New Knife - Al Mar Rescue Assist

Without a doubt, this is an item that is completely unique in my otherwise quite extensive knife pile. But today's news excellently complements the collection. What was missing was a real rescue tool. This is where the Al Mar Rescue Assist comes into the picture.

Of course, I have knives that (unfortunately) are equipped with a glass breaker at the end of the handle, and I have also tested a pen with that function. That's when I discovered that carbide tips don't get scratched, but the rest of the object, the pen in this case, does. But that's another story.

But this is a pure tool with a knife blade intended for various emergency situations. Getting out of a crashed car is, of course, a scenario that comes to mind, but also things like quickly needing to cut a rope, fishing net, mooring line, or rope at sea or on land, cutting open a pair of trousers if someone has been injured, and so on.

Al Mar Rescue Assist

Rescue Assist is a tool centered around a knife blade designed for just such tasks. It means a blade with a partially serrated edge that is curved to better bite into ropes, for example. In addition, it lacks a tip so that you don't accidentally stab someone if you need to remove clothing. Special scissors are often used for this if you work in rescue services, but this can be an alternative in an emergency situation.

The blade is made of D2 but blackened to increase rust protection. It opens either with a flipper, with a thumb stud, or with two hands. Additionally, it is equipped with spring assistance to ensure the blade opens when it should. It locks with a cross-bar lock, which in the Al Mar version is called Max Lock.

In addition to the knife blade, there is also a fold-out belt cutter that certainly doesn't lock, but still feels solid. Then, as I mentioned in the introduction, there is a glass breaker at the end of the handle. There is also a wrench for oxygen tanks. That's the square hole in the handle.

Everything is finished with a signal orange color so it won't be lost, and a shaped handle with fairly coarse G10 on the sides to maximize grip. When such tools are needed, you don't want to slip!

Rescue Assist offers a partially serrated blade, a glass breaker, an oxygen tank wrench, and a belt cutter.

Overall, an exciting tool that I won't fully review as a regular folding knife, however. Details that immediately come to mind are that how long the edge stays sharp is not of the utmost importance. Just that it does its job when it's supposed to. On the other hand, other aspects are more important, such as whether the blade can really open under stress and whether it locks stably.

The answers to those questions and more will be provided in a future review.

Al Mar

/ J - better safe than sorry

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