{"id":52541,"date":"2016-02-02T11:18:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-02T16:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=52541"},"modified":"2016-02-02T11:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T10:10:16","slug":"spyderco-reverse-ideal-self-defense-knife-shot-show-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/spyderco-reverse-ideal-self-defense-knife-shot-show-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? &#8212; SHOT Show 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Check out Spyderco&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spyderco.com\/\" campaign=\"SpydercoSHOT\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">lineup<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I respect both Craig Douglas, aka \u201cSouthnarc,\u201d and Michael Janich as personal defense instructors. However, they both have very different approaches to knife tactics. Different does not mean wrong, it just means <em>different<\/em>. \u00a0As the cliche goes, there\u00a0is more than one way to skin a cat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52549\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-4.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"spyderco-reverse-ideal-self-defense-knife-shot-show-2016\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52549\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-4-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"The Spyderco Reverse, a very versitile self-defense blade.  \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-4-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-4-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-4.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52549\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Spyderco Reverse, a very versitile self-defense blade.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Craig and Michael (who are good friends) decided to co-design a knife that would work equally well with both their self-defense methods. As a result, of this collaboration comes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spyderco.com\/catalog\/details.php?product=914\" campaign=\"SpydercoReverse\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">&#8220;Reverse&#8221; <\/a>by Spyderco.<\/p>\n<p>As the name of the knife would imply, the Reverse has a truly unique reversible handle; this feature allows you to change the orientation of the blade\u2019s edge to be switched from Douglas\u2019 preferred edge-in orientation to Janich\u2019s edge-out style.<\/p>\n<p>The handle consists of two textured G-10 scales machined to create a hollow cavity for the blade tang. Removing the three bolts in the handle with a Torx T-8 wrench (included) allows the scales to be easily removed and mounted to the tang with the blade\u2019s edge in either orientation. The Reverse\u2019s blade is precision machined from CTS BD1 stainless steel. The Reverse includes a custom-molded Boltaron sheath that allows the knife to fit securely with both handle configurations.<\/p>\n<p>[one_half]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52548\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"spyderco-reverse-ideal-self-defense-knife-shot-show-2016\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52548\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-5-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Spyderco\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-5-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-5-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-5.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spyderco Reverse, in the Boltaron sheath.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/one_half]<\/p>\n<p>[one_half_last]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52547\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-6.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"spyderco-reverse-ideal-self-defense-knife-shot-show-2016\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52547\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-6-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"A close up of the blade.  \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-6-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-6-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-6.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A close up of the blade.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n<p>The Reverse\u2019s blade is precision machined from CTS BD1 stainless steel. The Reverse includes a custom-molded Boltaron sheath that allows the knife to fit securely with both handle configurations.<\/p>\n<p>The reverse was introduced mid-year 2015, but was hard to find due to the high demand. The good news is the knife is now in stock, with a very reasonable MSRP to boot: $149.95.<\/p>\n<p>[one_half]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52551\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"spyderco-reverse-ideal-self-defense-knife-shot-show-2016\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52551\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-1-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"It's a known fact that everyone needs a tomahawk.  \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-1.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52551\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s a known fact that everyone needs a tomahawk.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/one_half]<\/p>\n<p>[one_half_last]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_52550\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"spyderco-reverse-ideal-self-defense-knife-shot-show-2016\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52550\" title=\"Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? -- SHOT Show 2016\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-3-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"Spyderco has plenty of great folders.  \" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-3-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/spyderco-3.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52550\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spyderco has plenty of great folders.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/one_half_last]<\/p>\n<p>We all need a tomahawk, don\u2019t ask me why this is we just do. Spyderco as scratched that itch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spyderco.com\/catalog\/details.php?product=945\" campaign=\"SpydercoTomahawkSHOT2016\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">SzaboHawk<\/a> this modern tomahawk designed to excel as both a tool and a close-combat weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Constructed from a solid billet of .300-inch-thick D2 tool steel, it features a curved handle that places its center of balance midway down the handle. This will make it faster in the hand than conventional designs. When not in use, the SzaboHawk resides in a custom-molded Boltaron sheath that covers the entire head and secures with a snap fit. \u00a0The MSRP on this bad boy is $349.95.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spyderco&#8217;s Reverse is a very versatile self-defense blade that allows one to switch the orientation of the blade&#8217;s edge from edge-out to edge-in or vice versa.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":52549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,324,236,486],"tags":[132,627,488,529],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-52541","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-gunsamerica-authors","8":"category-jon-hodoway","9":"category-gear-knives","10":"category-shot-show-2016","11":"tag-buzz","12":"tag-knives","13":"tag-shot-show-2016","14":"tag-spyderco"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Spyderco Reverse: The Ideal Self-Defense Knife? 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