All right guys, today we're going to talk about my Emerson collection. Going over the Emerson's, all the Emerson's I have in my knife collection. And without any further ado, let's just jump right into it. All right, so first one off that we're going to start with is kind of in Emerson. This is technically a collaboration. So some of you might not actually call this an Emerson, but I think a lot of people, it's reasonably safe to say, would call this an Emerson enough because it is, like I said, by definition a literal Emerson design. So anyways, this is the Kirschat CQC6. And this one in particular is in D2. And this guy is overall pretty darn cool. And I really can kind of conflict about these Kirschat and ZT knives because they are like what I want in Emerson to be. They have that more traditional flat grind with a proper bevel on both sides. They're not chisel ground. And overall they're pretty good. About the only thing I really dislike about both the Emerson and ZT collab, or sorry Emerson. Kirschat and ZT collabs with Emerson is at their frameworks. Because I honestly really do like liner locks. Like I can see why this is a frame lock. Like frame locks are very popular. They're very in. They're very trendy. They're very cool. But at the same time too, I am not honestly the biggest fan of frame locks. I think they're kind of overdone. So in addition to that too, I think they're kind of sucky because for me, like this is a steel frame lock, not a titanium frame lock, which means that this guy is pretty happy. Like for the size of this knife, it is certainly heavier than most others. So anyways, that is the Emerson Kirschat collaboration CQC6 in D2. All right, next one up is going to be another mini or smaller. And that is the Emerson horsemen. And the horsemen is the mini CQC8. This guy is once again pretty cool. Now this is a legit Emerson. Now this one has seen some use and abuse, but as most good Emerson's are, the sky is still good, solid, lock up, nothing really wrong with it. I'd say about the only thing is the tip is kind of been rounded out by poor sharpening. But yeah, only so much you can do about that. But honestly, not really that disappointed. It's a fairly older model. This one's a 2013, but yeah, just very well broken in overall solid Emerson knife. So that is the mini CQC8 or the horsemen. It's also worth noting too. This guy has a brass thumb disc up here. This is what used to be a 762 by 39. So the AK bullet, so to speak, someone chopped off the back of that and made it into a thumb disc, which is a fairly popular thing to do with Emerson's. And I'm honestly not that opposed to it. I think it's kind of cool. It's a nice touch. It's a way to make your knives a little bit more unique. And for me, I'm kind of mixed about it because I like the uniqueness, but at the same time too, the brass end of a bullet is rather slick for use as a thumb disc. So on all of my other Emerson's, I have just a traditional thumb disc because it's super grippy. And if you put your thumb there, you are bound to grab that thumb disc. So for me, it's a little bit of a mixture, but I do like that one because it has some personality to it. All right, next one up is going to be probably one of the oldest knives in my collection. And it's not necessarily the one I've had the longest, but this is just literally as far as age goes, the long oldest knife in my collection. And this one was made in 2009. This is an Emerson Mini-com. And the Mini-com is probably my all-time favorite design from Emerson, like of all time. And I really, really like the Mini-com. Primarily because if you guys know me, I am a big sucker for really exaggerated, recurved blades. I just absolutely love. There's this kind of like Cuckary-esque look to the commander, like as a whole, but the Mini-com is just like a super pocketable version of the Commander series. So there's even things like the Super Commander that are above average size. It's kind of like an XL version of the Commander, but I love the Mini-com because it's just so pocket-friendly. So overall, the Mini-com is probably my favorite Emerson, but it is just really cool. All right, and rounding off my collection of Emerson's is going to be the Emerson NSR. This one probably like, as far as collection goes, this one's probably my favorite because this is an Emerson that people on the YouTubes, on the Instagrams, there are a lot of Emerson's floating out there in the wild, right? And a lot of people have so many different limited edition, kind of special, unobtainable models. And this is kind of my version of that because the NSR, well, albeit not really like super, super, you know, unfindable, like you can find these guys, you can track them down, but because they're so mission-specific, like they are a genuine rescue knife, they are a knife that a lot of people don't own. So a lot of people will tell me, you know, like, oh, I have this rare Emerson or that, you know, rare Emerson. And I'm like, well, and I'm just like, well, I have the NSR. And so this is going to my answer to the rare or unobtainable Emerson debate. And so once again, this is the NSR, which stands for Navy Search and Rescue. This is a kind of modified design off of Emerson's original SARK or Sark or Search and Rescue knife. Now both the Sark and the NSR were designed originally for Navy divers to be a safety knife if people, you know, were drowning or they needed to be extracted from, you know, whatever type of gear if they were cotton, webbing, whatever, the NSR and the Sark were designed to help get people out of a bind. So that is why this one has a predominant strap cutter, seatbelt cutter, webbing cutter. You can just stick that right into things and it will slice. I really do love how sharp this webbing cutter is too or strap cutter, whatever you'd like to call it. It works very well. In addition to it is nice to have a very well-recurbed blade and a nice set of serrations at the bottom here for cutting. Now once again, just like every true Emerson, this is a chisel ground knife. So take that for what it is, but it is still very sharp where it's supposed to be. Obviously this does have a blunt tip, so you're not gonna cut yourself at all on this tip. In addition to you guys have probably noticed, I also keep a Ranger paste beads as a lanyard for all of my Emerson's, and that's just something that I personally do. There isn't any, I mean, there is function in Ranger paste beads, but I really think that Ranger paste beads just fit the aesthetic of these Emerson's because all of my Emerson's especially are very militaristic, very tactical, very military inspired. So I think having those Ranger paste beads on there is just kind of a nice compliment. In addition to it's nice because it's a nice and long lanyard so you can easily track down your knife. Some people might say it's a little excessive, and I'm kind of leaning towards that, but at the same time too, I like it. It's just for me, it's what I do with my Emerson's. It's kind of a unique touch that, it started with my original two Emerson's when I bought them. They came with Ranger paste beads on there, and so I was like, you know what, I'm just gonna rock it. So that's exactly what I did. So that has been a look at all of my Emerson's, like I said, I only have four in the collection, and as far as future collecting for Emerson's, I might collect more Emerson's in the future. To be honest, it was never really my intention to get so many Emerson's because I did want one Emerson like for my collection because Emerson has been a long time brand in the EDC community. They're kind of like strider, you know, they're known for their rough around the edges approach, but at the same time too, I kind of ended up collecting more because one, well, when I originally got my first Emerson, it was kind of a package deal. So a guy gave me a really good price on both of the Emerson. So he was like, you can get by this Emerson for this price or these two Emerson's for this price. And I was like, well, that's a really good deal. So I'm not gonna say no. So I ended up getting two Emerson's, and then I kind of added the Kershaw in the NSR because especially the NSR was a knife that was one very applicable to my lifestyle, and what I do, and it was also a really cool knife because they're pretty darn rare to find out in the wild. So anyways, that is that guy, and that is my Emerson collection as a whole. Hopefully you guys enjoyed the video. As always, God bless and I'm out.