A Nifty, Terrifying Folding Axe Design
Knife designer Joe Caswell designed this Provoke First Responder knife, designed for EMTs working in close quarters.Caswell has extended his mastery of mechanisms to a new product in the line, the Provoke X: This is a folding axe, and it works like this:I'd thought it would be aimed at bushcrafters—hatchets are a cumbersome thing to carry, and this design obviates the need for a blade guard, which can get lost—but I was wrong. Perhaps as a sign of the times, this is being billed as a "tactical axe," a "powerful, portable, self-defense tool."The Provoke X generated strong buzz at last week's annual SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show). Caswell is putting the $350 tool/weapon into production through his company, CRKT, and expects to ship in April.
Knife designer Joe Caswell designed this Provoke First Responder knife, designed for EMTs working in close quarters.
Caswell has extended his mastery of mechanisms to a new product in the line, the Provoke X:
This is a folding axe, and it works like this:
I'd thought it would be aimed at bushcrafters—hatchets are a cumbersome thing to carry, and this design obviates the need for a blade guard, which can get lost—but I was wrong. Perhaps as a sign of the times, this is being billed as a "tactical axe," a "powerful, portable, self-defense tool."
The Provoke X generated strong buzz at last week's annual SHOT Show (Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Trade Show). Caswell is putting the $350 tool/weapon into production through his company, CRKT, and expects to ship in April.
