Just wanted to share an e-mail we received recently. We know that some people have wondered if the same focus on performance and quality exists with our byrd knives. The answer to that question is simple, yes.
"Today i was involved in a small accident with falling out of the back of a vehicle. Our standard operation procedure is a fall of more than 12 feet must be backboarded and taken to the ER for a CAT scan. Being on a field exercise I was wearing ballistic body armor. The medics had to cut the vest off of me in order to place me on the board. Two pairs of EMT sheers, some random pocket knife and 10 minutes later they had only cut away one side of the vest. At this point I was still alert and I had instructed someone to get my Cara Cara Rescue knife from the pocket on my vest. 30 seconds and 10 slices later the right side of my vest was cut away clean leaving a smooth cut in the Kevlar material. looking at the vest as I sit here it is clear that my cara cara made a clean defined slice through the vest and the other attempts on the opposite shoulder leave the vest shredded torn and mangled. I would personally like to thank you and your company for making such a fine product, im considering buying a hand full just to keep around for future use. Sincerely, A Satisfied Soldier From Maine"
byrd Cara Cara Rescue - E-Mail from a Soldier
byrd Cara Cara Rescue - E-Mail from a Soldier
There is nothing more important than this one day.
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spyderHS08
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Thats great to hear Taz thanks for sharing! Glad he's ok and from the help of your knives :)
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Dodo!
:spyder: E3, Para mili, Salt 1 PE, Native, D3 OD, Ladybug, UKPK, Dodo, D4, Tasman, Ladybug Salt, Smallfly, Khukuri, Para Military, USN E4, Persistence, Civilian, Yojimbo, Smallfly, Manix 2 CE, Dodo, Military, D4 , Blackhawk, Pac Salt, Military, Manix 2, Captain, Assist, D'fly PE, Spyderhawk SE, Persian, Lum tanto, Warrior, Lil Temp, Tuff, spyderfly, szabofly, :spyder:
Dodo!
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CanisMajor
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That's a great story - no better recommendation than from the front. :)
Out of interest, how does the US army treat personal knives? There's a bit of a scandal over here because if a UK soldier is given a non-standard-issue knife they are allowed to use it in the field but they're not allowed to bring it home ... meaning they tend to get passed to the next wave of troops to come out.
Out of interest, how does the US army treat personal knives? There's a bit of a scandal over here because if a UK soldier is given a non-standard-issue knife they are allowed to use it in the field but they're not allowed to bring it home ... meaning they tend to get passed to the next wave of troops to come out.
My spydies: Squeak, Tenacious, Terzuola, D'Allara, UKPK CF peel-ply pre-production, UKPK CF smooth pre-production, UKPK G10 orange leaf-blade, UKPK FRN grey drop-point, UKPK FRN maroon leaf-blade, Bug ... all PE blades :)
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They may bring them home also, even automatics.ChrisR wrote:That's a great story - no better recommendation than from the front. :)
Out of interest, how does the US army treat personal knives? There's a bit of a scandal over here because if a UK soldier is given a non-standard-issue knife they are allowed to use it in the field but they're not allowed to bring it home ... meaning they tend to get passed to the next wave of troops to come out.
On order: Maxamet Native 5
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Next up: Something Blurple
Current pocket hog: S90V Para2
Next up: Something Blurple
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