Well, here it is, the next incarnation of the CLBdesigns SubCom - the ResCom folder.
It comes with the 2nd Gen. longer pocket clip, AUS8 steel. It's got good lock-up and all the similar features found in the original.
Thanks to Boker USA for letting me take this new tool for a test-drive! I'm certainly not an expert in cutlery, just an average guy who wants a tool to make my job easier, safer and more effective.
After having it for a week or so I have had time to fool around with this little guy.
There will be some comments made about the original SubCom having... ummm... 'relations' with a Benchmade Rescue Hook, with this being the love-child of that illicit affair. That is not the case. The addition of a serrated blade and a more ergonomic package make this stand on its own. The Boker Plus is also sharpened on both sides, instead of just one side like the BM Hook. It isn't finely polished, but has 'micro-serrations' which some may find cut throught fibrous materials more effectively.
Cutting through various materials was excellent for a small blade: 550 Paracord, no problem - the serrated blade went right through it like butter; 7mm static rope? Same thing. Maybe 10mm static rope? Nope, not a problem. I tried 13/16" webbing...slipping over the second and third teeth of the serrations it was cut in two.
The hook, with it's 'micro-serrations' on a straight pull separated the paracord and 7mm with a little tug. The 10mm took a little more pull - mostly to get the rope all into the hook section. With the webbing, I just jammed it into the hook and pulled, it was a pretty jagged cut but got the job done. a seatbelt or clothing would be better cut by catching an edge of the material and pulling through it. I can't comment on gutting a fish or opening up some game as a hunter might do - I wasn't in the bush at all with it.
This would make an excellent tool for the glove box, first aid kit, as a secondary blade for LEO's, Search And Rescue, EMS or Fireman. With the very blunt point and recessed serrations it is definitely not a self-defense blade!
I'm going to put this little fellow through a longer test to see how it holds up under the rigors of daily life. If it's anything like the SubCom, I've got no worries. It will find it's way into my BDU's of my Search and Rescue gear.
**I'm terribly sorry about this poor picture. Left side is cut by the hook, right side by serrated blade.
After a few days of carrying it, I've found some good day-to-day uses for it, so it can be used for more than "rescue" tasks. (The hook will take the corner of a milk bag off in no time!
Here are a few more pictures just to make some of you jealous.
It comes with the 2nd Gen. longer pocket clip, AUS8 steel. It's got good lock-up and all the similar features found in the original.
Thanks to Boker USA for letting me take this new tool for a test-drive! I'm certainly not an expert in cutlery, just an average guy who wants a tool to make my job easier, safer and more effective.
After having it for a week or so I have had time to fool around with this little guy.
There will be some comments made about the original SubCom having... ummm... 'relations' with a Benchmade Rescue Hook, with this being the love-child of that illicit affair. That is not the case. The addition of a serrated blade and a more ergonomic package make this stand on its own. The Boker Plus is also sharpened on both sides, instead of just one side like the BM Hook. It isn't finely polished, but has 'micro-serrations' which some may find cut throught fibrous materials more effectively.
Cutting through various materials was excellent for a small blade: 550 Paracord, no problem - the serrated blade went right through it like butter; 7mm static rope? Same thing. Maybe 10mm static rope? Nope, not a problem. I tried 13/16" webbing...slipping over the second and third teeth of the serrations it was cut in two.
The hook, with it's 'micro-serrations' on a straight pull separated the paracord and 7mm with a little tug. The 10mm took a little more pull - mostly to get the rope all into the hook section. With the webbing, I just jammed it into the hook and pulled, it was a pretty jagged cut but got the job done. a seatbelt or clothing would be better cut by catching an edge of the material and pulling through it. I can't comment on gutting a fish or opening up some game as a hunter might do - I wasn't in the bush at all with it.
This would make an excellent tool for the glove box, first aid kit, as a secondary blade for LEO's, Search And Rescue, EMS or Fireman. With the very blunt point and recessed serrations it is definitely not a self-defense blade!
I'm going to put this little fellow through a longer test to see how it holds up under the rigors of daily life. If it's anything like the SubCom, I've got no worries. It will find it's way into my BDU's of my Search and Rescue gear.
**I'm terribly sorry about this poor picture. Left side is cut by the hook, right side by serrated blade.
After a few days of carrying it, I've found some good day-to-day uses for it, so it can be used for more than "rescue" tasks. (The hook will take the corner of a milk bag off in no time!
Here are a few more pictures just to make some of you jealous.