Entrek USA Merc Review

Knife: Merc
Designer: Ray Ennis
Maker: Entrek USA:
http://www.ennis-entrekusa.com/
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Knife Design: Combat/Utility
Blade Pattern: Spear Point Dagger
Grind: Hollow
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Blade Material: 440C
Rockwell Hardness: 57-58
Blade Length: 6 7/8" (17.46 cm)
Blade Thickness: 1/4" (.63 cm)
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Liners: None
Bolster Material: Aluminum (Guard)
Handle Material: Black Canvas Micarta
Handle Length: 5 1/8" (13.01 cm)
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Total Length: 12" (30.48 cm)
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Lock: Fixed Blade
Tang: Full
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Weight: 16 oz (453.59 g)
Sheath Weight: About 2.5 oz (70.87 g)
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Price: MSRP $300 Found online for $180:

http://www.entrekusastore.com/
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Special Features: Foward raked generous guard to protect your hand

Matte Bead Blasted Finish on Blade and on Handle

Removable Scales

Socket pre drilled in guard for use as fire bow socket
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Carry Option: .060 Black Kydex Sheath with black brass Eyelets, and belt loop.
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Availability: Now
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Country Of Origin: USA
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Notes: Knife is vacuum furnace treated, then air-quenched , tempered, subzero stabilized and redrawn to 57-58 RC.

All materials come from USA, and are made into a knife by hand in USA.

Full lifetime warranty to the original owner.

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My Opinions: One hell of a combat knife! This is mostly a sheer combat knife, with a little utility thrown in. Ideal for soldiers and LEO, but available to everyone. With its natural beauty, it also makes a great addition to any collection. The forward raked guard and generous palm swell really do make it feel like it grew from your hand, that is not marketing hype!

Advantages:

+Forward raked guard and palm swell fit will in hand
+Good proven stainless steel
+Good look to the canvas Micarta
+Perfectly matched grind lines
+Fit and finish GREAT
+Good decent price for quality of knife
+Made in USA
+Hollow ground and razor sharp
+Bead Blasted finish very durable
+Feels great in hand with no hard spots for blistering
+Large choil to make sharpening faster and easier
+Full Tang
+Easily removed scales on handle
+Full lifetime warrenty
+Socket in guard used for both sheath retention and firedrill socket

Disadvantages:

-Sheath noisy
-No drainage hole

Category:

Science & Technology

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• USA
• Merc
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[555Nato]

i had one and the kydex sheath scratched up the aluminium guard a LOT. i didnt like that at all.

[QuietBearr]

Kydex scratches steel and anything less hard than it, including alluminum, not really a fault of the maker, just the materials in general.

[TheSirCaliban]

That looks like a manly knife.

[QuietBearr]

That is is.

[aadrianlee]

£232 in the Uk that's $358 ouch

[aadrianlee]

£232 in the Uk

[BigRooster747]

kill knife, who would need that for general use...?

[GrinderMagee]

Entrek seems underrated and the spear point Merc is one substancial piece. Buy USA!

[sirarrowmen]

Thats an awesome knife, id have a leather sheath made for it, cuz i think that sucks that the kydex scratches it.. its too nice to have such a crappy shieth.

[555Nato]

but it doesnt make the knife better looking .another solution would be better.