SPYDERCO C79OR Assist 79mm Orange Rescue Knife, USA

The VG-10 patented blunt-tipped 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. In the closed position, squeeze the blade deeper into the handle and a retractable carbide tip protrudes out from the base for breaking glass. 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.

Assist I (w/Carbide Tip) CombinationEdge Orange FRN-CombinationEdge

Length overall    8.375″ (213 mm)
Blade length       3.687″ (94 mm)
Blade steel         VG-10
Length closed     4.875″ (124 mm)
Cutting edge       3.188″ (81 mm)
Weight               4 oz (115 g)
Blade thickness  .125″ (3 mm)
Handle material  FRN
Edge Configuration: CombinationEdge