Ultimate survival tool
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Somewhere in Switzerland, in the offices of a famous pocket knife manufacturer, (possibly) at a hastily convened meeting, an executive is addressing the board....
"Guys, we might have to raise our game... I saw this on the internet last night....."
"Guys, we might have to raise our game... I saw this on the internet last night....."
http://www.coldsteel.com/spshovel.html
(Hope you don't mind me editing your quote)
Next thing they'll be turning hairbrushes into lethal daggers....
:yikes: http://www.coldsteel.com/honeycomb.html
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The thing that strikes me as strange is never seen a real one for sale. So either they are the dogs .... or we not missing anything.
Next thing they'll be turning hairbrushes into lethal daggers....
:yikes: http://www.coldsteel.com/honeycomb.html
Damn was going to say they already do.
I have been tempted by the Spetnaz one for a while, but still not sure. Keep seeing really nice stainless steel shovels, and tempted to convert one.
I've got a Glock shovel.
It's nice as a shovel, and it's got a hidden saw, but it's nowhere near as 'Swiss Army' as these Chinese ones !!
It's nice as a shovel, and it's got a hidden saw, but it's nowhere near as 'Swiss Army' as these Chinese ones !!
Don't see the point personally.
The first time you use it as a shovel you will probably destroy the saw and blunt the blade.
You could take it bushcrafting but then you would probably carry a fixed blade and pruning saw anyway which would be more suited to the job so why bother?
Don't even think about carrying one in your car - it looks to me like that blade is longer than 3 inches and it's locking so illegal to carry in a public place (including your car).
Sorry to be so dismissive of it but I've fallen for things like this before (usually kitchen utensils), it just takes someone who can demonstrate it well and people get drawn in and buy one before they know what's happened.
The first time you use it as a shovel you will probably destroy the saw and blunt the blade.
You could take it bushcrafting but then you would probably carry a fixed blade and pruning saw anyway which would be more suited to the job so why bother?
Don't even think about carrying one in your car - it looks to me like that blade is longer than 3 inches and it's locking so illegal to carry in a public place (including your car).
Sorry to be so dismissive of it but I've fallen for things like this before (usually kitchen utensils), it just takes someone who can demonstrate it well and people get drawn in and buy one before they know what's happened.
i like it, superb tool for a soldier but thats it. the blade and saw would be usefull for chopping roots but not metal pipes or your dinner
in trench warfair i can see its use as a weapon as a last resort to stab, axe or just give someone a good clout. (was common practice in ww1 to sharpen them)
usefull in bushcraft? naa
pete
in trench warfair i can see its use as a weapon as a last resort to stab, axe or just give someone a good clout. (was common practice in ww1 to sharpen them)
usefull in bushcraft? naa
pete
If someone starts a group buy....please order me a CD with the background music!
Makes me want to get up and march around the globe! ^_^ (that's a chinese smiley)
Makes me want to get up and march around the globe! ^_^ (that's a chinese smiley)
How 'bout this 100% titanium model, a copy of the Gerber Nato, which (surprisingly) weighs more and is larger than the original. It also has a ridged handle which would dig into the palm and the tool is not warranted by the seller!
I would like to buy one but it must be in olve/bushcraft green and have a Ray Mears stamp. You can't do bushcraft (whatever that is) with subtandard equipment! Also it must have a Ventile case to stop my other equipment gretting muddy.
i like it, superb tool for a soldier but thats it. the blade and saw would be usefull for chopping roots but not metal pipes or your dinner
in trench warfair i can see its use as a weapon as a last resort to stab, axe or just give someone a good clout. (was common practice in ww1 to sharpen them)
usefull in bushcraft? naa
pete
To be fair the US army etc still use it as a last chance weapon. personally I would not like to get a chop round the head with one. So as has been said before could it be classed as a weapon???
I would not pay £70 for one, as I would just go and get a NATO one for about £15 form the Army & Navy store.
I was thinking of getting one though, as at the last meet I was at we had a bit of trouble getting some staves into the ground for our group tarp.
Don't know why the downer on this as I've seen a lot more bizzar things on this forum.
PS did not watch the vid, but I can see how this may have some application i.e. digging. LOL
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