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| | name = Ernest R. Emerson | |||
| | image = Ernest_Emerson.jpg | |||
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| | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|3|7}} | |||
| | birth_place = Northern ], ] | |||
| | occupation = ], ], CEO | |||
| | spouse = Mary Emerson | |||
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| '''Ernest R. Emerson''' (born ] ]) is an ] custom ], ], and ] expert.<ref name="refs1to5">See Herndon (2000), Combs (2004), Norman (1995), Tieves (1998) and Hopkins (1998).</ref> Originally an engineer and machinist in the ] industry,<ref name="refs1to5"/><ref name="pickles"/> Emerson became a knifemaker known for making decorative knives, he later became better known for his combat knives, eventually founding a production company to mass-produce his designs.<ref>See Herndon (2000), Tieves (1998), Basch (1990) and Lang (1997).</ref> Emerson's knives have been displayed as museum pieces, designed for use by ],<ref>See Tieves (1998) and Dockery (2004).</ref><ref name="cutler"/> and used by ] in ].<ref>NASA use: | |||
| * {{cite web | |||
| | last =Trzaska | |||
| | first =Frank | |||
| | title =NASA Knives | |||
| | work =Oregon Knife Collector's Newsletter | |||
| | date =] | |||
| | pages = 8 | |||
| | url =http://www.oregonknifeclub.org/Newsletter%200402.pdf | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-10-05}} | |||
| * {{cite web | |||
| | last =Emerson | |||
| | first =Ernest | |||
| | title =Government Contracts | |||
| | work = Emerson Knives Inc. | |||
| | publisher = Emerson Knives | |||
| | date =2002 | |||
| | url =http://www.emersonknives.com/EK_Govnt_Contracts.html | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-10-04}} | |||
| </ref> They have also been featured in films and novels, furthering their popularity with collectors.<ref name="Marcinko3"/> | |||
| Emerson is an accomplished martial artist who has developed a ] system, Emerson Combat Systems, which has been taught to ]s, ], and civilians.<ref name="combs"/><ref name ="guzy"/><ref name ="waterman"/> | |||
| ==Background== | |||
| Ernest Emerson was born on ] ] in a 400-square-foot ] built by his grandfather in northern ], and was raised in a family of farmers, craftsmen, and teachers.<ref name ="combs">Combs (2004).</ref><ref name="barlow"> | |||
| {{Harvard reference | Surname=Emerson | Given=Ernest R.| Title=Grandpa Gave a Part of Himself With That First Knife | Journal=Sporting Knives 2003 | ISBN= 0-87349-430-X | Year=2003 | Page=54–59 }}</ref> While attending high school he displayed great ability as an athlete, specifically as a ] and ] player, being drafted by the ] to play professional baseball at the age of 17 in the ].<ref name="combs"/> | |||
| Emerson began his training in martial arts at the age of 16 with the Korean version of ] known as Yudo, traveling from Wisconsin to ] twice a week to attend school.<ref name="herndon"/> He continued his study of the martial arts while attending the ] where he earned a brown belt in ] ] and a ] in ] while competing on the university's karate team.<ref name="combs"/> After graduating with degrees in ] and world history, Emerson moved to ] for the sole purpose of continuing his martial arts training at the Filipino Kali Academy.<ref name="combs"/><ref name="imb"/><sup id="fn_a_back">]</sup> There he studied Jun Fan Gung Fu, ], ], and Escrima under the tutelage of ] and Richard Bustillo (both ]s of the late ]).<ref name="combs"/><ref name="Norman"/><ref name="tieves"/><ref name="imb">{{cite news |last=Emerson |first=Ernie|url=http://www.imbacademy.com/news-2006testimonial2.html |title=Testimonial |publisher=IMB Acadamey |date=2006|accessdate=2007-02-20}}</ref><sup id="fn_a_back">]</sup> According to Emerson, he could barely afford the ]12.50 monthly dues, and performed maintenance and janitorial duties in exchange for instruction.<ref name="imb"/><sup id="fn_b_back">]</sup> Emerson subsequently trained in ] for three years at the original Gracie Academy in ], under the founders of the Gracie Jiu Jitsu system, Rorion and ].<ref name="Norman">Norman (1995).</ref> Eventually, Emerson became an instructor in his own right and combined the principles of all these systems.<ref name="BladeU">Hopkins (1998).</ref> It was also in Southern California where he met his wife, Mary, who at the time was one of the world's top female practitioners of ].<ref name="tieves"/> During this time, Emerson worked as a technician, a machine operator, and eventually a design engineer for ] in ].<ref name="combs"/><ref name="tieves"/><ref name="pickles"> | |||
| {{Harvard reference | Surname=Pickles| Given=Al| Title=Innovation Sets the Pace | Journal=Tactical Knives Magazine | Volume=1 | Issue=1 | Year=1995 | Page=32–39 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Early knifemaking== | |||
| ] | |||
| Although Emerson credits his grandfather's gift of a Barlow knife to him at the age of 8 years with starting his interest in knives, it was not until later in life that he turned to making them.<ref name="barlow"/> The summer of 1978 found Emerson in need of a ] for his study of a ] and, unable to afford one on his salary,<ref name ="herndon">Herndon (2000).</ref> Emerson decided he would attempt to make his own instead.<ref name="combs"/> He ] and drilled the handles from ] stock; the knife's blade was a simple steel blank that he hand cut with a ], shaped with ], and heat treated at his dining room table with a ] torch.<ref name="combs"/> | |||
| When he started classes with this "homemade" knife, his instructors and fellow students were impressed with his handiwork and asked him to make knives for them.<ref name ="tieves">Tieves (1998).</ref> <sup id="fn_c_back">]</sup>Emerson did so and sold these early ] for just the cost of materials, but he soon raised the price to $50 each, as demand for his knives increased.<ref name="combs"/> Emerson went on to make fixed-blade knives on a part-time basis, but upon seeing a Michael Walker handmade folding knife at a gun show, he was so impressed by the quality and design that he decided he was going to make folding ] from that point on.<ref name="herndon"/><sup id="fn_d_back">]</sup> Emerson contacted Walker and obtained his permission to use the ] mechanism on his own knives.<ref name="herndon"/><ref name ="ewing1"/><ref name ="basch">Basch (1990).</ref> | |||
| ==Pre-tactical models== | |||
| ] | |||
| Emerson's early folding knives were of the ] variety and utilized rare materials from the ] industry, including ], ], ], and ].<ref name="edge">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Covert | Given=Pat| Title=Cutting Edge Knifemaker| Journal=American Handgunner Magazine | Volume=23 | Issue=133| Year=1998 | Page=70–75,122}}</ref><sup id="fn_e_back">]</sup> He also incorporated exotic materials common to knifemakers of the time, including ], ] shell, ] shell, staghorn, and rare hardwoods.<ref name ="lang">Lang, (1997).</ref> Writer Paul Basch reported in 1990 that Emerson refused to use the parts of any animal or plant which was an ], noting Emerson as being an environmentally conscious knifemaker.<ref name="basch"/> The steel used in these blades was typically ] ATS-34, AEB-L, or 440C, and the blades were either highly polished or hand-rubbed. Emerson also made knives with ] blades.<ref name="basch"/> Among custom knife collectors and purveyors today, these knives are known as the "Pre-Tac" (Pre-Tactical) models.<ref name="Norman"/> They can be identified by their bright ] titanium bolsters and liners and the predominant use of clip point blades.<ref name="basch"/> The knives were also noted for their close tolerances and precise locking mechanisms.<ref name ="Norman"/> Emerson credits the following knifemakers for helping him along during his early years as a knifemaker: Michael Walker, Clint Breshears, Bob Engnath, and Jim Ferguson.<ref name="basch"/> | |||
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| Emerson's first logo or stamp on these knives was "Emerson Knives" surrounding the outline of a ]; accordingly this is referred to as the rare "Bowie Logo", appearing on only a very small number of knives. When a knife collector asked Emerson if he made Bowie knives, Emerson informed him that he did not. The collector then advised him to change his logo or he might confuse the knife-buying public, as they would ask for Bowie knives instead of linerlock folders. Emerson agreed with this assessment, dropping the knife outline and the word "knives" from his stamp, using just his name in a half-circle on the blade as a logo. This marking is known among collectors as the "Half-Moon Logo" and would appear again as a transitional mark between the Viper and Specwar lines of knives.<ref name ="Norman"/> | |||
| These early knives sold for between $800 and $2,000 each; that, combined with his appearances at knife shows and write-ups in knife magazines, helped Emerson gain status and credibility as a custom knifemaker.<ref name="tieves"/> Once established as a serious and reputable maker, Emerson was soon able to concentrate on making the knives he wanted to make—knives designed for use as opposed to show, specifically folding knives designed for combat.<ref name="tieves"/> | |||
| ==Viper Knives== | |||
| ]As a direct result of watching his fellow martial artists train with a fixed-blade fighting knife in class, yet carry some type of a folding knife when they left the training area, Emerson decided there was a need for a sturdy folding knife designed primarily for combat.<ref name="tieves"/> Although Emerson had always maintained that the knives he made were built as fighting knives first and foremost,<ref name="basch"/> in October 1988 he stripped down five of these designs to simpler materials.<ref name="combs"/> He continued his use of linen or canvas micarta because of its high tensile strength and superior gripping surface when wet; he decided on black or dark grey for the color instead of the brighter colors used previously.<ref name="Norman"/> He retained the titanium for the liners and bolsters but chose to bead-blast them a flat grey matte color as opposed to the colorful anodizing which used to appear on his knives.<ref name="Norman"/> The reasons for using titanium were its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance.<ref name="titanium"> | |||
| {{cite web | title=Titanium Alloys – Corrosion and Erosion Resistance | work=The AtoZ of Materials:Materials Information Service – The Selection and Use of Titanium, A Design Guide | url=http://www.azom.com/details.asp?ArticleID=1336 | accessmonthday=December 31 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref> | |||
| Emerson ground the blades of these knives from ATS-34 steel with a ] of 57–59 and made them thicker toward the tip, creating a stronger-tipped blade than he had made previously.<ref name="tieves"/> He bead-blasted the blades as he did the liners and bolsters instead of rubbing or polishing them, giving them a matte finish as opposed to the mirror-polished finish common on his earlier knives.<ref name="combs"/><ref name="walker"/> Emerson designed each one of these knives for a specific purpose. The slender Viper 1 and smaller Viper 2 were designed for use as a police officer's backup weapon.<ref name="Norman"/> The Viper 5 was designed to be used by naval boat crews, as the handle was contoured with a rear brake so as to not slip from the user's hand when wet.<ref name="Norman"/> | |||
| ] | |||
| Emerson's goal for this Viper line was to produce a working knife which would be more resistant to the elements and more durable than the "art knives" for which he had become known.<ref name="tieves"/><ref name="Norman"/> These knives were created to satisfy the demand for a practical field-grade combat knife which could be carried discreetly and accessed quickly.<ref name="garrett"/> He sold these five models under the name "Viper Knives" and changed the logo on the blades to read the same.<ref name="garrett"/><sup id="fn_f_back">]</sup> Emerson makes these models to this day on a custom basis under the names MV1–5, "MV" standing for "Model Viper".<ref name="combs"/><ref name ="walker">Walker, Greg (1993). ''Battle Blades: A Professional's Guide to Combat/Fighting Knives'' (Hardcover), pages 38, 130 ISBN 0-87364-732-7</ref> | |||
| ==Specwar Knives== | |||
| ] | |||
| In the mid-1980s individual ] from a ] team had been using personally purchased custom fixed-blade knives made by Southern California knifemaker ].<ref name="steele"/> Hartsfield's knives are hard ground from differentially heat-treated A2 tool steel and are known for their distinctive ]-ground blades.<ref name="steele"> | |||
| {{Harvard reference | |||
| | Surname = Steele | |||
| | Given = David E. | |||
| | Title = The Hottest Grind of All | |||
| | Journal = Blade Magazine | |||
| | Volume = 24 | |||
| | Issue = 3 | |||
| | Year = 1997 | |||
| | Page = 16–18 | |||
| }}</ref><ref name="tieves"/> More accurately, they are also zero ground; that is, the edge has no secondary bevel, minimizing drag when used for cutting purposes. Emerson had long been impressed by the cutting ability of the chisel-ground edge and had asked Hartsfield's permission to incorporate it into his own folding knives, which Hartsfield granted.<ref name="steele"/> When the SEALs asked Hartsfield to make them a folding knife, he informed them that he did not make folding knives and referred them to Emerson.<ref name="steele"/><ref name="profile"/><ref name="SEALS">Dockery (2004).</ref> | |||
| According to the SEALs' requirements, the knife had to be corrosion resistant, designed for easy cleaning in the field, durable enough to be used on a daily basis as a tool, and capable as a weapon should the need arise.<ref name="garrett"/> Emerson's folding chisel-ground "tanto" became the sixth model in his Viper series and, while a handful of prototypes were referred to as "Viper 6", the model was soon named the "CQC6" (] refers to close-quarters combat) and was chosen by the SEALs for use.<ref name ="profile">Staff, Knives Illustated. (1996)"Ernest Emerson Profile", ''Folders Special Edition by Knives Illustrated''</ref><ref name="ewing1"> | |||
| {{Harvard reference | Surname=Ewing| Given=Dexter| Title=Stand and Salute the CQC7 | Journal=Knives Illustrated Annual | Volume=20 | Issue=1| Year=2006 | Page=172–176 }} | |||
| </ref><ref name="garrett">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Garrett| Given=Robert| Title=Will the Rolex be Replaced by an Emerson Folder as THE Special Ops Status Symbol?| Journal=Tactical Knives Magazine| Volume=2 | Issue=2 | Year=1996| Page=58–63 }}</ref><ref name="steele"/><sup id="fn_g_back">]</sup> Ownership of a CQC6 soon became something of a status symbol among members of various elite military units, including Navy SEALs, ], German ], and ].<ref name="garrett"/><ref name="Norman"/><ref name="pickles"/><ref name="covert"/><ref name ="frenchy">"Le CQC-8 d'Emerson Knives", ''CIBLES Magazine'', Issue #439,October 2006</ref><ref name="waterman"/><ref name ="guzy">Guzy, Mark R. Testimony Before Nevada Assembly Judiciary Committee '''' (]). Retrieved ].</ref><sup id="fn_h_back">]</sup><sup id="fn_i_back">]</sup><sup id="fn_j_back">]</sup> Because of this connection to the Special Warfare community, Emerson changed the name of his custom knife line to "Specwar Knives", and in 1996 this new designation began appearing in the logo on his blades. | |||
| ] | |||
| Other models followed in the Specwar line bearing the CQC Series moniker, including the CQC7 which is another chisel-ground tanto-bladed folder similar to the CQC6 but with a saber-type handle shape.<ref name="ewing1"/><ref name="Sweeney">Sweeney (2004), pp. 7, 142–143</ref><ref name="field">{{cite news |last=Heavey |first=Bill |url=http://www.fieldandstream.com/fieldstream/columnists/article/0,13199,659761,00.html |title=Why Men Love Knives |publisher=Field & Stream |date=2005-10-27 |accessdate=2007-01-25}}</ref> The CQC8 ("Banana Knife") was a folder inspired by Bob Taylor's Warrior Knife and is used by British SAS troops.<ref name="frenchy"/><ref name ="lights">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Ewing| Given=Dexter| Title=Knives and Lights| Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=31 | Issue=3 | Year=2004 | Page=126–129 }}</ref><ref name ="EK2007"/> The knife also has the distinction of being the first folding knife that was designed to be ] correct in both forward and reverse grip.<ref name="garrett"/> Its users refer to it as "the finest fighting knife ever developed".<ref name ="EK2007"/> The CQC9 ("Eagle Knife") is a reverse-curved hawkbill blade developed as a backup weapon for an American law enforcement agency; it also has an opening hole in the blade licensed from knife manufacturer ].<ref name="delavigne">Delavigne (2004), p. 163</ref><ref name="steele"/><ref name="garrett"/> Although Emerson has standard models for these custom knives, each one is made individually by hand.<ref name="combs"/><ref name="steele"/><ref name="tieves"/> | |||
| ==Popularizing the tactical knife== | |||
| While not the first knifemaker to build what is known as a tactical folding knife, Emerson was one of several makers who popularized and perfected the concept of the handmade tactical folder in the 1990s.<ref name="pickles"/><ref name ="covert">Covert, Pat. "Strike Force!" ''American Handgunner'', January 2000. Available at Retrieved on ] ].</ref><ref name ="haskew"> | |||
| {{Harvard reference | Surname=Haskew| Given=Mike| Title=Ground Breaking Tactical Folder Makers | Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=31 | Issue=2 | Year=2004 | Page=24–31 }} | |||
| </ref><ref>{{Harvard reference | Surname=Shackleford | Given=Steve| Title=30 Most Influential People in Blade History | Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=30 | Issue=10 | Year=2003 | Page=92–99 }} | |||
| </ref> Emerson's knives also began appearing in the ] series of novels written by the founder of the US Navy's ], ], which helped fuel interest among collectors.<ref name="Marcinko3"/> | |||
| This surge in interest for Emerson's knives soon became overwhelming. Although he had been making knives full time since 1994, Emerson was still manufacturing these knives in his home garage workshop three years later.<ref name="tieves"/><ref name="lang"/> As Emerson watched his customers' wait time expand from two years to seven, he realized that the demand for his handmade blades was far outpacing his ability to produce them.<ref name="lang"/> The first method to bridge this gap between supply and demand would be through factory collaborations with established cutlery companies.<ref name="tieves"/> | |||
| ] | |||
| Emerson's first collaboration with a knife manufacturer was with Timberline Knives in 1993 for his SPECWAR model.<ref name="covert"/><ref name="dick"/><sup id="fn_k_back">]</sup> This model featured a one-side chisel-ground tanto blade almost 1/4 inch (6.35 mm) thick. Its handle was made from fiberglass-reinforced nylon molded around a near-full tang. Vaughn Neeley of Timberline designed the sheath.<ref>{{Harvard reference | Surname=Overton| Given=Mac| Title=Walking Tall With Timberline| Journal=Tactical Knives | Volume=1 | Issue=3 | Year=1995 | Page=82–85 }}</ref> The knife was originally a custom piece designed for Naval Special Warfare Group One, and this factory version was soon entered in the trials for the ] knife in 1995.<ref name="dick">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Dick| Given=Stephen| Title=Blades of the Combat Swimmers| Journal=Tactical Knives | Volume=1 | Issue=2 | Year=1995 | Page=68–73 }}</ref><sup id="fn_l_back">]</sup> Although it was not chosen by the Navy, the Emerson-Neely SPECWAR knife won <i>Blade Magazine</i>'s 1995 American Made Knife of the Year Award<ref name="Norman"/> at the magazine's Blade Show in ], that same year and was displayed as an exhibit at the Metropolitan ] in ] from May 24 to August 15,1995.<ref>Knifemaker Profile:Ernest Emerson, ''Fighting Knives'', July 1995</ref> | |||
| ] | |||
| In 1994 the president of ], Les DeAsis, approached Emerson to manufacture the CQC6 on a larger scale as a factory production model.<ref name="Norman"/> Preferring to keep the CQC6 as a custom-only knife, Emerson instead licensed a similar design of his, the CQC7.<ref name ="wsj"> {{cite news | last = Fritz | first = Mark | title = How New, Deadly Pocketknives Became a $1 Billion Business | publisher = The Wall Street Journal | date = ] | url =http://online.wsj.com/PA2VJBNA4R/article/SB115379426517016179-search.html |accessdate = 2007-01-02}}</ref><ref name="cqc7"/> | |||
| The Benchmade factory version was sold under the model name BM970 or BM975 depending on blade length. Other designations followed which denoted blade finish,<ref name="stanford">Stanford (1999), p. 89</ref> manual or automatic opening, or partially serrated blade.<ref name="Norman"/> The knife retained the profile of Emerson's custom piece in addition to the ATS-34 steel and the titanium liners.<ref name="clarke"/> However, on Benchmade's offering the bolsters and micarta scales were replaced with G10 fiberglass scales, the slotted screws were replaced by ] head ]s, and the pocket clip was repositioned so that the knife could be carried in the pocket in a tip-down position.<ref name="pickles"/><ref name="clarke"> | |||
| {{Harvard reference | Surname=Clarke| Given=Christopher| Title=Benchmade/Emerson CQC7: Double-Duty Folder| Journal=Tactical Knives | Volume=1 | Issue=3 | Year=1995 | Page=58–60 }}</ref> | |||
| Despite these changes the knife was true to Emerson's original design, and even though it did not have the craftsmanship of a handmade piece of cutlery it satisfied customers with their own version of Emerson's work at an affordable price and without the five-year wait.<ref name="cqc7">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Shackleford| Given=Steve| Title=The 7 is 10| Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=32 | Issue=2 | Year=2005 | Page=42–48}}</ref><ref name="steele"/><ref name="ewing1"/> | |||
| ==Emerson Knives, Inc.== | |||
| {{Infobox_Company | | |||
| company_name = Emerson Knives, Inc.| | |||
| company_logo = ] | | |||
| company_type = Proprietership| | |||
| foundation = ] (1996) | | |||
| location = ] | | |||
| key_people = Ernest Emerson, Founder & President| | |||
| industry = ]| | |||
| products = ]| | |||
| revenue = US$10 million| | |||
| num_employees = 20–25 | | |||
| homepage = | |||
| }} | |||
| In February 1996, Emerson and his wife, Mary, founded Emerson Knives, Inc. (also referred to as EKI) in Torrance, California to manufacture knives on a larger scale than he was then capable of.<ref name="herndon"/><ref name="tieves"/><ref name="lang"/> This new company would be a distinct entity from his Specwar lineup of custom knives, although several custom designs would make their way into production from time to time. Four years after starting this venture, Emerson sold an entire year's worth of production in four hours at the ] (Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade) Show in January 2000.<ref name="shot">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Hopkins| Given=Cameron| Title=The Worse it Gets, the Better We Like It| Journal=American Handgunner Magazine | Volume=25 | Issue=157 | Year=2000 | Page=92–93}}</ref> | |||
| Emerson continued to collaborate with other companies on knife-related projects as his own company grew. In some cases these collaborators had become his competition, such as ]. In 2002 Emerson collaborated with Gerber Knives to create both companies' first ], the Gerber-Emerson Alliance.<ref name="auto">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Karwan| Given=Chuck| Title=Automatic Success| Journal=Tactical Knives | Volume=9 | Issue=6 | Year=2003| Page=50–54 }}</ref><sup id="fn_m_back">]</sup> In that same year, Emerson collaborated with ] by making an exclusive CQC8 (Banana Knife) numbered and marked with the SureFire logo and sold with an identically numbered Emerson-marked Centurion C2 CombatLight.<ref name="lights"/> In 2005 Emerson collaborated with Andy Prisco, the CEO of the American Tomahawk Company, to produce the CQC-T ]. This tomahawk features a curved head machined from 4140 steel with a rear spike and a lightweight fiberglass handle. Although not made by Emerson, the tomahawk was designed by him.<ref>{{Harvard reference | Surname=Steele| Given=David E.| Title=Wedged Edges at War| Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=32 | Issue=9 | Year=2005| Page=12–18 }}</ref> In 2007, Emerson announced a collaboration with custom knifemaker and knife thrower Bobby Branton. The collaboration piece is a fixed-blade knife designed primarily for ] dubbed the BETT: Branton-Emerson Tactical Thrower. | |||
| ] | |||
| One of Emerson's earliest production models, the Commander (winner of <i>Blade Magazine</i>'s Overall Knife of the Year Award for 1999), is a large recurve folding knife based on a special custom design, the ES1-M, that he had made for a West Coast Navy SEAL Team.<ref name ="working"> | |||
| {{Harvard reference | Surname=Dick | Given=Steven| Title=The Working Folding Knife | ISBN= 9780883172100 | Year=1997| Publisher= Stoeger Publishing Company|Page=154–159 }}</ref><ref name="tieves"/> The Commander has a hook on the spine of the blade (originally designed as a blade catcher) which, when snagged on the edge of the pocket or sheath causes the knife blade to open as it is drawn.<ref name="tieves"/><ref name="SEALS"/><ref name ="cutler">"Cutler of Fortune", ''Blade Magazine'', October 1997</ref> Emerson called this innovation the Wave and secured a patent for it in March 1999.<ref name="wave">{{cite web | title=Self Opening Folding Knife | work=US Patent | author=Emerson, Ernest R|url=http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT5878500 | accessmonthday=December 31 | accessyear=2006 }}</ref><ref name="covert"/> Emerson's Wave made its way onto most of his knives both in the production and custom lines, with the exception of the Viper models. It is a required feature on all knives that Emerson supplies to military units, search and rescue units, and law enforcement agencies.<ref>{{Harvard reference | Surname=Overton| Given=Mac| Title=Knives Inspired by the World's Most Popular Combat Rifle| Journal=Knives Illustrated | Volume=21 | Issue=1 | Year=2007 | Page=16–20 }}</ref> | |||
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| After a disastrous ] crash in 1999 resulting in the deaths of six ] and one sailor, the ] performed an assessment of their equipment and decided among other things that they needed a new search and rescue knife.<ref name="combs"/><ref name="covert"/> The ] knives issued to the SBUs (Special Boat Units) had catastrophically failed to cut the Marines free from their webbing.<ref name="combs"/> | |||
| The Navy went to Emerson, who designed and fabricated a working prototype within 24 hours.<ref name="combs"/> They found that it met their needs, and the model was dubbed the "SARK" (Search and Rescue Knife).<ref name="covert"/> The SARK is a folding knife with a ]-style blade and a blunt tip designed so a rescuer could cut trapped victims free without stabbing them. The knife features Emerson's Wave.<ref name="combs"/><sup id="fn_n_back">]</sup> Seeing another need in the ] community, Emerson replaced the blunt end of the SARK with a pointed end and named it the "P-SARK", or Police Search And Rescue Knife. The ] Police Department consulted Emerson to produce written policy for the carry and deployment of the P-SARK knives in their department.<ref name="griffith">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Griffith| Given=David| Title=On the Cutting Edge| Journal=Police Magazine| Volume=10 | Issue=2 | Year=2002 | Page=68–75 }}</ref> | |||
| ] | |||
| In 1999 ] contracted Emerson to build a knife for use on ] missions and the ].<ref name="NASA0"/> Rather than design a new model from scratch, NASA chose an existing model which already met their specifications, with one additional design requirement.<ref name="NASA0"/> The model is a folding version of the Specwar knife that Emerson had designed for Timberline with the addition of a guthook cut into the ] point of the blade with which ]s could open their ] ]. The knife is not available for purchase outside of NASA.<ref name="NASA0"> | |||
| {{cite press release | |||
| | title =Emerson Knives | |||
| | publisher = American Handgunne Magazine | |||
| | date = 11/01/2000 | |||
| | url =http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTT/is_149_24/ai_65910759 | |||
| | accessdate = 10/5/2007 }} | |||
| </ref> | |||
| On ] ], Emerson announced his semi-retirement from custom knifemaking in order to concentrate on this new production company and to fill the thousands of outstanding orders for his custom work.<ref name="retirement">{{cite web | last =Emerson | first =Ernest R.| title = Retirement Announcement| work = Emerson Knives Inc., News Page | date = ] ] | url =http://www.emersonknives.com/News.html| accessdate= 2007-01-01 }}</ref> He still makes custom knives available for sale at knife shows, but takes no orders for new custom work.<ref name="top10">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Shackleford| Given=Steve| Title=Top 10 Most Collected Makers and their Knives| Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=32 | Issue=5 | Year=2004| Page=57 }}</ref><ref name="resale">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Haskew| Given=Mike| Title=The Quick-Resale Phenomenon| Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=33 | Issue=12 | Year=2006| Page=30–35 }}</ref> Since 1995 the only way to get a new custom knife from Emerson himself is through a ] held at knife shows where he is present. Depending on the size of the show, as many as several hundred potential buyers write their names on individual pieces of paper at his booth, and at a predetermined time a name is drawn. The winner gets a chance to buy one of the custom knives brought to the show.<ref name="top10" /><ref name="resale"/><sup id="fn_o_back">]</sup><ref>{{Harvard reference | Surname=Ewing| Given=Dexter| Title=Rock-Star Knifemakers Part 1| Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=34 | Issue=1 | Year=2007| Page=26–29}}</ref><ref name="EK2007"/> | |||
| In 2007 Emerson branched out in a new direction, announcing he would manufacture twelve custom ]s per year.<ref name ="EK2007">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Overton | Given=Mac| Title=Emerson Knives: The #1 Hard Use Knives in the World | Journal=Knives Illustrated | Volume=21 | Issue=4 | Year=2007 | Page=36–43 }}</ref> His first guitar debuted at <i>Blade Magazine</i>'s Blade Show in ] in June 2007.<ref name ="guitar">{{Harvard reference | Surname=Overton | Given=Mac| New Cutlery Unveiled at the 2007 Blade Show | Journal=Knives Illustrated | Volume=22 | Issue=4 | Year=2007 | Page=10–17 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Emerson's knives in popular culture== | |||
| Emerson's knives have appeared onscreen in films and television shows. In ''Night of the Running Man'', ]'s character carried a white-handled, one-of-a-kind Emerson CQC6. Ravens, neck knives, and the Commander knife were featured in the short-lived UPN television series '']''<ref name="cutler"/> A Commander knife was used by the character of Zak in the 1998 movie ''The Placebo Effect''; Emerson Knives is thanked in the film credits for the knife. | |||
| ]'s 2001 film '']'' portrayed soldiers carrying Emerson folding knives in the hangar scene, and in '']'' the Kandahar model appeared on ]' character's web gear, and other actors were seen with Emerson Police Utility Knives. ] used an Emerson Karambit to kill an opponent in one of the final scenes in '']''. '']'' briefly featured an Emerson fixed-blade Kandahar knife in the trunk of ]'s car along with other weapons. | |||
| Emerson's knives are featured in mystery, spy, military, action, and adventure novels. At least seven of ]'s '']'' novels ('']'', ''Green Team'', ''Task Force Blue'', ''Detachment Bravo'', ''SEAL Force Alpha'', ''Violence of Action'' and ''Holy Terror'') prominently feature Emerson's knives (CQC6 or CQC7) as a regularly carried piece of equipment.<ref name="Marcinko3">Marcinko books: | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Marcinko |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Marcinko |coauthors=Weisman |title=Rogue Warrior II: Red Cell|year= 1994|publisher= Pocket Books|location=New York |isbn=0-671-79956-8 |pages=108 }} | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Marcinko |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Marcinko |coauthors=Weisman |title=Rogue Warrior: Green Team|year= 1995|publisher= Pocket Books|location=New York |isbn=0-671-89671-7 |pages=3,18,56,78, 130–132, 204, 230, 265}} | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Marcinko |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Marcinko |coauthors=Weisman |title=Rogue Warrior: Task Force Blue|year= 1996|publisher= Pocket Books|location=New York |isbn=0-671-79958-4 |pages=4,22,107,153, 174–175.}}</ref><ref name="voa">{{cite book |last=Marcinko |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Marcinko|title= Violence of Action|year= 2002|publisher= Atria Books|location=New York |isbn=0-743-42246-5 |pages=28,101,105,110,112,116,154 }}</ref><ref name ="Bravo"> {{cite book |last=Marcinko |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Marcinko |coauthors=Weisman |title=Rogue Warrior: Detachment Bravo|year= 2001|publisher= Pocket Books|location=New York |isbn=0-671-00071-3 |pages=217,317,323}}</ref><sup id="fn_p_back">]</sup><ref name="ht">{{cite book |last=Marcinko |first=Richard |authorlink=Richard Marcinko |coauthors=DeFelice, Jim|title=Rogue Warrior: Holy Terror|year= 2006|publisher= Atria|location=New York |isbn=0-743-42248-1 |page=108 }}</ref> The protagonist, Marcinko, uses an Emerson CQC6 or CQC7 on various occasions. On page 175 of ''Task Force Blue'', Marcinko remarks that his CQC6 was a "personal gift from Ernie Emerson, himself".<sup id="fn_q_back">]</sup> | |||
| ] | |||
| '']'' bestselling author ]'s novel ''The Protector'' not only has the main character, a former ] operator named Cavanaugh, using an Emerson CQC7 knife, but the cover art itself is a photograph of a blood-stained Production Emerson CQC7.<ref>Morrell (2003), pp. 259–260, 271, 273, 286, 300, 312, 324, 325, 382, 393, 401, 405, 410, 421–423, 452, 456, 463–464</ref> Cavanaugh uses the knife in combat as well as in many rigorous cutting chores. The author acknowledges Emerson as "the best manufacturer of tactical knives" as well as a "top level blade instructor for elite military and law-enforcement units".<ref>Morrell (2003), p. ''viii''.</ref><sup id="fn_r_back">]</sup> In an interview with British E-Zine ''Shots : The Crime and Mystery Ezine'', Morrell indicated that he injured his collarbone during an Emerson knife-fighting course while performing research for the novel.<ref> | |||
| {{cite web | title = The Protection Business: David Morrell talks to Ali Karim | work = Shots : The Crime and Mystery Ezine| url = http://www.shotsmag.co.uk/shots21/intvus_21/dmorrell2.html | accessdate = 2007-01-01 |}}</ref><sup id="fn_s_back">]</sup> | |||
| Three of Marcus Wynne's novels (''Warrior in the Shadows'', ''No Other Option,'' ''Brothers in Arms'') also feature use of Emerson's knives by the main characters. The CQC7, Commander, and La Griffe are favored by the main characters and are used as defensive weapons throughout the books.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wynne|first=Marcus|title=Warrior in the Shadows|year= 2003|publisher=Forge |location=New York |isbn=0-765-34376-2|pages=12, 15, 30, 60, 105, 128, 162, 272, 275, 285, 322|}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wynne|first=Marcus|title=No Other Option|year= 2004|publisher=Tor |location=New York |isbn=0-812-54944-9|pages=78,338,381}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Wynne|first=Marcus|title=Brothers in Arms|year= 2004|publisher=Tor |location=New York |isbn=0-765-34691-5|pages=124, 321}}</ref> ]'s fictional hired killer John Rain uses an Emerson Comrade CQC-12, a folding knife based on the ] ], in ''The Last Assassin''.<ref name="eisler">{{cite book |last=Eisler |first=Barry|authorlink=Barry Eisler|title= The Last Assassin|year= 2006|publisher= Putnam Adult |location=New York |isbn=0-399-15359-4 |pages=78 }}</ref> The characters of S.M. Gunn's novels based on Naval Special Warfare, Navy SEALs, and ]s routinely carry Emerson's knives. One of the main characters carries an Emerson custom MV-1 Viper knife in the book ''SEALs SubStrike''.<ref> | |||
| {{cite book |last=Gunn |first=S.M.|title=SEALs Sub Strike: Operation Ocean Watch|year= 2003|publisher= Avon Publishing|location=New York |isbn=0-060-09548-2 |pages=40, 60, 86, 190 }}</ref> | |||
| Retired Navy SEAL and SEAL Team 6 Plankholder ] routinely puts Emerson's knives (CQC-7s and Commanders) into the hands of the heroes of his ''Home Team'' novels based on the exploits of former Naval Special Warfare Operators.<ref > | |||
| {{cite book |last=Chalker |first=Dennis|authorlink=Dennis Chalker|coauthors=Dockery |title=The Home Team: Undeclared War |year= 2004|publisher= Tor Publishing|location=New York |isbn=978-0060517267 |pages=88,97,173,251,286 }}</ref> | |||
| ==Emerson Combat Systems== | |||
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| | logocaption = Emerson Combat Systems | |||
| | logosize = 120px | |||
| | name = Emerson Combat Systems | |||
| | focus = ] | |||
| | country = {{flagicon|USA}} ] | |||
| | creator = Ernest R Emerson | |||
| | parenthood = ], ], ] | |||
| }} | |||
| Emerson's study and instruction of martial arts is ongoing.<ref name="herndon"/> He has accumulated 35 years of experience in a variety of styles and philosophies of combat.<ref name="combs"/> Drawing upon this base of knowledge and experience he has developed a combatives system known as Emerson Combat Systems, which has been taught to hundreds of law enforcement agencies, members of the U.S. military, and civilians.<ref name="Janes"> | |||
| {{cite conference | |||
| | first =Emerson | |||
| | last =Ernest | |||
| | authorlink =Ernest Emerson | |||
| | title =Surviving the Deadly Attack | |||
| | booktitle = Less-Lethal Weapons Conference | |||
| | publisher =Janes Information Group | |||
| | date =10/25/2006 | |||
| | location =The Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK | |||
| | url = http://www.janes.com/images/pdf/events/conferences/Less%20Lethal%20Weapons%20Conf%202006.pdf | |||
| | accessdate = 10/05/2007}} | |||
| </ref><ref name="combs"/><ref name="herndon"/><ref name="tieves"/><ref name="steele"/><ref name="covert"/> | |||
| The purpose of Emerson Combat Systems is to give the student the tools to survive the first few seconds of a violent attack. It is based upon the recognition of two factors: the human body's ] response to ] and its reduction to the use of gross motor skills.<ref name="BladeU"/> According to Emerson, the techniques are based upon the physical and instinctual laws that govern the survival instincts and physical function of a human being.<ref name="combatives"/> | |||
| ] | |||
| This system is characterized by training as realistically as possible (not training in workout gear for example) and using flowing, dynamic concepts (for example, integrated fighting<sup id="fn_t_back">]</sup> and weapon transition<sup id="fn_u_back">]</sup>) with a strong emphasis placed on overall physical fitness.<ref>Emerson, Ernest R. "Old World Skills Keep Today's Soldiers Alive", ''Tactical Gear Annual'', Summer 2005. 12–20</ref> Emerson maintains he does not teach a "martial art" encumbered by ritual or sporting aspects but a combatives system where the goal is more than simple self defense.<ref name="combatives"/><ref name="3rules"/><sup id="fn_v_back">]</sup> | |||
| Emerson has been consulted as a technical advisor to television and movie productions including '']'', specifically a program titled '']'', due in part to his position as the Hand To Hand Combat Instructor for ]' Global Studies Group Incorporated, a company that teaches police and military tactics to law enforcement agencies and film production crews.<ref name ="waterman">Waterman, Steve. "Brown Water to Silver Screen: Story & Photos". ''Soldier of Fortune Magazine'',54–57, 67–69. July 1997.</ref><ref name ="chalker"> | |||
| {{cite book |last=Chalker |first=Dennis|authorlink=Dennis Chalker|coauthors=Dockery |title=One Perfect Op: An Insider's Account of the Navy Seal Special Warfare Teams|year= 2003|publisher= William Morrow Publishing|location=New York |isbn=0-380-97804-0 |pages=323| }}</ref> | |||
| Emerson has written over 30 articles on hand-to-hand combat, knife fighting, history, and knifemaking for publications including '']'',<ref>Emerson, Ernest R.(2001) "Blades That Conquered the World", Blade Magazine, September 2001.118–122</ref> ''American Cop Magazine'',<ref>Emerson, Ernest R.(2006)"OH NO! You Did What I Told You To Do!", ''American Cop Magazine'', March 2006, 62–63,66</ref> ''Martial Arts Experts'',<ref>Emerson, Ernest R.(2006) "Art of Offense", ''Martial Arts Experts'', Winter 2006, 12–14</ref> ''Journal of Modern Combatives'',<ref name="combatives">Emerson, Ernest R.(2006) 'Combatives is not an Art', ''Journal of Modern Combatives'', February 2006, 11–12, 27</ref> ''Inside Kung-Fu'',<ref name="3rules">Emerson, Ernest R.(1999)"Three Rules to Save Your Life", ''Inside Kung Fu Magazine'', October 1999, 45–47</ref> ''Black Belt Magazine'',<ref> Emerson, Ernest R.(2006) "Anatomy of a Knife Fight", ''Black Belt Magazine'', December 2006, 98–104</ref> ''Police Magazine'',<ref>Emerson, Ernest R.(2000)"Countering the Karambit", ''Police Magazine'', October 2002, 36–41</ref> and ''American Handgunner Magazine''.<ref>Emerson, Ernest R.(2007)"Under Siege",''American Handgunner Magazine'', Tactical Annual 2007, 82–90</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{refbegin}} | |||
| * {{Harvard reference | Surname=Dick | Given=Steven| Title=The Working Folding Knife | Year=1997| publisher= Stoeger Publishing Company |ISBN= 9780883172100 }} | |||
| * {{Harvard reference | Surname=Basch | Given=Paul| Title=Searching for the Super Blade| Journal=The Blade Magazine | Volume=17 | Issue=12| Year=1990 | Page=34–37}} | |||
| * {{Harvard reference | Surname=Combs | Given=Roger| Title=Emerson Knives | Journal=Knives Illustrated | Volume=18 | Issue=2 | Year=2004 | Page=36–41, 65–69 }} | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Delavigne|first=Kenneth|title=Spyderco Story: The New Shape of Sharp (Hardcover)|year= 2004|publisher=Paladin Press |location=Colorado |isbn=1-581-60060-7 |pages=163}} | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Dockery |first=Kevin|title=Weapons of the Navy SEALs|year= 2004|publisher=Berkeley Hardcover|location=California |language=English |isbn=0-425-19834-0|pages=23–24|}} | |||
| * {{Harvard reference | Surname=Herndon | Given=Bill| Title=The Emerson Evolution in Hard Use Knives | Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=27 | Issue=8| Year=2000 | Page=133–138 }} | |||
| * Hopkins, Cameron (1998). "Blade U", ''American Handgunner Magazine'', Volume 23, Issue 133. page 72,90–91 | |||
| * {{Harvard reference | Surname = Lang | Given = Bud| Title = Emerson E1 Raven| Journal=Knives Illustrated | Volume=12 | Issue=12 | Year=1997| Page=64–65 }} | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Morrell |first=David |authorlink=David Morrell|title=The Protector|year= 2003|publisher= Warner Books|location=New York |isbn=0-446-61403-3 }} | |||
| * {{Harvard reference | Surname=Norman | Given=Chris| Title=Ernest Emerson | Journal=Knives Illustrated | Volume=10 | Issue=4| Year=1995 | Page=104–108 }} | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Stanford |first=Andy|title=Fight At Night: Tools, Techniques, Tactics, And Training For Combat In Low Light And Darkness|year= 1999|publisher=Paladin Press |location=Colorado |isbn=1-581-60026-7 |page=89}} | |||
| * {{Harvard reference | Surname=Tieves | Given=Bruce| Title=Captain Tactical | Journal=Blade Magazine | Volume=25 | Issue=1| Year=1998 | Page=41–44 }} | |||
| * {{cite book |last=Sweeney |first=Patrick|title=Modern Law Enforcement|year= 2004|publisher=Krause |location=California |language=English |isbn=0-873-49659-0 |page=7,142–143}} | |||
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| ==Footnotes== | |||
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| * <cite id="fn_a">]</cite> Emerson Testimonial (2006): "I first met Richard Bustillo as a fledgling student at the Filipino KALI Academy in Torrance, California in the 1970s. I had moved from Northern Wisconsin just to train at what was at the time the only full contact fighting school in the world. This was a fighter’s school and needless to say I was more than a little intimidated at our first encounter. After all, here I was in a school filled with some of Bruce Lee's original equipment in front of someone who had trained with Bruce." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_b">]</cite> Emerson Testimonial (2006): "I owe my entire career to my time at the Filipino KALI Academy with Richard (Bustillo) and Dan (Inosanto). I was a starving student at the time and there were some months when I could not afford the $12.50 monthly dues. Luckily they let me clean the bathrooms in exchange for my dues." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_c">]</cite> Emerson Testimonial (2006): "I was immediately fascinated with the (balisong) knife and all of the maneuvers and manipulations so skillfully taught by Richard (Bustillo)and Dan (Inosanto). Unfortunately I could not afford to buy one so I decided to make my own. With a hacksaw, hand drill, file and blowtorch, I made the first "Emerson" Knife. It was crude by anyone’s standards but it worked and I found that there were other "poor" students at the academy. They in turn ask me to make butterfly knives for them. "You pay for materials, I'll make you a knife" was all I asked. The rest they say is history." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_d">]</cite> Basch (1990) Quoting Emerson on Michael Walker:"Here was a guy who put everything I was looking for into a knife. It was then I decided to start making knives seriously and locking liners in particular." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_e">]</cite> Covert(1998):"Emerson was one of the first knifemakers to utilize meteorite as a blade steel." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_f">]</cite> The Viper knives have been marked by more of Emerson's custom logos than any other design: Viper, Halfmoon, Specwar, and the short lived Diamond Logo. The only logo these knives have never been marked with was Emerson's original Bowie logo. | |||
| * <cite id="fn_g">]</cite> Steele(1997): notes the CQC6 as the sixth model after five prototypes as opposed to the next in the evolution of the Viper line of knives. | |||
| * <cite id="fn_h">]</cite> Guzy(2003): "I’m actually on the Board of Directors of Emerson Knife Company; we’re basically a manufacturing facility that makes knives. Just to give you some background, our primary clientele purchases a very high-end quality, tactical folding knife that’s made for the military. Every member of the graduating class of BUD/S (basic underwater demolition/SEAL training), which become Navy SEALS (Sea, Air, Land), is issued one of our knives right off the bat. One of our largest clients, now that we’re engaged over in the Middle East, is the military as a whole. Delta Force and all the elite military units carry one of our knives; that’s primarily our market." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_i">]</cite> Guzy(2003): "we were in Florida and met with the personal representative for the King of Jordan in regards to a knife that we’re making for him and his special forces and personal protection team; we’re discussing training options and we’ll be going over there. He wanted to take one of the samples of the knives; we had to get a special permit to display the knife at a trade show, and we wanted to give him the knife but couldn’t, because we’re prohibited by the law. The King of Jordan wanted to take the knife with him; he’s a diplomat and not regulated by our laws. We could have given it to him, but the state prohibited us from doing that." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_j">]</cite> Guzy(2003):"Most military that we sell to, Navy SEALS for example, we actually hand-deliver those down to the special Warfare Center in San Diego, California, because we’re located in Torrance." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_k">]</cite> Dick(1995):Another reason for this collaboration was the Navy deciding that only commercial designs would be considered due to failure of a previous custom knifemaker to deliver enough models to satisfy the need. | |||
| * <cite id="fn_l">]</cite> Dick(1995):"A number of members of SEAL Team One have privately purchased this knife and are said to be disappointed it was not made the official blade." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_m">]</cite> The Gerber/Emerson Alliance is based on the profile of Emerson's earlier Raven knife design and is an issued item to certain military units under the NSN (NATO Stock Numbers): 5110-01-516-3243 and 5110-01-516-3244. | |||
| * <cite id="fn_n">]</cite> The current version of the SARK is Dubbed the N-SARK, it features a pointed tip and a line cutting guthook on the top of the blade. This knife is only available to the US Navy. | |||
| * <cite id="fn_o">]</cite> Haskew(2006):"The demand for Emerson's knives fuels the frenzy surrounding his drawings at shows. Other factors in the premium price on the show floor include scarcity, extended backlogs, and good, old-fashioned hype." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_p">]</cite> Marcinko(2001) p 217:"The best folding combat knife I've ever used, the Emerson CQC-7(in the old days Ernie Emerson used to put serial numbers on his knives; mine is number 007)." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_q">]</cite> Marcinko(1996): “Five fucking hundred dollars' worth of hand-made, personally inscribed knife, a gift from Ernie Emerson, who designed it for me.” | |||
| * <cite id="fn_r">]</cite> Morrel(2003):"Ernest Emerson. In addition to being the best manufacturer of tactical knives (his CQC-7 is featured in this novel), Mr. Emerson is also a top-level blade instructor who works with various elite military and law-enforcement units.” | |||
| * <cite id="fn_s">]</cite> Morrel in ''Shots'' interview: “Because ''THE PROTECTOR'' had a lot about knives, Ernest Emerson invited me to take part in a course he was teaching to law enforcement and the military. It was the most brutal training I’ve ever received. Two eight-hour sessions. After the first eight hours, I had bruises all over me from the practice collisions, attempting to defend against a mock blade attack. Half way through the second eight hours, I zigged when I should have zagged. I fell on my right shoulder and broke my collar bone. But it would take more than a broken collar bone to make me walk away from a research opportunity.” | |||
| * <cite id="fn_t">]</cite> Emerson(2005):"Integrated Fighting Skill as defined by actual combat applications is the ability to flow seamlessly through all ranges of combat, using whatever techniques apply and any weapon you may have." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_u">]</cite> Emerson(2005):"Weapon Transition Skill is the ability to flow seamlessly from one weapons system to another, through all ranges of combat, using whatever weapon that applies to any moment in combat." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_v">]</cite> Emerson(1999):"You must destroy him. What do I mean by that? I'm not advocating deadly force. You must judge and act accordingly to those circumstances yourself. Destroying the opponent means removing him as a threat so he may no longer harm you in any way." | |||
| * <cite id="fn_w">]</cite> Guzy(2003):"Our main focus is military and law enforcement. We’re in the final stage of getting POST (Peace Officers’ Standards and Training) certified in the state of California; we’ve got a training program that’s the best in the world, literally, and we train law enforcement and military personnel in defense of edge weapons... it’s not our intent to develop knives for those on the street that want to misuse them, or commit crimes with them; that’s not our intent." | |||
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