Sidearms & Scatterguns 8541 USMC Marked Strider MT-10

[kft101]

So I was on the range recently and saw another shooter with a Strider MT-10 knife.

It had the Chuck Mawhinney signature on the side of it, but did not have the "Sniper" marking underneath the "Strider" name. Instead, it had "8541" underneath the "Strider" marking, and then "USMC" below that.

Does anyone know anything about this, and if there is any significance to the knife? Is it just a custom marking that someone had personalized? Or was it one of the knives that the schoolhouse hands out to the honor graduate for each course, if Strider does mark those knives differently?

Thanks in advance for any information.

 

[O_W]

Re: 8541 USMC Marked Strider MT-10

Strider did a run of these. Bluelinegear.com had a bunch. I don't remember the exact markings but sounds like the same model.

 

[dogman]

Re: 8541 USMC Marked Strider MT-10

Strider has a forum on the Usual Suspects Network forums. You will have to register, but you will get an answer right from the source.

 

[Jeffvn]

Re: 8541 USMC Marked Strider MT-10

Here is the info on Chuck:

http://www.chuckmawhinney.com/

Here is some info on the knife itself from Strider:

http://www.striderknives.com/products/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=58

I recall when they were first put out.

Jeffvn

 

[Chucky]

Re: 8541 USMC Marked Strider MT-10

Yes the 8541 markings are the ones that all of the honor grads received upon graduation at the West Coast school house.

 

[kft101]

Re: 8541 USMC Marked Strider MT-10

Chuck,

Thanks for the info. Sounds like I was on the range with someone with skills that day.

 

[Chucky]

Re: 8541 USMC Marked Strider MT-10

Those were definitely only given out to guys that graduated honor grad. As far as I know Duane and Mick only gave the 8541 models to the West Coast school house so there probably are not to many of those floating around.