Today's special delivery comes from Dirk, who made my day by letting me know he could offer me a hell of a deal and a steal when the Desangut did not go into production. Basically, they sent me four pieces for the price of two.
Instead of going hogwild for more blades (which was very tempting) I opted to grab some trainers. Three of them, individually boxed, shiny with that newly forged steel smell. For my fourth piece, I selected an LLC CRMIPT or Close Range Medium Impact Tool. That's pronounced "crimped". I guess it sounds better than "krrmm-ipped"
While much of my training involves using a much larger blade than anyone who wishes to stay on the right side of the law would carry such as the Abaniko, I primarily train with (and carry) the Lapu Lapu Corto. The Abaniko has a cutting edge that is anywhere between 5 to 7 inches depending on the model, and the Lapu Lapu Corto has a cutting edge less of less than 4 inches, in accordance with NYC law.
To be even more specific, I don't carry a live blade on my person. Even though the law may be on my side with a small blade like that, experience has taught me that most NYPD don't seem to give a damn about any actual laws if it means they can score an arrest.
For the last few years, I've carried a training drone on me. It couldn't effectively cut much of anything, but is still useful if you know how to use it. It's also great as a prop weapon. It looks like a knife, but isn't.
However one might need something more, and police especially are on shaky ground with any blades they carry and might use. If they defend themselves against an aggressor by using a blade, they are open to a host of problems - lawsuits and questions about the appropriateness of using an edged weapon to control a dangerous situation. (Silly, I know. Don't attack a cop. They have directives and stuff.)
Enter the CRMIPT - the same weight, material and shape as the live blade and training drone, but somewhere in between. Instead of a cutting edge, it has a roughened surface of mild serrations. The CRMIPT can't cut, but it does cause pain. Pain, but not serious damage. This means the user can defend themselves, and control a suspect using the same techniques as one would use with a live balde all without cutting said aggressor into whacko tar-tar.
Here's the three types, the drone up top in red, the CRMIPT in the middle in blue, and the live blade on the bottom.
You can't see from this shot those rough serrated edges on the CRMIPT, but trust me, they're there.
Even better, the CRMIPT is available for civilian purchase, and since it's not a live blade, it stays on the happy side of the law. That doesn't mean I can go flashing it around in public, but it does mean a more effective tool for defending myself in the highly unlikely situation that I need to. After all, my number one key to beating an attacker is: don't be where you'll get attacked.
Unless of course that attack is scripted, choreographed and for an audience. In that case, I won't be using a CRMIPT on an actor.
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