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Warrior knife

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and is the reason why the knife has the informal name "Echanis' Warrior". Al Mar was an edged-weapons specialist in the U.S. Army Special Forces, a 5th degree black belt in Judo when he started Al Mar Knives in 1978 and began work on the famous and highly sought after "Warrior" knife. In his book,
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In addition to the rear serrations used for trapping an opponent's attacking limb, the knife is noted for having an extremely ergonomic handle for use in both the forward and reverse grip. The handle was designed by making a complex study of the human hand through a
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The original version was made by Al Mar Knives and had either a polished or blackened blade with either a black or camouflage rubber handle. G.Sakai of Seki Japan was the manufacturer of the Al Mar Warrior as well as Spyderco's version.
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expert Randy Wanner. The blade is distinctive in that the entire rear portion of the blade has a serrated edge, that was added at the suggestion of Wanner's Hwarang-do student
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Shooter's Bible Guide to Knives: A Complete Guide to Hunting Knives, Survival Knives, Folding Knives, Skinning Knives, Sharpeners, and More
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Round Eye Knife and Tool made a smaller version known as the "Hobbit Warrior" and a folding version known as the "Pocket Hobbit".
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The Warrior knife was designed by custom knife maker, Vietnam combat veteran, and close combat instructor Bob Taylor and
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Battle Blades, Greg Walker refers to the Al Mar Warrior as, "perhaps the ultimate in battle-blade design.
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and Round Eye Knife and Tool (REKAT). Part of the knife's design is credited to martial arts instructor
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computer program and this design has gone on to influence other fighting knives such as
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Index

Warrior Knife

fighting knife
Al Mar Knives
Michael Echanis
Hwarang-do
Michael D. Echanis
COBOL
Emerson Knives
Spyderco


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"In search of the ultimate blade"
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