Educate me on my blades!

[Terry Houin]

The purpose of this thread is for you guys to share your knowledge of blades with us of the less informed tribe.

So I was looking at the Rare Knife thread from @Ron Dan and went loking for my CQD folder. Didn't find it and got sidetracked be these other folders I've picked up along the way. I don't know much about them individually so enlighten me please.

Also if your like me and have something cool and want more information drop it in here.

 

[Terry Houin]

Here's the first to discuss, Benchmade Mel Pardue auto opener. Tell me about Mel and this design or anything else interesting about it.

 

[jeff]

I got nothing but am now watching this thread.

 

[gibsonknives]

As a lifelong knife guy (since I was a kid); you have some cool stuff there. Mel oardue designed a lot of great blades for Benchmade. Microtech, Harsey designed Dpartan blade, and Emerson speak for themselves in terms of tactical knife badassery.

 

[Al "Shifty" Schultz]

The purpose of this thread is for you guys to share your knowledge of blades with us of the less informed tribe.

So I was looking at the Rare Knife thread from @Ron Dan and went loking for my CQD folder. Didn't find it and got sidetracked be these other folders I've picked up along the way. I don't know much about them individually so enlighten me please.

Also if your like me and have something cool and want more information drop it in here.

I don't know anything more about these knives than anyone else, or that you couldn't find from a Google search.. what amazes me, is I have or had 3 of those knives in your picture myself, what are the odds, LoL.. the Benchmade Emerson CQC 7 I carried as a duty knife for years until I lost it on rappel, recovering a body that had been tossed over a cliff and hung up on a root ball of a tree.. the Mel Pardue was carried on my SWAT kit, and the Spartan Blade I also carried for awhile.. I'll be following this thread to learn more for sure!

 

[Ron Dan]

As a lifelong knife guy (since I was a kid); you have some cool stuff there. Mel oardue designed a lot of great blades for Benchmade. Microtech, Harsey designed Dpartan blade, and Emerson speak for themselves in terms of tactical knife badassery.

Came to say this but all I didn’t realize uncle Terry had a legit little knife collection.

 

[Terry Houin]

Came to say this but all I didn’t realize uncle Terry had a legit little knife collection.

These are some of the folders, I have a lot more than any normal person should have as a non collector.

 

[Terry Houin]

Here's another auto opener and a gift from a fundraiser for some special operations guys. I will admit I need to get this out and use it as a couple of these look a little too fresh.

 

[Chiro1989]

Well, I can only speak to the Benchmade, 154CM is high-carbon so it will spark well with flint to start a fire, good corrosion-resistance , good edge retention, and easy to sharpen. I have sent my assisted Benchmade in for warranty work when the spring mechanism took a dump and they had it fixed, sharpened and sent back in like a week, so they have good customer service

 

[Terry Houin]

Well, I can only speak to the Benchmade, 154CM is high-carbon so it will spark well with flint to start a fire, good corrosion-resistance , good edge retention, and easy to sharpen. I have sent my assisted Benchmade in for warranty work when the spring mechanism took a dump and they had it fixed, sharpened and sent back in like a week, so they have good customer service

thats good info to know about the 154cm steel, thanks.

 

[Terry Houin]

This is an easy one. Boker Ceramic for working with bombs so they don't boom when I'm working on them. This was a gift from my EOD buddy when we started working on some sketchy projects.

 

[gibsonknives]

Here's another auto opener and a gift from a fundraiser for some special operations guys. I will admit I need to get this out and use it as a couple of these look a little too fresh.
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That kestrel is bongos!!

 

[Terry Houin]

Not even sure where this one came from. Any info?

 

[HowieR]

This last one here I have some useless Howie info, Bill Harsey design for Spartan blades , Harsey made alot of special forces design knives, right in your wheelhouse. Spartan blades are made to last from what I know built tough from what I know . This one is my preferred steel S35VN - That steel gives the best razor edge and edge retention in my opinion. I carry one daily in that steel and have for most of my edc's but they are are mainly one maker . Spartans costs are on the higher end .

 

[Bakes]

Here's another auto opener and a gift from a fundraiser for some special operations guys. I will admit I need to get this out and use it as a couple of these look a little too fresh.
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You better watch what you post. Cause going off the sweet t thread you might just give one of the boys a hard on with the stubble flex in the background.

 

[Terry Houin]

This last one here I have some useless Howie info, Bill Harsey design for Spartan blades , Harsey made alot of special forces design knives, right in your wheelhouse. Spartan blades are made to last from what I know built tough from what I know . This one is my preferred steel S35VN - That steel gives the best razor edge and edge retention in my opinion. I carry one daily in that steel and have for most of my edc's but they are are mainly one maker . Spartans costs are on the higher end .

Thank you sir.

 

[Terry Houin]

You better watch what you post. Cause going off the sweet t thread you might just give one of the boys a hard on with the stubble flex in the background.

A little bit of teasing is good for the testosterone. If I would have snuck in the new sheath we're working on with Teton Leather some of these guys might have had to make a head call.

 

[fletcher8732]

I'm no expert but that Emerson brings back memories. Memories from the 90's. On my leave after basic my dad gave me a partial serrated Emerson Commander. The good old days.....

 

[sawyer.campbell210]

I carry numerous blades prefer fixed of decent quality, I have unfortunately been involved with blades up close and personal, a fixed is best for fighting a folder will suffice if you want someone off of you or that's all you have (non-permissive environments)

 

[Wiley Watson]

Came to say this but all I didn’t realize uncle Terry had a legit little knife collection.

Ron only carries really cool flashlights. Do we have a flashlight thread? @Ron Dan