Hello Tactical friends I would like to share with you my assisted opening knives collection and I would like to see yours :-)

Thanks Hog, I needed that

Queen has ventured into the tactical line

Tactical ? :-)

The Ontario Knife Company Decima features a 3-inch, grey powder-coated drop point blade made of 420HC steel. As blade materials go, this is a hard, strong carbon/stainless blend that holds its edge extremely well and is easy to resharpen after extended use. The steel is inherently corrosion resistant, and when you add the fact that the blade is powder coated, it creates the ultimate combination for use in the most abusive of environments.

The handle is made of G10, a fiberglass-based laminate that is known for its rugged durability and light weight. Checkering has been added to the hande to ensure a solid grip, whether you are field dressing an animal, using it as a survival tool or keeping attackers at bay. For added security in hand, Ontario Knife Company designed the grip with an indention for your forefinger and a ribbed, no slip thumb press when pushing the blade with extreme pressure. All total, the Ontario Knife Company Decima checks in at a hair over 8 inches long.

The Ontario Knife Company Decima comes with a fitted plastic sheath featuring an adjustable belt clip. With sheath, the total package weighs in at a scant 9 ounces. So, whether you wear it or carry it in your hunting pack, you will not notice it is there until you need it.

Nice review Jan.  Ontario also has the contract for the Marine's combat knife.

Fine collection Patrik. Thanks for sharing.

Nice spydie, Stephen.

Here is mine Endura 4 Tactical Black version.

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I will be sharing some spec on these but thought I would give you a bit of a preview

• Handle Material: 6061 T6
• Blade Material: 154 CM
• Blade Thickness:  .125"
• Closed Length: 4.875"
• Overall Length:  8.375"
• Blade Length: 3.5"
• Weight:  145 grams
• Glass Breaker
• Razor Belt Cutter
• Edge: Half Straight/Half Serrated

Handle Material: 154 CM overlaid with a textured rubber handle
Blade Material: 154 CM
Overall Length: 8.875"
Blade Length: 4.5"
Blade Thickness: .140"
Weight: 188 grams
Edge: Half Straight/Half Serrated

These Famars come in at less than 150.00 and are practical as users at that price.  Very Nice Knives

If anyone picks one of these up let me know, I would like to know how they use

Hard use Tactical EDC Rotation knives. I don't swap them out everyday of the week, but I could and not carry the same knife twice in a 2 week period. But these are my favorite ones, the rest may be traded away. (Top-Bottom: ZT 0560, 350 & 1725CB JYDII. (L-R) Benchmade 581, 583-1, 810 and 710.

My Tactical EDC these couple of days Protech TR 4.1 Automatic

Nice knives Patrik.  the ProTech is one of the best auto knives you can buy in the world.  You can pay more but you can't buy better.  The lower one is nice too.  What make is the little one?

I do agree with you Clint as far as money VS function goes. I do love me some autos I have also some Microtech autos but you cant take them apart for maintenance because they have those special screws. Plus taken them apart voids your warranty. The small one is a Strider PT one of my friends knife is there only for size comparison,

Yes David I have the Kestrel and Vector what do you need to know ?

Can you show us some pictures ?

It depends on the condition but I would say from 130-250 for some serious collector maybe even more. 

Micro Tech autos are good but Pro Tech are twice as good.  This is a fact and not a bit B.S.

This is a Pro Tech Godson with a Gaetan Beauchamp Elk Scrim.  One of only ten. Got it from Heritage Collectables at the Blade show a few years ago from 

Following the SHOT SHOW is an invitation only show, still in Vegas but a bit of a different knife event.  25 of the "elite" tactical makers are invited to this event & it's only a 5-Hour show by invitation ONLY!

Has anyone had their hands on one of these?  Just wondering, I had never heard of them before

Hi, guys.  I have a few Tactical/Combat fixed blades.

This is a Gerber Mark II in L6 steel I picked up while in the military.  Ser.# 080725 - made in 1979, if I read the date code chart correctly.  The smaller knife is a Gerber Guardian, which I picked up about the same time, but the date code is meaningless, according to Bernard Levine.

Cattaraugus 225-Q, WWII issue knife.  1095 carbon steel, as far as I know, and a new "drop-in" sheath made with a swivel.

Ek Desert Storm & Ontario RAT-7 in D2 steel.

OTF (out-the-front) Nato Military.

Just did a mini review of the Benchmade 940 Osborne on my blog:

http://bestpocketknifetoday.com/benchmade-940-osborne-review/.

Can't say enough how much I loved this knife!   

Finally catching up with emails from being away.  Thanks for the review of the Benchmade 940, Matt.

Steve,

I'm not much of a neck knife guy, but did get one from Survive Knives.

www.surviveknives.com   ("Necker")

1) It is very short - essentially no handle, although you can add a paracord handle - see video on how to do.

2) Kydex sheath - knife is "held" well and nothing rots or rusts.

3) String it on a dog tag chain.

4) M-390 stainless steel (new ones are CPM-20CV).

Yep, it has limited utility.  Lots of neck knives are bigger/longer, but therefore bulkier and hang down too far.  Any ole pocket knife seems handier, and even if you have/had gotten used to the feel of dog tags hanging around your neck, with a P-38 can opener in between them, neck knives would feel uncomfortable for a while.

Boot knife might be a good option for you - sturdier knife options.  Way back when, I carried a Gerber Guardian (3.5" dagger blade (Bob Loveless design).  At that time you could get a couple accessory kits for alternate carry options, one of which was a leather horizontal belt carry platform so you could wear it in the middle of your back, in addition to the boot sheath with metal clip, and leg nylon webbing/velcro platform - great option for suits.

Looks like a knife worth checking out, what do you think?

Nice looking knife, Jan, and made in the USA. 

1. At 6", the blade seems long enough for lots of tasks

2. The Width isn't listed, but 1.5" seems likely, and might be more suited for camp kitchen chores.  Might be a tad too wide for whittling work around camp.

3. Blade thickness of .13, which is a rounded-up .125 (1/8"), because it ain't no exact mm thickness (3.302mm) seems a little light for hacking and batoning, although Dan Eastland (Dogwood Custom Knives) favors a 1/8" thick blade.

4. My reservation about this knife is:  How much is too much to pay for 1095 carbon steel.  Retail price on the CRKT link is $295.00.  Hey, it's CRKT not a custom knife, and you can heat 1095 and/or freeze it only a few ways for maximum utility, but its still going to be 1095 steel, not 154CM or CPM154, for example.

I have bought a few tacticals recently, (I will have a photo when they are all here). I have been a big Cold Steel guy, and I got my first SOG.  I have mixed feelings about it.  I got a "kiku" it is a beautiful tactical.  Visually it is incredible for a tactical.  The blade shape is also really cool looking.  The lockup is sturdy, but I would have been ok with a thicker liner lock.  Don't get me wrong, it feels great when it locks, but the liner is not of the newer overbuilt kind of liners, it is a more classic thickness (if you know what I mean).  The only SERIOUS problem I have with it is the way the pocket clip works.  It is a great pocket clip, it sits deep in your pocket and only the clip shows, none of the knife.  (Personally, I wish the SOG logo was not on the pocket clip, it makes it very obvious that it is a knife).  The problem is, the handles are scooped out in the middle, so I can't pull the darn knife out of my pocket without a lot of effort.  It grabs my pocket so hard, I can't pull the darn thing out.  For a tactical knife, that is death.  I could NEVER carry this knife for defense because of that.  Every tactical I own, I have practiced deploying.  This knife can not be deployed in under 10-30 seconds.  Maybe if I bend the clip, but I don't want to do that.  Other than that, it is a great, gorgeous tactical... if your life doesn't depend on it. 

hi i am new and thought someone might find this kinda cool!!?? i am a plumber and working under an old old house came across this very neat knife, it is very well weighted. and as you can see some what balanced?? IT IS ALL BLADE AND SOLID BRASS HANDLE, AS IF IT WAS ALL ONE PEACE!!??   

Andrew this is a cool story and a nice looking knife. The blade is most likely carbon steel with the handle being brass. I would say...not sure...it is an older knife which was made in Mexico. When you found this treasure, if the blade was not rusted then it was recently placed under the house for a reason. The reason for placing this knife under the house would be an interesting subject.

Wow, neat knife there Andrew

The majority of my knife collection consists of military knives and bayonets. My latest acquisition is a very nice RAD Hewer from WW2. These knives were issued to the civilian/home guard/militia/ "Labor Corp" in Germany. The RAD Hewer is engraved on the blade with a script in German which translates into: "Work Enobles"

I like bayonets...but only the pushing end! Don't want to be on the other end.

1941 Johnson rifles have a reciprocating barrel and would not operate effectively with a heavy bayonet. So Johnson came up with a "skeleton" bayonet which was much lighter in weight. The resulting "bayonet/knife" was not well received by the troops. It was pretty much useless except maybe as a tent peg. If your rifle functions by the barrel reciprocating .....and it has a bayonet on the end and you stick it into somebody.....your gun isn't going to function?

I love anything odd that has a story to it. Thus, I will buy any 1941 Johnson bayonet which I can afford. If any of you have such a "tent peg" and will part with it...please let me know. Here is a picture:

No tent pegs here. Thanks for the story and pic. Interesting history Michael.

Michael,

That IS an interesting story and I never would have thought about calling one that

A great article on the V-42

https://www.sofmag.com/v-42-the-original-special-forces-knife/

Your good Tony, you are already a member

I just got this knife in the mail and while I haven't had time to test it,

it handles great.  Its a Bastion Gear Kram Gentleman's Knife.  It has Jade

g-10 scales, ceramic ball bearings for smooth operation and a carry clip

set up for tip up deep carry.

Here is a terrible picture.