning on testing out in a few days).
Im really happy with this knife and I plan on using it should the need ever arise, and trust that it wont let me down.
You can really tell that Ernest Emerson know what he is doing when he is designing these knives. Everything on it has a purpose, a deadly purpose.
Nip it in the bud for us up here, hope that knife serves you well and that you never have to get close enough to use it.