'The Abyss' Lt. Coffey's knife

[Apollo]

Awesome! How cool is that!

The circle is now complete!!!

 

[Arkham Drifter]

You've got a great knife there. Shane does awesome work and is a very cool guy.
Thought I'd add a little history...
I spoke to George Lainhart at length back in late 1991 regarding his SEAL knife. During our conversion regarding the "SEAL Knife" he explained that SEALs had requested a corrosion resistant finish and among the various finishes he was experimenting with, he spoke highly of Titanium Nitride which has a gold coloration. At the time he was happy to make one for me with a TiN coating though ultimately I could not afford one. I was a SCUBA Instructor but I didn't have that kind of loot for a dive knife...Ughh I would have loved to own a Titanium Nitrided Lainhart SEAL Knife.
Anyway, George also explained that as of Desert Storm SEALs were requesting a different blade shape/geometry that would defeat ballistic body armor. Perhaps why this particular knife didn't had a longer life. I think there were later iterations of this knife that had a straighter clip point that was more in-line with the centerline of the knife for thrusting.
I think George was making his knives for ST 2 guys...Could be wrong though. It's been a loooong time.
Again, nice knife!

 

[C0mmand3rC0dy]

That is a hellofa nice knife there! very beautiful man, congrats!

wish I had a knife that nifty!

 

[nick daring]

Stumbled across this cool pic of the Abyss knife-

 

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[slt1911]

Hi everyone I am new on here but I just picked up something I think some of you may want to look at

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Lol trying to see how I can post a pic on here

 

[ed-209]

In the ADD TO CONVERSATION area you'll see icons above the space where you type in your post. The icons above (4th from the left) allows you to add an image to your post. --Ed

 

[slt1911]

Only see reply to thread

 

[ed-209]

Write in this space then click this icon to add photos.

 

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[slt1911]

ok I was trying to send it on my phone and it didn't work
there you guys go


just contacted George and he told me it is one of his knives. I am going to send it back to his to have him clean it up and I hope put his logo back in