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Published: 10 months ago
Influenced Grail Buy that took about 8 days to arrive!
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MSC SNG Ranger Green Crosshatch
by Strider, Mick, Strider Knives
Overview
This MSC SNG framelock folder by Mick Strider features a black blade and a Crosshatch Ranger Green G-10 and flamed titanium frame and tip up titanium clip. Includes Hinderer "Lock Bar Stabilizer" for maximum reverse lock retention. Nice detent, lockup and blade seating. New condition.
Product Details
Blade Length 3.5
Overall Length 8.25
Closed Length 4.75
Weight (oz) 4.2
Source Previously owned
Additional Specs
Knife Type Tip Up Carry, Tip Up Clip
Blade Material PD
Blade Details Drop Point
Handle Material Metallic, G10
Other Details Tactical
About the Maker
Strider, Mick
Strider, Mick
In 1988, he began making specialized knives for use by the military. This turned out to be fortunate turn of events, both for Mick and for the knife using world at large. Mick’s approach was to not get burdened by the weight of past designs. He started with a tabula rasa, a clean slate, informed only by his own experiences and knowledge of what a soldier needed in a knife. The knives he made didn’t look like the hunter-inspired knives seen in most PXs; instead they were almost brutish in their functionality: beefy, solid, and with unbreakable ¼” stock full tangs. These knives were the first indication of his innovative approach: in addition to their utilitarian design, the knives carried a subdued finish and subdued sheaths. No one carrying a Strider knife was going to be spotted because of sunlight glinting off of polished steel or a glossy leather sheath. Soldiers, policemen, and other men going into harm’s way couldn’t buy them fast enough. Mick sampled some good ideas, but made them great. For instance, he was not the first to wrap a knife handle with paracord, but he was the first to do it in a way that was tough enough for sustained infantry use. His knife line grew over the following years to include different varieties of fixed blades, all distinctive and many with specialized uses. But constant in all of them was a disregard for convention, and a desire to try new ideas. An example of this was the Ajax – it featured a very wide blade surface clearly designed to inflict damage. It drew on the weapons carried by Roman legionnaires, yet was modern and usable in the 21stCentury battlefield. Mick also worked on his technical skills, always striving to become better at the physical craft. At the 2002 Blade Show, a group of the best tactical knifemakers in the country decided to compete with each other to produce the most innovative and interesting fixed “battle blade” at the show. Mick’s entry, an incredible integral knife made out of ½” titanium stock with a zippered composite blade, gorgeous handles, and integral guard was the unanimous winner, and effectively retired the competition.
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Similar Knife:
https://www.arizonacustomknives.com/products/1064637/
MSC SNG Ranger Green Crosshatch
by Strider, Mick, Strider Knives
Overview
This MSC SNG framelock folder by Mick Strider features a black blade and a Crosshatch Ranger Green G-10 and flamed titanium frame and tip up titanium clip. Includes Hinderer "Lock Bar Stabilizer" for maximum reverse lock retention. Nice detent, lockup and blade seating. New condition.
Product Details
Blade Length 3.5
Overall Length 8.25
Closed Length 4.75
Weight (oz) 4.2
Source Previously owned
Additional Specs
Knife Type Tip Up Carry, Tip Up Clip
Blade Material PD
Blade Details Drop Point
Handle Material Metallic, G10
Other Details Tactical
About the Maker
Strider, Mick
Strider, Mick
In 1988, he began making specialized knives for use by the military. This turned out to be fortunate turn of events, both for Mick and for the knife using world at large. Mick’s approach was to not get burdened by the weight of past designs. He started with a tabula rasa, a clean slate, informed only by his own experiences and knowledge of what a soldier needed in a knife. The knives he made didn’t look like the hunter-inspired knives seen in most PXs; instead they were almost brutish in their functionality: beefy, solid, and with unbreakable ¼” stock full tangs. These knives were the first indication of his innovative approach: in addition to their utilitarian design, the knives carried a subdued finish and subdued sheaths. No one carrying a Strider knife was going to be spotted because of sunlight glinting off of polished steel or a glossy leather sheath. Soldiers, policemen, and other men going into harm’s way couldn’t buy them fast enough. Mick sampled some good ideas, but made them great. For instance, he was not the first to wrap a knife handle with paracord, but he was the first to do it in a way that was tough enough for sustained infantry use. His knife line grew over the following years to include different varieties of fixed blades, all distinctive and many with specialized uses. But constant in all of them was a disregard for convention, and a desire to try new ideas. An example of this was the Ajax – it featured a very wide blade surface clearly designed to inflict damage. It drew on the weapons carried by Roman legionnaires, yet was modern and usable in the 21stCentury battlefield. Mick also worked on his technical skills, always striving to become better at the physical craft. At the 2002 Blade Show, a group of the best tactical knifemakers in the country decided to compete with each other to produce the most innovative and interesting fixed “battle blade” at the show. Mick’s entry, an incredible integral knife made out of ½” titanium stock with a zippered composite blade, gorgeous handles, and integral guard was the unanimous winner, and effectively retired the competition.
*here is an affiliate link to my Titanium Unboxing Knife from Amazon:
https://amzn.to/3HiElyl