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I added the Buck 119 knife to my squidoo lens. This is reported as the knife Les Stroud “Survivorman” carries. I also finished building my Ka-Bar lens, I’ll be adding the links to all of them to this blog soon.

I contacted Gerber in hopes of clearing up the confusion on the different types of LMF knives. I got a very detailed response from one of their Consumer Affairs personnel. I found the note at the bottom particularly interesting. Here it is:

Thank you for contacting Gerber Blades and your interest in the LMF II (Lightweight Multi-Functional) Tactical Knife Series, made in the U.S.A.

The LMF II Infantry version of the knife includes the initial sheath, knife and one leg strap. The Infantry version is available in Camel Brown, Black and Foliage Green.

The ASEK version (Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe) of the same knife is the identical product but does include the initial sheath, knife, TWO leg straps, Safety Knife and Safety Knife Sheath (extra blades are found inside the handle of the safety knife itself.) The ASEK is available in the Foliage Green color and has Infra Red resistance.

The SURVIVAL version is much like the ASEK in that it includes the Knife, Initial Sheath, TWO leg straps, Safety Knife and Safety Knife Sheath (extra blades are found inside the handle of the safety Knife itself.) The SURVIVAL is available in Camel Brown only.

All versions include the following specifications:
Overall Length: 10.59”
Blade Length: 4.84”
Blade Steel: 12C27 Stainless Steel (Swedish)
Blade Style: Drop Point
Blade Thickness: .185”
Rockwell: Rc 55-57
Handle: Glass-Filled Nylon with TPV Overmold
Weight: 11.4 oz
Origin Portland, OR, USA

Inserted in the primary sheath is a knife sharpener for on the spot sharpening set at a 35 degree inclusive angle. Please note that this sharpener will not sharpen your serrations but only the fine edge of your blade.

Model #’s Available:
22-01627 Foliage Green LMFII ASEK (IR)
22-01626 Foliage Green LMF II Infantry
22-01117 Foliage Green LMFII Knife only (no sheath included)
22-01118 Foliage Green LMFII Sheath only (no knife included)
22-01400 Camel Brown LMFII Survival
22-01463 Camel Brown LMF II Infantry
22-01629 Black LMF II Infantry

***NOTE*** January 2008 – April 2008 the steel type was temporarily changed from the Sandvik 12C27 SS to 440A US SS. As of May 2008 production has resumed with the Sandvik 12C27 SS. The temporary change was due to material unavailability and the 440A US SS was most closely matched to that of the 12C27 SS.

Sincerely,
Consumer Affairs

I found this at www.boingboing.net

Police in London are on the lookout for £200 frozen-gas knives designed to kill bears and sharks, according to the never-inflammatory Daily Mail.

The manufacturer describes [the Wasp Knife] as perfect for downed pilots, soldiers and security guards and boasts that it will “drop many of the world’s largest land predators”.It can snap-freeze all tissue and organs in the area surrounding the blast.

A source close to West Midlands Police said: “The Met is obviously concerned about this and that is why they have circulated the information.

“This knife will almost certainly kill and the Met must have intelligence that they are in circulation.

“I think it is only a matter of time before one of these is used because the internet makes it much easier to find and buy weapons like this.”

Wasp injection knife (Daily Mail, Thanks James Olson!)

I updated my squidoo lens today to include a knife that I DON’T recommend, the Rambo knife. These may be fine as a collectible but as a survival or hunting knife they are seriously lacking.

A guy who purchased his lovely wife a pocket Taser for their anniversary submitted this: that a one-second burst would shock and disorient your assailant; a two-second burst was supposed to cause muscle spasms and a major loss of bodily control; a three-second burst would purportedly make your assailant flop on the ground like a fish out of water. Any burst longer than three seconds would be wasting the batteries. All the while I’m looking at this little device measuring about 5′ long, less than 3/4 inch in circumference; pretty cute really and (loaded with two itsy, bitsy triple-A batteries) thinking to myself, ‘no possible way!’

Last weekend I saw something at Larry’s Pistol & Pawn Shop that sparked my interest. The occasion was our 15th anniversary and I was looking for a little something extra for my wife Julie.

What I came across was a 100,000-volt, pocket/purse-sized taser. The effects of the taser were supposed to be short lived, with no long-term adverse affect on your assailant, allowing her adequate time to retreat to safety….??

WAY TOO COOL! Long story short, I bought the device and brought it home. I loaded two AAA batteries in the darn thing and pushed the button. Nothing! I was disappointed. I learned, however, that if I pushed the button AND pressed it against a metal surface at the same time; I’d get the blue arc of electricity darting back and forth between the prongs. AWESOME!!!

Unfortunately, I have yet to explain to Julie what that burn spot is on the face of her microwave.

Okay, so I was home alone with this new toy, thinking to myself that it couldn’t be all that bad with only two triple-A batteries, right?

There I sat in my recliner, my cat Gracie looking on intently (trusting little soul) while I was reading the directions and thinking that I really needed to try this thing out on a flesh & blood moving target. I must admit I thought about zapping Gracie (for a fraction of a second) and thought better of it. She is such a sweet cat.

But, if I was going to give this thing to my wife to protect herself against a mugger, I did want some assurance that it would work as advertised. Am I wrong?

So, there I sat in a pair of shorts and a tank top with my reading glasses perched delicately on the bridge of my nose, directions in one hand, and taser in another. The directions said

What happened next is almost beyond description, but I’ll do my best…? I’m sitting there alone, Gracie looking on with her head cocked to one side as to say, ” don’t do it dipshit,” reasoning that a one second burst from such a tiny little ole thing couldn’t hurt all that bad. I decided to give myself a one second burst just for heck of it. I touched the prongs to my naked thigh, pushed the button, and HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. . . WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION . . WHAT THE HELL!!!

I’m pretty sure Jessie Ventura ran in through the side door, picked me up in the recliner, then body slammed us both on the carpet, over and over and over again. I vaguely recall waking up on my side in the fetal position, with tears in my eyes, body soaking wet, both nipples on fire, testicles nowhere to be found, with my left arm tucked under my body in the oddest position, and tingling in my legs?

The cat was making meowing sounds I had never heard before, clinging to a picture frame hanging above the fireplace, obviously in an attempt to avoid getting slammed by my body
flopping all over the living room.

Note: If you ever feel compelled to ‘mug’ yourself with a taser, one note of caution: there is no such thing as a one second burst when you zap yourself! You will not let go of that thing until it is dislodged from your hand by a violent thrashing about on the floor. A three second burst would be considered conservative?

SON-OF-A-BITCH, THAT HURT LIKE HELL!!! A minute or so later (I can’t be sure, as time was a relative thing at that point), I collected my wits (what little I had left), sat up and surveyed the landscape. My bent reading glasses were on the mantel of the fireplace. The recliner was upside down and about 8 feet or so from where it originally was. My triceps, right thigh and both nipples were still twitching. My face felt like it had been shot up with Novocain, and my bottom lip weighed 88 lbs. I had no control over the drooling. Apparently I shit myself, but was too numb to know for sure and my sense of smell was gone.; I saw a faint smoke cloud above my head which I believe came from my hair. I’m still looking for my nuts and I’m offering a significant reward for their safe return!!

P. S. My wife loved the gift, and now regularly threatens me with it!

I just updated a squidoo lens with reviews on some fixed blade knives. You can check it out at www.squidoo.com/knifehunter. I’ll be adding some new reviews soon and I’ll be focusing on American made knives. Although, you will probably find a couple of knives made in other countries (like our friends to the north, Canada).