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question on Al Mar SERE
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glockman99
RIP Dann, you were a good guy.
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No, as far as I know, Al Mar does not offer a SERE 2000 with a combo edge...That IS a shame.
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Nope. Not that I know of. Just sharpen it with a coarse stone... Lots of little serrations! You really won't be disaapointed - It's one hell of a good knife. It's got great ergonomics, excellent materials, and the best fit & finish I have ever seen on a factory made knife.
I don't know why, but right now I'm picturing a fully serrated Sere... and I like it...
I don't know why, but right now I'm picturing a fully serrated Sere... and I like it...
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AMK did a very limited prototype of the SERE 2000 with a partial serration, black blade.
I have one of the few produced.
Kind gift from Gary Fadden / AMK several years ago.
Very nice blade and the serration works quite well.
I like it and would have preferred it over the conventional edge had both become available.
GW
I have one of the few produced.
Kind gift from Gary Fadden / AMK several years ago.
Very nice blade and the serration works quite well.
I like it and would have preferred it over the conventional edge had both become available.
GW
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Having a partial serration, or combination edge, on a working or tactical folder allows for two things:
1. Utility - the partial serration provides an additional attribute to the knife by allowing aggressive and swift cutting of materials like thin flexible plastics, rope, synthetic cords and ties, light to medium rubbers, and leather.
2. In CQB or SD the partial serration provides additional aggressiveness to the blade for cuts, slashes, and powering out of a wound channel. This is particularly desirable as most folders have pocket sized blades to them, meaning 3.5" to 4". Not alot of heft or length to work with.
On fixed blades a partial serration is likewise preferred. That is why I wanted the partial serration on the 21st Century KA-BAR Fighting Knife and so described in my Paladin Press book on the same subject.
I, too, appreciate a fully conventional edge and own a few. However, my Emerson CQC7 from EK features a partial serration (carried during Operation Iraqi Freedom) as I wanted - for Reason #2 - that added "insurance" if necessary.
The new Pro Hunter EXTREME by Tim Wegner features Blade-Tech's new partial serration and it's way nice. Saw / handled the knife just before SHOT Show this year. Nice to see a tactical Pro Hunter available and about time
The SERE 2000 is greatly enhanced with a serration (partial) and I see it as a counter balance design to the fact that the original SERE was a much larger and more powerful tactical / survival folding knife than the 2000 is. The serration allows for Reasons #1 and #2, otherwise the 2000 is one of many very good designs and products of essentially the same size, weight, and materials coming from this catagory of folder today.
Trust this helps.
GW
1. Utility - the partial serration provides an additional attribute to the knife by allowing aggressive and swift cutting of materials like thin flexible plastics, rope, synthetic cords and ties, light to medium rubbers, and leather.
2. In CQB or SD the partial serration provides additional aggressiveness to the blade for cuts, slashes, and powering out of a wound channel. This is particularly desirable as most folders have pocket sized blades to them, meaning 3.5" to 4". Not alot of heft or length to work with.
On fixed blades a partial serration is likewise preferred. That is why I wanted the partial serration on the 21st Century KA-BAR Fighting Knife and so described in my Paladin Press book on the same subject.
I, too, appreciate a fully conventional edge and own a few. However, my Emerson CQC7 from EK features a partial serration (carried during Operation Iraqi Freedom) as I wanted - for Reason #2 - that added "insurance" if necessary.
The new Pro Hunter EXTREME by Tim Wegner features Blade-Tech's new partial serration and it's way nice. Saw / handled the knife just before SHOT Show this year. Nice to see a tactical Pro Hunter available and about time
The SERE 2000 is greatly enhanced with a serration (partial) and I see it as a counter balance design to the fact that the original SERE was a much larger and more powerful tactical / survival folding knife than the 2000 is. The serration allows for Reasons #1 and #2, otherwise the 2000 is one of many very good designs and products of essentially the same size, weight, and materials coming from this catagory of folder today.
Trust this helps.
GW
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Check the drop down menu in the "order" box...
Not confirmed, but it looks like they have a CE S2K.
888 KnivesRUs - Al Mar SERE 2k
Not confirmed, but it looks like they have a CE S2K.
888 KnivesRUs - Al Mar SERE 2k
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Cool I thought I was about the only one here that liked combo edges.Now I know Greg Walker's on the same side.I won't got to work without some serrations somewhere on a knife,and off duty .....well I want them then too.- Joined
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A fully serrated blade will allow for that option.
A partial is best positioned at the rear of the blade as it is almost an accessory given its dimensions overall.
GW
A partial is best positioned at the rear of the blade as it is almost an accessory given its dimensions overall.
GW