Three Montana Knife Company Blades That Split a Carry Kit Cleanly

Montana Knife Company's latest short film doesn't pitch anything. A former infantry officer simply lays out the fixed blades he carries, from a knife tucked inside his waistband to a full-size blade on his kit. He built the setup around 13 years in the Army, which ran from tactical units up to battalion command, and the knives reflect that range of jobs.

Three blades make the cut: the Trail Goat, the War Goat and the TF24. Watching the film, the interesting part isn't any single knife. It's how the three divide the work so that nothing doubles up.

What the three share

All three are full tang and use MagnaCut steel under a Cerakote coating. Each ships in a molded Kydex sheath, and MKC says each is made in the USA and hand finished in Montana. Every purchase also comes with free sharpening and repair for life through the MKC Generations program, which matters more to a working carrier than a spec sheet line does.

MKC built its reputation on hunting knives, and the Tactical line applies the same steel to a different set of jobs. Its MagnaCut folder sold out the day it launched, which suggests demand for the steel is already there. The fixed blades here are a separate conversation about how the knife gets carried and drawn.

Trail Goat: the everyday carry

The Trail Goat is the smallest knife in the Tactical lineup. It pairs a 2 7/8-inch modified Wharncliffe blade with a handle wrapped in 550 paracord, roughly 5.5 feet of cord that can be unwound if a task calls for it. Here's the thing: the modified Wharncliffe runs a single edge with a dagger-like centerline, which keeps the point strong for utility cuts. A thumb ramp and a deep finger choil give a short blade more control than its size suggests.

At 6 1/2 inches end to end and 2.09 ounces, it rides inside a waistband without printing. MKC offers four colorways, from black on black to coyote with a multicam wrap. The custom-molded Kydex sheath takes an UltiClip and can run vertical or horizontal, on a waistband, in a pocket or on a pack strap. A built-in retention screw adjusts the draw weight.

MKC designed this one as a concealed-carry blade first, and it shows. The whole package is slim enough to vanish against the body and still draw cleanly.

Price: $225.00
Where to buy: Montana Knife Company

War Goat: the kit knife

The War Goat's job is obvious from the photos. A retention ring caps the skeletonized G-10 handle, and the ring locks the knife into a reverse grip the moment a hand closes on it. My read is that this is the design's core idea, and everything else serves it.

The blade is 3 3/4 inches in a drop point profile borrowed from the Speedgoat. Total length is 8 inches, and the knife weighs 2.23 ounces, light enough to stay on a chest rig full time. The full tang runs the length of the handle under the G-10 scales. A finger through the ring starts the draw, so the grip is already set when the knife comes out.

That reverse grip keeps the knife anchored even when the draw starts at an awkward angle, which is the situation where a standard grip tends to fail. The Kydex sheath adjusts retention across several mounting positions, so the knife stays put until it's needed. In the film, this is the blade staged behind the magazine racks.

Price: $325.00
Where to buy: Montana Knife Company

TF24: the general-purpose blade

The TF24 is the workhorse. The name splits into Task Force and 2024, the year MKC produced it. The blade is 4 1/8 inches on .158-inch stock, the thickest of the three, and it weighs 5.73 ounces. That's real heft, and it's the trade-off for a blade that won't flex under hard use. At 9 1/8 inches overall, it's also the longest knife in the kit by more than an inch.

The G-10 handle fills the hand, with a lanyard hole at the butt. A molded Kydex sheath with an UltiClip and a built-in retention screw carries it tip-up. Colorways pair black or coyote blades and handles five ways: black on black, black on coyote, black on OD green, coyote on black and coyote on OD green.

Black on black is the colorway currently sold out, and the other four are in stock. MKC sells in drops, so the live store is the only stock check that counts. If you want a specific color, expect to watch for restocks.

Price: $425.00
Where to buy: Montana Knife Company

The kit, side by side

Carry decisions come down to specs, so here's the full kit in one table.

The three knives map to three carry spots: waistband, chest rig and pack. No knife duplicates another's role. Together they weigh 10.05 ounces, and because the weight is split across three locations, no single spot carries the load.

Three sheaths, one system

Each knife ships in its own custom-molded Kydex sheath with the clip hardware already fitted. The Trail Goat and TF24 have retention screws, so the draw weight gets set once and stays there. All three sheaths use the same UltiClip hardware, which keeps the carry system consistent from the smallest knife to the largest. That's a small detail, but it means one set of habits and one mounting approach covers the whole kit.

Who should run what

Most carriers can start and stop with the Trail Goat. It handles daily tasks, hides almost anywhere and costs the least of the three by a wide margin. If you only buy one, this is the sensible pick.

The War Goat earns its place on a rig, where the ring draw is the whole point. The TF24 is the one to pack when the work gets heavy and a thinner blade would flex. Bought together, the three cover waistband to chest rig to pack for $975, all in MagnaCut and all made in Montana. Bought one at a time, they still fit into the same system, which is what makes the lineup worth watching as MKC restocks and adds colorways.