Wally Hayes, of Hayes Knives, has just come out with the first tactical/survival fixed blade knife featuring an integral red led light that’s built right into the handle. It’s called the "Pathfinder". The led light on the Pathfinder is activated by pushing a button on the handle. Wally added the red led so… the operator can use read maps and …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Finally, it looks like there may just be an American-made alternative to Simunition for force-on-force training with semi-auto pistols, revolvers, and submachine guns. DefRev can’t wait to test this stuff out. This is what PDT Tech’s company literature has to say about their HydraMarker P.RO. Cartridges: "Our line of (HydraMarker) P.R.O. Cartridges (patent pending) are a …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com First, DefRev published this story, titled Corner Shot. ‘Cause You Never Know What’s Waiting for You Around the Corner.". We like to think that’s a pretty good story. Then, we followed that up with an addendum that contained fairly high-res pics of the Corner Shot brochure (complete). Now, there’s exciting professional video footage of the CornerShot …

The following is an Associated Press (AP) article: "The Bush administration’s argument for shunning a global treaty on land mines rests largely on the U.S. military’s use of "smart," self-destructing mines that don’t linger after wars end to kill and maim civilians. But it has a quiet subtext: the expectation that future generations of mines will be so smart that …

FN Herstal/FNH USA has just come out with their Special Police Rifle. FN company literature has this to say about the Special Police Rifle: "The precision bolt-action rifle is an essential part of any tactical team.The FN Special Police Rifle combines the best of traditional design with the latest materials, workmanship and manufacturing.The result is a tactical rifle with exceptional …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com If your 1911 pistol doesn’t incorporate an integral rail, you might want to give this product some serious consideration. The Strike Plate Rail System (S.P.R.S.) is a combination tactical light rail/strike plate, and it’s pretty trick. Urban Advantage Tactical Systems just introduced it at TREXPO West 2004. A strike plate like the S.P.R.S. prevents the slide …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Oakley Eyewear has become the eye protection de rigeur for LE SWAT operators and military Special Operators (and gun cognoscenti) in the last few years. Usually, teams and individual operators who choose Oakleys choose some version of the Oakley M Frame, as the M Frames provide the highest lens surface area. This gives professional operators the …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com Crimson Trace has just come out with their 4th Generation Lasergrips for the 1911 pistol. If you own a 1911 pistol (Government Model or Commander), and are thinking about outfitting it with a laser sight, you definitely want to check this product out. DefRev hasn’t tested them yet, but they look pretty trick. The following info …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com DefRev has been using both the Hatch SOG-L50, SOG-L75 Operator "Shorty" tactical gloves, and SOGL-100, and SOGL-150 Operator tactical gloves w/gauntlet for awhile now, and we’ve been extremely impressed with them. The model I use the most as my personal shooting gloves are the SOG-L75 Operator "shorty" gloves in O.D. green. They are SUPER comfortable. And, …

by David Crane david@defensereview.com This article contains pics of the FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon being fired at the Heckler & Koch/Louden County Sheriff’s range. (Pics are at bottom of this story): Back in 2001, DefRev published this story on the FN P90 PDW. However, we never published our range report on it. The following brief range report on the …