mag1 0 Posted April 9, 2014 Just picked this one up! Loving it. Very Rare! Nightmare grind tanto PT CC Mick Strider Custom. CF scales, etched Ti back. Sharp as a MF! Best part, partial dragon spine. compare with MSC SnG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Purple Patrick 638 Posted April 9, 2014 I love their knives but have a hard time supporting a man with such a jaded past this signature exceeds the 15 character count capacity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mag1 0 Posted April 10, 2014 I love their knives but have a hard time supporting a man with such a jaded past this signature exceeds the 15 character count capacity Mick Strider’s birth name is Mickey Ray Burger. Mick Strider claims he served in the 2/75th Rangers. .At some point Mick posted a copy of his DD214. Allegations were made that it was altered, specifically that he entered “Honorable” (note mixed case lettering) in the discharge block. Mick Strider claims that he is a combat veteran. Mick Strider claims that during service, he developed a spinal injury, causing him to lose jump status, resulting in his discharge. Mick Strider later claims that this injury led him to incur disciplinary action (whether Article 15 or other not known), and be discharged from service as an E1 Court documents involving a libel & defamation case against Mick Strider include a settlement where he states his discharge from Army service as an E1, and barred from reenlistment. Part of the settlement agreement includes statemens refuting combat claims and "black ops" experience. Military.com shows Mickey Ray Burger as having a final rank of E1. From 1986 to 1993 there is no information on Mick Strider's activities. Evidence of Special Operations affiliation during this time is absent and not provided. Mick Strider states that after his time in the Army, he "rolled" with some "heavy" hitters and alludes that this time was spend performing Special Operations missions during magazine articles. Mick Strider claims in 1993 he was "tasked" with obtaining a vehicle and stole it / carjacked it. It is intimated that this was done while operating in a “black ops” unit. He was arrested and convicted for this crime. Mick Strider claims that during sentencing, the prosecutor was supposed to ask for his sentence to be one year’s service in Somalia, with his pay forfeit. Given the nature of the other claims, this service is intimated to be Special Operations in nature, especially given his attempts to tie it to the deaths of Rangers in Mogadishu during that time. Mick Strider does not “serve for a year in Somalia” and was instead sentenced to 5 years in prison. After release from prison in 1998, Mick Strider started Strider Knives. Following Mick Strider’s release from prison, he builds a reputation that his products are based on Special Operations and combat experience. Numerous magazine articles are written alleging to this experience and how it makes his product a better choice. Mick Strider makes numerous statements online that his is a combat veteran, and makes references to carrying and using firearms, despite revelations that he is, in fact a convicted felon. Current collaborations with other businesses list Mick Strider as former Special Operations personnel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoke Eater 0 Posted April 10, 2014 Nice knife... quick google of this knife company brought up a 5000 dollar knife... nuts dude. How much did u pay for that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mag1 0 Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks. Together they were just under $2500 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smoke Eater 0 Posted April 10, 2014 Thats about 250xs my gun budget haha wow Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites