Mil-Tac Knives says "What do Carbon Fiber and Titanium have in common?"

[Grant Lamontagne]

Answer- They really turn Gadget Guy on! 

Just kidding- Mil-Tac has this new knife available this year, and I tragically don't remember many details.  Bob may be able to help me out here as he was taking notes while I was too busy drooling!



This knife has a full tang San Mai type blade, only instead of using complimentary steels, Mil-Tac has used carbon fiber to sandwich a beefy chunk of titanium.



How cool is that? 



In the absence of any actual facts I am going to say that this was amazingly light for a good sized fixed blade.  I'm pretty certain the blade length was 6-7" and it felt lighter than anything else I've held anywhere near that size.



Unlike a lot of companies that will focus on one aspect of the knife and just do something mediocre with the rest of it, the handle on this knife was also great.  It was almost as if I'd grabbed some silly putty and they used the shape of the blob to construct the handle!  I believe it was Micarta, but it may have been g-10- either way it was contoured nicely with a number of cutouts to significantly increase grip, which is great, because if you had a knife like this you'd never want to let it go!

Def

[Mike, Lord of the Spammers!]

In profile at least, it looks a bit like the tanto'd Buck Nighthawk, so the ergo's should be spot on

Either way it's bloody gorgeous It'd be an honour to get stabbed in the neck by one

[Gadget Guy]

    Def, how did you know?      

That looks like a cool knife!   

[AHB]

In profile at least, it looks a bit like the tanto'd Buck Nighthawk, so the ergo's should be spot on

Either way it's bloody gorgeous It'd be an honour to get stabbed in the neck by one

Groupbuy..!!  

 

[Grant Lamontagne]

I'll be right over....

Seriously, this think is pretty pricey as you can imagine, so don't expect to stab just anyone with a blade like this!

Def

[nuphoria]

In profile at least, it looks a bit like the tanto'd Buck Nighthawk, so the ergo's should be spot on

Either way it's bloody gorgeous It'd be an honour to get stabbed in the neck by one

You're a very sick puppy 

[hawkchucker]

In profile at least, it looks a bit like the tanto'd Buck Nighthawk, so the ergo's should be spot on

Either way it's bloody gorgeous It'd be an honour to get stabbed in the neck by one

OK Mike I will give you your wish. I am going to get GG to get me one and I will be right over!

[Raukodur]

any idea on the price of this?

[2xTap]

Very cool design, though they could of done without the serrations. But, I can only imagine the price tag.......Carbon Fiber, Titanium, and made by Mil-Tac = Expensive as hell!

2xTap

[Grant Lamontagne]

any idea on the price of this?

I can't remember the exact price, but I know I have bought cars for less.  Mind you, I doubt there was any CF or titanium on those cars! 

Def

[J242]

It's already available ($730) through Fox Knives. Mil Tac's knives are rebadged Fox knives without the extra overhead.

http://www.discountcutlery.net/en-us/dept_24078.html

[donvito]

It's already available through Fox Knives. Mil Tac's knives are rebadged Fox knives without the extra overhead.

http://www.discountcutlery.net/en-us/dept_24078.html

They looks good, but very pricey. Welcome to the forum J242

[J242]

Thank you donvito. I've been lurking here for the past two years. I figured i might as well join.

[Magnus]

A titanium knife 

Isn't titanium far too soft to make a decent blade?  It would blunt far too easy.

[jzmtl]

It's rust proof and non-magnetic, necessary in certain situations but most of the time bought for bling factor.

I can't imagine how CF sandwiching Ti would offer any performance increase over regular Ti thou.