Tactical Knives: From September 11 To Anyone's Pocket

Who hasn't read the account of the Septemberofficials view any knife as a crime-in-waiting,
11th New York and Washington DC terroristpeople hiking, swimming, boating, making
attack, where terrorists were thought to havetemporary in-field repairs to gear all appreciate
used "box cutters" in order to get by airportease-of-use. One hand operation for opening and
security and launch their mission. Instead, it turnsclosing allows quick-fix jobs to be completed
out that the likely weapon used emerged fromsafely. And, yes, self defense may require that
the new field of tactical knives.once-in-a-lifetime response need where you're
No longer relegated to camping and fishingbeing attacked and you can only use one hand to
expeditions, short and long blade serrated edgedlocate and then engage your tactical knife against
tactical knives are turning up in many urbansome bad guy.
scenes "when a gun is not an appropriate meansTactical Pocket Knives - Weight And Length.
of self defense".Ergonomic handle plus blade typically measure 4
Fear of mugging and assault from an already wellinches or less while weighing in at around 6 ounces
armed populace, ordinary city dwellers from allor less. Blades are offered in steel, light weight
walks of life are turning in droves to the latesttitanium, straight edge or serrated edge. There
high tech survival knife designs. Compact andare even plastic assisted opening knives that are
easily concealed, ergonomically shaped, offering aeasy to conceal, yet offer cutting performance
simple one-hand flick to instantly reveal aequal to the job of cutting meat or even light
potentially lethal blade, the new breed of pocketwood.
knives deliver lethal potentials to whomever endsBrands And Prices. Most of the major brands
up on the wrong side of the handle.produce designs in the tactical pocket knife
When Does A Tactical Knife Become Ansegment, producing annual sales of over $1 billion.
Outlawed Weapon Like Switchblades? Like knifeEntry knives in this segment can cost $20
designs, supporting laws are complex and definewhereas some brands are priced at $140 or
restrictions yet offer opportunities for designersmore. Major manufacturers and their online or
to enter "loophole" areas. A ¾ ouncebricks-and-mortar distributors include Leatherman,
tactical knife requires the tiniest of "manual"Case, Cold Steel, Buck, Benchmade, Masters Of
movement in order to release its 1 ½ inchDefense and others.
perforated blade. A switchblade, even whileLegal Issues - Virtually Unregulated. State and city
opening slower than the legal unregulated tacticallaws remain uneven, so the expanding market for
knives, is narrowly defined in earlier 1950's law astactical pocket knives will continue to be de facto
a weapon requiring a trigger-button designunregulated. Individual cities like Atlanta have a 2
element. Push the button and the blade springs toinch blade legal limit, but that hasn't prevented
open positions, hence the name switchblade."legally permitted" tactical knives to become the
Design And Use Origins - Tactical Pocket Knives.weapon-of-choices in well publicized homicide
No mistaking that the origins of 21st centuryinvestigations.
pocket tactical knives lies in the combatUntil either broad based umbrella Federal laws
armaments design tradition. Key attributes? Lightcome into effect, tactical pocket knives will have
weight, ease of concealment, blade length withvirtually open running room to design and sell all
optional serrated edge or perforated finish insorts of knock-off miniaturized combat knives
order to convey maximum damage.parading as in-the-pocket tool and self defense
One Hand Operation. While law enforcement"aids".