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The company has historically supplied the U.S. military with products such as [2] ASEK (Aircrew Survival and Egress Knife) Model 499 U.S. Air Force Survival Knife; Model 498 Marine Combat Knife, Ontario's version of the original Ka-Bar; Mark 3 Navy diving/survival knife; Spec Plus SP6 Fighter and SP13 Tango; Spec Plus SP25 USN-2 Navy knife
[1] The LMF II Infantry Knife, features a partial tang blade instead of a full tang blade, ostensibly to avoid electric shocks because the knife was designed to free pilots from downed aircraft. [2] Gerber was the first knife company to collaborate with a custom knife maker when it collaborated with World War II knife maker David Murphy. [3]
An edged weapon, [1] or bladed weapon, is a hand-to-hand combat weapon with a cutting edge. [2] Bladed weapons include swords, daggers, knives, and bayonets. Edged weapons are used to cut, hack, or slash; some edged weapons (such as many kinds of swords) may also permit thrusting and stabbing.
[2] [4] He learned to make knives and at 13, in 1902, developed a method to heat-treat steel for hoes and other tools so that they would hold an edge longer. [2] Hoyt left Kansas in 1907 for the American northwest and eventually enlisted in the United States Navy. [2] He made his first knife in 1902 in Mountain Home, Idaho. [2]
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Logo of the Western Knife Company. The Western Knife Company was an American manufacturer of hunting knives which began operations in Boulder, Colorado in 1911. The company is probably best known for its "Bowie" style hunting knives. The company was purchased by Coleman (the famous manufacturer of outdoor equipment) in 1984.
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