Krudo Knives?

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So this sucker caught my eye: here

Never heard of this company before, anybody ever handled this knife or even heard of the company?
 
Mantis has a long-lost brother! :eek:

Never heard of them. Not my style, never handled it, probably would not fit my hand.
Website is not big on descriptions. No size, no blade steel, no handle materials. Big on price, though.
 
That tip sweeps way too far back and it's lock probably can't handle that type of pressure. Better look at a Bedlam, Chinook 3, or Vaquero if you actually want to poke something with a trailing tip and keep your fingers.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Mantis has a long-lost brother! :eek:

Never heard of them. Not my style, never handled it, probably would not fit my hand.
Website is not big on descriptions. No size, no blade steel, no handle materials. Big on price, though.
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Yeah... even on their own site they don't mention the steel or materials
 
EDIT: I would not purchase the knife based on that high of a price and similarly found knives for significantly cheaper however this is just my opinion
 
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So TACOPS it's not even funny. I'm surprised the whole thing isn't painted black though, how unusual.
 
Hello and thank you for looking at the SNAG.
The company, KRUDO Knives, is new. We just now release our first line of knives (SNAG line) and our debut was at the 2011 Atlanta Blade show. It was first shown at the same show in 2010.
I apologize for the krudoknives.com website not being completed. We are working on it.
I understand that any knife out there is not meant for everyone. That being said... I design the SNAG as a tactical tool, both sharp and no edge (pain control). I wanted something that gave more possibilities of use then the Karambit.

The live blade version, like the Controller (no edge) have liner locks.

The knife and Controller are meant for a momentary hooking (control) and then continue to the next move. It is not meant to hang on with all your body weight.

There is also a fix blade version.

The folders are constructed of:

9CrCo13MoV (blade)
6061 aluminum (handles)
410 J2 steel ( ring and thumb support)

dimensions:

5" closed
6.75" blade open
7.5" blade and thumb support open
2.25" blade length ( depending on where you meausure)

There are more knife design in the works for 2012. www.snagtool.com

If there are any question I will do my best to answer.

Thank you for your comments and looking at our knives.
 
aren't these puzzle locks, or was that just the ones made before you added the thumb support. I saw the custom versions months ago when I first caught wind of these, pretty nice. Reese Weiland did some, right?
 
No offense Mr. Krudo but those are some mighty 'confident' prices especially considering materials used.
 
Makes me think mall ninja meets Predator. And way outside my comfort zone price wise. For $125 I would expect American or Japanese steel and a reputation for high quality products.
 
Even if intended just for control I still don't think it's a good idea and see it as gimmicky. Trying to control someone in a dynamic confrontation with the back part of the blade could put a ton of pressure on the lock, the very best liner-locks can take about 130lbs. of pressure on the back of the tip. It's not like a robotic slow motion demo. Trying to find ways to use a knife as a kubotan type of device for pressure points, trapping, blunt strikes, etc. just don't really make much sense in general. Are you going to use it as a pain compliance tool on an unarmed guy starting trouble? If they are armed with a weapon are you going to attempt trap and pass moves in real life or do the smart thing and go for disarm immediately and finish right away?

If you have enough training to actually use a device to do pain compliance control, trapping, locking, etc. with adrenaline pumping and situation moving 100mph, you don't need the device to begin with. If you use this on an unarmed guy and he lands rough and gets a nice cut, bystanders saw you take a knife out your pocket...
 
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aren't these puzzle locks, or was that just the ones made before you added the thumb support. I saw the custom versions months ago when I first caught wind of these, pretty nice. Reese Weiland did some, right?
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Hi and thank you for asking.....I tried the puzzle lock in a previous version but, at the end decided for the liner lock. I went to Reese a loooong time ago to make my first prototypes. Then I made my first short run of 80 SNAG folders made of Ti and S30V.

Thank you again.
 
Tostig said:
No offense Mr. Krudo but those are some mighty 'confident' prices especially considering materials used.
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No Offense taken....I apologize for not attaching the previous quotes to some responses, still learning.
So in answer to your comment.... I made a few out of G10 and steel liners but, opted for aluminum because I believe that is better quality and feel. I have use 440c, AUS8, S30V, 1095, D2, VG10 and so far the present steel has been good in both edge retention and ease of putting an edge.

Thank you for looking at SNAG
 
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