vn.! lv.] Hlntendu gets I- - I an edge with iw D5 vevevlvw . ij; iis-as Bt . . THE WALL STREET JOURNAL TAAL vrruea'. i JULY 2:5, Ellilti E1 I I How N6 W, Deadly 3. BIHIOH By Mask Fltiw that has] "taetic;1| halves- ri ewes lreyriap trreticrrl .i'nii'e dries as ?2FLl'??i. arigina use in hn ary cemia --1n a a rr ann-linen'-n earn Hut the marketing teclmiatiea ter same at the DEUADE ain`}, Jim Ray brdught tegether $1-billinn-a--year business, aimed blaua mtr} uyier?ei?, new pecltetltnives aren't se mainstream. Caid a chainpinn martial artist, a farmer ltavy at just abnut anyane in the market fer a steel Inc. makes the sa-eunce "Urban Pal," which Seal and a pnlice-weapens specialist te small ltnife. These Elst century pnr|tet? i . has a l.R-ineh blade. "The Urban Pal sheultl be draiit Eiesiginsutnli? what he heped wenld be the luiivcs, tl?ieir curtied, pertnrated nr gi retailers. tvlilce Janes, uwner standard equipment tar survival in urban per ee rni e. serratet a es ant ergnnumic at Elechnd iungle," its Web site s?tys. But the high-tech knives the team created were grips, can inflict deadly damage, hunting, fishing and camping su- Lawyers tar the ta[ctical--laiife industry have neve1? ineanttc whutle sticks. Instead, the team but they are alan cumpact, eas- - perstere in Bakersfield, thalit., says persuaded gevernment etticials that even miner pradiicerl lrnivels whesge laladels cimld tlickeftl ily cenizetaled and that haute sales have been climbing an manual mevement--nc? matter haw enhanced by epen wi i u?ue mger as er an wi eu - regu a . averagc et a year in the past decade and that levers anti springs--separates the hhives frurn iwcre still perfetitly legal. flu a Fill ibulletinhalerted law- Thtiis et peehethhives he sells are tactical. "are which reuuire pressing a buttun en ci wan ca a weapnn" a ie ar . en ercernen agen na iunwt tb emerging jFt]?lI tacti-ceel? That's what we say dawn here." the handle te flip epen the blade. "We have tu says liar. lFtay,alerniei*p1*eprietnr ef it lserth threats" pesed by the knives- Thuugh there are ne lar. Janes says. resist the applieatien at the lsails laws 1 liha tpurist shup. Ent eventually, he adds, "that statistics bu hew many crimes have tacti- Dave 'i'anderhett, whe runs U.S. Martial arts te the new technelngy," says lawyer Daniel Law- i cliauggdmantl saegigvlr. EtayIand the says lni?e--reIated crimes in Clittard, recently taught a sen, a l--:nife ccilleeter in Pittsburgh whe represents brine as ers ense mar te ing ave ge up. iu Eilila em in Ellilil. class that lnclutlcd a judge, a banlter, a nurse, a the tuctieal--Rnite industry Thirty-seven states the blades utility when "shpetlng is yustnetappre- ln [that time, vielent crime in general drepped yeung weniau with a belly ring and a French chef new eutlaw swltehblades, partly because they de- prlate. I 4.1 a. I tram lviauhattan. and Epyderce Inc., tar eaample, veleped a cult tellewing ameng teenagers in the lvlr. litay was a pinneer in a lechhb1pg1call'evh- The lcnives pepulartty has been a been te same maltes a tactical ltnile that, when Enlderl, masquer- Please Turn ta Page Bd, CUIEEFILIT --.-- --.- - I un I- ri l? How tha Naw, Daadly Pdckatkriifa Bacamc a $1 Billion Business Hills BI invastigaturs cunsidarad switahhladas. rl, I-la duas cuncada, thaugh, that custamar hir. .lanas at Sacautl amandmant llills, Hut, says David ltawalski, a spukasman tar San. Wydan, andraw daiuand has his cunipany. a Sparts is ana at savaral ratailars wha tarmar kniia iuagasina adltar and a Hlutky, says ha can't canfirm tha sans- lli'-yaar-aid-makar at pratty panknivas, hava addad knita training ta tiiair busi- spakasinau tar tha ii1dusti?y, tactical tur's invalvamant. ta attar a lina at ana-hand-apaning knivas nassas. l?la says "this Iarga inilus at psa- knitas hava ramainad lagal liacausa "tha Haan tha upsta1?ts whu daminatad tha with tactical taaturas. pla carrying 'tacticai iaidars' didn't ltnaw laws acrass tha U.S. ara a mishmash ha- salt--dal`ansa markat wars jalting tha tra- Tha hladas an mast at tha naw puckat- haw ta usa thani." cansailagislatursl rcallydankknuw any- ditiunalknitalndustry. Back ltnifa Ca.,a knivas ara lass than iauriuchas lang, tha tiichutas hialialla, iid, tauk a taur- thing ahaut knivas." stapla amarig spartsman; W.l?t, Casa dt masimuin langth that passangars vrara huur class at tha Hakarsiiald shup. Ear- lrludarn tactical knivas ai?a rantad in Suns tlutlary, tamad tar its cullactihla parinittad ta carry anla U.S. airlinas ha- aral niunths Iatar, ha ta palica tha IHEUE, wlian sama martial artists in pan knivas; and Laatharman Tuul Gruup tara tha Sapt. ll, tarrarist attacks. that ha stuck his tactical kaiia intu strip- tha hacarna at a iflli- lnc., which makcs packat-sisad tual kits, In Etltla, tha hiatianai Cuminissiun an Tar- par Edward Padrasa, 2-l, during a malca piuu styla at knila-fighting. an aarly hava all intraducad tactical knivas sinca rarist attacks canclutlatt that tha hijack- that hruka aut whan man attanding a innavatur was Ernast lit. Emarsun, a ais in thasa attacks usad shurt knivas-- hachalar party raitlad a hawdy hash fur 5 martial artist and custam kniia "'lt`s a tcstaslarana thing," says nut has cuttars--tu salsa cantrui at tha tha tiritla-ta-ha, says ltarn Caunty, Ca- huildar. in ltlila, tl?ragan's Hanchiuada Euck's "'t3huck'* Eluck, planas. at tha Pannsyivania crash sita, lit., 5 Itnita Eu. callahai?atad with lilr. lamar- rs yaars ald, wha astimatas tha ratail la hadly damagad knifa parts wara cul- nar. hir. Padrasa tliad. lilr. l~lahalla's san tu mass pradaca tha Lllusad tauar- markat tar tactical knivas at 51 htllian. lactad, and at laast halt hava tactical- lawyar says his ciiantwas salt- 5 tars Eamhat kniis. It upanad auickly, Lcatharman Tuul ttraup jumpad an kuiia ci?iaractaristics. Elut tha FEI can- tlatansa. i lackad in placa and cauld ha clasatl tha tactical-knitc handwagan in Eilila, in- tians that it can't ha sura thasa parts ara lttr. .lanas says litr. litahalta isn*t typi- 5 with ans hand. traduclng a lull tina ui tactical-typa tram knivas that halungad ta tha hijack- cal af tha studants at his knifa classas. i lvlr. Emarsan, hl yaars ald, says ha knivas. must pruminant iaatura an ars. htaanwliila, in tha racc tar llUJ?t|l 5 insistad an sailing that knita t'ar Sttia, its knivas is tha "Ellada I.aunchar" mach- Tachnulagy has mada hlada iangth hig thing, santa cunipaulas arc campai- i haliaving tha high prica, pariurnianca aaisin, which lats tha usar flip a manac- alinast irralavt-int. Tha city at atlanta ing tu inaka inara tlurahlc cararnlc and i and custam Iauk waukl giva it cachat. ing-laaking hlada aut uf its handia with prahihits paupia tram carrying packat- plastic knivas that can pass thraugh Tha knita was a hit. and campatitian gut lightning spaad. Yat it alsu has a huttla- knivas in public with hladas langar niatai datactars. Plastic "assisiad-cpan 5 hat. litr. Eniarsun turmad his awn cam- cap apanar, a nad tu Laatharmatrs hari- than twa inchas. itat, in a widaly pnhli- ing" knivas that flick apan with a slight i pany in ltlilt and says annual salas rusa lags. ctsad casa, as-lvlarina Thamas autry nudga at tha hlada can ha parchasad an ta ahaut Sill last yaar train ltlat all makars at tactical knivas usada twa-iuch hladaiu tilay ta kill ana aisay tar Fittl. i 2 at tha start. agraa an haw ta markat tham. Buck, tar muggar and wuund anathai? whan ha tjuid Etaal salas diractar Fticlt ttaldas Warriad that thay might iaca ragula? csanipla, haasts in markating niatarials was cantrantad hy fiva assailants dascrihas tha ca1npany's lila "hilght 5 tary scrutiny, makars at tha naw-styla ahaut tha "stapping pawar"ut its tactical armad with a shatgnn and 55hada" plastic knivas as *'lattar apcn- i packatknivas turruad tha amaricau ttniia knivcs and hills its "Hanas" kntta as "hatl pistul. ars." i??ianathatass, campaiiy's Wah 5 and Taal graup crad- ta tha hana." "?Elaarly wa ara saaing waunds yuu sita has a iiliu clip at man attacking its U.S. San. l-tan Wytlau, an tlragan [lain- But Tam arruwstnith, chiat asacutiva wuuld aspact tram a higgar liladc tram slahs at maat and dacapitating plywaad 5 acrat, with parsnading U.tl. Llustums in at Wit. Casa, accusas campatitars at what victims say was a small knita." paupia, and it nutas tiiat tha knivas can tu slap saising shipmants ul' ana- "waapunising" tha and says says andraw Ulrich, a Elastan ltladical ha "tapad just auaut an tha 5 hand-apaning tactical kuivas that saina it's an appraach his carnpany wan't taka. Cautar arnargancy-raant dactar. hady. I t_