The New Standard For
Aircraft Survival, Escape and Evasion
(Designed by Air Force SERE Instructors)
Feedback from a SERE instructor after
testing an ESEE-5:
Just got back and I am
impressed. The knife is everything that we're looking for. Tough, durable,
practical, affordable, and useful. I can't tell you how many fires that I
started with the help of the ESEE-5 and it was a great trip to try out a knife.
The weather was unseasonably cold, mostly in the teens but sometimes in the
negatives. My friend and I were starting a fire for some cold students and he
was bashing his (manufacturer's name removed) through some sections of a
downed tree it broke right at the handle, like most bolt knives and (manufacturer's
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removed) seem to do. I don't know if it was the
cold weather, the perfect angle, or something else but it was a brand new issued
(manufacturer's name removed) and it broke right in half. At the same
time I was beating the daylights out of the ESEE-5 hoping to bend, break, or at
the very least damage the paint job. I failed to do any of these things and my
friend became more and more interested in the ESEE-5 as I found more and more
things that I like about it. I'll get some pictures and a few videos this next
trip and send them to you ASAP. Thanks again for the great knife!
ABOUT ESEE KNIVES & RANDALL'S ADVENTURE & TRAINING (RAT)...
Randall's Adventure & Training has been in business since 1997, training
military, law enforcement, and civilians in the art of jungle survival. During
our survival training ventures, we recognized the need for a better knife for
our jungle school. Machete's were too thin and flexible and sheath knives were
too small and lacked cutting efficiency. Our problem was solved when we designed
the RTAK, a large sheath knife that offered the cutting efficiency of a machete
with the hard work features of a sheath knife. We commissioned Newt Livesay of
Wicked Knife Co. to build the first models of this knife. To our surprise, the
RTAK became very popular and we soon had more orders than Newt had shop time.
In 2002 Randall's Adventure & Training
(RAT) licensed Ontario Knife Co to build the RTAK on a 5-year contract term.
During that time frame, Randall's Adventure & Training designed additional
knives that were also built by Ontario, and secured government NSN numbers on
two of the designs.
After our Ontario contract
ended in April, 2007, Randall's Adventure & Training decided to produce a higher
quality line of knives outside of the mass production capabilities of Ontario.
The new ESEE Line (Formerly RAT Cutlery) is considered "mid-tech" in the sense
of quality and manufacturing procedures. This means you will notice upgrades to
sheathing, fit, finish and detail on ESEE knives. Most important, ESEE is now in
a position to respond quickly to new product development and upgrades to
existing lines. All of our designs fit the bill of desirable field cutlery when
it comes to toughness, comfort, and cutting efficiency.
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