The blade steel most often seen is S30V, but it is not uncommon to see runs of SnGs made with PD-1 Micro Melt and Z-Wear steels. 165 inches thick, with a weight of 4.6 ounces, and a blade length of around 3.5 inches. The overall length of the SnG is 8.125 inches, the blade is. In fact, it is a smaller version of the SMF (Strider Military Folder), which received a National Stock Number, as it was issued to the US Marines SOCOM. Despite its smaller size, the SnG is still an extremely well-built, stout folding knife. The SnG is appreciably smaller than the AR/GB line of folders. Currently, Mick runs SKI (Strider Knives, Incorporated). Strider does not readily release the names, instead preferring not to profit from the sacrifices of the fallen, but rather to pay homage to them.īack in 2017, Mick and Duane parted ways, with Duane heading off in another direction. Often, the initials are those of fallen heroes of the armed forces or law enforcement. They are the initials of people after whom the knives have been named. People often ask what the letters of various Strider Knives names stand for. A few years went by and Strider introduced their next knife in their folder line, the SnG. These huge folding knives are not for everyone due to their size. Both were extremely heavily built, large folders meant to take a lot of abuse and continue functioning. The first Strider folders were the AR and GB series. Word traveled quickly that Strider blades would take ridiculous amounts of abuse and still keep performing. Mick’s knifemaking had really taken off and Mick, Duane Dwyer, and Josh Lee started Strider Knives. His drive was to provide edged tools for warfighters, and he did that in fine style! The early knives were fixed blades that found their way to the front lines.įast forward several years to 1997.
Various Strider designs have met and exceeded the requirements in each of these fields.Mick Strider began making knives for members of the military back in the late 1980s. The background of Strider Knives founders enables the company to assess requirements in diverse fields ranging from the average line soldier/marine through special operations, law enforcement and hunting to commercial diving. Others are simply the company's ability to look at a potential work environment and design a prototype to be tested and assessed by the workers of that environment. Many of Striders available edged tools are drawn from customer's specific design requirements. found a ready market for custom-edged weapons and tools with the same component quality requirements as the first highly successful field knives. The initial goal having been met, Strider Knives Inc. The initial goal was to provide a field service knife constructed with the finest components available, yet affordable to the average enlisted man and within his maintenance abilities. The company was founded and is currently operated by former military personnel. is a privately owned and operated company devoted solely to the development and construction of edged tools designed to survive use in the harshest of conditions.
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