Editing Strider Knives

{{Short description|American knife production company}}
{{Infobox company|
| name = Strider Knives
| logo = [[File:Strider Knives (logo).png|logo]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1997}}
| location = [[San Marcos, California]], US
| key_people = {{ubl|Mick Strider|Duane Dwyer|Josh Lee}}
| industry = [[Manufacturing]]
| products = [[Knives]]
| revenue = 
| num_employees = 
| homepage = [http://www.striderknives.com/ www.striderknives.com]
}}

'''Strider Knives, Inc.''' is a custom and production knifemaking facility headed by Mickey Ray Burger, founded and based in [[San Marcos, California]].

==Materials and design==
Strider Knives makes folding knives and fixed-blade knives, using metals such as [[stainless steel|ATS-34]], [[CPM S30V steel]], [[titanium]], [[stellite]], [[beryllium]], [[damascus steel]], and [[stainless steel|BG-42]] for the blades. Currently Strider does runs in many premium super steels (CTS-204P, Z-Wear, CTS-40CP, CTS-B75P, CPM-154, CPM-S110V,CPM-3V).<ref name="hard">Covert, Pat."Strider Knives Are Hard Corps", ''[[American Handgunner]]'', March–April 2000</ref><ref name="gardner"/>

Strider fixed blade knives utilize [[Steel]], [[Paracord]] or G-10 [[fiberglass]] for the handle material.

Strider uses a proprietary heat treatment originally developed by Paul Bos of [[Buck Knives]].<ref name="gardner">Gardner, James. "Duel of the Titans: two exceptional folders exemplify state-of-the-art", ''Guns Magazine'', June 2005</ref> This resulted in knives with blades of ATS-34 or BG-42 coming back from heat treat with a very dark colored blade which would then be bead blasted a flat grey color. After masking a blade before beadblasting, Mick Strider found it resulted in a striping or [[camouflage]] effect and it has become a part of the design.<ref name="kertz">Kertzman, Joe. "Earn Your Steel Stripes", ''Blade Magazine'', March, 2006</ref><ref name="covert">Covert, Pat."Evolving edges: Strider Knives get Better and Badder!", ''[[American Handgunner]]'', January–February 2005</ref> As the newest steel Strider uses, CPM S30V does not darken after heat treating, a black oxide coating is applied beforehand.<ref name="kertz"/>

==Strider folding knives==
[[Image:SnG.JPG|thumb|Strider SnG folding knife]]
After eight years of making fixed blade knives, Strider turned to making folding knives. Strider's goal was to produce a folding knife that was as strong as a fixed blade. To work toward this goal, Strider relied on the use of G10 Fiberglass handles, titanium liners thicker than what was in current use throughout the cutlery industry and an oversized pivot screw 0.19" in diameter. The end results were two [[Walker linerlock|linerlocks]] known as the AR and GB models. Strider makes titanium handled framelock folding knives. These models utilize the handle itself as the locking mechanism and are named the [[Strider SMF|SMF]], SnG, PT, and RC models.<ref name="covert"/>

==Military models==
Strider's first project as a company was to supply [[Naval Special Warfare]] Group 1 with WB and BG models in 1994.<ref>Bolke, Darryl. "Strider Knives!", ''American Handgunner Magazine'', 2002 Annual</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last=Dick|first= Stephen|year=1995|title=Blades of the Combat Swimmers|journal= Tactical Knives|volume= 1|issue=2|pages= 68–73}}</ref> Strider Knives currently makes several models specifically for units of the US Military in the Global [[War on Terror]],<ref>Ayoob, Massad. "One night in the War on Terror", ''American Handgunner Magazine'',  Nov-Dec, 2005</ref><ref name="dex">{{cite journal|last=Ewing|first=Dexter|title=Keep Your Eyes on the Strider Guys|journal=Blade Magazine|year= 2003}}</ref> each with its own [[NATO Stock Number|NSN]].<ref name="covert"/> [[NATO Stock Number]]s are: [[Strider SMF]] (officially - Knife, Folding, Special Mission) 1095-01-531-5015, Strider DB-L (officially - Knife, Fixed, Camo) 1095-01-531-5023, the JB1 (officially - Shroud Knife) 1670-09-000-3920, and the Probe Knife 1095-01-503-7231, built for landmine detection.

Strider Knives has designed a new [[bayonet]] it hopes to market to the US military. The blade is CPM S30V and it features a tang extending all the way to the latch plate for increased strength. Strider designed the bayonet for Zero Tolerance Knives, which will release it as the ZT Bayonet D9.<ref>{{cite news | last = Cox| first = Matthew| title = Shot 09 - Wicked Bayonet
| work = Army Times| publisher =Army Times | date = 16 January 2009| url = http://www.militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/?p=360&cpage=1#comment-98| access-date =7 February 2009 }}</ref>

Strider Knives has manufactured modern versions of classic military designs such as the [[V-42 stiletto]], the [[United States Marine Raider stiletto|Marine Raider stiletto]], the [[SOG Knife]], the [[Ka-Bar|USMC Fighting Utility Knife]], and the [[Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife]]. These versions have the same profile as the originals, but incorporate modern steel and materials in their designs. The SOG Knife, Marine Raider stiletto, and V-42 stiletto have been used to raise funds for Veteran's Groups associated with those units.<ref name="covert"/>

==Collaborations==
[[File:Buck-Strider.jpg|thumb|Buck Strider SBT Police Advocate 887]]
Strider Knives has collaborated with the following companies:

*[[Buck Knives]] for a variety of Strider developed knife designs mass-produced at a more affordable price.<ref name="covert"/><ref>Markel, Paul. "Practical Tacticals: Buck's Strider Folders", ''Tactical Knives Magazine'', May 2006</ref>
*[[Surefire|SureFire Flashlights]]. Strider Knives collaborated with SureFire by making an exclusive SF fixed-blade numbered and marked with the SureFire logo and sold with an identically numbered Strider marked M2CombatLight.<ref>Ewing, Dexter, "Knives and Lights", ''Blade Magazine'', March 2004</ref><ref>"Surefire/Strider - New Products", ''Guns Magazine'', January 2003</ref>
*[[Unertl Optical Company, Inc.]] (longtime manufacturer of USMC [[Scout Sniper]] Scopes) for a unique SMF knife paired up with each custom 1911 pistol sold.
*[[Zero Tolerance Knives]] for Strider joint designs with custom Knifemaker, [[Ken Onion]]. A portion of the proceeds from every sale of Zero Tolerance Knives is donated to the Paralyzed Veterans of America. Strider, [[Ken Onion]] and Zero Tolerance won Blade Magazine's Publisher's Award for 2006 because of this collaboration.<ref>Cascio, Pat."Kershaw's Latest Tactical Folders", ''Knives Illustrated'', February 2007</ref>
*[[Richard Marcinko]] for the "Rogue Warrior" series of knives named after the author's [[Rogue Warrior (book)|series of books]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Shackleford|first=Steve|page=90|volume =33|issue=3|title=New Knives for 2009|journal=Blade's Complete Guide to Knives|publisher=Blade |year=2009}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.striderknives.com Strider Knives, Inc. official site]

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[[Category:Knife manufacturing companies]]
[[Category:Companies based in San Marcos, California]]