D9Firearms

Recently our only international client purchased an Ontario RAT-3 hunting knife through us here at D9firearms. Never having spent more than $10 or $15 on a knife I was interested in seeing what you get for $90. I was very impressed with the knife, of course for that money I hope I would. It came with a serrated, zinc phosphate coated blade that had a spined notched thumb groove in the top and was shrouded with a fiberglass handle that was torx screwed together. It also came with a heavy duty sheath with belt/waist band clip.

We really liked the knife a lot and decided to contact Ontario Knife about carrying their knives since it fits well with what we do here at D9Firearms. They sent me out a catalog of all knifes they carry and they have been providing high quality knives for our military and the civilian market for 80 years. Since it was my first order I had to make a minimum purchase and decided on selecting a couple of different knives. I ended up going with the XM folder pocket knives. I thought I liked the RAT-3 knife but these are premium pocket knives.

Knife shown above is the XM-1S Folder. This knife has slightly larger handles making it more suitable for field work.

Since I work in a shirt & tie office environment and am not allowed to carry at work, (you know how some of those pointy headed engineers can be, you just never know when their pencil lead may snap and of course we advertise on the front door with a non-state sanctioned sign that we are a peace loving people and prohibit anyone from carrying in our building). Typically when I get to the office I empty my pockets into my desk drawer because I don’t like keys, phone, wallet, etc in the pockets of my dress pants. However, I decided to keep the XM clipped in the base of my pants pocket so it fell perpendicular to my leg and have been walking around with it. It doesn’t have a bulky or heavy feel and barely notice it is there.

Knife shown above is XM-1S. With the slimmer profile this knife is very well suited for dress or casual pocket ware.

I have been carrying it now just about everywhere and the things I particularly like are the slender, concealable, light weight feel of it. When you flip it open using the blade posts or the slotted portion of the blade there are spines on the thumb position of the grip, on the top of the blade, and on the lower grooved index finger location of the handle. The spines are all embedded in the handle or blade and don’t catch, snag, or have an abrasive feel. They definitely enhance the grip on the knife.

The basic specs on the knife are:

• Serrated or straight blades
• N690Co Cobalt enhanced stainless steel
• Crycoquenched
• Dual titanium liner locks
• Machined aircraft aluminum handles
• Ergonomic spined thumb ramp

With carry limitations these knives offer an excellent backup, plus make a great tool for every day use. If you’re interested in a high quality XM Folder pocket knife contact us here at D9Firearms and add it to the purchase of your next firearm.