Novelty/innovative survival knives

Tekna was a source of pretty unusual knives over the years. I think they still offer that knife.
 
shecky said:
Tekna was a source of pretty unusual knives over the years. I think they still offer that knife.
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Shecky - Yep, they do, but I believe that it is a different company using the name, word is that the original stuff was better.
 
Man..I love stuff like that...I would buy it without hesitation. Gene
 
I have one of those as well as a couple more I will show you. I am not sure where I got it, but it was a long time ago. The leather strap on mine is torn, but everything else is perfect on it. I am not good at taking pictures, and I don't have a camera, but my sister was here with hers, so she helped me out with a few pictures. I hope they are worth posting, if not, the mods can delete them.




Here is an Al Mar multi tool that I have never used. I bought it sometime back in the 80's.






I have another knife that I have never used, it is one of those Russian Spetsnaz shooting knives. Never shot it once, but man I have been tempted. I got it back in the 80's sometime. I still have all the original paper work on it as well.



 
Big Bunker,

Those are great! I remember those Russian knives being advertised in magazines a long time ago... I always wondered how much force they could possibly generate. If you ever decide to test it, please post, I'd be curious. Thanks for the pics:thumbup:.
 
mneedham said:
Big Bunker,

Those are great! I remember those Russian knives being advertised in magazines a long time ago... I always wondered how much force they could possibly generate. If you ever decide to test it, please post, I'd be curious. Thanks for the pics:thumbup:.
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At 10 feet you can hit a man size target in the chest everytime and penetrate 3/4'' plywood without any trouble at all. Past 20 feet or so, things start to get "IFFY" as far as accuracy goes, but it will still stick in the plywood if you hit it.

If you keep the tube over the blade and shoot it, it makes one heck of a dent in plywood. I know it would crack a skull easily. That spring is VERY strong.

My brother has one to, and we shot the hell out of his.
 
1_BIG_BUNKER said:
I have another knife that I have never used, it is one of those Russian Spetsnaz shooting knives. Never shot it once, but man I have been tempted. I got it back in the 80's sometime. I still have all the original paper work on it as well.



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I remember those!
I even remember a miiltary/adventure book series called Springblade (?) where the hero carried one of those and used it at least once per book to dispatch a bad guy.
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Cool thread. I quite like this sort of stuff. I have seen that Al-Mar multi-tool before, somewhere on the forums. From what I recall, it is made quite well, good fit & finish etc. Definitely something to hold onto!
 
OK, next up is the Schrade Navatool. It is a tool clearly designed with survival in mind. It clips to the belt, has a compass that unscrews from the front to reveal a signaling mirror (never really checked that out), and has a whistle on the compass lanyard. There is a LED light located at the bottom of the front of the tool. Blades and tools open from the side. There is a swing-hinged compartment for PSK stuff on the top.

If you own any knives that you really want to like, but somehow never wind up using or carrying, I would say that the Navatool falls in to that category. The concept is strong, but the final product falls short for me. The tool is quite bulky and protrudes off the belt, and is likely to get caught things. The top compartment is great, but it is not water-resistant (a huge minus IMHO).

In any case, here it is:

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that shrade thing is a neat concept...but it looks pretty poorly laid out in terms of using the folding tools..

that big hunka plastic can't be a good hold for any of those tools.

neat idea though and it has alot of potential. maybe if the folding tool was removable it would make more sense...and if the compartment was waterproof.
 
mneedham said:
Shecky - Yep, they do, but I believe that it is a different company using the name, word is that the original stuff was better.
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Hello, all; I'm from TEKTITE, the current TEKNA owners. Please allow me to address a slight misconception: All the Tekna products we sell are from the original tooling and mostly the original vendors (some are no longer in business). All are made in the USA, to the same or better specification, and have been in continuous production since their introduction in the late '70's. The tooling and name have changed hands a couple of times since Tekna was broken up in 1990. The current home page is http://www.tekna.us , and the link to our history with Tekna is here: http://www.tek-tite.com/src/products.php?c=3053

We welcome any comments.
Scott
 
TEKTITE1 said:
Hello, all; I'm from TEKTITE, the current TEKNA owners. Please allow me to address a slight misconception: All the Tekna products we sell are from the original tooling and mostly the original vendors (some are no longer in business). All are made in the USA, to the same or better specification, and have been in continuous production since their introduction in the late '70's. The tooling and name have changed hands a couple of times since Tekna was broken up in 1990. The current home page is http://www.tekna.us , and the link to our history with Tekna is here: http://www.tek-tite.com/src/products.php?c=3053

We welcome any comments.
Scott
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Scott,

Welcome to BF. As someone who is an obvious fan of Tekna products I am glad to hear that the line is still being produced. To the extent that I have aided in misrepresenting the quality of the current line (I only own older Tekna pieces), I am glad to be corrected. The rumor that has been out there is that the original Tekna name and tooling were purchased, but the materials that the products are made from, i.e blade steel, has changed... Have any of the materials changed? Thank you for responding and I apologize if I have done Tekna a disservice.
 
Thanks for the info on Tekna products. Hearsay has a tendency to take on a life of it's own on the forums. I am curious, does the odd history of the company account for the "Edge-Tek" knives I've seen?
 
TEKTITE1 said:
Hello, all; I'm from TEKTITE, the current TEKNA owners. Please allow me to address a slight misconception: All the Tekna products we sell are from the original tooling and mostly the original vendors (some are no longer in business). All are made in the USA, to the same or better specification, and have been in continuous production since their introduction in the late '70's. The tooling and name have changed hands a couple of times since Tekna was broken up in 1990. The current home page is http://www.tekna.us , and the link to our history with Tekna is here: http://www.tek-tite.com/src/products.php?c=3053

We welcome any comments.
Scott
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Inovative knife you make there, and I have been looking for a dive knife.:thumbup:
Whats the blade steel?
 
macgregor22 said:
Inovative knife you make there, and I have been looking for a dive knife.:thumbup:
Whats the blade steel?
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To try and answer all: The EDGE-TEK name was the brand name of the company we purchased tooling from. The Tekna name went to Ray-O-Vac in 1990, and they licensed it out to some of the other Tekna division buyers for a limited period. I believe the license covered all in-stock parts with the Tekna name. As parts inventories have dropped over time, new part runs had the name change.

The current OCEAN EDGE dive knives in circulation are 425ss. We are making a new run shortly; likely 420HC, and maybe some titanium.

The Current XTRA EDGE is 420HC, The SECURITY CARD is 425ss, The WILDERNESS EDGE is 425ss

Feel free to ask away ;)
 
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