Benchmade’s 179GRY model, designed by Greg Thompson for the U.S. Special Operatives Combatives Programs (SOCP), is a professional rescue performance and less-than-lethal self-defense tool. The 179 includes the Benchmade rescue hook design in 440C Stainless Steel, a carbide glass breaker, O²/Oxygen wrench and the same finger loop and integral sheath design as the rest of the SOCP family. Black injection-molded sheath is MOLLE-compatible with lanyard hole and dip-coated clip.
SPECIFICATIONS
Designer: Greg Thompson
Mechanism: Fixed
Action: Fixed Blade
Blade Steel: 440C (58-60HRC)
Blade Style: Hook, Plain, Satin
Overall Length: 6.75″ (17.15cm)
Blade Length: 0.375″ (9.525mm)
Handle Thickness: 0.18″ (4.57mm)
Glass Breaker: Yes
Lanyard Hole: Yes
Weight: 1.88oz. (53.29g)
Sheath Type: Injection Molded, Black
Sheath Weight: 1.04oz. (29.48g)
MOLLE Compatible: Yes
Made in: USA
Use: Outdoor, Rescue