Hope it's OK to bump an old thread. I'm not sure if it's been mentioned that carbon fiber is a no go.
There's also the stuff from Black Triangle credit to @Totem Polar
https://blktriangle.com/collections/hard-goods
Hope it's OK to bump an old thread. I'm not sure if it's been mentioned that carbon fiber is a no go.
There's also the stuff from Black Triangle credit to @Totem Polar
https://blktriangle.com/collections/hard-goods
Cold Steel's Skean Dhu is one of my favorite current production polymer knives. That specific knife is tested between 4:18 and 5:00 on the linked video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XoEgqLJMQw
Obviously the metal ring should be removed. The knife is surprisingly flexible, but the video speaks for itself. The serrated edge provides some cutting potential, and the single edge design helps provide arguments for for legality of carry.
The FGX Balisong - particularly the double edge version - is very effective with its rigid blade and serrated edges. Unfortunately it is only useful where a double edge 5 1/2" blade Balisong is legal to carry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JMea1NReOE
How secure does the PCT feel in the hand? My cold steel push dagger (Cold Steel 43XL Urban Edge 2-1/2") twists a bit as most people seem to experience. The handle design of the Black Triangle PCT looks a little odd, and the VZ Push Daggers seem to have the closest handle geometry to the awesome Shivworks Push Daggers.
While not G10, this guy looks really slick.
https://www.zulubravokydex.com/product/titanium-dart
Ian Wendt / Special Circumstances made great blades.
Last edited by SLUZENE; 10-28-2020 at 02:07 PM.
I’ve thought about trying a small cord wrap just to see if it can fill the palm better but for how minimalist it is I think it is good enough. I bought the trainer version and after a few reps on a bag and an archery target there is some rolling but for quick, multiple, and compressed strikes I wouldn’t worry.
I hesitate to compare it to better offerings but for ungentlemenly use I’m happy.
So it would appear that Black Triangle is just Sentinel Concealment Gear reborn? I hope they are a little better at business management this time. I like my Sentinel-made Senka as an NPE tool and I'm glad I got it before Sentinel went all tits-up and screwed over some customers with unfulfilled orders.
The VZ Diamante is bigger, but a nice nasty looking piece of non-metallic kit - https://vzgrips.com/products/vz-diam...ggers-g10.html - I'd love to get one and test it out against something like a pig carcass just to see how well it does as a stabber.
I'd love one of the VZ Grips PDs with a DCC clipped sheath for a weight conscious but non metal detector concern. All the current VZ grips sheaths require a belt. Might have to roll my own sheath. While the Raven Clips (as used by Black Triangle, others) have their purpose, I would vastly prefer to daily carry with a metal DCC clip. If anyone cares to toss out a reputable maker who can make that happen please let me know.
You can take me out of ECQC/EWO, but can't take ECQC/EWO out of me.
Hasn't this been referred to as knifemaker's disease? Sadly, not well known to science. Chargebacks always get attention if things do not go as agreed. Thankfully the lead time on the Black Triangle stuff is short. I screenshot the website for ordered knives and of course pay with a credit card. But if a knife is advertised beyond 60 days lead time I get a bit nervous.
Last edited by SLUZENE; 10-29-2020 at 01:19 PM.
For those of you PFers who are into orange colored gear, they're releasing Halloween edition Creepers at 6pm EST tonight.
I've no experience with any of his stuff, but I remember Morgan Atwood was mentioned a few times in the past.
https://www.noonecoming.com/product/peanut-pikal/
https://www.noonecoming.com/product/variant/