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of Spartan’s knives are proudly made intheir North Carolina shop with only USoriginmaterials.A variety of colors and finishes alsoadd diversity to the Spartan line, withofferings for both field and tacticaluse. Handles are made of time-provencanvas Micarta and can be had in black,green or tan. SpartaCoat blade finishes(developed for Spartan by IonBond) areoffered in Black or Dark Earth, and youcan get a Black or Coyote Tan MIL-SPEC Molle adjustable ballistic nylonsheath to match. Spartan also offersa heat-formed Kydex sheath in basicBlack or Coyote Brown formed andfitted by Okuden, one of the better smallcustom Kydex shops in the US. “Westrive to provide our customers kniveswith a top notch finish, grip and sheathoptions meeting or exceeding theirexpectations,” said Carey.As mentioned, Spartan’s designsare diverse. The popular Ares modelwas designed by Iovito with inputfrom Special Forces soldiers and othergovernmental agencies. The Ares(10.4" overall, 5.4" blade) is a doublegrounddrop point with an aggressiveblade angle that not only excelsas a fighting knife but can handle awide variety of field chores due to itshighly functional blade design. Theangle of the blade places it in line withthe user’s hand, allowing full use ofthe upswept angle of the main edge,making for effective cutting duringuse. The Ares also features a diamondcheckered handle for improved gripthat is further enhanced with a deepfinger groove choil below the guard.A choke-up finger groove is locatedbelow the blade which works greatwhen heavy duty slicing is required.The Ares covers all bases.World’s Finest Magazines“OPTIMUM”... THE WORLD’S BEST MAGAZINESMEC-GAR is proud to offer “Optimum” - our newand unique series of high capacity flush-fit pistolmagazines.The new design of the magazine housing andinterlinked magazine components, together witha special Anti-Friction Coating offer far superiorperformance even in difficult operationalenvironments.The increased firepower of MEC-GAR “Optimum”magazines can be further raised by an optional “PlusTwo” adapter. “Plus Two” is a new set of hollowbutt-plate and inner base to raise the capacity of theMEC-GAR “Optimum” magazine by 2-rounds andstick out only 5/8” from the butt of the pistol!Available For: Beretta 92FS 9mm 18rd / 20rdBeretta 96FS .40S&W 13rd / 15rdPara-Ordnance P14 .45ACP 14rdSIG P226 9mm 18rd / 20rdSIG P226 .40S&W 13rd / 15rdSpringfield XD 9mm 18rdSpringfield XD .40S&W 13rdTaurus PT92 9mm 18rd / 20rdTaurus PT100 .40S&W 13rd / 15rdMec-Gar USA, Inc., 905 Middle Street, Middletown, CT 06457Tel: (800) 632-4271 Fax: (860) 635-1712 www.mec-gar.comMore FightThose who like the forward bladegeometry of the Ares but like a littlemore “fight” in their fighting knife willappreciate the Erebus model. Over aninch longer than the Ares, the Erebus(11.5" overall, 6.5" blade) features afiendish tanto blade design. The Japanesetanto is one of the most wickedlyeffective fighting blades ever developedand Spartan’s modernistic takeon it is a thing of beauty. Not as effectivefor field use as more traditionalblade styles, the tanto still offers agood degree of function and if selfdefenseis your main thrust, this knifeis for you.The Horkos (10.875", 5.7" blade)is another bad boy in the Spartan line.Carey states, “This knife was commissionedby the Combat Weapons Teamof the United States Military Academy(West Point, NY), with custom laseretching to honor the graduating class.This blade is designed to be a greatall around combat/utility knife.” TheWWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM 95