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KA-BAR TDI at SHOT Show 2015
I dropped in on John Benner at KA-BAR’s booth at SHOT Show. Mr. Benner is the founder of the Tactical Defense Institute. He designed the TDI law enforcement knife that KA-BAR builds. Benner has 37 years of service as both a soldier and a police officer. We had a great talk. You may remember that I wrote an article about the original TDI knife in 2012 in which I was not pleased with its sheath from a law enforcement perspective. In March of 2014, KA-BAR introduced two new TDI knives, the Hellfire and Hinderance, which had locking sheaths. I pronounced, “Problem solved!” But with the reservation: I wanted to know … Continue reading →
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Tagged duty knife, KA-BAR TDI Review, Officer Safety, SHOT Show
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KA-BAR TDI Knife Review: Unsafe for Duty
When I arrived at work yesterday, there was some buzz about a training incident between an FTO and a recruit that had occurred earlier in the day. It seems that it was our new recruits’ first day in the blue uniform. Some of them were assigned to Daywatch. After roll call, they were examined by their training officers. One of the FTO’s noticed a strange handle sticking out of the front of the recruit’s gun belt. Yes, it was a KA-BAR TDI knife, ostensibly designed for an officer’s last ditch self defense. The FTO had never actually handled a TDI, but he had heard of them. To demonstrate the vulnerability … Continue reading →
Posted in Knives, Officer Safety
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Tagged KA-BAR TDI knife, KA-BAR TDI Review, police back-up knife, unsafe officer's knife
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