It took a firefighter with a genius for knife design to conceive this feature-rich rescue knife.  And Rick Hinderer did himself proud.  He's integrated some of the most important features a firefighter will need.  Even while wearing turn-out gloves, using this knife will not be an issue.  The knife has larger, beefier features and mechanisms built-in.  This is no ordinary rescue knife.  The Hinderer Rescue Knife has a heavy duty, 440A stainless steel blade with and external blade release.  Additional feature include an oxygen tank wrench, safety hook cutter, window punch, lanyard hole and an over-sized thumb stud for easy opening.  And it comes with a 9-piece toll kit.  The belt case can be worn vertically or horizontally.