Blade Features [Click here for graphic of design features]

• Modified Spear Point – for greater strength and penetration capabilities.
  
• Double-edged blade – The bottom (main) edge of the knife is refined and very sharp for general cutting while the top edge is intentionally shaped to provide a limited cutting capability while providing greater force/pressure capabilities from the edge without causing unintentional cutting. The top edge is designed to cut soft, vital areas of the body. The bottom edge provides deeper penetration, swift and balanced cuts and maintains knife velocity. If needed, the knife has true bi-directional cutting capabilities.
  
• Broadening Blade – allows enhanced cutting, wider wound channel, easier blade retraction, greater side-blade cross section, and improves strike intervention capabilities
  
• Re-curved Blade – Weight-forward design helps create greater force potential for chopping/hacking and pressing-type cuts.
  
• Lower blade serration (Optional on all blades) – Provides a multitude of utility uses and maximum cutting potential against rope, seatbelts, etc.
  
• Blade Flare – protects finger in forward grip techniques and aids in deflection of attacker’s weapons – creates greater cutting force when using lower blade serration
  
• Pressure Ridge – widened section on the rear, top portion of knife blade that is used as pressure or hammering surface allowing direct downward motion of the knife blade to generate an extreme, focused cutting ability – useful when blade is not able to make a draw-cut.
  
• Resilient finish – strongest and most durable finish available, will stand up to years of aggressive training and hard use in the field or on the street.
  
• Non-reflective finish – subdued finish (black or sliver) to prevent unwanted reflection

Body Features

• Expanded hilt: Every CQD® knife has a larger-than-normal hilt area to better protect the users hand from impact and to improve the users control of the knife. The expanded hilt offers increased pressure point and striking capabilities.
  
• Dieter Side Hilt™ - stops thumb and grip from moving forward over hilt and onto blade – provides pressure and striking point – enables greater control of blade for specialized cuts – provides control to use side of blade rather than cutting edge – serves as a retraction support – helps protect user’s grip from adversary’s weapon or obstructions – assists initial access of knife – enhances ability to control penetration depths of blade – acts as a pressure stop (contact point) when attaching the knife to a staff to make a spear– utilized as a snap-over lock retention system for sheath – utilized for pressure point and/or striking device.
  
• Striker Hilt™ – This revolutionary feature is available on the MK-VI Stinger. The Striker Hilt™ multiplies the force control options available to the user. Provides greater control of the knife blade for specialized techniques – ensures blade does not over-penetrate into target– enables a wide variety of limited penetration and impact striking techniques – assists centerline grip control – used for hooking and trapping weapons and body appendages – provides lashing points for spear – utility use as a prying mechanism for opening hasps, crates, packing straps, etc., and as a puncturing device for cans, tubing and inflatable objects – protects grip from an adversary’s attack – prongs provide fingerlike ability to grasp objects that might ordinarily be grabbed by the hands, while allowing the operator to maintain a firm grip on the knife – the unique angle of the prong and point allows the operator to dig, chip, scrape, set holes, mark, etch, etc. while saving the knife tip from damage.
  
• Finger Guard – allows knife to be utilized with a “center-point grip”, which brings hand directly over center balance of blade – direct alignment of wrist and forearm ensures less chance of wrist injury – protects median nerve – increases in-line penetration capabilities – greater control when using blade flaring techniques – improves retention grip – greater reflexive transformations in combat situations
  
• Handle Finger Grooves – provide positive grip identification of primary cutting edge of knife
  
• Expanded hilt: Every CQD® knife has a larger-than-normal hilt area to better protect to users hand from impact and to improve the users control of the knife. The expanded hilt offers increased pressure point and striking capabilities.
  
• Grip Seal™ System – The combination of pommel-stop, 4-way expansive hilt, hilt traction ribs, knurled grips, finger grooves and “wing-walk” surfaces provide a sure and safe grip under any conditions and improve performance
  
• Lanyard Hole – used for attaching knife to operator’s belt, equipment or improvised spear
  
• Sheath System – Standard sheath is preformed, ridged, waterproof Prylon® and secures to equipment/belt with a Tec-lok® fastener. All CQD® knife sheaths can be secured to belts/equipment in a variety of ways or angles. Mark VI sheaths come with multiple eyelets and slots cut around the perimeter of the sheath to allow a variety of straps or plastic tie-ties to affix the sheath. Knives can be carried upside down with no fear of loss. In addition to the standard sheath, two form-molded Kydex® concealed-carry sheaths (inside pants/belt, inside jacket) are available for the Stinger and offer operators additional knife carry options.
  
• Spear Groove – When used in conjunction with side hilt aligns knife with the staff and creates stable mounting surface for staff attachment using shoelaces, riggers tape, twine, rope, etc.
  
• Pommel – Utilized for hammering, striking and pressure point control techniques
  
• Pommel Stop (grip) – Helps prevent users hand from going over knife and onto striking surface when using pommel – aids in knife retraction to ensure operator’s hand does not slip

Specifications

• Handle: Glass filled nylon- Shatterproof, non-conductive handle
  
• Blade Steel: A-2 with a Rockwell hardness of 56-57
  
• Blade Thickness: .175 inch
  
• Blade Length: 4.5 inches
  
• Overall Length: 9.35 inches
  
• Weight: 6.2 oz
  
• Blade Coating: Black Boron Carbide, non-reflective silver matte finish
  
• Pommel End Cap: High carbon steel with black oxide finish
  

Included Sheath

The Mark VI sheath is designed for ambidextrous stowage and carry of the Mark VI Stinger. Sheath is made of impact resistant Prylon® for secure fit with minimum size. When properly seated, the sheath itself locks the knife in place. A rubber O-ring, which is resistant to temperature and salt water, can be looped over the pommel for additional security. The sheath may be mounted on the left or right side by shifting the belt apparatus. The Tec-Loc® is reversible and may be adjusted to fit different sized belts/straps on load bearing gear. The sheath body features multiple eyelets and slots for use with straps or tie-ties to secure the sheath in different positions. The back plate is slightly offset from the sheath to allow the operator room to grasp the handle for deploying or securing the knife. A optional nylon pouch may be attached to the Mark VI sheath to provide convenient storage space for additional knives, handheld flashlight, multi- tools, etc.

Features

• Made from non-rusting Prylon®
  
• Attaches to duty belt with reversible Tec-Loc® keeper
  
• Multiple tie-down positions/angles
  
• Waterproof with drain hole
  
• Black matte finish
  
• Rubber keeper for additional security
  
• Off-set back plate improves knife access