The combat swimmers of Russia carry out their tasks with the use of both firearms and edged weapons. Among the wide variety of cutting products, the Caiman combat knife is quite effective. It is made by a separate official order exclusively for the security forces of the Russian Federation. You will find information about the device and technical characteristics of the Caiman knife in this article.
Description
Knife "Caiman" with a spear-shaped long and narrow blade. The manufacturer chose a similar shape in order to give cold weapons a high penetrating power. According to experts, the Caiman knife is very effective when performing stabbing blows. The blade of this military product with one and a half sharpening. A saddle-shaped cavity is provided for the main cutting edge, due to which the length of the cutting part is increased, but the linear dimensions are completely preserved. In order to give the blade rigidity, the creators equipped it with fullers. The root part of the blade with unsharpened areas, due to which the fighter, when gripping, can take out his finger onblade. Due to the fact that this knife is designed to perform highly specific tasks by law enforcement officers, the blade should not be catchy. For this reason, the blade has an anti-reflective or camouflage coating. This combat knife is not intended for commercial sales.
About the handle
Army "Cayman" has a metal cross with lugs bent to the tip. Knife with a push-in handle, for the manufacture of which pressed leather or thermoplastic elastomer is used. A combat cutting item with a metal pommel, in which there is a special hole for attaching a lanyard. This melee weapon comes with a sheath, which is equipped with a loop that allows the fighter to cling the "Caiman" to his belt. To prevent the knife from dangling, the sheath was equipped with a special fixing strap.
About specifications
- The total length of the combat knife is 29 cm, the blade is 16.7 cm.
- Blade 0.6 cm thick.
- Blade width is 3.2 cm.
- The production uses steel grades MFS 70 x 16 or MF 50 x 14.
- The hardness index ranges from 52-56 HRC.
- Produced by Melita-K.
About the civilian counterpart
Since the Caiman army knife is intended only for employees of the Russian law enforcement agencies, a civilian cannot become the owner of such a cutting product. Nevertheless, given the increased popularity of real combat knives, manufacturers have launched the production of skillfully made copies, butalready for the civilian consumer. One of these manufacturers is the company "Vityaz". Knife "Caiman" (civilian sample) weighs no more than 310 g and has the same parameters as its combat counterpart.
However, unlike the army version, there is no guard in the civilian one. This was done by the manufacturer specifically so that the cutting product, in accordance with the certificate of the ECC of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, did not qualify as a melee weapon.
Civil "Cayman" is a household option. The scope of application is tourism. Judging by the numerous reviews, with the help of this product you can easily cope with a variety of tasks on a camping trip.
