This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while:
The blade is 154 CM, 8 inches long, 1 1/2 inches wide and 3/16 inches thick. The overall length is 13 inches.
This one has premium blue mammoth ivory, and some extra special survival stuff in the mag.
I had some partners on this project. Caspian arms made the grip frames available to me at a reasonable price, Ken Jantz at Jantz Knife Supply made the blades for me to my specifications and donated ten for the NRA knives, and my friend Scott Hamann at Metal Magic in Kenai Alaska. was also very instrumental in the building of these knives. The magazine from the knife is functional in a .45 (gives you one more round if you need it) and the knife accepts a fully loaded mag for your .45 if you want to do that.
Inside the magazine in the handle is;
The door of the compartment is a diamond hone
a Leatherman Micro
a magnesium and flint fire starter
a needle for sewing
a length of synthetic sinew for snares, fishing, sewing, a bow string etc.
fish hooks
it has capacity for a .45 round
and a flashlight is on the lanyard.
Source – Bladeforums
You can visit the knife maker Mark Knapp’s site – HERE
When is the ceramic Glock version coming? Oh wait.. that’s probably a bad idea because it could be taken undetected through airport metal detectors.
Comments
22 responses to “1911 Pistol Inspired Survival Knife”
Wow that is cool
that is awesome, put some VZ grips on that baby.
i must have one
Just one round? I am dissapoint, i cant take down a bear with just ONE round! Well… i probably can, but what if it just makes it angrier? D:
Well ya gotta knife dontcha? : )
That’s too cool. Hard to find a truly unique idea for a knife that’s both practical and that hasn’t already been done a million times.
Jantz is a great company to buy from if you’re a hobby knife maker, btw. I’ve bought stuff from them often. Everything from finished blades you can fit up with your own handle material to raw materials to build from scratch.
Re: Glock Version – You’d have to wear a kevlar glove for the inevitable exploding knife failure :)
This is by far the 1911 fans got to have knife of the year….I will be hunting one down for myself!!!
Thanks for the post!
shit that is nice!
MUST HAVE !!
OR..
MUST MAKE .. :D :D :D
(hmmm.. I wonder if a glock would make a good handle)
Hi all, thanks for the nice comments. I just finished some dressed down versions with micarta handles. Had them at the Blade show in Atlanta. Making nylon web sheaths now, keep posted on Blade Forums.
Thanks again Mark
154cm blade? its not a knife. its a sword! lol. like, 1m and a half?
No dude, look at the picture for half a second, obviously its not a meter long.
154 cm in this case, and in the case of ALL other quality knives, refers to the initial size of the metal before being turned into the knife you see above. The longer the inital metal the denser the blade. C’ mon, even my girl knows that.
how can i get one and where
I linked to the site in the blog article.
sweet i need one where can i get one
Hi All,
I want to let you know that we have a limited number of 1911’s available right now. Cost $750 for knife, sheath, mag., clip and certificate of authenticity.
We will have more available in the next few months. All contact info. is posted on our web site. Thanks, Mark
So I’m wondering how practical this really could be. Can my fully loaded standard magazine fit in this handle? Sure would make a nice back up.
Joe,
The answer to your question is yes. You standard magazine will fit this handle.
Take a look at our web site http://www.markknappcustomknives.com, we are going in to full production of these knives and they will be ready in August of this year. We are running an early bird special on the first 100 knives. They sell for $750 and we are taking $100 off for the special. See details on our web site. Thanks again, Angel
Is there a way/place to get just te magazine?? Or somewhere with a write up on how to DIY build the mag… I love the knife but I think the mag is genius by itself..
If you took a regular 1911 mag, cut the spring down, raised the floor plate up, then machined that cutout in you could accomplish the same thing!
Nate, we will have the option to just purchase a magazine within the next year. We will get back with you to let you know when this happens. We just received our Patent this past August and we are now working on filling orders for the 1911 package. Thanks again, Angel
Awesome!! Thank you!! Would love to have one of your knives eventually, when funds and the wife will allow it.. But the magazine is a brilliant idea for hiking etc..