marcos california 1997 ; 19 years ago 1997 headquarters san marcos california key people mick strider duane dwyer josh lee industry manufacturing products knives revenue n a number of employees n a website www.striderknives.com strider knives inc. is a custom and production knifemaking facility headed by mick strider and duane dwyer based in san marcos california . contents 1 materials and design 2 strider folding knives 3 military models 4 collaborations 5 references 6 external links materials and design edit strider knives makes folding knives and fixed blade knives using metals such as ats 34 cpm s30v steel titanium stellite beryllium damascus steel and bg 42 for the blades . 1 2 strider fixed blade knives utilize steel paracord or g 10 fiberglass for the handle material . strider uses a proprietary heat treatment originally developed by paul bos of buck knives . 2 this resulted in knives with blades of ats 34 or bg 42 coming back from heat treat with a very dark colored blade which would then be bead blasted a flat grey color . after masking a blade before beadblasting mick strider found it resulted in a striping or camouflage effect and it has become a part of the design . 3 4 as the newest steel strider uses cpm s30v does not darken after heat treating a black oxide coating is applied beforehand . 3 strider folding knives edit strider sng folding knife after eight years of making fixed blade knives strider turned to making folding knives . 4 strider s goal was to produce a folding knife that was as strong as a fixed blade . 4 to work toward this goal strider relied on the use of g10 fiberglass handles titanium liners thicker than what was in current use throughout the cutlery industry and an oversized pivot screw 0.19 in diameter . 4 the end results were two linerlocks known as the ar and gb models . strider makes titanium handled framelock folding knives . 4 these models utilize the handle itself as the locking mechanism and are named the smf sng pt and rc models . 4 military models edit strider s first project as a company was to supply naval special warfare group 1 with wb and bg models in 1994 . 5 6 strider knives currently makes several models specifically for units of the us military in the global war on terror 7 8 each with its own nsn . 4 nato stock numbers are strider smf officially knife folding special mission 1095 01 531 5015 strider db l officially knife fixed camo 1095 01 531 5023 the jb1 officially shroud knife 1670 09 000 3920 and the probe knife 1095 01 503 7231 built for landmine detection . strider knives has designed a new bayonet it hopes to market to the us military . the blade is cpm s30v and it features a tang extending all the way to the latch plate for increased strength . strider designed the bayonet for zero tolerance knives which will release it as the zt bayonet d9 . 9 strider knives has manufactured modern versions of classic military designs such as the v 42 stiletto the marine raider stiletto the sog knife the usmc fighting utility knife and the fairbairn sykes fighting knife . these versions have the same profile as the originals but incorporate modern steel and materials in their designs . the sog knife marine raider stiletto and v 42 stiletto have been used to raise funds for veteran s groups associated with those units . 4 collaborations edit strider knives has collaborated with the following companies buck knives for a variety of strider developed knife designs mass produced at a more affordable price . 4 10 surefire flashlights . strider knives collaborated with surefire by making an exclusive sf fixed blade numbered and marked with the surefire logo and sold with an identically numbered strider marked m2combatlight . 11 12 unertl optical company inc. longtime manufacturer of usmc scout sniper scopes for a unique smf knife paired up with each custom 1911 pistol sold . kershaw knives under the zero tolerance knives affiliate for strider joint designs with custom knifemaker ken onion . a portion of the proceeds from every sale of zero tolerance knives is donated to the paralyzed veterans of america . strider ken onion and zero tolerance won blade magazine s publisher s award for 2006 because of this collaboration . 13 richard marcinko for the rogue warrior series of knives named after the author s series of books . 14 references edit covert pat . strider knives are hard corps american handgunner march april 2000 a b gardner james . duel of the titans two exceptional folders exemplify state of the art guns magazine june 2005 a b kertzman joe . earn your steel stripes blade magazine march 2006 a b c d e f g h i covert pat . evolving edges strider knives get better and badder american handgunner january february 2005 bolke darryl . strider knives american handgunner magazine 2002 annual dick stephen 1995 . blades of the combat swimmers . tactical knives . 1 2 68 73 . ayoob massad . one night in the war on terror american handgunner magazine nov dec 2005 ewing dexter 2003 . keep your eyes on the strider guys . blade magazine . cox matthew 16 january 2009 . shot 09 wicked bayonet . army times . army times . retrieved 7 february 2009 . markel paul . practical tacticals buck s strider folders tactical knives magazine may 2006 ewing dexter knives and lights blade magazine march 2004 surefire strider new products guns magazine january 2003 cascio pat . kershaw s latest tactical folders knives illustrated february 2007 shackleford steve 2009 . new knives for 2009 . blade s complete guide to knives . blade . 33 3 90 . external links edit strider knives inc. official site v t e knives and daggers list of daggers list of blade materials types of knives aircrew survival egress knife athame balisong butterfly ballistic ballpoint pen knife bayonet boline bolo boning boot knife bowie bread knife cane knife cheese knife chef s knife cleaver clip point combat knife commander corvo cqc 6 deba b ch diving knife drop point electric knife fairbairn sykes fighting 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