Tactile Knife Co. continues its string of all-star collaborations today with the release of the Ranger. This is a modern slipjoint from one of the masters of the form: Jared Oeser.
Oeser almost certainly needs no introduction. He has been a stalwart presence in the modern traditional genre, particularly on the custom side of things. Oeser’s riffs on the classics carry forward what makes those designs great, but with an infusion of his own huge personal creativity. Oeser doesn’t just traffic in remasters and renovations, however, with many traditional – and modern! – designs of his own under his belt. And, unlike many of his peers, Oeser does not often collaborate on production models, which makes this release interesting for historical as well as knife fanatical reasons.
The Ranger is a slick, cool riff on classic single blade jack knives – the sort of the primordial patterns from which all the many traditional variants branched out from. Here, Oeser opted for a 3.15-inch blade, a stylized clip that brings a lot of Bowie attitude (the knife, not the musician) to the table. This thing is made from MagnaCut, of course, but opens with a nail mark and back spring, just like knives did centuries before that modern super steel was even a glimmer in Larrin Thomas’s eye.
The Ranger’s handle is comprised of two angular, chamfered slabs of bead-blasted titanium, with a shield inlay on the show side made from Westinghouse Natural Micarta. The pivot actually mimics the shape of the inlay, and it, along with all the rest of the hardware, is a screw, not a pin, so the Ranger can be adjusted or disassembled as needed for maintenance. The Ranger weighs 3.49 oz. in total.
This one is going live later today, at 1pm EST/12pm Central Time. This first batch is probably going to go quick.
Knife in Featured Image: Tactile Knife Co. Ranger
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