Police Model

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JohnMike

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My favorite dalily carry knife is the Police. Several years ago I purchased a stainless steel model, which I lost. Recently I purchased a new one with G-10 handles and a plain edge which I really like. The G-10 handes are really an improvement. Out of curiosity, I just bought another one with a serrated edge and found a couple of differences. The plain edge model has flat sides and a steel plate in the liner. The serrated one has a double-bevel blade with a false edge on the tip of the blade, and no steel plate in the liner.

I am curious, when was the police first put into production, approximately how many have been made/sold, and how many models have there been over the years?

Thanks for all that you do to build an obviously superior knife!

-John
 
Johnmike - the Police model has been around for about 16+ years. The first model had "PIG" (Pride Integrity Guts) on the blade. We've made them in Stainless steel, Aluminum, coated and uncoated, titanium, and a few in Carbon Fiber.

The G10 version is the latest. The first G10 models had a hollow ground blade and no liner. The liner was added for clip strength and the blade changed to flat grind because I like flat grinds and felt it would be an improvement on the model.

We have produced to date about 175,000 police models.

I'm sure we will continue to improve the pattern over the years.

hope that helps.

sal
 
I used to carry the stainless handled Police. I still have it and still like it, just too many people freaked out when I pulled it out to use it. I went to the Rookie with G-10 and really like this knife also. It is very similar but smaller. I hear they are being discontinued. I think a model in between Police and Rookie size would be ideal. Maybe the rumored smaller Military will fill this void.
 
Sal If the steel plate was put in the police model with the plain edge to give it strength why was it not put in the serrated model for the same strength??Just wondering, I am cought up with trying to decide which knife to buy next it is a toss up between the police model with g-10 handles, the military but I am wondering about the steel used for the blade, or the wegner. What to do ? What to do?
 
All G10 Police models have the steel liner and flat grind now. Your serrated one just happens to be one of the earlier ones.

Personally, I like the extra liner but would rather have the hollow grind blade.

With that liner there, it seems that it wouldn't take much to make the G-10 Police model into a liner lock like the Wegner.

I think it would be a huge improvement.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
La Mesa, CA
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1-800-400-1980
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Thanx for the input Dennis. If we changed locks on the Police model, we would opt for the Compression lock before a Linerlock. The compression lock is at 50% stronger than the strongest linerlock we'ved tested, and it has fewer parts (no ball bearing)

sal
 
Sal is there a even a remote chance of a compression lock police model or military in the future?
I had a chance to handle a couple of the new models at the Blade Show in Atlanta. I came away very impressed with the new lock. Unfortunately, I didn't find any of the new models that fit my needs as well as the police/military.
 
Works for me, Sal.

I've not seen the compression lock yet so I can't judge but, if it's as smooth and easy to manipulate as a liner lock and that much stronger, it sounds like the way to go.

Either one would be an improvement over the lockback, IMO.

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Dennis Wright
Wright Knife & Sporting Goods
La Mesa, CA
(Don't click, just call)
1-800-400-1980
wrightknife@ixpres.com
("Have a knife day!")
 
JB257 - The Military design is already being modified to accept a Compression lock. No immediate plans for the Police, but in the long run, I would guess that too will happen.

sal
 
Sal -

Any chance the new design could include holes for the clip to be ambi? It's the only reason I don't own a Military today.

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