SPYDERCO knife Centofante 4 VG-10

Well I've been wanting to try a wharncliffe blade for a while, I think these are easier to sharpen than spear or drop point blades as you don't have to curve the blade on the sharpenong stone.

I thought to start with the right foot, got myself a new SPYDERCO Centofante 4, designed by the famous designer Frank Centofante.

Closed it measures 11 cm, the handle is black FRN with a mirror PALLADIUM spyder embellisement

The blade is a 75mm long wharni made of VG-10 super steel marked SEKI Japan, seki and Spyderco shaving sharp,2 mm thick with a laser engraved "spyder"

the clip is black and has a spyder too!

this one has only 1 liner and is lockback.

great quality knife with a super blade, grat design and a hot price

50€ off eBay

http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=201

Case XX Camo Caliber Knife

A few days ago I finally recived 2 Case XX Caliber Camo knives.

these measure 76mm closed

47 mm long blades made of Tru-Sharp Surgical stainless steel

both came shaving sharp with a lightly rough sharpening

Camo Zytel handles, both have a different pattern

Very light knives, have attached a lanyard and a carabiner on one, it currently hangs from a belt oop in my back pants pocket, discreet carry.

Great daily\EDC utility knife to be used when you do not want to take a bigger knife out or ruin your preciuous ones, currently aside of my spyderco centofante 4 or foliage delica 4, making a GREAT couple

oh almost forgot...lockback.

http://www.casexx.com/DisplayDetailPage.asp?ProductCode=662

20usd for 2 on eBay

Peter Atwood Prybaby tool

The prybaby is a keychain item created by the american tool maker Peter Atwood.

It's primary use as its name indicates is to pry things, mine is made of CMP154cm stainless cutlery steel.

The prybaby can lift a lot of weight before suffering any deformation, you can open doors with it!Besides prying things the tool comes with a bottle opener,a scredriver tip on the other end and a wire stripper\v notch.

The tip of the tool can be used to remove nails, scrap paint, etc.

The number of real uses for a prybaby depends on the user, the longer you have it the more uses you will find, Peter said it and I can only say i'ts true!

now it has been discontinued and a G2 is available.

http://www.atwoodknives.com/home/index.php

DealExtreme 2,98$ LED keychains 4pack

These LED keychains are not the usual ones you see, NO these are "ice cubes" or "chocolate" keychain lights.

They come in 4 packs for 2,98$ shipped

they measure about a square inch (2,5x2,5cm) and feature a 20000mcd led emitter powered by 2 2016Li batteries that are included and should last like 5hrs.

unfortunately the power switch is only temporary not permanent.

power should be around 10 lumens or so like the other ones I reviewed, not bad actually

nice addition to your keychain, camping kit as emergency lights, backup lights, gifts etc...

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.10686

CRKT Koji Hara ICHI pocket Knife

A few days ago i (finally) received after 2 moths of wait my all black CRKT Koji Hara ICHI knife, wich means "one" in japanese.

It measures:
Cutting Edge: 2.50” (6.4 cm)
Thickness: 0.096” (0.245 cm)
Steel: 420J2, 52-55 HRC , black TiNi coated
Closed: Handle length: 3.25” (8.3 cm)
Open: Overall length: 5.625” (14.3 cm)
Weight: 1.9 oz. (54 g) nothing :-)

This small knife is really great, i love it, it features the patented OutBurst assisted opening technology wich makes it open VERY FAST, the spring can be disabled so you can open it like a normal folder, uses a elliptical thumb ramp wich is very nice.

The blade is very tippy making it a nice utility cutter, I use mine as a backup for my main folder wich isn't small and taking it out in the public may rise eyebrows, it comes very sharp.
It's nice to have a smaller blade for daily cutting tasks.
the handle is made of "air stepped" zytel and kraton G, very grippy.
lastly the liners are thick and 420j2 steel like the blade and the clip.
it has no lanyard hole.

Bought it for 21€ from ebay, great price for the quality, I suggest it
morre info:
http://www.crkt.com/kojiichi.html

DealExtreme 22000 4,68$ LED keychains 10 pack

A couple of months ago i bought a 10 pack of DX's 5mm 22000 mcd led keychains for 4,68$

9 of ten still work, there's one in each of my 3 Survival Kits, gave 2-3 as gifts to some friends

These are rated 22000mcd (micro candels) and seem to be the most powerful out there, thay light what ever you want without effort, they got a great spill, very bright, color ranges form icy white to white

they use 2x2016 lithium batteries wich should last 5+ hours (used 2 for 3hrs without problems and they still go on so 5hrs are possible)

i really suggest to keep them either on a keychain, zipper pull, survival kit,bag, backpack

because you always need light!

"get out of the dark!"

Maxx

4,68$ for 10 that's 0,47 USD each...

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.1253

Tactical MOLLE Go-Bag transformers sling backpack

Tactical MOLLE Go-Bag sling backpack


This morning I received my brand new backpack for my “job” as a volunteer at the Civil Defense
I’t a “Tactical Go Bag Hydration MOLLE Shoulder Pack BG-21-BK” I got from the ebay seller airsoftshooting, this is a Chinese seller that is specialized in airsoft and military like gear, bought 2-3 times form them already and I am very happy.

The bag is 50cm high,the internal pocket is a 15x15cm tube and contain a water bladder pocket in wich I inserted a cardboard piece to keep the pag upright, keep my COMBAT SURVIVAL KIT and other items in the main pocket, this one is dual pull zippered and has a top Velcro closure

Outside there a 3 small pockets where I keep my GPS and gps bag, you could put small items there.
There are 4 flat hidden pocket outside that are covered with MOLLE pals, put a drop pouch (31-BK) form ehobby too, to keep a water bottle.

To put the bag on there is a padded shoulder strap with a few small molle attachments.

There are drain holes under each pocket and one inside, there are 2 carrying handles one on top one on the bottom, this one with Velcro.

Cannot wait to test my new bag!

Costs 31USD shipped, write BG21 in the search section of eBay, take a look on the gear they have, cheap and for me worth more than it costs.

More pics and a EDC forums review will follow…

Maxx Gear

Fixed Blade OLIVETTO 899, Italy

Yesterday I received my (now) Biggest fixed blade knife
it's a OLITETTO 899 , a Ka-Bar style marine fighting knife , made in Maniago Itlay
it's made of 440C steel that has been hardened to 54HRC and then blackened (will ask the manufactutrer how and then modify the post) it's pretty sharp out of the box, 7" long blade

the handle is kraton rubber shaped like Ontario's SP1, big but comfortable, allows different grips, either short and precise or long for chopping

the sheath is quite cheap and simple, it's a rectangle of nylon\cordura with thermoplastic spacer and internal blade guide, has top and bottom lanyards, belt loop is on the top, snap closure on top
the blacking of the blade is nice, didn't like at the beginning, seems durable and well made, blade should be a joy to sharpen as it is only 54hrc, when i get a new sheath i'll add a Lansky Pocket Sharpener to it.

Qality made in Italy

infos will follow, review nont finished yet, will try it soon

40-50€ on the manufacturer site
http://www.olivetto.com/bin/x.cgi/it_eur/default/default/defult/71620-8714241192
sport knives, fighting, 899

Just opened!

HEY folks!

Maxx Gear has just opened their doors!

during the nexx hours\days i will review a lot of gear I use, this will include EDC gear, outdoor gear, knives, flashlights and gear related items


enjoy...
Maxx