On 3/25/98 11:04AM, Anders.Marklund_at_uab.ericsson.se wrote: >The cutting edges reside inside a hook, hence the name hook knife. The >design makes it impossible to cut yourself. I don't know of any hook >knives with button opening. I also have a hook knife with a locking button opening (aka switchblade). I understand this is standard isssue for paratroopers, at least that's what the ex-US Army Ranger told me who gave this knife to me. The knife is international orange, but unfortunately the switchblade is the long blade, not the hook blade which one has to open as per a normal folding knife. Since the blade is a switchblade, this design is not commercially available in the US as spring loaded knives are considered illegal (at least that;s my understanding). Still you may be able to find one at an army surplus store. I tried carrying this for a while, but because the hook blade had to be opened with both hands, I was afraid of getting into a situation where I needed the blade 'right now' and having to fiddle around getting the knife out and hook blade open. I also had one incident where the spring blade opened on it's own in my pocket while loading a boat (I had forgotten to lock the button). While the blade did no damage, I decided carrying a spring-loaded knife was not a good idea. I now prefer my Kershaw Amphibian (I got mine at REI) knife which lives on the cinch straps on the left hand side (so I can access with my right hand) of my Lotus Rio Grande PFD. It is out of the way and almost out of sight, thereby avoiding the "Rambo" look. I like this knife a lot...is the same size as a gerber river shorty, but has a serrated edge on one side, a sharp straight edge on the other and a sharp rather than blunt point. As a minimalist gear-head, I prefer to carry one knife which does several duties, such as spreading peanut butter and cutting entanglements, hence the point and double edge. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Neil Harrison-Houston, Texas email: nil_at_nol.net (_at_ _at_) web: www.nol.net/~nil/ ----------------------------ooO~(_)~Ooo---------------------------- 100% recycled electrons *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Mar 25 1998 - 09:57:43 PST
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