The BK-3B Bottleneck is a collaborative effort between Mantis Knives and Hawk Designs of Idaho City, ID. This unique butterfly-style knife features a 2″ modified tanto edge blade machined from 400 series stainless steel. The handle, also machined from 400 series stainless steel, has a latch lock with integrated handle springs. The Bottleneck also includes a functioning bottle opener when folded and a pocket clip for easy carry.
Two of ’em, actually.
There’s a new style of Airsoft mask available to protect that pretty face. It looks pretty cool, if you’re going for the Man In The Iron Mask or Samurai look (or just have a dungeon fetish). I can definitely see this being something guys paint up in cammie patterns or something intimidating.
Now if they’d just make one that would provide true ballistic protection we’d be good to go. The Koei Tactical Infantry Face Shield comes in black or tan. It will fit most helmets and goggle styles and is rated to withstand up to 650fps bb impact at “standard distance” (whatever that is).
More fun to look at, but possibly less effective.
Long-time loyal Tactical Fanboy reader and snarky peanut-gallery commentator Red Two Alpha has posted a review of his TAD Gear jacket over on Kit Up! I figured I would send you thataway, if you’re like me and you’re a gear whore. Read the article.
Red 2 Alpha on the range in a TAD Gear Spectre.
Tactical Fanboy: Hot chicks with guns...nom nom nom.
Dana Fredsti has written a zombiepocalypse novel. She wanted to get it right.
Tactical Fanboy: Check out "Plague Town" on Under the Radar
“..So I enlisted (pun intended) expert help. Rather than try and explain the type of things I asked, here’s a good example of an actual question sent to Staff Sergeant Phillip McSorley (who also read several scenes for me to check for accuracy and realism): Oh Military Expert Person! I am writing a scene where a group of soldiers are going to a mountain rest stop to clean it (zombies, doncha know). It’s from the perspective of one guy, a lieutenant, and I have no idea of what tactics they’d use… who goes in first, do they really say things like “Charlie Tango Donut, over!” … Do they send in pairs? I’m thinking this is a small group (would there be a specific number?) and again, while it’s military, they don’t have to be specifically army or marine or air force as their specific job is taking care of zombie outbreaks. And yes, I realize this sounds totally lame… but I swear the book isn’t!”
If you like zombies and you like Army of Darkness chances are you’re going to like Plague Town.
When you’re talking true nightvision vs. thermal, which is more effective vs. zombies? Will walking corpses maintain heat signature substantially different than their surroundings, and if so will it be sufficient to identify them in a fight? These are the questions that keep me up late at night…that and wondering where Carl is. This video is US Night Vision Gen III Night Vision & Thermal Imaging Video Shot In HD On iPhone 4S. PVS-14 / PVS-7 Camera Systems. Follow ’em on Facebook.
Oh, and yes, I am using an old term. When I was a boot, any sort of night vision/thermal device was referred to as a NOD (Night Optical Device).
Check this out, it’s an interesting look at things largely forgotten today.
“On two side of the Atlantic ocean, there stand two reminders – one well-known, the other not – of one of the darkest periods of human history: the slave trade. Elmina Fort in Ghana is where millions slaves were held in captivity before being shipped off to the Americas; on the other side of the ocean, some 5443 kilometres away,there is a rocky trail built by slaves that leads away from a quiet cove on Brazil’s Ilha Grande, where slave ships landed. Mark Eveleigh takes a look into their dark past, and how they stand today…”
Yggdrassil must perform an intervention on this poor thief, with the help of the thief’s housecarl. Poor bastard. He’s got a problem, but the first step is admitting it.
Tactical Fanboy, on behalf of SolSys Group and freedom and hot-chick loving Coalition Gunfighters everywhere, is proud to announce it has added another writer to the staff of the TFB eee-light team of doorkickin’ bloggers. We are happy to introduce Willie Airborne. Willie comes highly recommend by both RE Factor Tactical, who was kind enough to refer him to us, by Brian Montgomery of WT Tactical and Magnum Tuggs (who apparently served with him in some of the most dangerous swamps within a half an hour of Galliano, LA; sources indicate they went through some “real serious shit” together). Willie is a highly decorated combat veteran, a graduate of several advanced Ho-Tac courses and . He will be writing beginning sometime in April, if his male modeling gig with Brian is wrapped up in time. Please extend Willie Airborne a warm Tactical Fanboy welcome.
“God loves the infantry and God loves Airborne Willie.”
Jason Florio was one of the last photographers to photograph Ahmed Shad Massoud, the anti-Taliban “Lion of Panjshir” (شیر پنجشیر) in August 2001 before Massoud was assassinated b Al Qaeda on September 9TH 2001. He was at the foot of the World Trade Center on September 11TH as it came down. He’s taken incredible photos around the world. One of his more recent stories was a a 930 klick expedition at the foot of The Gambia, West Africa, to produce a series of portraits of a African chiefs. He was given a fellowship of the Royal Geographical Society in London for that work. Visit his website to check out Jason Florio’s on-line gallery.
This is a video collection of some of that work.
Check out this video walkthrough of a Co-op mission in the upcoming Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Come for the invisible camouflage, stay for the awesome gameplay.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier drops May 22, 2012.
Just an FYI, Warrior Labs is about to do a mixed-product T&E project. They’ve ordered from High Speed Gear, Inc., Off The Grid Concepts LLC and SHELLBACK TACTICAL to organize a “grab and go battle belt and plate carrier.” Review and photos will be forthcoming. You can follow Warrior Laboratories on Facebook or on line.
Hat tip to 1MOA Solutions! Looks like she even has her finger forward of the trigger guard, not that I was looking at her fingers.
Off Duty Gamers has a sweet new interactive picture up on their website. It takes the cover of Medal of Honor Warfighter and names off the kit he’s using. It’s a slider bar, from right to left, uncovering everything from his optics to the gloves he’s wearing. Pretty bitchin’, and as you might expect the cost of his loadout is way more than I can afford. Check it out.
Then don’t forget to pick up a limited edition SSD ‘Keep Calm and Return Fire’ t-shirt from Tactical Distributors today! Available in Black or Tan in sizes S-XXL.
This video by YouTuber FirstManOnTheSpoon demonstrates flaws in the lightsaber fight choreography in The Phantom Menace in the form of a humorous Jedi training video.
Hat tip to Predator Intelligence Blog.
Tactical Fanboy: Gratuitous hot girl with guns. Lots of guns.
The BattleComp 1.5 in black oxide is back in stock (seems like they’re constantly selling out). The BC1.5 has the same performance as the BC1.0 and 2.0 SVC and so will probably evoke the same sort of “BattleComp Tourettes” the first time you shoot it. The 1.5 has been extended and pre-drilled for permanent attachment on 14.5” barrels needing a 16.1” overall lengthy. Professional installation is required. This BC is made from 17-4 heat-treated stainless steel bar stock with a black oxide finish and will fit all barrels using 1/2x28RH standard threads.
The BattleComp is bad ass, you should check it out. Buy one here.
Here’s an older video showing a 1.5s performance:
BattleComp mounted on something a little more robust than the average M4.
Ammo again, but that’s not a Bad Thing.
Platatac just posted a picture of a new rig on their Facebook wall. It’s a niche piece of kit but they’re wondering if anyone else would be interested in it. Go check it out, let ’em know what you think. Many people are unaware that the Australian company frequently builds small batches of specialized kit that never goes out on their commercial site. If they make just a few dozen it might cost as much as $400. If they manufacture over a hundred the price could be cut in half. Go check it out. (Platatac’s website at http://www.platatac.com/)
New Platatac chest rig. Get on their Facebook page and let 'em know what you think.
Picture of some Platatac gear on the flightline.
Here’s an interesting glove review from Predator Intelligence. I thought it was worth sharing, though I’m not entirely sure I trust anyone who willingly runs recreationally. If a bear or a Lambent-infected sociopath is chasing you with a chainsaw. (A bear with a chainsaw is terrifying: true story.)
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| Mechanix M-PACT Fingerless After Shot |
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| Hands Sans Glove After Fall |
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| M-PACT Gloves Ready to Go |
