{"id":59962,"date":"2016-06-29T07:36:49","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T11:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=59962"},"modified":"2016-06-29T07:36:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T17:42:08","slug":"treeman-tass-combat-knife-actually-used-navy-seals-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/treeman-tass-combat-knife-actually-used-navy-seals-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Treeman TASS: A Combat Knife Actually Used by Navy SEALs \u2014 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The TASS from Treeman Knives.<\/p><\/div>\n

Introduction<\/b><\/h2>\n

A lot of knife makers use Navy SEALs and other elite military units as a way to market their blades to the general public. The sales pitch being, if it passes muster with the SEALs, well, then it should suit your pedestrian needs too.<\/p>\n

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A very good-looking knife.<\/p><\/div>\n

It\u2019s an effective strategy. But I often wonder how many knife makers that claim to have an affiliation with these units actually do? How many are just blowing smoke to move product? I don\u2019t have the answers to those questions, but what I do know is that Jim Behring of Treeman knives actually makes knives for Navy SEALs<\/a>. His story is an interesting one and it\u2019s no B.S.<\/p>\n

Recently, he sent me a TASS knife for review. TASS stand for Teams And Shit Shank. It doesn\u2019t get more authentic than that. Yes, it was named by the SEAL platoon that helped design it. They voted on it, and that\u2019s what they came up with.<\/p>\n

There is one special point worth mentioning, that the SEAL’s version of the TASS is called the \u201cTASS E-4.\u201d The E-4 designation was added in honor of Matthew Kantor, a SEAL and Bronze Star recipient who was killed in Afghanistan in 2012. E-4 was Kantor’s SOCOM-issued call sign. May he RIP.<\/p>\n

Overview<\/b><\/h2>\n

According to Behring, each of the 22 members of the SEAL platoon had a hand in designing every aspect of the knife, from the blade contour to the thickness to the color and even the sheath configuration. As operators, it appears they wanted a highly-portable knife built for hard use that also excelled as a penetrating weapon. And that\u2019s exactly what they got with the TASS.<\/p>\n

The TASS is made from .1875-inch O1 tool steel stock that is heat treated to a Rockwell hardness of 56 on the C scale. It has a wonderful hollow grind and a sleek black Cerakote finish. The blade itself is 5 inches long and very sharp. Handles on the TASS are machined black and green G-10 and are affixed with removable screws.<\/p>\n

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A nice shot of the spine.<\/p><\/div>\n

Specs<\/b><\/h2>\n
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A close up of the clip-point blade.<\/p><\/div>\n