Maxpedition Drop Point And Clip Point Knives

I love Maxpediton gear and use it all the time, as they offer a diverse range of carry systems and accessories, so it was with some surprise I learned from the importer (Heinnie Haynes) they now offer knives. Heinnie sent me two examples the SDRP (Small Drop Point) and slightly larger MLCP (Medium Long Clip Point).

ONE FOR ALL

In truth both models are near identical with a few changes in blade style/ shape, weight and dimensions, so pretty much what goes for one goes for all. The blade is made from D2 tool steel with a Rockwell hardness of 58-60 HRc and double tempered with a cryogenic treatment. The metal is bead-blasted and treated with industrial hard chrome plating to a depth of 0.001”. It uses a full, flat grind with decent finger choil for address and protection from the edge. The full tang has four notches and two through holes to which the nylon over-moulded handle is cast on, an EDM non slip texture completes the surface and at the rear is a lined lanyard hole. The handle shows a half guard with a slightly tapered shape in both width and length with two finger grooves.

The sheath is made from Kydex and comes with a wide/deep belt loop. The base is open to act as a drain hole and retention by twin lips that rise up above the throat and clamp around the base of the handle. The sides of the body feature holes so it can be lashed to your gear if required!

INDIVIDUAL

Starting off with the SDRP let’s take a closer look! The drop point blade is 4.75” long with an overall length of 9.25” and weighing a neat 4.5oz with a further 2.6oz being taken up by the sheath. The blade shape is quite pronounced and did well in both edge-up and down deployment. I found the handle a little small for my hands thought the texturing provided a secure grip. It’s here you really appreciate the choil as it allows you to move your grip up for more palm purchase. I would have liked to have seen some jimping on the top of the spine for added thumb pressure.

The MLCP is near identical though slightly bigger with its 5.5” blade, 10.25” overall length and 6oz, the sheath adds another 3oz. Again the clip point style allows good edge-up work ideal for opening up a deer’s belly and running it up to the sternum and the long, pointed tip can get into most nooks and crannies. The handle is identical but its larger size suited my hand much better as I imagine it will most men. Again jimping would be a useful addition to the spine.

Blade thickness is 0.15” for the SDRP and 0.1875” for the MLCP and in both cases with the directly moulded handle either knife came over as very rigid.

FOR: Simple and strong design Effective field blades
AGAINST: Not a lot
VERDICT: Well worth a look