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Ernest Emerson
Occupation(s)Knifemaker, Martial Artist, CEO
SpouseMary Emerson

Ernest R. Emerson (March 7, 1955) is a custom knifemaker, martial artist, and edged-weapons authority who founded Emerson Knives, Inc in 1996. Once known for making "art knives", he later became better known as one of the knifemakers who started the Tactical Knife trend in the early 1990s with his award winning knives. Emerson's knives have been displayed as museum pieces, carried by Navy SEALs, used by NASA in outer space, and have been featured in books and films, making them valuable and popular with collectors.

Emerson's knifemaking career was born from his lifelong study of martial arts. His own personally developed fighting technique, Emerson Combat Systems, has been taught to police officers, elite military units, and civilians worldwide; making Emerson a highly sought after combatives instructor, author, and noted authority on edged-weapons in combat.

Background

Ernest Emerson was born in a 20'X20' log cabin built by his grandfather in Northern Wisconsin on March 7, 1955 and raised in a family of farmers, craftsmen, and teachers.[1][2] While attending high school he displayed great ability as an athlete specifically as a wrestler and baseball player, being drafted to play pro baseball at the age of 17 for the Midwest League of the St. Louis Cardinals.[1]

Emerson began his training in martial arts at the age of 16 with Korean Jodo, traveling from Wisconsin to Minnesota twice a week in order to learn.[3] He continued his study of the martial arts while attending the University of Wisconsin where he earned a brown belt in Kyokushinkai Karate and a black belt in Shotokan Karate while competing on the University's Karate team.[1] After graduating with degrees in Physical Education and World History, Emerson moved to Southern California for the sole purpose of continuing his martial arts training at the Filipino Kali Academy.[4]a There he studied Jun Fan Gung Fu, Jeet Kune Do, Kali, and Escrima under the tutelage of Dan Inosanto and Richard Bustillo (both protégés of the late Bruce Lee).[1][5][6][4]a According to Emerson, he could barely afford the US$12.50 monthly dues and performed maintenance and janitorial duties in exchange for instruction.[4]b Emerson subsequently trained in Gracie Jiu Jitsu for three years at the original Gracie Academy in Torrance, California under the founders of Gracie Jiu Jitsu system, Rorion and Royce Gracie.[5] Eventually, Emerson became an instructor in his own right and combined the principles of all these systems.[7] It was also in Southern California where he met his wife, Mary who is one of the world's top female practitioners of jujitsu.[6] During this time, Emerson worked as a technician, machine operator, and eventually a design engineer for Hughes Aircraft in El Segundo, California.[1][6][8]

Early knifemaking

Emerson's first handmade balisong knife.

Although Emerson credits his grandfather's gift of a Barlow knife to him at the age of 8 years as starting his interest in knives, it was not until later in life when he turned to making one.[2] The summer of 1978 found Emerson in need of a balisong knife for his studies of a Filipino Martial Art and unable to afford one on a working man's salary;[3] Emerson decided he would attempt to make his own instead.[1] He milled and drilled the handles from aluminium stock; the knife's blade was a simple steel blank that he handcut with a hacksaw, shaped by files, and heat treated at his dining room table with a butane torch.[1][4]

After starting classes with this "homemade knife", his instructors and students were impressed with his handiwork and asked him to make knives for them.[4]c[6] Emerson did so and sold these early butterfly knives for just the cost of materials, but soon had to raise his price to US$50 each as demand for his knives increased.[1] Emerson went on to make fixed-blade knives on a part-time basis, but after 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 pocketknives from that point.[3]d Emerson contacted Walker and obtained his permission to use the Walker Linerlock mechanism on his own knives.[3][9][10]

Pre-tactical models

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Pre-Tac Folders.

Emerson's early folding knives were of the linerlock variety and utilized rare materials that working in the aerospace industry gave him access to at the time, including titanium, carbon fiber, micarta, and meteorite.[11]e He also incorporated exotic materials common to knifemakers of the time including Mother of pearl, abalone shell, paua shell, stag, and rare hardwoods into his pieces.[12] Writer Paul Basch reported in 1990 that Emerson refused to use the parts of any animal or plant which was an endangered species, noting Emerson as being an environmentally conscious knifemaker.[10] The steel used in these blades was typically ATS-34, AEB-L, or 440C and the blades were either highly polished or handrubbed, Emerson also made knives with Damascus steel blades.[10] Among custom knife collectors and purveyors today, these knives are known as the "Pre-Tac" (Pre Tactical) models.[5] They can be identified by their bright anodized Titanium bolsters and liners and the predominant use of clip point blades.[10] The knives were also noted for their close tolerances and precise locking mechanisms.[5] Emerson credits the following knifemakers for helping him along durring his early years as a knifemaker: Michael Walker, Clint Breshears, Bob Engnath, and Jim Ferguson.[10]

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The rare Bowie Logo, which appeared on Emerson's early custom knives.

Emerson's first logo or stamp on these knives was "Emerson Knives" surrounding the outline of a Bowie knife; 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.[5]

These early knives sold for between $800 and $2,000 each; that combined with his appearance at knife shows and writeups in knife magazines, helped Emerson gain status and credibility as a custom knifemaker.[6] 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.[6]

Viper Knives

Viper Knives: MV-5, MV-3, and MV-1.

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.[6] Although Emerson always maintained that the knives he made were built as fighting-knives first and foremost;[10] in October 1988, he stripped down five of these designs to simpler materials.[1] 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 prior.[5] He also retained the titanium for the liners and bolsters but chose to beadblast them a flat-grey matte color as opposed to the colorful anodizing which used to appear on his knives.[5] The other reason for using titanium is because it provided an exceptional strength-to-weight ratio and being a non-ferrous metal that does not rust it offered excellent corrosion resistance.[13]

Emerson ground the blades on these knives from ATS-34 steel with a Rockwell hardness of 57-59 and made them thicker toward the tip, creating a stronger-tipped blade than he had made previously.[6] 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.[1][14] 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.[5] The Viper 5 was designed to be used by Naval boat-crews as the handle was contoured with a rear-brake to not slip from the user's hand when wet.[5]

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Viper Knives Logo.

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" which he had become known for.[6][5] These knives were created to satisfy the demand for a practical combat field-grade knife which could be carried discreetly and accessed quickly.[15] He sold these five models under the name "Viper Knives" and changed the logo on the blades to read the same.[15]f Emerson still makes these models to this day on a custom basis under the names MV1-5.[1][14]

Specwar Knives

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Five variants of the CQC6, top knife is a Super Sized version and with the knife below features the WAVE.

In the mid 1980s individual Navy SEALs from a West Coast Team had been using personally purchased custom fixed-blade knives made by Southern California knifemaker, Phill Hartsfield.[16] Hartsfield's knives are hard ground from differentially heat treated A2 toolsteel known for their distinctive chisel ground blades.[16][6] More accurately they were also Zero ground, in that the edge had no secondary bevel allowing for no additional 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.[16] 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.[16][17][18]

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.[15] 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's"; the model was soon named the CQC6 (CQC refers to Close Quarter Combat) and was chosen by the SEALs for use.[17][9][15][16]g Ownership of a CQC6 soon became something of a status symbol among members of various Elite Military Units including Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces, German GSG9, and British SAS.[15][5][8][19][20][21][22]hij 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 was the new logo that began appearing on his blades.

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Emerson's Specwar logo.

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 with a sabre type handle shape.[9][23][24] The CQC8 ("Banana Knife") was a folder inspired by Bob Taylor's Warrior Knife and is used extensively by British SAS troops.[20][25] The knife also has the distinction of being the first folding knife that was designed to be ergonomically correct in the forward and reverse grip.[15] The CQC9 ("Eagle Knife") is a reverse curved hawkbill blade developed as a backup weapon for an American law enforcement agency (which also has an opening hole in the blade licensed from knife manufacturer Spyderco).[26][16][15] Although Emerson has standard models for these custom knives, each one is made individually by hand.[1][16][6]

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.[8][19][27][28] Emerson's knives also began appearing in the Rogue Warrior series of novels written by the founder of the US Navy's SEAL Team Six, Richard Marcinko, which helped fuel interest among collectors.[29][30][31]

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.[6][12] 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.[12] The first method to bridge this gap between supply and demand would be through factory collaborations with established cutlery companies.[6]

Emerson-Neely Timberline SPECWAR.

Emerson's first collaboration with a knife manufacturer was with Timberline Knives in 1993 for his SPECWAR model.[19][32]k This model featured a one-side chisel ground tanto blade almost 1/4 inch thick. Its handle was made from fiberglass reinforced Nylon, molded around a near-full tang. Vaughn Neeley of Timberline designed the sheath.[33] 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 Navy SEALs knife in 1995.[32]l Although it was not chosen by the Navy, the knife won Blade Magazine's 1995 American Made Knife of the Year Award,[5] at the Blade Show in Atlanta, Georgia that same year and was displayed as an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art in New York City from May 24 to August 15,1995.[34]

Emerson's custom CQC6 alongside Benchmade's 970 (CQC7).

In 1994 the president of Benchmade Knives, Les DeAsis, approached Emerson to manufacture the CQC6 on a larger scale as a factory production model.[5] Preferring to keep the CQC6 as a custom only knife, Emerson instead licensed a similar design of his, the CQC7.[35][36]

The Benchmade factory version was sold under the model name BM970 or BM975 depending on blade length. Other designations followed which denoted blade finish,[37] whether the knife was a manual or automatic opener or if it was offered with a partially serrated blade.[5] The knife retained the profile of Emerson's custom piece in addition to the ATS-34 steel and the titanium liners.[38] However on Benchmade's offering the bolsters and micarta scales were replaced with G10 fiberglass scales; the slotted screws were replaced by Torx head screws, and the pocket clip was repositioned so that the knife could be carried in the pocket in a tip down position.[8][38]

Despite these changes the knife was still 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.[36][16][9]

Emerson Knives, Inc

Emerson Knives Inc
Company typeProprietership
IndustryManufacturing
FoundedTorrance, California (1997)
HeadquartersTorrance, California
Key people
Ernest Emerson, Founder & President
ProductsKnives
RevenueUS$10 million
Number of employees
20-25
Websitewww.emersonknives.com

In February 1996, Emerson and his wife, Mary, founded Emerson Knives Inc. (also referred to as EKI) to manufacture knives on a larger scale than he was then capable.[3][6][12] This new company would be a distinct entity from his Specwar lineup of custom knives, although several custom designs would make their way to 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 SHOT (Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade) Show in January of 2000.[39]

Emerson continued to collaborate with other companies on knife related projects as his own company grew, in some cases these collaborators were now his competition such as Gerber Knives. In 2002 Emerson collaborated with Gerber Knives to create both companies' first automatic opening knife, the Gerber-Emerson Alliance.[40]m In that same year, Emerson collaborated with SureFire Flashlights 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.[25] In 2005 Emerson collaborated with Andy Prisco, the CEO of the American Tomahawk Company to produce the CQC-T Tomahawk. 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.[41]

Emerson Commander.

One of Emerson's earliest production models, the Commander (winner of Blade Magazine's Overall Knife of the Year Award for 1999), is a large recurve folding knife based on a special custom design he made for a West Coast Navy SEAL Team, the ES1-M.[6] 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.[6][18][42] Emerson called this innovation the Wave and secured a patent for it in March of 1999.[43][19] 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.[44]

Emerson SARK.

After a disastrous helicopter crash in 1999 resulting in the deaths of six Marines and one sailor, the US Navy performed an assessment of their equipment and decided among other things that they needed a new Search and Rescue knife.[1][19] The Ka-bar knives issued to the SBU's (Special Boat Units) catastrophically failed to cut the Marines' free from their webbing.[1]

The Navy, went to Emerson who designed and fabricated a working prototype within 24 hours.[1] They found that it met their needs and the model was dubbed the SARK (Search and Rescue Knife).[19] The SARK is a folding knife with a warncliffe-style blade and a blunt tip designed so a rescuer could cut free a trapped victim without stabbing them, the knife also features Emerson's Wave.[1]n Seeing another need in the police 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 Ontario, California Police Department consulted Emerson to produce written policy for the carry and deployment of the P-SARK knives in their department.[45]

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Emerson NASA Knife.

In 1999 NASA approached Emerson with a special request for a knife for use on Space Shuttle missions and the International Space Station to replace the Randall Model 17 Astronaut Knife. Rather than design a new model from scratch, NASA chose an existing model which already met their specifications, with one additional design requirement. 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 tanto point of the blade in order for the astronauts' to be able to open their freeze dried food packages. The knife features the NASA logo and is not available for purchase outside of NASA.[46]

On July 1, 2000, 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.[47] He still makes custom knives available for sale at knife shows, but takes no orders for new custom work.[48][49] Since this announcement of semi-retirement, the only way to get a new custom knife from Emerson, himself, is through a lottery 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, the names are drawn and the winner gets a chance to buy one of the custom knives brought to the show.[48][49]o[50]

Emerson's knives in popular culture

Emerson's knives have appeared onscreen in films and television shows. In Night of the Running Man, Scott Glenn'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, Soldier of Fortune, Inc.[42]

Ridley Scott's 2001 film Black Hawk Down portrayed soldiers carrying Emerson folding knives in the hangar scene; and in Tears of the Sun, the Kandahar model appeared on Bruce Willis' character's web gear and other actors were seen with Emerson Police Utility Knives.[51] Frank Castle used an Emerson Karambit to kill an opponent in one of the final scenes in The Punisher. The Transporter 2 briefly featured an Emerson fixed-blade Kandahar knife in the trunk of Jason Statham's car along with other weapons.

Future projects mentioned in the Emerson Collector's Association Newsletter indicate the CQC-T Tomahawk and other knives are to be used in the upcoming movies Rambo IV and Alien Vs Predator 2.[52]

The main character "Solid Snake" of the tactical espionage Playstation game Metal Gear Solid uses an Emerson-style knife referred to as a "CQC Knife" throughout the game. Screenshots show the knife to strongly resemble an Emerson fixed-blade tanto.

Emerson's knives are featured in mystery, spy, military, action and adventure novels. At least seven of Richard Marcinko's Rogue Warrior Novels, (Red Cell, 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.[29][30][31][53][54]p[55] 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".q

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Cover art of The Protector

New York Times bestselling author David Morrell's novel, The Protector, not only has the main character, a former Delta Force operator named Cavanaugh, using an Emerson CQC7 knife but the cover art, itself, is a photograph of a blood stained Production Emerson CQC7.[56] 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".[57]r 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.[58]s

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 used as defensive weapons throughout the books.[59][60][61] Barry Eisler's fictional hired killer, Jack Rain uses an Emerson Comrade CQC-12, a folding knife based on the AK-47 bayonet in the final book of the series, The Last Assassin.[62] The characters of S.M. Gunn's novels based on Naval Special Warfare, Navy SEALs, and submarines routinely carry Emerson's knives. One of the main characters carries an Emerson custom MV-1 Viper knife in the book SEALs SubStrike.[63]

Retired Navy SEAL and SEAL Team 6 Plankholder, Dennis Chalker, 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.[64]

Emerson Combat Systems

Emerson Combat Systems
Emerson Combat Systems
Country of originUnited States USA
CreatorErnest R Emerson
ParenthoodJeet Kune Do, Boxing, Brazilian Jujitsu

Emerson's study and instruction of martial arts is ongoing and continuing to this day.[3] He has accumulated close to 40 years of experience in a variety of styles and philosophies of combat.[1] As a result he has developed a unique fighting system known as Emerson Combat Systems, which has been taught to hundreds of law enforcement agencies, members of the U.S. Military, and civilians.[1][3][6][16][19]

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 physiological response to stress and its reduction to the use of gross motor skills.[7] All of the techniques are based upon the physical and instinctual laws that govern the survival instincts and physical function of a human being.[65]

Ernest Emerson demonstrates an elbow strike.

This system is based on techniques unencumbered by the ritual or "sport" aspects of martial arts and is characterized by training as realistically as possible and utilizing flowing, dynamic concepts (for example, Integrated Fighting Skillst and Weapon Transition Skillsu) with a strong emphasis placed on overall physical fitness.[66] Emerson maintains he does not teach an "art", but a combat system where the goal is more than simple self defense, but also to overwhelm and destroy the opponent.[65][67]v

Along with the individual Martial Arts Instructor Rankings listed earlier, Emerson's teaching credentials include, California POST (Peace Officer Standards & Training) Instructor, Gunsite Instructor, Hand-to-hand Combat Instructor for H&K Defense Group, and Director of the Combat Research and Development Group.[68][22]w Emerson is also an expert witness for the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office and has been consulted as a technical advisor to television and movie productions,[68] including National Geographic, specifically a program titled Fight Science; due in part to his position as the Hand To Hand Combat Instructor for Global Studies Group Incorporated.[21][69]

Emerson is noted as an authority on knives and Close Quarter Combat (armed and unarmed) and as an author on the aforementioned subjects. He has written over 30 articles on hand to hand combat, knife fighting, history, and knifemaking for publications including Blade Magazine,[70] American Cop Magazine,[71] Martial Arts Experts,[72] Journal of Modern Combatives,[65] Inside Kung-Fu,[67] Black Belt Magazine,[73] Police Magazine,[74] and American Handgunner Magazine.[75]

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Footnotes

  • Note a: Emerson Testimonial (2006): "I first met Richard Bustillo as a fledgling student at the Filipino KALI Academy in Torrance, Califironia 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."
  • Note b: 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."
  • Note c: 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."
  • Note d: 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."
  • Note e: Covert(1998):"Emerson was one of the first knifemakers to utilize meteorite as a blade steel."
  • Note f: 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.
  • Note g: 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.
  • Note h: 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."
  • Note i: 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."
  • Note j: 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."
  • Note k: 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.
  • Note l: 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."
  • Note m: 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.
  • Note n: 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.
  • Note o: 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."
  • Note p: 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)."
  • Note q: Marcinko(1996): “Five fucking hundred dollars' worth of hand-made, personally inscribed knife, a gift from Ernie Emerson, who designed it for me.”
  • Note r: 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.”
  • Note s: 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.”
  • Note t: 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."
  • Note u: 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."
  • Note v: 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."
  • Note w: 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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