At the same time that I purchased the Coghlans Emergency Preparedness kit, I also picked up my very first survival knife.   I wasn’t initially going to do that this early in my journey to survival preparedness but Forest City Surplus had just gotten them in a few days before and, what appealed to me about it was that it was a survival knife with a  built-in slingshot (and the answer to your next question is: No.  I’ve never used a slingshot before so this will also be a new skill for me to learn. )

 

I made a quick image gallery showing off some of the features and put a description under here.  I haven’t had a chance yet to test out the durability (and my aim with the slingshot.)

***Edit…in one of the pictures you will see the slingshot assembled.  I may have done that wrong.  I think the tubing is supposed to be in two pieces so the black piece can join them together and ‘seat’ the ammo.  I’m a noob***

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The 5 inch blade is made from 440 Stainless Steel (link to wiki re: steel).  The blade only runs to the hilt and is secured there, leaving a cavity in the handle for storage space.

The serrated portion of the blade is very cool because the left and right side “teeth” (for lack of a better word) are not aligned and zig-zig between each other which would give the serrated part of the blade twice the effect.

The knife is 10.5 inches from blade to tip and the handle of the blade has a water-tight compartment.

Inside the knife handle is a fluid compass and also a little plastic container that has matches and striking paper, a band aid, fish hook, and nylon line inside of it.

The knife has a sheath that also has some wonderful multi-use accessories to it.  There is a paracord survival rope wrapped around the outside of the sheath which also secures in a ceramic sharpening stone .   There is a plastic container in the sheath that holds the parts needed to assemble the slingshot.  The plastic container also has a built-in signaling mirror and inscribed in the plastic are some basic “body gestures” to indicate to rescuers (pilots, boat crewmen) what condition you are in (whether you need help or if everything is alright).

The forks of the slingshot are embedded into the knife handle and fold easily to not be intrusive when you want to use it as a knife.  the handle of the knife also doubles as a handle for the slingshot.

A rubber tube and rubber “seat” (to sit the ammo during launch)  for the slingshot need to be attached at time of use and are stored in the plastic insert that the sheath holds when not in use.

The sheath has a belt loop and a very interesting fastener that does not completely “snap-in” but does wedge very securely.  The benefit to this is that (with practice) you can immediately retrieve your knife without fussing with clips or other “releasing” clasps.

As an added bonus (as if the knife, slingshot, and supplies like the paracord wasn’t enough), there is an additional, smaller, knife included.  It’s shaped to be multi-purpose as a can/bottle opener and also comes with a paracord lanyard.