James McGowan is a professional firefighter in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Due to his passion for the outdoors, he started making "hard working knives" and joined the Canadian Knifemakers' Guild in 1998. Drawing from his extensive real-life fire and rescue experiences, he has designed the CRKT production M.A.K.-1 ? and Extrik-8-R ? emergency rescue tools, based on the day-to-day needs of professional firefighters, rescue workers, EMTs, police Special Response Teams, and military operators.

The M.A.K.-1 ? (Multiple Access Knife) is a rescue and rapid entry knife, made of tough 3Cr13 stainless steel. It has a blunt chisel pry-bar tip for opening doors and windows and a Razor-Sharp knife edge suitable for heavy cutting or hacking tasks. The heavily textured and grooved G10 scales offer an aggressive grip and allow control when wearing gloves. They can be removed for cleaning.

The M.A.K.-1 Tactical 2050K is a special model designed for military and police use in non-reflective black finish with a black lanyard and a custom multi-function Kydex R sheath which will hold an Extrik-8-R ? tool.

The M.A.K.-1 gives two window-breaking options. A twist breaker groove allows controlled breaking of automobile side windows, while a carbide tip butt breaker allows smashing of building windows or automotive back glass. An 8mm groove functions as a wrench for disconnecting GM-style side terminal batteries.

【CRKT的歷史】
哥倫比亞河刀具公司(Colubia River Knife & Tool, C.R.K.T.)如同在著名的時代雜誌(Time Magazine)中所說，是提供全球廣泛軍警情治人員使用刀具的一家刀具公司。在品質、用材及做工方面最被專業人員所信賴，所有的刀具出產都接受嚴格的品管，並與世界各大知名刀匠合作設計出最適合人體工學和專業級人士所使用的刀為目標，眾多的選擇，唯有在CRKT中您才能看到各大名師的縮影，您絕對會信賴CRKT所帶給您的專業及便利。