Stealth Hawk Trivia:
The Stealth Hawks were introduced
in 1992 and were discontinued due to our inability to get anymore
of the elusive MP45 material. It was manufactured for us by
a small plastics maker who specialized in "hand lay-up" plastics.
Each sheet was individually made by hand. The one polymer that
was used dates back quite a while and was considered to be out
of date. Only one factory still made it and the EPA whacked
them. Apparently the fumes that were emitted during manufacture
were considered to be carcinogenic. The cost of upgrading the
facility to fall within EPA guidelines would have been far too
expensive to afford. They decided to shut the facility down
and with it, went one of the primary ingredients of MP45. Shomertec
bought nearly all remaining stores of these awesome blades.
We did keep some of the material for customs including a custom
sword that was made approx. three years ago. There have been
some custom pieces out of this material including a BAT Stealth
Hawk. . . very cool piece. They sold for $225.00.
These do not carry the standard
Busse Guarantee against any and all Major damage. It's that
whole plastic material thing. However, we do offer a free replacement
when the knife is used to save a life. We have honored this
more than several times. These knives have been there for many
law enforcement and military personnel when they needed them
most.
I wouldn't recommend it for scuba
applications if the intent is to cut monofilament line. It will
more likely hang up in the teeth rather than be cut. However,
for light prying and digging it can be very effective.
It was originally designed for
bomb squads who were worried about magnetism and spark generation.
It was quickly adopted by many undercover "buy and bust" teams
who were being run down with metal detectors by the drug dealers
who were in search of guns and or badges. The Stealth Hawk soon
gained a reputation as the best choice as the last line of defense
against the bad guys. At 2.5 Ounces it could be easily carried
and concealed.
In performance tests, we were
able to pound the Stealth Hawk through car doors and 55 gal.
steel drums. We pounded it through 6"x6" wooden beams and cut
or tore through 17 pieces of 1/2" hemp rope. We then flexed
it in a vise up to 20 degrees and it returned to true. No other
plastic knife could come close to doing any one of these tests
. . . . Awesome performance! Shomertec has some left, but they
have been blowing off of the shelf since they were featured
in the Los Angeles Times article on October 18th.
They are priced at $137.00. A
Kydex sheath with no metallic fasteners is extra.
