{"id":50952,"date":"2016-01-19T22:15:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T03:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=50952"},"modified":"2016-01-19T22:15:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T07:57:22","slug":"hoffner-beast-blade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hoffner-beast-blade\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoffner\u2019s &#8216;Beast&#8217;: One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are knives, and then there <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WWl8EbNN8NM\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hoffner-beast-blade\" title=\"Hoffner\u2019s 'Beast': One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016\">are KNIVES<\/a>!\u00a0Brian Hoffner\u2019s \u201cBeast,\u201d a radically rugged tanto-tipped fixed blade, falls into that latter category.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50994\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hoffner-beast-blade\" title=\"Hoffner\u2019s 'Beast': One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50994\" title=\"Hoffner\u2019s 'Beast': One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-50994\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast3-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"A couple of Beasts on the bottom and a Hoffner folder on top.  \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast3-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A couple of Beasts on the bottom and a Hoffner folder on top.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>With a 5\/16\u201d full-tang spine, the Beast is more railroad spike than knife, arguably. Actually, a better description might be a crowbar with a sharpened edge. It\u2019s thick as hell, strong as hell and sharp as hell.<\/p>\n<p>Hoffner, a 34-year-veteran police officer\u00a0and anti-terror expert, specifically designed the Beast for first responders, police officers, military operatives, basically, anyone who would need a purportedly \u201cindestructible\u201d tool in the field.<\/p>\n<p>As Hoffner likes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoffners.com\/knives\/163-hoffner-beasts.html\" campaign=\"HoffnerKnifeSHOTShow2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">say<\/a>, \u201cI built an indestructible carry tool that will cut, penetrate, pry, hammer, chop, trench, baton, break, rake, smash, slash, crash, and trash all in its path.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full Tang 440C Stainless Steel Drop Point Tanto Blade<\/li>\n<li>Ergonomic G10 &#8220;Grippy&#8221; handles with Index Divots.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple use, easy to carry, heavy duty tool. Includes Kydex Sheath with ambidextrous belt mount.<\/li>\n<li>Multiple mount options: molle, in the waistband, mounts to American Tactical Apparel secret carry holster.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Specs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blade length: 7&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Blade width: 5\/16\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Overall length: 11 7\/8&#8243;<\/li>\n<li>Weight of Knife: 17.6 oz<\/li>\n<li>Weight of Sheath: 3.75 oz<\/li>\n<li>MSRP: $119<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_50995\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hoffner-beast-blade\" title=\"Hoffner\u2019s 'Beast': One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50995\" title=\"Hoffner\u2019s 'Beast': One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50995\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast1.jpg\" alt=\"A black-bladed Beast!  \" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast1.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast1-150x25.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast1-400x67.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A black-bladed Beast!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Due to the weight of the Beast and its accompanying sheath &#8212; it&#8217;s over a pound! &#8212; it may not be the optimal every day carry blade to put on your person. That said, it appears to be a great truck knife or pack knife or keep-in-convenient-place-at-home knife.<\/p>\n<p>There are options to customize it as well. \u00a0You can upgrade from a flatline grip to a chiseled grip (for $20 extra), select your handle color (Black, Olive, Khaki) and blade color (silver or black), add custom screws ($16 extra), choose sheath color (Black, Olive, Khaki), add optional handle art ($6 extra), and lastly, purchase a lanyard ($16 extra).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_50996\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hoffner-beast-blade\" title=\"Hoffner\u2019s 'Beast': One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50996\" title=\"Hoffner\u2019s 'Beast': One Hell of a Fixed Blade \u2014 Shot Show 2016\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50996\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast2.jpg\" alt=\"A silver-bladed beast!  \" width=\"900\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast2-150x25.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Hoffner-Beast2-400x67.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-50996\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A silver-bladed beast!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Check out the Hoffner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoffners.com\/knives\/163-hoffner-beasts.html\" campaign=\"HoffnerKnivesSHOTShow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">website<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n<p>On a side note, Hoffner also makes some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hoffners.com\/42-grips\" campaign=\"HoffnerKnivesGrips\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">wicked 1911, G-10 grips <\/a>and\u00a0very cool apparel, via<a href=\"http:\/\/\" campaign=\"YOUR CAMPAIGN NAME\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\"> American Tactical Apparel<\/a>. \u00a0 So, check those out as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are knives, and then there are KNIVES! 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