I'm also guessing that they care more that a knife is grippy, has a versatile sheath that retains well and provides fast accessability, and cuts what they need to cut, way more than they care that it is made from the latest supersteel and has tacticool blood grooves and other nonsense. I'm guessing that the SEALs like the Winkler stuff because it carries well and works for what they need it for. But I would imagine that many SEALs, especially the single ones, can afford to buy their own knives.
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And then of course there's the possibility that they get their knives for FREE because the maker wants to be able to advertise their products as being "Carried by Navy SEALs". It wouldn't surprise me a bit if individual Navy SEALs buy their own knives based on personal finances, personal taste, personal need, and recommendations from peers. If there are any Navy SEALs here or anyone who works for them, feel free to correct my assumptions. Of course I'm not a Navy SEAL and I don't work for any agency or department responsible for supplying them. And when the powers that be in the SEALs have to decide between spending thousands of dollars on knives or spending those same thousands of dollars on better communications equipment, well, I think they would be happy with surplus Kabars. And having a specific and limited budget I would imagine that the SEALs would want to spend as much as possible on the equipment that is of the most vital importance (aircraft, communications, night-vision, etc, etc). Just like the CIA and FBI and every other vital government agency or military unit, I feel safe in assuming that even the Navy SEALS have to answer to government bean-counters when it comes to spending. Various Strider designs have met and exceeded the requirements in each of these fields.If your friend is a Navy SEAL why don't you ask HIM why he carries a Winkler?Īnd I wouldn't make the assumption that the Navy SEALS have an unlimited budget to buy whatever they want. The background of Strider Knives founders enables the company to assess requirements in diverse fields ranging from the average line soldier/marine through special operations, law enforcement and hunting to commercial diving. Others are simply the company's ability to look at a potential work environment and design a prototype to be tested and assessed by the workers of that environment. Many of Striders available edged tools are drawn from customer's specific design requirements. The initial goal having been met, Strider Knives found a ready market for custom-edged weapons and tools with the same component quality requirements as the first highly successful field knives. The initial goal was to provide a field service knife constructed with the finest components available, yet affordable to the average enlisted man and within his maintenance abilities. The company was founded and is currently operated by former military personnel. Strider Knives is a privately owned and operated company devoted solely to the development and construction of edged tools designed to survive use in the harshest of conditions.
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