Something Different

[surjimmy]

Not something you see everyday. Found this a a gun show a few weeks back.

 

[j99tc88]

Nice was issued one, not sure where it is now. The hook is for cutting tangled parachute lines. Awesome

 

[SoonerP226]

CW "Mover" Lemoine interviewed an F14 RIO who had to punch out on a carrier landing when the arrestor cable broke, and he talked about using one of those to cut away the parachute lines while in the drink. He said they'd had problems with them firing unexpectedly, so the riggers started putting a couple of wraps of tape on them to keep the blade closed. That seemed like a good idea until you're in the ocean with wet fingernails and wet tape trying to get ahold of the end of the tape so you can unwrap it...all while worrying about the silk filling with water and dragging you under...

 

[SoonerP226]

Here's the story told by CDR (Ret) Dave "Bio" Baranek:

 

[2busy]

Colonial knife still makes them. I've got one just like it.

 

[RangerRick]

I've got one, a friend was a parachute rigger in the Air Force, gave it to me I've had about 45 years.

 

[BillM]

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Had one as a kid, but being switchblade, they were illegal where I lived, so I had to get rid of it. Dad was happy to have it. And I've no idea where it went from there.

 

[surjimmy]

Supposedly, there is a design flaw in them.
The knife is not supposed to be the automatic. It's supposed to be the cord cutter, and if you think about it, what good is that little automatic blade gonna do you in a survival situation in the jungle.

 

[dlbleak]

Raised in Enid where Vance AFB is, quite a few of those floating around. Always had one as a kid…

 

[BillM]

Supposedly, there is a design flaw in them.
The knife is not supposed to be the automatic. It's supposed to be the cord cutter, and if you think about it, what good is that little automatic blade gonna do you in a survival situation in the jungle.

Then the release for the cord cutter is at the wrong end of the knife. I suppose that could be considered a design flaw.