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I'm looking to purchase a fixed blade tactical knife... was looking at the AM SERE operator, BM Nimravus, SOG Seal, SOG Trident, Fallkniven A1, CS UWK as well as the older AM SOF Attack knives such as the 4000, but I couldnt find the right combo of shape, blade material and color, handle shape and material, and sheath. So, perhaps I'd be better off having a custom knife made, as I was willing to spend upwards of 200 anyway.
These are the ideal qualities that it would possess:
size: 9-12" overall, 4-7" blade
blade shape: like the Almar fighting knives but with a sharpened false edge, CS and SOG look a bit gaudy to me, Fallk looks too plain, and the BM's look too much like folders
blade characteristics: strong as the SOG seal, full tang, visible through handle like Spyd Bob Lum tanto, nimravus, or sere 4000 sof attack, with a finish like the trident or the lum tanto (mirrored for now, with a possibility of later model with boride carbon coating)
blade material: VG-10, S60v(CPM440v), or S30v(ATS34/154CM) ultra hard, strong, good edge-holding... nothing less!
handle shape: contoured to the average size hand, fills the palm for a secure grip
handle color: needs a customized look, but in black, perhaps a combo of black anodized aluminum bolster/pommel with shape as seen on the SERE 4000/SOF Attack, but meshed with a rubberized non-slip grip, in a similar fashion that the elishewitz or LCC folders blend carbon fiber with rosewood, titanium, and aluminum
handle material: something grippy and weatherproof like kraton, but more pleasing to the eye, definitely none of that G10 plastic crap
overall: build quality of a spyderco, affordability of cold steel (I know, not likely, but what the heck!), nice mix of form and function... hey, I'm no friggin navy seal, just a knife fanatic, so I would want the darn thing to look pretty and mean as well as make a cut, after all, looks are the first thing to attract us humans!
sheath material: kydex/ballistic nylon for concealment/quick release, but with an inside surface that will not scuff/scratch the blade, nor absorb water
ANY IDEAS?? Any custom makers willing to try this? Send me an email if you are... OR does a knife like this already exist?? I appreciate your help, and I think this would be an awesome tactical blade to own. Perhaps us fixed blade addicts should do what the balisong boys did, and design our own "ideal" fixed blade tactical knife. See http://www.1sks.com/store/benchmade-model-35-bladeforums-special-balisong.html Maybe this could be a benchmade or almar future project in collaboration with us knife-nuts!
Larry
These are the ideal qualities that it would possess:
size: 9-12" overall, 4-7" blade
blade shape: like the Almar fighting knives but with a sharpened false edge, CS and SOG look a bit gaudy to me, Fallk looks too plain, and the BM's look too much like folders
blade characteristics: strong as the SOG seal, full tang, visible through handle like Spyd Bob Lum tanto, nimravus, or sere 4000 sof attack, with a finish like the trident or the lum tanto (mirrored for now, with a possibility of later model with boride carbon coating)
blade material: VG-10, S60v(CPM440v), or S30v(ATS34/154CM) ultra hard, strong, good edge-holding... nothing less!
handle shape: contoured to the average size hand, fills the palm for a secure grip
handle color: needs a customized look, but in black, perhaps a combo of black anodized aluminum bolster/pommel with shape as seen on the SERE 4000/SOF Attack, but meshed with a rubberized non-slip grip, in a similar fashion that the elishewitz or LCC folders blend carbon fiber with rosewood, titanium, and aluminum
handle material: something grippy and weatherproof like kraton, but more pleasing to the eye, definitely none of that G10 plastic crap
overall: build quality of a spyderco, affordability of cold steel (I know, not likely, but what the heck!), nice mix of form and function... hey, I'm no friggin navy seal, just a knife fanatic, so I would want the darn thing to look pretty and mean as well as make a cut, after all, looks are the first thing to attract us humans!
sheath material: kydex/ballistic nylon for concealment/quick release, but with an inside surface that will not scuff/scratch the blade, nor absorb water
ANY IDEAS?? Any custom makers willing to try this? Send me an email if you are... OR does a knife like this already exist?? I appreciate your help, and I think this would be an awesome tactical blade to own. Perhaps us fixed blade addicts should do what the balisong boys did, and design our own "ideal" fixed blade tactical knife. See http://www.1sks.com/store/benchmade-model-35-bladeforums-special-balisong.html Maybe this could be a benchmade or almar future project in collaboration with us knife-nuts!
Larry
