Wander Tactical Knives

Hello, everybody. Alexander Pallovanni from Saber Faster Defense. I'm here with Dino and Alex from Wander Tactical. We're gonna tell you about a little bit of a process behind coming up with a design for a defensive blade, right? Obviously, I know, Dino and Alex from Italy, they live and work in Milan. And they do some awesome custom knives, as you can tell here. They focus mainly on hardworking knives. They've been focused on survival knife. And things of that nature. I was so impressed by the quality of the work that I couldn't go with anybody else to try and develop my own defensive knife. As you can see here, they have different models and you know, they're all very solid blade. One of the trademark, if you will, is really to build a tool that will work forever. The steel is really thick. Normally, it's a quarter of an inch thick steel slab that they started with. It's a, micarta handles. And, they do all the work in house. After the blades are, the shape of the blade is cut, they do all the grinding or the routing on the blades. And they do, also, all the caiadacs sheet as well. And everything they build is really overbuilt, right? It's gonna last you for a long time. So, when we talk about a defensive blade, these are qualities that we look for. You know, we want to have a blade that can withstand a lot of pressure out of abuse. If you are familiar with my knife defense system, you know that we understand that, you know, for every action there's an equal and opposite reaction. So, if I use a knife to, against somebody, I'm gonna hit him hard. The energy, if it hits something hard, if it is, you know, if hipbone. If he hit a buckle, if its something like that, the energy's gonna come back. So, the knife needs to be secure in my hand, and it needs to be a solid piece. So, it doesn't chip, it doesn't break, and it doesn't, you know, and it stops working, right? So, we started, you know, we signed with the design, you know, back and forth. And obviously, they would send me some design. I will send back some correction. And, you know, with Alex, you know, if you can talk a little bit about the process of going through the modification. We try to put our idea of cutting tools in, in a big, in a big scale, into a very small scale. It, it wasn't easy. We found that the, I think the best shape we could came out, came out with, and in order to keep it very, very pointed, very and, but very, very strong as well. We call it Barracuda. And that's, it's the first prototype. We are still working on more safety for it, Yeah. and stuff. So basically, you know, obviously, it's a process, you know. We start from an idea. We discussed the idea. Then, he comes up with a drawing and then we modify the drawing, right. Dino here, as well, you know, as far as, it is, English is not his, his strong language, strong suit yet. But, he is the artist of the group. And we, then they work on the design. They send it back with, you know, sound modification. Until we come out with what... really blends their skills and quality to the design that I have in mind. Like over here, for instance, you know, you can see that the blade is pretty thick. We're gonna make it a little bit thinner. We are gonna lengthen the guard. So that, if I hit something, you know, it's gonna be a lot more secure. And we're gonna widen the grip a little bit so that it fits more hands. Obviously, it's a knife that needs to go into production. So, it fits our hand beautifully, but, when we give it to a friend to use in his own, there's gonna be a something that we need to modify so, they can fit most hands. Because, you know, the ergonomics of the tool are one of the most important things. We did a lot of thinking about the geometry of the blade. This is a unmitigated defense knife. You can use it as a tool, but, the shape of the blade is so that, it may produce the most damage once it's used in a defensive manner. It's gonna produce a pretty wide wound channel which will lead to more blood loss. Which will lead to a quicker incapacitation of your aggressor. The point is, is very pronounced because, again, you know, using a knife to stab somebody will claim more damage than using a knife to slash at somebody, right? And it's not just what we think is. When we talked to emergency room surgeon, doctor, nurses, and some, we understand, you know, when, when we studied the physiology of the human body, we understand what may cause most damage to the human's body, right? It's always, the game is aggregation of damage, right? So, the wider the wound channel, the more damage you can create. If you can look at here, you know, it's got a spine that, wherever it's legal, can be sharpened. And, that way, you can use the knife to cut in this way, to stab. You can use it to cut in the reverse. If I use the reverse grip, again, with the sharpen blade, I can hook and slash. I can cut. I can stop, coming, going. And, you know, it leads to a much wider application. Again, the handle is micarta, which is a, you know, very strong and sturdy. We're gonna work on the texture. Dino mostly works on the blade. Right on the grinders and so on. Alex, was, mostly works on the end of scales. And the caiadac sheets. Right. But, you know, in a nutshell, we just wanted to open your eyes a little bit. And what is the word that goes behind coming out with a design for a defensive weapon that is efficient. That is ergonomic and that, is dedicated for the purpose, of defending yourself or your loved ones.