STI Knives is a tactical knife company based in Moissac

Moissac

Moissac is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is famous world-wide mostly for the artistic heritage handed down by the ancient Saint-Pierre Abbey.-History:...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

. The president and CEO is Jeff Thenier, who designs the tactical products including knives

Knife

A knife is a cutting tool with an exposed cutting edge or blade, hand-held or otherwise, with or without a handle. Knives were used at least two-and-a-half million years ago, as evidenced by the Oldowan tools...

, Impact Tools and other edged weapons. STI Knives are different from other tactical knives because they are modeled after the hand gun, using pistol bayonet type techniques for combat, these tactical folding knives have multiple locking positions making them able to mimic characteristics of various other weapons.

Jeff Thenier

Jeff Thenier is the president and CEO of STI Knives. He has been training body guards for 20 years. State certified teacher in martial arts and combat sports. Shooting Instructor, Police Science Instructor, Tonfa and Baton Instructor, Bodyguard

Bodyguard

A bodyguard is a type of security operative or government agent who protects a person—usually a famous, wealthy, or politically important figure—from assault, kidnapping, assassination, stalking, loss of confidential information, terrorist attack or other threats.Most important public figures such...

, Knifemaker and Technical Director of DOJO KMI. Jeff Thenier created the concept design for the P001 Knife for high security professionals as an alternative to the firearm.

Concept

STI Knives have a unique pistol shape design so that the professional who uses the hand gun as their primary weapon would be more efficient and effective when forced to use their secondary weapon the knife. These knives were designed to be used when the user wasn't allowed to or able to use their firearm. These pistol shaped STI knives also have many characteristics of other weapons such as the Tonfa

Tonfa

The tonfa , also known as tong fa or tuifa, is an Okinawan weapon. It is a stick with a handle, and is about 15-20 inches long. It was traditionally made from red oak and wielded in pairs...

, Tomahawk

Tomahawk

Tomahawk usually refers to:* Tomahawk , a type of axe made and used by Native Americans* Tomahawk , a cruise missile built in the United StatesIt may also mean:- Military and transportation :...

, Boomerang

Boomerang

A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...

, Brass Knuckles

Brass knuckles

Brass knuckles, also sometimes called knuckles, knucks, brass knucks, or knuckledusters, are weapons used in hand-to-hand combat. Brass knuckles are pieces of metal, usually steel despite their name, shaped to fit around the knuckles...

, Yawara Stick, Straight Razor

Straight razor

A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle. They are also called open razors and cut-throat razors.Although straight razors were once the principal method of manual shaving, they have been largely overshadowed by the safety razor, incorporating a disposable blade...

, Karambit, and Pistol Bayonet. The knives are designed for various circumstances such as lethal and non lethal, emergency rescue, and martial arts training.

Products

Many of the common responses to the products are; "Knives with the appearance of a firearm"
The BODYGUARD P001 is a pistol shaped tactical folding knife, it has 3 locking positions and it took 4 years in the making. It features capabilities of lethal and non lethal, emergency rescue, and characteristics of martial arts weapons including, Pistol Bayonet, Standard Knife, Tonfa

Tonfa

The tonfa , also known as tong fa or tuifa, is an Okinawan weapon. It is a stick with a handle, and is about 15-20 inches long. It was traditionally made from red oak and wielded in pairs...

, Straight Razor

Straight razor

A straight razor is a razor with a blade that can fold into its handle. They are also called open razors and cut-throat razors.Although straight razors were once the principal method of manual shaving, they have been largely overshadowed by the safety razor, incorporating a disposable blade...

, Karambit knife, Sai

Sai

-Education:*self-accrediting institution, a three-letter acronym in use in higher education in Australia to describe universities and other SAIs-Fiction:*Fujiwara no Sai, a character in Hikaru no Go media*Sai , a character in Naruto media...

, Kubotan

Kubotan

The Kubotan self-defense keychain is a close-quarter self-defense weapon developed by Takayuki Kubota. It is essentially a derivation of the stick, usually 5.5 inches long and 0.56 inch in diameter, slightly thicker or the same size as a marker pen...

, Brass Knuckles

Brass knuckles

Brass knuckles, also sometimes called knuckles, knucks, brass knucks, or knuckledusters, are weapons used in hand-to-hand combat. Brass knuckles are pieces of metal, usually steel despite their name, shaped to fit around the knuckles...

, Tomahawk

Tomahawk

Tomahawk usually refers to:* Tomahawk , a type of axe made and used by Native Americans* Tomahawk , a cruise missile built in the United StatesIt may also mean:- Military and transportation :...

, Boomerang

Boomerang

A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced...

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The BG911 is a compact version of the P001. The TDZ7 is the pistol shaped non lethal Impact Tool made of hard plastic, it is used like a large Yawara Stick, there are 5 different colors to signify your skill level, black, yellow green, red, and blue. The Tai Sabaki

Tai sabaki

is a term from Japanese martial arts and which relates to 'whole body movement', or repositioning. It can be translated as body-management. It is a term used widely in kendo, jujutsu, aikido, judo, karate and ninjutsu...

 is marketed as their best knife, unlike the combat weapon looking P001, this tactical folding knife is shaped like a sleek utility folding knife, and it features 6 locking positions with 13 grip positions, designed for EDC

EDC

EDC may refer to:*Electrodesiccation and curettage, a surgical method for the removal of skin cancers*Eau de Cologne , the oldest perfume classification....

 (Every Day Carry), self-defense

Self-defense

Self-defense, self-defence or private defense is a countermeasure that involves defending oneself, one's property or the well-being of another from physical harm. The use of the right of self-defense as a legal justification for the use of force in times of danger is available in many...

on the street.