Why do some love it and some not so much? I'll give you my best analysis of what I've come to understand about it over the years. The first and most obvious thing people would mention when they saw a CQC-7 for the first time was, "Wow, that's different." Well,...
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In the last installment we discussed the Design Concepts behind the design of the CQC-7 Model. So now let’s get on with the mechanics of the CQC-7 Knife Blade Design. One of the requirements of the blade was that it needed to penetrate Kevlar and soft body armor. Being quite...
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Why it is the way it is. Well, let's start with this. First off, the CQC-7 is a knife, nothing more. Simply, it had to do everything a knife must do. It has to cut, slice, chop, and stab. It had to be a size that will fit in your...
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It all started like this. First there was the CQC-6, and then there was the CQC-7. In fact, if I had not developed the CQC-6 model, there would never have been the CQC-7. And I'm not just talking about the numerical sequence. I had developed the CQC-6 knife at the request...
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The Flipper 7 We just got back from the USN Show in Las Vegas and all I can say is WOW! It's probably the most intense show that I've ever been to. The attendance was massive. Good on you – USN. Heck, Good on us too. Thank you to everyone…
A Navy SEAL auctioned off a folding knife that he carried during the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan. The knife sold for $35,400! The Emerson CQC-7® stainless steel folding knife is among several items being auctioned to raise money for charities benefitting Special Operation Forces and their…