Knives Spyderco | Assist™ Frn Orange

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 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 Texture™ 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.