Knife: A fine primary edged weapon, the Mercury Magnum pattern was
originally designed by and made for a west coast law enforcement SWAT team member as
his tactical daily knife for weapon, tool, and utility carry. The
tanto blade style is very aggressive, with a steeply angled point
that is made for piercing, with a half length top swage to reduce
the spine thickness without sacrificing strength. This knife has a
blade made of dependable, corrosion resistant, and tough 440C high
chromium martensitic stainless tool steel, hollow ground and nicely
contoured, bead blasted for a low care, low glare finish, tempered
to 58 HRC. While the blade is not as long as many of my full combat
knives, it has an advantage in being lightweight with a lower
profile for more comfortable carry. This one has 1.5" of tight
serrations for help with stubborn tasks, while leaving plenty of
edge length for cutting. I've put a very sharp single bevel edge on
the knife for a good start in its life. The handle is canted
slightly downward for the wrist comfort, and the quillons are substantial on
both ends of the handle. It locks well between the fingers, and with
no filework, the handle will stay clean and neat. The knife is
bolstered with austenitic high chromium, high nickel 304 stainless
steel, solidly pinned to the fully tapered tang and dovetailed to
bed the handle scales. The scales are blue/black G10 fiberglass-reinforced epoxy laminate, an extremely durable, long-lasting
synthetic material with nice visual appeal. The bead blasting of the
handle gives it great texture to aid in gripping, and the knife can
be held in either traditional or defensive grip positions. The thumb
rise has the additional width of the front bolster pair for bearing
down. The rear bolster has a .250" through-tang lanyard hole for
extra security. The balance point of the knife is exactly at the union of the front bolster
and handle scales, where the forefinger rests. With a good belly and about 3.4" between the
quillons, the handle is comfortable for small to medium hand sizes.
If you have an extra large hand, it may be too tight for you. You
can size your hand on a special
page on this site.
Sheath: I've made one of my fine locking, waterproof tactical
models for this knife, probably the best sheath style made
anywhere. While most makers use a single thickness
kydex (.060"), I use kydex that is (.125"), twice that thick for
strength, durability, stability, and longevity. The kydex is hot-formed over a 5052H32 corrosion resistant, high strength aluminum
welt frame, secured with nickel plated steel Chicago screws and
waterproof cement. The sheath has all stainless steel locking
components in 302, 304, and 316 austenitic stainless steel for low-care,
high corrosion resistance, and durability while
positively locking the knife in the sheath. Even the machine screws
and reinforcements are stainless steel. 1.75" wide belt loops are die-formed in high
strength aluminum, and are reversible for versatile
wear in any position.
A great medium-sized knife for tactical, light combat,
defensive, and utility carry and use.
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