{"id":11822,"date":"2015-07-19T18:56:29","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T18:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/?p=11822"},"modified":"2015-10-23T22:20:10","modified_gmt":"2015-10-23T22:20:10","slug":"the-spider-monkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empty-cases.com\/blog\/the-spider-monkey\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spider Monkey"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SG-3\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Every time I travel I always come home to a stack of mail \u2013 mostly bills \u2013 and an assortment of packages. Often the packages contain ammunition; after all a gun writer cannot function without ammo. Sometimes the packages contain unsolicited junk and on a rare occasion there is a surprise inside.<\/p>\n

Such was this case Saturday morning when I started opening up boxes. Contained in one was a new knife from Southern Grind<\/a>. I was introduced to Southern Grind<\/a> about this time last year when a friend gave me a Bad Monkey<\/a> during our Limpopo safari. I used that knife a lot during that excursion and have carried it almost daily since. My only complaint was that for every day carry it was a bit large.<\/p>\n

Well, this new knife from Southern Grind<\/a> could be called a baby monkey; it’s not, it has an even better name. It\u2019s sized just right for everyday carry. Closed it measures 4.0 inches and open it extends to 7.5 inches. It has a thumb stud on both sides of the blade and the trademark short and wide Southern Grind pocket clip positioned for right side, tip-up carry. The contoured carbon fiber scales feel good in the hand, contain a rock solid liner lock, and there\u2019s a lanyard loop at the rear.<\/p>\n

\"SG-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

As an added bonus, the blade is ground from S35VN steel. S35VN steel is a martensitic stainless steel designed to offer improved toughness over CPM S30V. Its chemistry has been rebalanced so that it forms some niobium making it about 15-20% tougher than CPM S30V without loss of wear resistance. It has a great resistance to edge chipping and offers improved edge retention over conventional high chromium steels.<\/p>\n

The best thing about this knife is that it has arrived just in time to go along with me to Africa. The new Southern Grind<\/a> Spider Monkey will make a great pocket companion to the fixed blade Southern Grind Jackal<\/a> I\u2019ll also be taking. I\u2019ll get some blood on the blade and give you an update when I return.<\/p>\n

Any real, gun using, outdoor kind of man<\/a> has to have a good pocket knife and the Spider Monkey<\/a> looks like it’s configured to serve that purpose admirably. Based on the last 12 months I can say with confidence that there is nothing like having a monkey in your pocket!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SG-1\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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