Mad Dog® Knives Limited Edition SEAL ATAK’s:
The Mad Dog® Knives SEAL ATAK is an icon in Mad Dog® Knives history, it is probably the most sought after Mad Dog® knife in the world. It was the beginning of an amazing journey not only for Mad Dog® Knives, but for many others as well. For those who are lucky enough to own one, they remain the cornerstone of our collections. Every year starting in 2011 an extremely limited number of Mad Dog SEAL ATAK’s will be produced (4 knives in 2011 & 4 knives for 2012). Appearances and markings will vary from year to year.
This year (2012) marks the 20th Anniversary of the Mad Dog® Knives SEAL ATAK. For the most part, Mad Dog has been very disciplined in keeping to the original proven SEAL ATAK design over the last 20 years, only making very subtle and minor refinements to the original design. When a change has been made, it has always been for improved strength and better efficiency, no exceptions. Over the past couple of years, Mad Dog has developed a more ergonomic, stronger and snag free choil design named the “Type 3″ choil. These are the very first Mad Dog® SEAL ATAK’s with the Type 3 choil. This year 4 total knives were produced, 2 knives with GTL (Glowing Temper Line) blade finishes and the other 2 knives with mirror polished finishes. The Mad Dog 2012 SEAL ATAK features include Type 3 choils, false edges, file work, custom etching, ATAK & Slip sheaths. For 2012 the blades were hand signed “Mad Dog” in the ricasso area and deeply etched “SEAL ATAK” “2012″ in the field of the blade. In honor of tradition, the back side of the ATAK sheaths were hand signed “Mad Dog” “2012″ “ATAK”. The Mad Dog 2012 SEAL ATAK’s were painstakingly hand finished to the highest degree humanly possible…They are quite simply incredible and are an excellent representation of Mad Dog’s evolved ability.
Quote from Mad Dog about the 20th Anniversary 2012 SEAL ATAK’s:
“I can say without reservation that these are the most perfect ATAKs that I have ever made. Whomsoever obtains them will have my very best efforts in their collection. For me, the SEAL ATAK is the “Ur Quel” of my basic design ethos, and the ATAK is the hub of the wheel from whence all other designs have flowed along the spokes of various degrees of specialization over the last 20 years. That says a lot about it, but also know that these particular ATAKs have a special meaning for me. They are the examples selected to be the 20th Anniversary ATAKs, and there are only four of them on the entire planet. These 2012 SEAL ATAKs are the best of my best…. and I dare say that’s pretty damned good!”
SOLD OUT for 2012!
If you are interested in obtaining a 2013 Mad Dog SEAL ATAK, Email me to get your name on the list.
Previous Model Info:
2011 SEAL ATAK:
- Type 1 Choil
- Hand Signed Blade Markings- “Mad Dog” “SEAL ATAK” “2011″ (3 lines right Ricasso)
- Sheaths- ATAK & Slip
- Hand Signed Sheath Markings- “Mad Dog” “SEAL ATAK” “2011″ (Back of ATAK sheath)
- Blade Finish- Hard Crome with Mirror Polish or Glowing Temper Line (2-MP/2-GTL)
