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Emerson</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Ernest_Emerson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Ernest_Emerson.jpg/220px-Ernest_Emerson.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Ernest_Emerson.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="333" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1955-03-07</span>) </span>March 7, 1955<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 69)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Northern Wisconsin</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93La_Crosse" title="University of Wisconsin–La Crosse">University of Wisconsin–La Crosse</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Knifemaking" class="mw-redirect" title="Knifemaking">Knifemaker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial artist</a>, CEO</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data">tactical knives</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Mary Emerson</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ernest R. Emerson</b> (born March 7, 1955) is an American custom <a href="/wiki/Knifemaking" class="mw-redirect" title="Knifemaking">knifemaker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Martial_arts" title="Martial arts">martial artist</a>, and edged-weapons expert. Originally an engineer and machinist in the <a href="/wiki/Aerospace" title="Aerospace">aerospace</a> industry,<sup id="cite_ref-pickles_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pickles-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson became a knifemaker by producing knives for a martial arts class and making art knives early in his knifemaking career. In the 1980s he became better known for his combat knives and popularizing a style of knife known as the Tactical-folder.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lang_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lang-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In order to secure military contracts, Emerson eventually founded <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Knives" title="Emerson Knives">Emerson Knives, Inc</a> a production company to mass-produce his designs in 1996. Emerson's knives have been displayed as museum pieces, designed for use by <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a><sup id="cite_ref-tieves_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SEALS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEALS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and used by <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> in outer space.<sup id="cite_ref-nasa_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nasa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Trzaska_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trzaska-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson's knives have been featured in films and novels, due to their association with military units. This has furthered their popularity with <a href="/wiki/Knife_collecting" title="Knife collecting">collectors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Marcinko3_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marcinko3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson is an accomplished martial artist who has developed a <a href="/wiki/Combatives" title="Combatives">combatives</a> system, <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Combat_Systems" title="Emerson Combat Systems">Emerson Combat Systems</a>, which has been taught to police officers, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Special_Operations_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Special Operations Forces">military units</a>, and civilians.<sup id="cite_ref-guzy_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guzy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-waterman_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waterman-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ernest Emerson was born on March 7, 1955, in northern <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-combs36_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs36-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-barlow_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barlow-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While attending high school he displayed athletic ability as a wrestler and baseball player, being drafted by the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> to play professional baseball at the age of 17 in the <a href="/wiki/Midwest_League" title="Midwest League">Midwest League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-combs36_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs36-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson began his training in martial arts at the age of 16 with the Korean version of <a href="/wiki/Judo" title="Judo">Judo</a> known as Yudo, traveling from Wisconsin to <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> twice a week to attend school.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He continued his study of the martial arts while attending the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Wisconsin%E2%80%93La_Crosse" title="University of Wisconsin–La Crosse">University of Wisconsin–La Crosse</a> where he earned a brown belt in <a href="/wiki/Kyokushinkai" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyokushinkai">Kyokushinkai</a> <a href="/wiki/Karate" title="Karate">Karate</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Black_belt_(martial_arts)" title="Black belt (martial arts)">black belt</a> in <a href="/wiki/Shotokan_Karate" class="mw-redirect" title="Shotokan Karate">Shotokan Karate</a> while competing on the university's karate team.<sup id="cite_ref-combs36_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs36-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability"><span title="Quotation needed from source to verify. (September 2022)">need quotation to verify</span></a></i>]</sup> After graduating with degrees in physical education and world history, Emerson moved to <a href="/wiki/Southern_California" title="Southern California">Southern California</a> for the sole purpose of continuing his martial arts training at the Filipino Kali Academy.<sup id="cite_ref-combs36_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs36-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-imb_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imb-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There he studied Jun Fan Gung Fu, <a href="/wiki/Jeet_Kune_Do" title="Jeet Kune Do">Jeet Kune Do</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eskrima" class="mw-redirect" title="Eskrima">Eskrima</a> under the tutelage of <a href="/wiki/Dan_Inosanto" title="Dan Inosanto">Dan Inosanto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Bustillo" title="Richard Bustillo">Richard Bustillo</a> (both protégés of the late <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Lee" title="Bruce Lee">Bruce Lee</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-combs36_11-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs36-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-imb_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imb-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson subsequently trained in <a href="/wiki/Gracie_Jiu_Jitsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Gracie Jiu Jitsu">Gracie Jiu Jitsu</a> for three years at the original Gracie Academy in <a href="/wiki/Torrance,_California" title="Torrance, California">Torrance, California</a>, under the founders of the Gracie Jiu Jitsu system, Rorion and <a href="/wiki/Royce_Gracie" title="Royce Gracie">Royce Gracie</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, Emerson became an instructor in his own right and combined the principles of all these systems.<sup id="cite_ref-BladeU_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BladeU-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was in Southern California where he met his wife, Mary, who at the time was one of the world's top female practitioners of <a href="/wiki/Jujutsu" title="Jujutsu">Jujutsu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During this time, Emerson worked as a technician, a machine operator, and eventually a design engineer for <a href="/wiki/Hughes_Aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Hughes Aircraft">Hughes Aircraft</a> in <a href="/wiki/El_Segundo,_California" title="El Segundo, California">El Segundo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pickles_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pickles-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-combs37_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs37-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_knifemaking">Early knifemaking</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Early knifemaking"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_first_Balisong_knife_made_by_Ernest_Emerson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A butterfly knife with steel handles and lightening holes." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/The_first_Balisong_knife_made_by_Ernest_Emerson.jpg/220px-The_first_Balisong_knife_made_by_Ernest_Emerson.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/The_first_Balisong_knife_made_by_Ernest_Emerson.jpg/330px-The_first_Balisong_knife_made_by_Ernest_Emerson.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/The_first_Balisong_knife_made_by_Ernest_Emerson.jpg/440px-The_first_Balisong_knife_made_by_Ernest_Emerson.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="312" /></a><figcaption> Emerson's first handmade balisong knife</figcaption></figure> <p>Although Emerson credits his grandfather's gift of a <a href="/wiki/Barlow_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Barlow knife">Barlow knife</a> to him at the age of eight years with starting his interest in knives, it was not until later in life that he turned to making them.<sup id="cite_ref-barlow_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-barlow-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The summer of 1978 found Emerson in need of a <a href="/wiki/Balisong_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Balisong knife">balisong knife</a> for his study of a <a href="/wiki/Filipino_martial_art" class="mw-redirect" title="Filipino martial art">Filipino martial art</a> and, unable to afford one on his salary,<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson decided he would attempt to make his own instead.<sup id="cite_ref-combs37_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs37-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He <a href="/wiki/Mill_(grinding)" title="Mill (grinding)">milled</a> and drilled the handles from <a href="/wiki/Aluminium" title="Aluminium">aluminum</a> stock; the knife's blade was a simple steel blank that he hand cut with a <a href="/wiki/Hacksaw" title="Hacksaw">hacksaw</a>, shaped with <a href="/wiki/File_(tool)" title="File (tool)">files</a>, and heat treated at his dining room table with a <a href="/wiki/Butane" title="Butane">butane</a> torch.<sup id="cite_ref-combs37_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs37-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When he started classes with this "homemade" knife, his instructors and fellow students were impressed with his handiwork and asked him to make knives for them.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson did so and sold these early <a href="/wiki/Butterfly_knife" title="Butterfly knife">butterfly knives</a> for just the cost of materials, but he soon raised the price to $50 each, as demand for his knives increased.<sup id="cite_ref-combs37_16-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs37-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson went on to make fixed-blade knives on a part-time basis, but upon seeing a <a href="/wiki/Michael_Walker_(knifemaker)" title="Michael Walker (knifemaker)">Michael Walker</a> handmade folding knife at a gun show, he was so impressed by the quality and design that he decided he was going to make folding <a href="/wiki/Pocket_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Pocket knife">pocketknives</a> from that point on.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson contacted Walker and obtained his permission to use the <a href="/wiki/Walker_Linerlock" class="mw-redirect" title="Walker Linerlock">Walker Linerlock</a> mechanism on his own knives.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to a 1990 article by Paul Basch, Emerson said of Walker, "Here was a guy who put everything I was looking for into a knife. It was then I decided to start making knives seriously and locking liners in particular".<sup id="cite_ref-basch_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basch-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pre-tactical_models">Pre-tactical models</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pre-tactical models"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emerson_PreTac_knives.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="An assortment of knives with anodized titanium bolsters in bright colors" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Emerson_PreTac_knives.jpg/220px-Emerson_PreTac_knives.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="213" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Emerson_PreTac_knives.jpg/330px-Emerson_PreTac_knives.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Emerson_PreTac_knives.jpg/440px-Emerson_PreTac_knives.jpg 2x" data-file-width="587" data-file-height="568" /></a><figcaption>Pre-Tac Folders</figcaption></figure> <p>Emerson's early folding knives were of the <a href="/wiki/Walker_Linerlock" class="mw-redirect" title="Walker Linerlock">linerlock</a> variety, ground by the <a href="/wiki/Stock_removal" title="Stock removal">stock removal</a> method, and utilized rare materials from the <a href="/wiki/Aerospace" title="Aerospace">aerospace</a> industry, including <a href="/wiki/Titanium" title="Titanium">titanium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carbon_fiber" class="mw-redirect" title="Carbon fiber">carbon fiber</a>, <a href="/wiki/Micarta" title="Micarta">micarta</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Meteorite" title="Meteorite">meteorite</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-edge_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edge-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He incorporated exotic materials common to knifemakers of the time, including <a href="/wiki/Nacre" title="Nacre">mother-of-pearl</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abalone" title="Abalone">abalone</a> shell, <a href="/wiki/P%C4%81ua" title="Pāua">pāua</a> shell, staghorn, and rare hardwoods.<sup id="cite_ref-lang_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lang-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Writer Paul Basch reported in 1990 that Emerson refused to use the parts of any animal or plant which was an <a href="/wiki/Endangered_species" title="Endangered species">endangered species</a>, noting Emerson as being an environmentally conscious knifemaker.<sup id="cite_ref-basch_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basch-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The steel used in these blades was typically <a href="/wiki/AISI_steel_grades" class="mw-redirect" title="AISI steel grades">graded</a> ATS-34, AEB-L, or 440C, and the blades were either highly polished or hand-rubbed. Emerson made knives with <a href="/wiki/Damascus_steel" title="Damascus steel">Damascus steel</a> blades.<sup id="cite_ref-basch_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basch-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among custom knife collectors and purveyors today, these knives are known as the "Pre-Tac" (Pre-Tactical) models.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They can be identified by their bright <a href="/wiki/Anodising" class="mw-redirect" title="Anodising">anodized</a> titanium bolsters and liners and the predominant use of clip point blades.<sup id="cite_ref-basch_17-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basch-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knives were noted for their close tolerances and precise locking mechanisms.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson credits the following knifemakers for helping him along during his early years as a knifemaker: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Walker_(knifemaker)" title="Michael Walker (knifemaker)">Michael Walker</a>, Clint Breshears, Bob Engnath, and Jim Ferguson.<sup id="cite_ref-basch_17-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basch-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson's first logo or stamp on these knives was "Emerson Knives" surrounding the outline of a <a href="/wiki/Bowie_knife" title="Bowie knife">Bowie knife</a>; accordingly this is referred to as the rare "Bowie Logo", appearing on only a very small number of knives. When a knife collector asked Emerson if he made Bowie knives, Emerson informed him that he did not. The collector then advised him to change his logo or he might confuse the knife-buying public, as they would ask for Bowie knives instead of linerlock folders. Emerson agreed with this assessment, dropping the knife outline and the word "knives" from his stamp, using just his name in a half-circle on the blade as a logo. This marking is known among collectors as the "Half-Moon Logo" and would appear again as a transitional mark between the Viper and Specwar lines of knives.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>These early knives sold for between $800 and $2,000 each; that, combined with his appearances at knife shows and write-ups in knife magazines, helped Emerson gain status and credibility as a custom knifemaker.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves42_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves42-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once established as a serious and reputable maker, Emerson was soon able to concentrate on making the knives he wanted to make—knives designed for use as opposed to show, specifically folding-knives designed for combat.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves42_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves42-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Viper_Knives">Viper Knives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Viper Knives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Three_%22Viper%22_knives.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="3 folding fighting knives with micarta handles and titanium bolsters" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Three_%22Viper%22_knives.jpg/220px-Three_%22Viper%22_knives.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Three_%22Viper%22_knives.jpg/330px-Three_%22Viper%22_knives.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/Three_%22Viper%22_knives.jpg/440px-Three_%22Viper%22_knives.jpg 2x" data-file-width="725" data-file-height="382" /></a><figcaption> Viper Knives: MV-5, MV-3, and MV-1</figcaption></figure> <p>As a direct result of watching his fellow martial artists train with a fixed-blade fighting knife in class, yet carry some type of a folding knife when they left the training area, Emerson decided there was a need for a sturdy folding knife designed primarily for combat.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves42_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves42-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Emerson had always maintained that the knives he made were built as fighting knives first and foremost,<sup id="cite_ref-basch_17-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-basch-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in October 1985 he stripped down five of these designs to simpler materials.<sup id="cite_ref-combs39_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs39-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He continued his use of linen or canvas micarta because of its high tensile strength and superior gripping surface when wet; he decided on black or dark grey for the color instead of the brighter colors used previously.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He retained the titanium for the liners and bolsters but chose to bead-blast them a flat grey matte color as opposed to the colorful anodizing which used to appear on his knives.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The reasons for using titanium were its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance.<sup id="cite_ref-profile_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-profile-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson ground the blades of these knives from ATS-34 steel with a <a href="/wiki/Rockwell_scale" class="mw-redirect" title="Rockwell scale">Rockwell hardness</a> of 57–59 and made them thicker toward the tip, creating a stronger-tipped blade than he had made previously.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves42_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves42-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He bead-blasted the blades as he did the liners and bolsters instead of rubbing or polishing them, giving them a matte finish as opposed to the mirror-polished finish common on his earlier knives and other knives at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-combs39_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs39-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-walker_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walker-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson designed each one of these knives for a specific purpose. The slender Viper 1 and smaller Viper 2 were designed for use as a police officer's backup weapon.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Viper 5 was designed to be used by naval boat crews, as the handle was contoured with a rear brake so as to not slip from the user's hand when wet and the Viper 3 was designed as a pure fighting knife with its 4-inch blade.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson's goal for this Viper line was to produce a working knife which would be more resistant to the elements and more durable than the "art knives" for which he had become known.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tieves42_19-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves42-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These knives were created to satisfy the demand for a practical field-grade combat knife which could be carried discreetly and accessed quickly.<sup id="cite_ref-garrett_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrett-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He sold these five models under the name "Viper Knives" and changed the logo on the blades to read the same.<sup id="cite_ref-garrett_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrett-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson makes these models on a custom basis under the names MV1–5, "MV" standing for "Model Viper".<sup id="cite_ref-walker_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-walker-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specwar_Knives">Specwar Knives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Specwar Knives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:5_versions_of_the_CQC-6_knife.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Five tanto-bladed folding knives showing subtle differences in blade geometry." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/5_versions_of_the_CQC-6_knife.jpg/220px-5_versions_of_the_CQC-6_knife.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="243" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/5_versions_of_the_CQC-6_knife.jpg/330px-5_versions_of_the_CQC-6_knife.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/5_versions_of_the_CQC-6_knife.jpg/440px-5_versions_of_the_CQC-6_knife.jpg 2x" data-file-width="653" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>Five variants of the CQC-6; the top knife is a Super Sized version and with the knife below features the Wave.</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1986 individual <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_SEALs" title="United States Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a> from a West Coast team had been using personally purchased custom fixed-blade knives made by Southern California knifemaker <a href="/wiki/Phill_Hartsfield" title="Phill Hartsfield">Phill Hartsfield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-steele_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steele-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hartsfield's knives were hard ground from differentially heat-treated A2 tool steel and are known for their distinctive chisel-ground blades.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-steele_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steele-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> More accurately, they are zero ground; that is, the edge has no secondary <a href="/wiki/Bevel" title="Bevel">bevel</a>, minimizing drag when used for cutting purposes. Emerson had long been impressed by the cutting ability of the chisel-ground edge and had asked Hartsfield's permission to incorporate it into his own folding knives, which Hartsfield granted.<sup id="cite_ref-steele_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steele-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the SEALs asked Hartsfield to make them a folding knife, he informed them that he did not make folding knives and referred them to Emerson.<sup id="cite_ref-SEALS_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEALS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-steele_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steele-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the SEALs' requirements, the knife had to be corrosion resistant, designed for easy cleaning in the field, durable enough to be used on a daily basis as a tool, and capable as a weapon should the need arise.<sup id="cite_ref-garrett_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrett-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson's folding chisel-ground "tantō" became the sixth model in his Viper series and, while a handful of prototypes were referred to as "Viper 6", the model was soon named the "<a href="/wiki/CQC-6" title="CQC-6">CQC-6</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Close_combat" class="mw-redirect" title="Close combat">CQC</a> refers to close-quarters combat) and was chosen by the SEALs for use.<sup id="cite_ref-garrett_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrett-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ewing1_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ewing1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ownership of a CQC-6 soon became something of a status symbol among members of various elite military units, including Navy SEALs, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Special_Forces" title="United States Army Special Forces">Army Special Forces</a>, German <a href="/wiki/GSG_9" title="GSG 9">GSG 9</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Special_Air_Service" title="Special Air Service">British SAS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-guzy_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guzy-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-frenchy_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frenchy-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this connection to the Special Warfare community, Emerson changed the name of his custom knife line to "Specwar Knives", and in 1990 this new designation began appearing in the logo on his blades.<sup id="cite_ref-ewing1_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ewing1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Other models followed in the Specwar line bearing the CQC Series moniker, including the CQC-7 which is another chisel-ground tantō-bladed folder similar to the CQC-6 but with a saber-type handle shape.<sup id="cite_ref-ewing1_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ewing1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CQC-8 ("Banana Knife") was a folder inspired by Bob Taylor's <a href="/wiki/Warrior_knife" title="Warrior knife">Warrior knife</a> and <a href="/wiki/William_F._Moran_(knifemaker)" title="William F. Moran (knifemaker)">William F. Moran</a>'s ST-23 is used by British SAS troops.<sup id="cite_ref-frenchy_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frenchy-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lights_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lights-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knife has the distinction of being the first folding knife that was designed to be <a href="/wiki/Ergonomics" title="Ergonomics">ergonomically</a> correct in both forward and reverse grip.<sup id="cite_ref-garrett_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrett-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its users refer to it as "the finest fighting knife ever developed".<sup id="cite_ref-EK2007_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EK2007-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The CQC-9 ("Eagle Knife") is a reverse-curved hawkbill blade developed as a backup weapon for an American law enforcement agency; it has an opening hole in the blade licensed from knife manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Spyderco" title="Spyderco">Spyderco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-garrett_23-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-garrett-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-delavigne_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-delavigne-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Emerson has standard models for these custom knives which progress in order to CQC16, each one is made individually by hand.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves43_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves43-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-combs41_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs41-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Popularizing_the_tactical_knife">Popularizing the tactical knife</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Popularizing the tactical knife"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Timberline-specwar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A black tanto bladed fighting knife." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Timberline-specwar.jpg/220px-Timberline-specwar.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Timberline-specwar.jpg/330px-Timberline-specwar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/20/Timberline-specwar.jpg/440px-Timberline-specwar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="589" data-file-height="399" /></a><figcaption>Emerson-Neeley Timberline SPECWAR</figcaption></figure> <p>While not the first knifemaker to build what is known as a tactical folding knife, Emerson was one of several makers who popularized the concept of the handmade tactical folder in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson's knives began appearing in the <i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_Warrior_(book)" title="Rogue Warrior (book)">Rogue Warrior</a></i> series of novels written by the founder of the US Navy's <a href="/wiki/SEAL_Team_Six" title="SEAL Team Six">SEAL Team Six</a>, <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marcinko" title="Richard Marcinko">Richard Marcinko</a>, at this time which helped fuel interest among collectors.<sup id="cite_ref-Marcinko3_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Marcinko3-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This surge in interest for Emerson's knives soon became overwhelming.<sup id="cite_ref-haskew_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-haskew-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although he had been making knives full-time since 1994, Emerson was still manufacturing these knives in his home garage workshop three years later.<sup id="cite_ref-lang_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lang-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tieves43_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves43-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As Emerson watched his customers' wait time expand from two years to seven, he realized that the demand for his handmade blades was far outpacing his ability to produce them.<sup id="cite_ref-lang_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lang-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first method to bridge this gap between supply and demand would be through factory collaborations with established cutlery companies.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves43_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves43-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson's first collaboration with a knife manufacturer was with Timberline Knives in 1993 for his SPECWAR model.<sup id="cite_ref-dick_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dick-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Stephen Dick, the editor of <i>Tactical Knives</i>, this collaboration was a result of "the Navy deciding that only commercial designs would be considered due to failure of a previous custom knifemaker to deliver enough models to satisfy the need".<sup id="cite_ref-dick_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dick-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This model featured a one-side chisel-ground tantō blade almost <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">4</span></span> inch (6.4 mm) thick. Its handle was made from fiberglass-reinforced nylon molded around a near-full tang. Vaughn Neeley of Timberline designed the sheath.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knife was originally a custom piece designed for Naval Special Warfare Group One, and this factory version was soon entered in the trials for the <a href="/wiki/Navy_SEALs" class="mw-redirect" title="Navy SEALs">Navy SEALs</a> knife in 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-dick_35-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dick-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although it was not chosen by the Navy, Stephen Dick reported that a number of members of SEAL Team One privately purchased the knife and were disappointed it was not made the official blade.<sup id="cite_ref-dick_35-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dick-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Emerson-Neeley SPECWAR knife won <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_(magazine)" title="Blade (magazine)">Blade Magazine</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s 1995 American Made Knife of the Year Award<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at the magazine's <a href="/wiki/Blade_Show" title="Blade Show">Blade Show</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, and that same year and was displayed as an exhibit at the Metropolitan <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art" title="Museum of Modern Art">Museum of Modern Art</a> in New York City from May 24 to August 15, 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:BM970.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Two similar tanto bladed fighting knives one a custom the other a factory piece." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/BM970.jpg/220px-BM970.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/BM970.jpg/330px-BM970.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/BM970.jpg/440px-BM970.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="750" /></a><figcaption>Emerson's custom CQC-6 alongside Benchmade's 970 (CQC-7)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1994 the president of <a href="/wiki/Benchmade" title="Benchmade">Benchmade Knives</a>, Les DeAsis, approached Emerson to manufacture the CQC-6 on a larger scale as a factory production model.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Preferring to keep the CQC-6 as a custom-only knife, Emerson instead licensed a similar design of his, the <a href="/wiki/CQC-7" class="mw-redirect" title="CQC-7">CQC-7</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wsj_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wsj-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cqc7_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cqc7-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Benchmade factory version was sold under the model name BM970 or BM975 depending on blade length. Other designations followed which denoted blade finish,<sup id="cite_ref-stanford_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stanford-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> manual or automatic opening, or partially serrated blade.<sup id="cite_ref-Norman_14-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Norman-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knife retained the profile of Emerson's custom piece in addition to the ATS-34 steel and the titanium liners.<sup id="cite_ref-clarke_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clarke-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on Benchmade's offering the titanium bolsters and <a href="/wiki/Micarta" title="Micarta">micarta</a> scales were replaced with G10 fiberglass scales, the slotted screws were replaced by <a href="/wiki/Torx" title="Torx">Torx</a> head screws, and the pocket clip was repositioned so that the knife could be carried in the pocket in a tip-down position.<sup id="cite_ref-pickles_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pickles-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-clarke_41-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-clarke-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Despite these changes the knife was true to Emerson's original design, and even though it did not have the craftsmanship of a handmade piece of cutlery it satisfied customers with their own version of Emerson's work at a lower price point and without the five-year wait.<sup id="cite_ref-ewing1_25-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ewing1-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cqc7_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cqc7-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Emerson_Knives,_Inc."><span id="Emerson_Knives.2C_Inc."></span>Emerson Knives, Inc.</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Emerson Knives, Inc."><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Knives,_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Emerson Knives, Inc.">Emerson Knives, Inc.</a></div> <p>"First folding tanto with liner lock and G-10" -Emerson. In February 1996, Emerson and his wife, Mary, founded Emerson Knives, Inc. (abbreviated as EKI) in Torrance, California to manufacture knives on a larger scale than he was then capable of.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tieves43_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves43-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This new company would be a distinct entity from his Specwar custom knives, although several custom designs would make their way into the production lineup.<sup id="cite_ref-covert_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-covert-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four years after starting this venture, Emerson sold an entire year's worth of production in four hours at the <a href="/wiki/SHOT_Show" title="SHOT Show">SHOT</a> (Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade) Show in January 2000.<sup id="cite_ref-shot_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-shot-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson continued to collaborate with other companies on knife-related projects as his own company grew. In some cases these collaborators had become his competition, such as <a href="/wiki/Gerber_Legendary_Blades" title="Gerber Legendary Blades">Gerber Knives</a>. In 2002 Emerson collaborated with Gerber Knives to create both companies' first <a href="/wiki/Switchblade" title="Switchblade">automatic opening knife</a>, the Gerber-Emerson Alliance.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In that same year, Emerson collaborated with <a href="/wiki/Surefire" class="mw-redirect" title="Surefire">SureFire Flashlights</a> by making an exclusive CQC-8 (Banana Knife) numbered and marked with the SureFire logo and sold with an identically numbered Emerson-marked Centurion C2 CombatLight.<sup id="cite_ref-lights_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lights-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005 Emerson collaborated with Andy Prisco, the CEO of the American Tomahawk Company, to produce the CQC-T <a href="/wiki/Tomahawk_(axe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tomahawk (axe)">Tomahawk</a>. This tomahawk features a curved head machined from 4140 steel with a rear spike and a lightweight fiberglass handle. Although not made by Emerson, the tomahawk was designed by him.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, Emerson announced a collaboration with custom knifemaker and knife thrower Bobby Branton. The collaboration piece is a fixed-blade knife designed primarily for <a href="/wiki/Knife_throwing" title="Knife throwing">knife throwing</a> dubbed the BETT: Branton-Emerson Tactical Thrower. "CQC-6 is the most collectible knife in the world" -Emerson<sup id="cite_ref-Gathering_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gathering-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emerson_Commander_knife.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A black recurve bladed knife." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Emerson_Commander_knife.jpg/220px-Emerson_Commander_knife.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="276" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Emerson_Commander_knife.jpg/330px-Emerson_Commander_knife.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Emerson_Commander_knife.jpg/440px-Emerson_Commander_knife.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="627" /></a><figcaption>Emerson Commander</figcaption></figure> <p>One of Emerson's earliest production models, the <a href="/wiki/Commander_(knife)" title="Commander (knife)">Commander</a> (winner of <i>Blade Magazine</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Overall Knife of the Year Award for 1999), is a large recurve folding knife based on a special custom design, the ES1-M, that he had made for a West Coast Navy SEAL Team.<sup id="cite_ref-tieves_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tieves-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-working_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-working-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Commander has a hook on the spine of the blade (originally designed as a blade catcher) which, when snagged on the edge of the pocket or sheath, causes the knife blade to open as it is drawn.<sup id="cite_ref-SEALS_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SEALS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to its visual aesthetic, Emerson called this innovation the "Wave"and secured a patent for it in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-wave_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wave-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since another knife and tool company, <a href="/wiki/Leatherman" title="Leatherman">Leatherman</a>, had trademarked the name "Wave," in March 1999 Emerson changed its name to the "wave-shaped opening feature". Emerson's Wave made its way onto most of the knives in both the production and custom lines, with the exception of the Viper models. It is a required feature on all knives that Emerson supplies to military units, search and rescue units, and law enforcement agencies.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:EKISark.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A black wharnecliffe bladed knife." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/EKISark.jpg/220px-EKISark.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/EKISark.jpg/330px-EKISark.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/EKISark.jpg/440px-EKISark.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="682" /></a><figcaption>Emerson SARK</figcaption></figure> <p>After a disastrous helicopter crash in 1999 resulting in the deaths of six <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps" title="United States Marine Corps">Marines</a> and one sailor, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">US Navy</a> performed an assessment of their equipment and decided among other things that they needed a new search and rescue knife.<sup id="cite_ref-camhop2002_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-camhop2002-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/KA-BAR" class="mw-redirect" title="KA-BAR">KA-BAR</a> knives issued to the SBUs (Special Boat Units) had catastrophically failed to cut the Marines free from their webbing.<sup id="cite_ref-combs41_31-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs41-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Navy went to Emerson, who designed and fabricated a working prototype within 24 hours.<sup id="cite_ref-combs41_31-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs41-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They found that it met their needs, and the model was dubbed the "<a href="/wiki/SARK" title="SARK">SARK</a>" (Search and Rescue Knife). The SARK is a folding knife with a <a href="/wiki/Sheepsfoot_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Sheepsfoot knife">wharncliffe</a>-style blade and a blunt tip designed so a rescuer could cut trapped victims free without stabbing them.<sup id="cite_ref-camhop2002_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-camhop2002-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knife features Emerson's Wave.<sup id="cite_ref-combs41_31-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combs41-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seeing another need in the police community, Emerson replaced the blunt end of the SARK with a pointed end and named it the "P-SARK", or Police Search And Rescue Knife.<sup id="cite_ref-griffith_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-griffith-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2005, the Navy changed the requirements on the SARK to incorporate a guthook on the back of the blade for use as a line-cutter.<sup id="cite_ref-NSAR_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSAR-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson made the change on this model which is only available to the US Navy and the model designation is the NSAR (Navy Search And Rescue) Knife.<sup id="cite_ref-NSAR_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NSAR-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emerson_NASA_knife.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A black tanto bladed knife with a guthook in the tip." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Emerson_NASA_knife.jpg/220px-Emerson_NASA_knife.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="329" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Emerson_NASA_knife.jpg/330px-Emerson_NASA_knife.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Emerson_NASA_knife.jpg/440px-Emerson_NASA_knife.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="747" /></a><figcaption>Emerson NASA Knife</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1999, <a href="/wiki/NASA" title="NASA">NASA</a> contracted Emerson to build a knife for use on <a href="/wiki/Space_Shuttle" title="Space Shuttle">Space Shuttle</a> missions and the <a href="/wiki/International_Space_Station" title="International Space Station">International Space Station</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nasa_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nasa-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Trzaska_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trzaska-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rather than design a new model from scratch, NASA chose an existing model which already met their specifications, with one additional design requirement.<sup id="cite_ref-kertzman_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kertzman-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The model is a folding version of the Specwar knife that Emerson had designed for Timberline with the addition of a guthook cut into the <a href="/wiki/Tant%C5%8D" title="Tantō">tantō</a> point of the blade with which astronauts could open their freeze dried food packages.<sup id="cite_ref-kertzman_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kertzman-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The knife is not available for purchase outside of NASA.<sup id="cite_ref-NASA0_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NASA0-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 1, 2000, Emerson announced his semi-retirement from custom knifemaking in order to concentrate on this new production company and to fill the thousands of outstanding orders for his custom work. He still makes custom knives available for sale at knife shows, but takes no orders for new custom work.<sup id="cite_ref-top10_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-top10-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-resale_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resale-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since 1995 the only way to get a new custom knife from Emerson himself is through a lottery held at knife shows where he is present.<sup id="cite_ref-top10_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-top10-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Depending on the size of the show, as many as several hundred potential buyers write their names on individual pieces of paper at his booth, and at a predetermined time a name is drawn. The winner gets a chance to buy one of the custom knives brought to the show.<sup id="cite_ref-EK2007_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EK2007-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-resale_56-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-resale-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, Emerson branched out in a new direction, announcing he would manufacture twelve custom electric guitars per year.<sup id="cite_ref-EK2007_28-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-EK2007-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His first guitar debuted at <i>Blade Magazine</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s Blade Show in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> in June 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-guitar_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guitar-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, Emerson opened a clothing company called "Emerson Brand Apparel" specializing in MMA and casual clothing. In 2009 at the annual <a href="/wiki/National_Rifle_Association" title="National Rifle Association">NRA</a> Convention, Emerson announced a collaboration with custom pistol manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Les_Baer" title="Les Baer">Les Baer</a> to produce a custom <a href="/wiki/M1911" class="mw-redirect" title="M1911">M1911</a> pistol built to Emerson's specifications with a semi-custom (handground blade) folding knife named the "CQC-45"(out of sequence from the CQC series as the number relates to the caliber of the pistol).<sup id="cite_ref-STLB_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STLB-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In late 2009, Emerson announced a collaboration with Spike's Tactical to produce an <a href="/wiki/M4_Carbine" class="mw-redirect" title="M4 Carbine">M4 Carbine</a> based upon his specifications for training, chambered in .22 long rifle and in 5.56 NATO; with a matching folding knife designated the "CQC-22" (out of sequence from the CQC series as the number relates to the caliber of the rifle).<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2010, Emerson announced a collaboration with Pro-Tech Knives to produce an automatic opening version of the CQC-7. In November 2010, Emerson's Roadhouse Knife won <i>Knives Illustrated</i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s American Made Knife of 2010–2011 Award at the Spirit of Steel Show in Knoxville, TN. According to Emerson, the knife will be used as a prop on the <i><a href="/wiki/Sons_of_Anarchy" title="Sons of Anarchy">Sons of Anarchy</a></i> Television Show.<sup id="cite_ref-Gathering_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gathering-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2011, at the SHOT (Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade) Show in Las Vegas, NV, Emerson debuted a new knife model designed in collaboration with <a href="/wiki/Jim_Grover_(martial_arts)" title="Jim Grover (martial arts)">Kelly McCann</a> known as the <i>Canis</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Emerson_Combat_Systems">Emerson Combat Systems</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Emerson Combat Systems"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Combat_Systems" title="Emerson Combat Systems">Emerson Combat Systems</a></div> <p>Emerson has developed a combatives system drawn upon his experience known as <a href="/wiki/Emerson_Combat_Systems" title="Emerson Combat Systems">Emerson Combat Systems</a>, which has been taught to hundreds of law enforcement agencies, members of the U.S. military, and civilians.<sup id="cite_ref-herndon_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-herndon-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-steele_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-steele-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Emerson, the techniques are based upon the physical and instinctual laws that govern the survival instincts and physical function of a human being.<sup id="cite_ref-combatives_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combatives-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This system is characterized by training as realistically as possible (not training in workout gear for example) and using flowing, dynamic concepts (for example, integrated fighting and weapon transition with a strong emphasis placed on overall physical fitness.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Emerson maintains he does not teach a "martial art" encumbered by ritual or sporting aspects but a combatives system where the goal is more than simple self-defense.<sup id="cite_ref-combatives_61-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combatives-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3rules_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3rules-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Emerson has been consulted as a technical advisor to television and movie productions including <i><a href="/wiki/National_Geographic_Channel" class="mw-redirect" title="National Geographic Channel">National Geographic</a></i>, specifically the program <i><a href="/wiki/Fight_Science" title="Fight Science">Fight Science</a></i>, due in part to his position as the hand-to-hand combat instructor for <a href="/wiki/Harry_Humphries" title="Harry Humphries">Harry Humphries</a>' Global Studies Group Incorporated, a company that teaches police and military tactics to law enforcement agencies and film production crews.<sup id="cite_ref-waterman_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waterman-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-chalker_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chalker-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As an author, Emerson has written over 30 articles on hand-to-hand combat, knife fighting, history, and knifemaking for publications including <i><a href="/wiki/Human_Events" title="Human Events">Human Events</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Blade_(magazine)" title="Blade (magazine)">Blade Magazine</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>American Cop Magazine</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Martial Arts Experts</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Journal of Modern Combatives</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-combatives_61-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-combatives-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Inside Kung-Fu</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-3rules_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3rules-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Black Belt Magazine</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Police Magazine</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <i><a href="/wiki/American_Handgunner" title="American Handgunner">American Handgunner</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2014, Emerson was inducted into the <i>Black Belt Magazine</i> Hall of Fame as "Self-Defense Instructor of the Year".<sup id="cite_ref-HOF_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOF-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernest_Emerson&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-pickles-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-pickles_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> 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"Ernest Emerson Profile". <i>Knives Illustrated</i> (Folders Special Edition): 17.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Knives+Illustrated&rft.atitle=Ernest+Emerson+Profile&rft.issue=Folders+Special+Edition&rft.pages=17&rft.date=1996&rft.aulast=Lang&rft.aufirst=Bud&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarcinkoWeisman1994" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Marcinko" title="Richard Marcinko">Marcinko, Richard</a>; Weisman, John (1994). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarrioriire00marc/page/108"><i>Rogue Warrior II: Red Cell</i></a>. 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New York: Pocket Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarriorgree00marc/page/3">3, 18, 56, 78, <span class="nowrap">130–</span>132, 204, 230, 265</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-671-89671-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-671-89671-7"><bdi>0-671-89671-7</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rogue+Warrior%3A+Green+Team&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=3%2C+18%2C+56%2C+78%2C+%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E130-%3C%2Fspan%3E132%2C+204%2C+230%2C+265&rft.pub=Pocket+Books&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-671-89671-7&rft.aulast=Marcinko&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.au=Weisman%2C+John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Froguewarriorgree00marc%2Fpage%2F3&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarcinkoWeisman1996" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Marcinko" title="Richard Marcinko">Marcinko, Richard</a>; Weisman, John (1996). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarriortask00marc/page/4"><i>Rogue Warrior: Task Force Blue</i></a>. New York: Pocket Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarriortask00marc/page/4">4, 22, 107, 153, 174–175</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-671-79958-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-671-79958-4"><bdi>0-671-79958-4</bdi></a>. <q>Five fucking hundred dollars' worth of hand-made, personally inscribed knife, a gift from Ernie Emerson, who designed it for me.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rogue+Warrior%3A+Task+Force+Blue&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=4%2C+22%2C+107%2C+153%2C+174-175&rft.pub=Pocket+Books&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=0-671-79958-4&rft.aulast=Marcinko&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.au=Weisman%2C+John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Froguewarriortask00marc%2Fpage%2F4&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarcinko2002" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Marcinko" title="Richard Marcinko">Marcinko, Richard</a> (2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/violenceofaction00marc/page/28"><i>Violence of Action</i></a>. New York: Atria Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/violenceofaction00marc/page/28">28, 101, 105, 110, 112, 116, 154</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7434-2246-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-7434-2246-5"><bdi>0-7434-2246-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Violence+of+Action&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=28%2C+101%2C+105%2C+110%2C+112%2C+116%2C+154&rft.pub=Atria+Books&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=0-7434-2246-5&rft.aulast=Marcinko&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fviolenceofaction00marc%2Fpage%2F28&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarcinkoWeisman2001" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Marcinko" title="Richard Marcinko">Marcinko, Richard</a>; Weisman, John (2001). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarriordeta00marc_0/page/217"><i>Rogue Warrior: Detachment Bravo</i></a>. New York: Pocket Books. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarriordeta00marc_0/page/217">217, 317, 323</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-671-00071-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-671-00071-3"><bdi>0-671-00071-3</bdi></a>. <q>The best folding combat knife I've ever used, the Emerson CQC-7(in the old days Ernie Emerson used to put serial numbers on his knives; mine is number 007).</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rogue+Warrior%3A+Detachment+Bravo&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=217%2C+317%2C+323&rft.pub=Pocket+Books&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=0-671-00071-3&rft.aulast=Marcinko&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.au=Weisman%2C+John&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Froguewarriordeta00marc_0%2Fpage%2F217&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarcinkoDeFelice2006" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Marcinko" title="Richard Marcinko">Marcinko, Richard</a>; DeFelice, Jim (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarriorholy00marc/page/108"><i>Rogue Warrior: Holy Terror</i></a>. New York: Atria. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/roguewarriorholy00marc/page/108">108</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7434-2248-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-7434-2248-1"><bdi>0-7434-2248-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Rogue+Warrior%3A+Holy+Terror&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=108&rft.pub=Atria&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=0-7434-2248-1&rft.aulast=Marcinko&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.au=DeFelice%2C+Jim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Froguewarriorholy00marc%2Fpage%2F108&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMorrell2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Morrell" title="David Morrell">Morrell, David</a> (2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/protector00morr"><i>The Protector</i></a>. New York: Warner Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-446-61403-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-446-61403-3"><bdi>0-446-61403-3</bdi></a>. <q>Ernest Emerson. In addition to being the best manufacturer of tactical knives (his CQC-7 is featured in this novel), Mr. Emerson is also a top-level blade instructor who works with various elite military and law-enforcement units.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Protector&rft.place=New+York&rft.pub=Warner+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-446-61403-3&rft.aulast=Morrell&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fprotector00morr&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMorrell2006" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Morrell" title="David Morrell">Morrell, David</a> (2006). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/creepers00davi"><i>Creepers</i></a></span>. New York: CDS Books. p. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/creepers00davi/page/38">38</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7862-8497-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7862-8497-9"><bdi>978-0-7862-8497-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Creepers&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=38&rft.pub=CDS+Books&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-7862-8497-9&rft.aulast=Morrell&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fcreepers00davi&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMorrell2011" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/David_Morrell" title="David Morrell">Morrell, David</a> (2011). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/spywhocameforchr00davi"><i>The Spy Who Came for Christmas</i></a></span>. 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"Militarizing Space: One More Giant Step". <i><a href="/wiki/Armed_Forces_Journal" title="Armed Forces Journal">Armed Forces Journal</a></i>. <b>139</b> (6): 11. <q>A tactical folding knife by Emerson Knives has been chosen by NASA for the Astronauts of the International Space Station Program and all United States Space Shuttle Missions.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Armed+Forces+Journal&rft.atitle=Militarizing+Space%3A+One+More+Giant+Step&rft.volume=139&rft.issue=6&rft.pages=11&rft.date=2002&rft.aulast=Roos&rft.aufirst=John+G.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AErnest+Emerson" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSweeney2004" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Sweeney_(gunsmith)" title="Patrick Sweeney (gunsmith)">Sweeney, Patrick</a> (2004). <i>Modern Law Enforcement</i>. 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<a href="/wiki/Table_knife" title="Table knife">table</a> knives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boning_knife" title="Boning knife">Boning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boti" title="Boti">Boti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bread_knife" title="Bread knife">Bread knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butcher_knife" title="Butcher knife">Butcher knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butter_knife" title="Butter knife">Butter knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caidao" title="Caidao">Caidao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheese_knife" title="Cheese knife">Cheese knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chef%27s_knife" title="Chef's knife">Chef's knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleaver" title="Cleaver">Cleaver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Electric_knife" title="Electric knife">Electric knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fillet_knife" title="Fillet knife">Fillet knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grapefruit_knife" title="Grapefruit knife">Grapefruit knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lame_(kitchen_tool)" title="Lame (kitchen tool)">Lame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mezzaluna" title="Mezzaluna">Mezzaluna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parmesan_knife" title="Parmesan knife">Parmesan knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizza_cutter" title="Pizza cutter">Pizza cutter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Splayd" title="Splayd">Splayd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steak_knife" title="Steak knife">Steak knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomato_knife" title="Tomato knife">Tomato knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japanese_kitchen_knife" title="Japanese kitchen knife">Japanese kitchen knives</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maguro_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Maguro bōchō">Maguro bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakiri_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Nakiri bōchō">Nakiri bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santoku" title="Santoku">Santoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sashimi_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Sashimi bōchō">Sashimi bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Udon_kiri" title="Udon kiri">Udon kiri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unagisaki_h%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Unagisaki hōchō">Unagisaki hōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usuba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Usuba bōchō">Usuba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yanagi_ba" title="Yanagi ba">Yanagi ba</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other <a href="/wiki/Knife" title="Knife">knives</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aircrew_Survival_Egress_Knife" title="Aircrew Survival Egress Knife">Aircrew Survival Egress Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athame" title="Athame">Athame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butterfly_knife" title="Butterfly knife">Balisong/Butterfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_knife" title="Ballistic knife">Ballistic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ballpoint_pen_knife" title="Ballpoint pen knife">Ballpoint pen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayonet" title="Bayonet">Bayonet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boline" title="Boline">Boline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolo_knife" title="Bolo knife">Bolo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boot_knife" title="Boot knife">Boot knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowie_knife" title="Bowie knife">Bowie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cane_knife" title="Cane knife">Cane knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ceramic_knife" title="Ceramic knife">Ceramic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clip_point" title="Clip point">Clip point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Combat_knife" title="Combat knife">Combat knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commander_(knife)" title="Commander (knife)">Commander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corvo_(knife)" title="Corvo (knife)">Corvo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CQC-6" title="CQC-6">CQC-6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deba_b%C5%8Dch%C5%8D" title="Deba bōchō">Deba bōchō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diving_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Diving knife">Diving knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drop_point" title="Drop point">Drop point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairbairn%E2%80%93Sykes_fighting_knife" title="Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife">Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerber_Mark_II" title="Gerber Mark II">Gerber Mark II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ginsu" title="Ginsu">Ginsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golok" title="Golok">Golok</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gravity_knife" title="Gravity knife">Gravity knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guna_(knife)" title="Guna (knife)">Guna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hacking_knife" title="Hacking knife">Hacking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Higonokami" title="Higonokami">Higonokami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_knife" title="Hunting knife">Hunting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Husa_knife" title="Husa knife">Husa knife</a></li> <li>Ivan's Knife</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob%27s_ladder_(knife)" title="Jacob's ladder (knife)">Jacob's ladder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karambit" title="Karambit">Karambit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kard" title="Kard">Kard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirpan" title="Kirpan">Kirpan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kitchen_knife" title="Kitchen knife">Kitchen knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kukri" title="Kukri">Kukri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laguiole_knife" title="Laguiole knife">Laguiole knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machete" title="Machete">Machete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandau_(knife)" title="Mandau (knife)">Mandau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marking_knife" title="Marking knife">Marking knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Misericorde_(weapon)" title="Misericorde (weapon)">Misericorde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mora_knife" title="Mora knife">Mora knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Multi-tool" title="Multi-tool">Multi-tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Navaja" title="Navaja">Navaja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neck_knife" title="Neck knife">Neck knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nontron_knife" title="Nontron knife">Nontron knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opinel_knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Opinel knife">Opinel knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palette_knife" title="Palette knife">Palette knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantographic_knife" title="Pantographic knife">Pantographic knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parang_(knife)" title="Parang (knife)">Parang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penknife" title="Penknife">Penknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penny_knife" title="Penny knife">Penny knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pesh-kabz" title="Pesh-kabz">Pesh-kabz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirah" title="Pirah">Pirah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocketknife" title="Pocketknife">Pocketknife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phurba" title="Phurba">Phurba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putty_knife" title="Putty knife">Putty knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puukko" title="Puukko">Puukko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rampuri" title="Rampuri">Rampuri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resolza" title="Resolza">Resolza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabatier" title="Sabatier">Sabatier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sami_knife" title="Sami knife">Sami knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SARK" title="SARK">SARK</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scalpel" title="Scalpel">Scalpel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seax" title="Seax">Seax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sgian-dubh" title="Sgian-dubh">Sgian dubh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sharpfinger" title="Sharpfinger">Sharpfinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheath_knife" title="Sheath knife">Sheath knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shiv_(weapon)" title="Shiv (weapon)">Shiv</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sliding_knife" title="Sliding knife">Sliding knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smatchet" title="Smatchet">Smatchet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SOG_Knife" title="SOG Knife">SOG Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Straight_razor" title="Straight razor">Straight razor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strider_SMF" title="Strider SMF">Strider SMF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Survival_knife" title="Survival knife">Survival knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Army_knife" title="Swiss Army knife">Swiss Army knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Switchblade" title="Switchblade">Switchblade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taping_knife" title="Taping knife">Taping knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Throwing_knife" title="Throwing knife">Throwing knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trench_knife" title="Trench knife">Trench knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tumi" title="Tumi">Tumi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ulu" title="Ulu">Ulu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utility_knife" title="Utility knife">Utility knife</a></li> <li>Verlängerungsmesser</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrior_knife" title="Warrior knife">Warrior knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wedung" title="Wedung">Wedung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/X-Acto" title="X-Acto">X-Acto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yarara_Parachute_Knife" class="mw-redirect" title="Yarara Parachute Knife">Yarara Parachute Knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatagan" title="Yatagan">Yatagan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dagger" title="Dagger">Daggers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anelace" title="Anelace">Anelace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Applegate%E2%80%93Fairbairn_fighting_knife" title="Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife">Applegate–Fairbairn fighting knife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_toothpick" title="Arkansas toothpick">Arkansas toothpick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BC-41" title="BC-41">BC-41</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagh_nakh" title="Bagh nakh">Bagh nakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balarao" title="Balarao">Balarao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baselard" title="Baselard">Baselard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bichuwa" title="Bichuwa">Bichuwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bollock_dagger" title="Bollock dagger">Bollock dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cinquedea" title="Cinquedea">Cinquedea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dha_(sword)" title="Dha (sword)">Dha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dirk" title="Dirk">Dirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ear_dagger" title="Ear dagger">Ear dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emeici" title="Emeici">Emeici</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fac%C3%B3n" title="Facón">Facón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/French_Nail" class="mw-redirect" title="French Nail">French Nail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunong" title="Gunong">Gunong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunting_dagger" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunting dagger">Hunting dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jambiya" title="Jambiya">Jambiya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jile" title="Jile">Jile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabutowari" title="Kabutowari">Kabutowari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaiken_(dagger)" title="Kaiken (dagger)">Kaiken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalis" title="Kalis">Kalis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katar_(dagger)" class="mw-redirect" title="Katar (dagger)">Katar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjali" title="Khanjali">Khanjali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khanjar" title="Khanjar">Khanjar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kris" title="Kris">Kris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunai" title="Kunai">Kunai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liaoning_bronze_dagger_culture" title="Liaoning bronze dagger culture">Liaoning dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_I_trench_knife" title="Mark I trench knife">Mark I trench knife</a></li> <li>Microtech Jagdkommando</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parrying_dagger" title="Parrying dagger">Parrying dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poignard" title="Poignard">Poignard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pugio" title="Pugio">Pugio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Push_dagger" title="Push dagger">Push dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rondel_dagger" title="Rondel dagger">Rondel dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seme_(dagger)" title="Seme (dagger)">Seme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shobo" title="Shobo">Shobo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sica" title="Sica">Sica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stiletto" title="Stiletto">Stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tant%C5%8D" title="Tantō">Tantō</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Raider_stiletto" title="United States Marine Raider stiletto">U.S. Marine Raider stiletto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V-42_stiletto" title="V-42 stiletto">V-42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoroi-d%C5%8Dshi" title="Yoroi-dōshi">Yoroi-dōshi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Manufacturing" title="Manufacturing">Manufacturers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aitor_Knife_Company" title="Aitor Knife Company">Aitor Knife Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Mar_Knives" title="Al Mar Knives">Al Mar Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Tomahawk_Company" title="American Tomahawk Company">American Tomahawk Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aritsugu" title="Aritsugu">Aritsugu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benchmade" title="Benchmade">Benchmade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B%C3%B6ker" title="Böker">Böker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buck_Knives" title="Buck Knives">Buck Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camillus_Cutlery_Company" title="Camillus Cutlery Company">Camillus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattaraugus_Cutlery_Company" title="Cattaraugus Cutlery Company">Cattaraugus Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Reeve_Knives" title="Chris Reeve Knives">Chris Reeve Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chroma_Cnife" title="Chroma Cnife">Chroma Cnife</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clauss_Cutlery_Company" title="Clauss Cutlery Company">Clauss Cutlery Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobray_Company" title="Cobray Company">Cobray Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cold_Steel_(company)" title="Cold Steel (company)">Cold Steel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_River_Knife_%26_Tool" title="Columbia River Knife & Tool">Columbia River Knife & Tool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cuisinart" title="Cuisinart">Cuisinart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cutco" title="Cutco">Cutco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalian_Hanwei_Metal" title="Dalian Hanwei Metal">Dalian Hanwei Metal</a></li> <li>Dexter-Russell</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ek_Commando_Knife_Co." title="Ek Commando Knife Co.">Ek Commando Knife Co.</a></li> <li>EKA</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emerson_Knives" title="Emerson Knives">Emerson Knives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F._Dick" title="F. 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