Who wants a plain-edged Rescue or Rescue Jr? Vote here.

David Rock · Feb 28, 2001

I do. A sheepfoot blade offers great point presentation for slitting open packaging and scoring materials, partly due to the angle of engagement and also because the point coincides with the thin part of the blade (unlike other knives where the edge curves upward towards the thicker spine). Also, the straightness of the edge makes for reltively easy sharpening.

David Rock

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Stop when you get to bone.

Hawkbill · Feb 28, 2001

I just received my orange rescue, and I'm glad it's serrated. The kind of emergency cutting I think it will be called to perform might well include fibrous material.

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Paul Work · Feb 28, 2001

Plain edge would be great. Especially a Rescue Jr.

Paul

tique · Mar 1, 2001

Well, you get your wish. One of the two, don't remember which, should be out by may I believe.

whosyour · Mar 1, 2001

I picked up a plain mariner awhile back.Simply excellent with a real sharp tip,and the plain rescue should be out real soon,don't know if they'll make a rescue jr plain.We'll have to see how the first one sells and hit em up later

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Someday my friends ,I'll own em all

Clay Kesting · Mar 1, 2001

David,

Your wish has been granted

. Check this out.

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Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.

Hugo · Mar 1, 2001

I think there is virtually nothing thin about the Rescue blade. And that's what wrong with the knife. Sure the serrations work, but just try cutting through cardboard with it. The tooth will bite very well untill the cardboard touches the very thick spine... And that's where the performance ends. It's really hard to cut beyond that! I know this as I've mainly used my rescue (stays in the car) to cut cardboard.

What to fix? Well use thinner blade material! Now, somebody will probably say that it needs a heavy thick blade to perform in rescue situations... well yes, but not with this FRN handle! I don't think this handle can take as much as a thinner blade would take. It might be a different situation with metal handle, but as it doesn't have one... Making the blade out of thinner stock would help the knives performance enormously.

Hugo.

David Rock · Mar 1, 2001

Wow. I wonder why I didn't know about the existence of a plain-edged Rescue. Thanks for cluing me in.

David Rock

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Fozzy · Mar 4, 2001

Now all the Rescue needs is a glow-in-the-dark FRN handle!!

Ben

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Nakano 2 · Mar 6, 2001

A plain edge with a subtle yet very useful belly would really do the trick. Reminiscent of the long gone C15 and c19 Terzuolas!

Hugo, perhaps a model with a high hollow grind may be thin enough to make the Rescue a real good slicer.

Nakano

[This message has been edited by Nakano 2 (edited 03-06-2001).]

Hawkbill · Mar 8, 2001

Hey Fozzy, you hit on a new tactical-trend...night-sights for knives!!!

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tique · Mar 9, 2001

Just inlay a tritium vial

People are doing it on Militarys, so why not the Rescue?

Hawkbill · Mar 9, 2001

Okay, I'll bite...WHY do folks want glow in the dark knives? In order to tell where they are when they drop one? Certainly not so they know which end is pointy...(I hope).

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