Tactical Knives
January 2009
Features
SEVEN SUPREME SEQUELS By Dave Spaulding
“Masters Of Defense” greats—Janich, Ayoob, Keating McCann—inspire blades for the common man.
COLD STEEL POCKET BUSHMAN By Steven Dick
CS’s design team conquers the task of making an economy folder that’ll stand up to any adventure!
STAYIN’ ALIVE KITS By Michael S. Brown
Expert guide to making a personal survival kit that will pull you through when disaster strikes.
SHARK ATTACK EQUALIZER By Terrill Hoffman
With Wasp’s wicked CO2-injecting blade, instant death to your adversary is only the touch of a button away!
LIKE A ROCK By Tim Stetzer
Spyderco’s Rocksalt H1 camp/survival companion gets put to the author’s test to prove it can hack seriously tough, wet and nasty backcountry!
BUCK’S RAVEN LEGACY By Terrill Hoffman
The late Rob Simonich’s reputation for designing rugged, innovative blades lives on in this new steel
tribute from his better half.
SHEATHS THAT SHINE! By Jim Dillard
For long lasting quality and endless choices, there’s no better way to go than making your own.
MEYERCO 18-XRAY By Chuck Karwan
The Darrel Ralph-designed automatic that fi res with force only when it’s called on for duty!
PAIR OF BUG OUT BEASTS! By Terrill Hoffman
The Benchmade CSK II and the Gerber Steadfast F/E get put to the test in the author’s mock disaster mission.
GRIPTILIAN UPGRADE By Ralph Mroz
American expatriate Kevin Wilkins turns the ubiquitous Benchmade folder into a true work of art.
TRAILSIDE TACTICALS By Terrill Hoffman
As Ray Laconico’s fixed blades prove, there’s a fine line between the words tactical and utility.
ONE-OF-A-KIND CUTTERS By Joe Flowers
Tim Horan handcrafts his unique working knives in the true spirit of the term “been there and done that!”
Columns
ON THE POINT By Steven Dick
STREET SMARTS By Jeff Randall
MAKE MINE AUTO By Chuck Karwan
COLLECTOR’S CORNER By Steven Dick
SURVIVAL By Dan Shechtman
MENTAL EDGE X-WORD By Myles Mellor
KEEN EDGE By Steven Dick
HUNTING KNIVES By Durwood Hollis
KITCHEN CUTLERY By Steven Dick
THE STEEL BIN By Durwood Hollis
BOOK & VIDEO REVIEWS By Steven Dick












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