Shawn Phillips

Spike’s Tactical/Emerson Knives CQC-22

So I grabbed this limited edition knife n’ gun combo offered as a collaboration between Emerson Knives and Spike’s Tactical. More info on both these companies here:

Emerson Knives:
www.emersonknives.com

Spike’s Tactical:
www.spikestactical.com

So as you all know, I love these two companies. Spike’s is always coming up with interesting new stuff and the folks there at Spike’s in Apopka, Florida are top notch. I’ve had the chance to meet AJ a handful of times and work with the Spike’s team on a number of occasions as well. All I can say is that these folks are as good as people get.

As for Ernie Emerson; the man is a legend. I have also had the pleasure of meeting the man and his family on a number of occasions and they are a top notch group. Ernie himself is a great guy and even if he wasn’t a knife maker or business owner, he’d still be one of those kinds of guys you’d want to trade lies with over a pint on any given day.

That said, you know I don’t pull punches on reviews and I always give raw and personal reviews of the gear I swing. I will judge this combo pack as follows:

- Initial Impression
- Fit n’ Finish
- Cost/Benefit Ratio
- End User Comments and Notes
- Overall Impression

So let’s get started…

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where the hell did i put my knife?

This is a beautiful knife with fantastic ergonomics, the blade design is wicked and came out of the box razor sharp. I thought, since there are a lot of questions about the blade and the new coating and all that I’d do a little sampo (Japanese for “stroll”) test here in Japan and see how the design holds up out in the world.

I also took a few shots to show the camo against common objects and / or environments. The area I went for a stroll in is a nice mix of urban, foliage (parks, natural wooded areas), and riverine (rivers and streams everywhere). I basically just went for a walk along a route I like to take on nice days and used the shit out of the knife to see how it would hold up.

I was very excited about this knife. The Rhino / Commander recurve / CQC-10 handle combo is about as awesome as you can get without reinventing the wheel. Add the A-TACS camo pattern to it and you’ve got one mean looking blade.

But how does it handle? How does the finish hold up to real world usage? Is the tip strong? Is the G10 grippy with the ATACS coating on it, or is it slippery? These are questions I wanted to know the answers to, so here is what I think:

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