Emergency Services Personnel take their jobs seriously so it only makes sense that they expect the same out of their tools. By taking feedback from service professionals, we took several favored designs and enhanced their performance qualities even more through materials and features geared for heavy use and tough service.
The renowned Kit Carson designed M16® knife series provides several optimum professional tool platforms from which we further developed products for your specialized needs. Whether it's the M16®-12ZE, the M16®-13ZE, or the M16®-14ZERknow that you can count on their full potential when you need it most. From the orange brightly colored reinforced glass filled nylon scales to the AutoLAWKS™ blade safety, they are ready for tough duty. All of the knives also have a tungsten carbide window breaker, seat belt cutter, and serrated edges for superior rope and fiber cutting, setting the tone as an industry standard for emergency service tools.
We think the E.R. Knives series is the best value available for daily duty carry.
if youre a firefighter/emt in need of a good duty knife go elsewhere. the knife has rusted in the first 6 months of owning it and the "seatbelt cutter" couldnt cut a seatbelt if someone life depended on it....oh wait it does when seconds count this knife has failed me. should have just spend the extra money to get the benchmade it's my own fault for trying to save some money. ***CRKT RESPONSE - Thank you for your review, we appreciate the feedback. We do recommend keeping a 3 in 1 oil on the blade of the performance steels for the long term maintenance of the knife. Blade steels will rust (yes, including Benchmade) often if they are in a humid working environment. In regards to the selt belt cutter please consult the CRKT Rescue Tools for Professionals video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bZhCHZ_2lA . Our rescue tools are designed by Professional Firefighter James McGowan and extensively tested for use. We will reach out to you now to open the line of communication with you to see if there is anything we can do to help resolve and improve your experience with CRKT. Thanks again for letting us know and we appreciate the feedback. CRKT