Hey Guys...
This is my first post here actually. didn't know this existed at all..Wish someone would have told me about this earlier..
Some of you may know me,, others may not, so please let me introduce myself..
My name is Eric E. Noeldechen, and I'm from S.Ontario, close to Windsor/Detroit.
I'am a custom synthetic sheath maker using Concealex, something similar to Kydex. I operate On/Scene Tactical Products located here:
www.mnsi.net/~nbtnoel
On/Scene Tactical
I sheath a rather large variety of knives, including Grohmann..
I have clients using my sheaths around the globe, military, police and civilian as well as several other organizations.
I see a huge variety of different knives being used by different people both in military and police.
Quite a few of my US MIL/LEO clients carry for defensive purposes, and find a need for a fighter, be it a boot knife, or other hideout blade. Not to say that none of my Canadian clients don't carry back ups, they are just a little more scarce is all...
What I do find is that the majority of my clients carry some mid range to fairly high end types of blades, everything from Cold Steel, Grohmann , Fallkniven, Busse Combat, Striders and everything in between.
I guess what I'm getting at is there is no reason other than regulation wise possibly that you shouldn't be carrying some type of defensive blade...Be it on your belt, LBV or tucked away nice and quiet for that special time when you may need it.
A good majority of you would say that it isn't needed, that you have other ways of defending yourself,, however there is always that "What If" that can be thrown at you at any time. Hand to hand combat, although unlikely, is always a real possibility, as is capture etc.
I also agree with the fellow that said that the ASP or less lethal force is a bad idea, for several reasons, some stated above. Just a bad idea to slide into that mentality.
If you have to go hand to hand with someone, you will most likely want to put that person down for good, unless it is a custody type situation, or where less lethal force is needed. On a battlefield I'll presume that the gloves will come off.
To the fellow who was asking about the SOG Desert Dagger...
However a good knife as it may be, I don't think it should be your primary knife. In my opinion a little too fragile and fairly poor blade to do everything you want including a defensive weapon.
A smaller utility knife such as the Grohmann #2 or #3 would be a perfect knife for your daily tasks, mounted on your LBV or belt, however it as well only suited for some jobs and would make a poor defensive blade or heavy use knife for prying and such.
For a defensive blade,, you may want to look at something a little smaller and single edged.Smaller for the reason it can be tucked away, and single edge for the reason, double edges tend to bite their owner when the SHTF, as someone else pointed out, as well as may go against regulations on several different scales.
I don't think that having a self defence mind set, and being prepared for a situation that could pop up is a bad thing, either on the battle field or downtown Toronto. Lets face it folks, theres a lot of garbage walking this earth, and there isn't always going to be someone there to bail you out.
Anyway, it's good to see some knife talk here, and hope that I can contribute to the discussions.
Thanks, and any questions,, please feel free to drop me a note
Eric E. Noeldechen
On/scene Tactical
ericn@mnsi.net
