FireFly© Mini Survival Knife
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it is AWESOME!!!” - Bill Martin
The FireFly©, designed by Robert Weir, is a mini survival knife machined from 1/2" diameter, bar-stock, D2 tool steel, and hardened to 58C (Rockwell). “Never Fail” construction; one piece, blade and handle. "I designed this knife to be worn like jewelry, so it would always be with you. They say, the best survival knife is the knife you have with you”.
Beautifully machined and accented with precision drill work on the, hilt and spine. The spine on the FireFly© is ground to a “90 degree sharp”; so the spine can be used as a ferro rod striker, and thus conserving the primary edge for other cutting tasks.
The blade is slightly less than 2" long so it can be worn legally concealed, (worn under your clothing), in most states, (Please check your local and state laws). The FireFly© is designed with these three main functions in mind: one, a small handy utility knife available quickly and easily from its neck worn Kydex sheath. Two, it is designed to help you make fire with its integrated ferro rod. Three, its’ hollow handle can be used a signaling whistle!
The Kydex sheath uses ¼” eyelets that are positioned .75” (¾”) on center, so that the FireFly© can be bolted to the sheath of a larger knife or machete as a companion knife.
The FireFly© is also intended to be a Survival Challenge Tool! If you want an extreme challenge of your survival skills, just take the FireFly© as your only survival tool. I like to simulate a trail runner getting lost and go out with just the clothing and gear that a trail runner would have and of course the FireFly. That’s a challenge!
Proudly machined and ground in the USA! Lifetime warranty.
Extensively and thoroughly tested, in many extreme environments.
It is your back up to your back up! Small enough and comfortable enough to be worn always.
This design has a US Copyright, all rights reserved to Robert Weir and Panacea X LLC
FireFly© Specs:
Weight: 45g (1.6 oz.)
Sheath is made from .060 Kydex
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Reviews - articles and videos
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Hierarchy of FireFly© knives
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Top: Current production Standard Generation 2 FireFly©. Blade is black oxide plated after it is high Scandi ground, to protect it from corrosion, then the final sharpening is done to the edge on a buffing wheel. This may look like it is a micro bevel, but it is not; Gen 2 FireFly© has a true Scandi grind.
Second from the top: Gen. 2 FireFly© “Fowler Grind” This is a Full Flat Scandi grind, similar to the one used by Zach Fowler winner of ALONE, season 3. Good, it carves wood well and its good for processing game. Bad, prone to corrosion and not as strong as Standard Gen 2.
Third from Top: “Bling Grind” Gen 2 FireFly© Oxide plating is ground off and the belly of the knife is more rounded.
Fourth from top: Gen. 1 FireFly© note low Scandi grind, O1 tool Steel. Note unprotected bevel is beginning to corrode.
Fifth from the top: Rob’s Every Day Carry Gen. 1 test knife. Note, Rob’s FireFly was custom ground to be a full flat Scandi grind. This enables the knife to have a finer edge and carve wood better. But it also weakens the blade. This grind also removes all the protective black oxide coating; so it corrodes much more easily. Especially when exposed to salt water as this one was, on a Baja sea-kayaking adventure.
Bottom: Original FireFly© prototype manually machined and hand ground from O1 tool steel, by Rob Weir. Note: original is similar to current production FireFly© with modified Tanto shape, a high Scandi grind and protective coating applied after it was ground.
Zach Fowler winner of History Channels survival challenge show, ALONE season 3, carved and entire chess set using only a FireFly knife, on recent survival challenge! See it in action here: SURVIVAL Catch and Cook Series!
Dr. Nicole Apian, author, adventurer, herbalist, survival instructor and star of ALONE season 2 and season 5, pose with Rob Weir at Blade Show West, 2019