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Spyderco
named this knife after its principal job function, to Assist. The Assist
was designed for emergency/fire/rescue professionals (and for the
well-equipped civilian) who rely on their knives to function flawlessly
under pressure. Even with twenty-five years experience in making rescue
knives, Spyderco is still offering new high-tech features and the Assist
model showcases the latest and greatest in this knife genre.
The VG-10 modified Wharncliffe blade is a toothy
eighty-percent SpyderEdged for aggressively cutting seatbelts and
fibrous material. The last inch of the tip we've left PlainEdge for
detailed cutting (think sharpening pencils). Perched above the Round
Hole, a Cobra Hood positions the thumb directly over the hole for quick
blade deployment, then doubles as a leveraging platform for the thumb.
The wavy pattern cut from the top of the blade (created by a fireman
from Sweden) and along the inside of the handle let you place a piece of
rope (between the half-open blade and handle) and scissor the blade
shut- especially convenient for cutting rope in-and-around flesh without
having to fully open/expose the knife's blade. The FRN handle is a
molded wonder of Bi-Directional textured contours and bulges that
ergonomically wrap around your palm. Outlined in safety orange on the
handle's spine is a shrill and attention-pitched survival whistle.
Carries left/right handed, tip-up by means of a tension wire clip.
Features a 3.36 in. VG-10 steel blade. 4.88 in. black
FRN handle with a survival whistle built in to the butt end. A
reinforced wire pocket clip screws onto either side for both left &
right-handers.
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