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 also worked on his technical skills, always striving to become better at the physical craft. It drew on the weapons carried by Roman legionnaires, yet was modern and usable in the 21stCentury battlefield. An example of this was the Ajax – it featured a very wide blade surface clearly designed to inflict damage. But constant in all of them was a disregard for convention, and a desire to try new ideas. His knife line grew over the following years to include different varieties of fixed blades, all distinctive and many with specialized uses. 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. Mick sampled some good ideas, but made them great. Soldiers, policemen, and other men going into harm’s way couldn’t buy them fast enough. No one carrying a Strider knife was going to be spotted because of sunlight glinting off of polished steel or a glossy leather sheath.
STRIDER KNIVES SLCC FULL SIZE
A skeletonized 3 finger grip handle paired with a full size blade made originally to be. Strider Knives SLCC XL Fixed Blade - Mandalorian. This version is in our exclusive M90 Camo finish. The Strider SLCC (slim light concealed carry) is a knife like no other. Strider SLCC XL (slim light concealed carry) Super Sized Pictures are of the exact knife you will receive- this is a 'worn' finish and will have marks/rubs in the finish. 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. A minimalist fixed blade knife ideally suited when less is more. 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. The meaning of the SLCC logo - SLCC Squamish Lilwat Cultural Centre. 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.
Mick’s approach was to not get burdened by the weight of past designs. Has scuffs and scratches, otherwise good condition. The handle has a finger groove black/blue g1o handle made by Tom Krein.
December is the snowiest month in Fawn Creek with 4.2 inches of snow, and 4 months of the year. This SLCC by Strider Knives features a bead blast finish drop point recurve blade with a notched thumbrest. August is the hottest month for Fawn Creek with an average high temperature of 91.2°, which ranks it as about average compared to other places in Kansas. This turned out to be fortunate turn of events, both for Mick and for the knife using world at large. In Fawn Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. In 1988, he began making specialized knives for use by the military.
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