Kiridashi from TOPS Knives

Another utility knife I have acquired from TOPS knives. It is called ALRT, stands for Anywhere Last Resort Tool. I find it quite handy for opening boxes at work.


The knife shown with certificate of authenticity. It comes with a button flashlight and a TOPS whistle.


Blade Length: 1 3/8" O/A Length: 3 1/2" Thickness: 3/16" Blade Color: Black Traction Coating Steel: 1095 High Carbon Alloy RC-58 Handle: Skeletonized Sheath: Kydex With Snap link and Neck Chain Weight: 3.1oz Weight W/ Sheath: 3.7oz Mfg. Handcrafted in the USA


Kiridashi style knife with double V grind.


The button flashlight attached to the lanyard hole with a ball chain. Very useful small utility knife.

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Neck Lance

I have seen this knife on several occasions before but I was not really interested in it because it looks quite fragile with its glass filled nylon handle and sheath. But when I saw the video of gavkoo and the mods he made on it, I realized it was a good quality affordable knife.


Comes in a hang package. Made in China.


6 1/8" OAL, 3" 440 stainless blade with bead blast finish. Black glass filled nylon handle with lanyard hole. Black glass filled nylon sheath with neck lanyard.


Three finger grip. Light and comfortable in the hands.


I'm sure ultralight backpackers would love this knife.


The necklance in its glass filled nylon sheath. Very good retention, no way the knife would fall out of the sheath on its own.

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LRK

Maybe you're wondering what LRK stands for. It means Last Resort Knife, the name of the knife I bought from John Kiedaisch, a knifemaker from Mokena, Illinois. He owns JK Knives.




Simplicity is beauty - and for me nothing could be as simple and beautiful as this knife. Made of O1 steel, 4 1/2 overall length.


Convex edge with micro bevel, feels just right in my hands.


A close up of the blade and John's all too familiar logo. More pictures of the LRK here


The LRK together with my EDC. One of my highly prized and well, highly priced collection.

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Chinook Salmon

No, I'm not into fishing yet - though I'd love to. Maybe next year, I'll learn to fish the right way. Back in my country I use to fish using a bamboo stick or a long twig. No reel, no sinker, no bobber, etc., just stick, line, hook and bait. Understandably, I catch only small fishes like tilapia and gourami unlike this monstrous fish.


I'd say this fish weighs about 10 kilos. I skinned and filleted the fish and then broiled it in the oven.


And the head (we eat fish heads you know - yuck!) was made into a Filipino dish called sinigang. Sinigang is a soup or stew characterized by its sour flavor most often associated with tamarind. My brother said that when he first came to America in 1975, pink salmon fish heads are given away free. Now they cost $1.99 per pound courtesy of the Asians.

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