Nathan the Machinist
KnifeMaker / Machinist / Evil Genius
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This is a heavy duty combat knife designed as a stabbing weapon and built to tolerate extremely rough use in demanding environments. If you're looking for a fine edge cutting tool, please take a look at my smaller 6" fighter.
THESE ARE SOLD OUT, THANK YOU.
The handle is ergonomically designed for a standard forward, reverse, saber and pinch grips for an average to relatively large hand. The tang is internally skeletonized. The scales are 3D sculpted CNC machined. The blade is made of ¼ Latrobe A2 steel with a heat treat that has been optimized to maximize strength and toughness. The blade has a swedge grind that creates distal taper and deep fullers that, together with the skeletonized tang, create a relatively light weight package (11.7 oz) that is supremely well balanced with thoughtful and deliberate distribution of mass that gives it a surprisingly light and lively feel in the hand without sacrificing tip strength.
The steel, Latrobe A2, is a high quality domestically produced high carbon tool steel (not a stainless steel) with high impact and torsional toughness. It also exhibits good edge stability and edge retention which make it a good choice for rough use. In this application it will tolerate abuse such as aggressive prying, punching holes in sheetmetal, cutting iron wire and even chopping through cinderblock. Being a 5% chromium steel it is not stainless, but has better corrosion resistance than something like 1095.
Specs:
Latrobe A2 steel, tested 59 HRC, .250 thick at ricasso
Total length 12.75
Edge length 7.5
Weight 11.7 oz
Extra grippy 3D machined scales
Black oxide treated 18-8 stainless steel fasteners
Spec Ops Combat Master sheath can be hung from a belt, mounted to all duty belts, is M.O.L.L.E. compatible and jump certified.
David Brown Kydex sheaths are custom made for these knives and are well designed and well made.
There are five knives in this sale.
Rather than just take my word for it I made a video to illustrate the unusual durability of this knife:
[video=youtube_share;yf4SfmqeGLE]http://youtu.be/yf4SfmqeGLE[/video]
The first fighter in an ACU Spec Ops sheath is field grade, as machined (with visible tool marks) and grey stonewashed. It has black micarta scales machined in a diamond quilt. This is sharpened to a more acute edge than I usually take these and would make a good pig sticker. $240 SOLD
The second fighter in a David Brown kydex sheath is field grade, as machined (with visible tool marks) and dark stonewashed. It has brown micarta scales machined in a scalloped pattern. This is sharpened to a more acute edge than I usually take these and would make a good pig sticker. $250 SOLD
The third fighter in a David Brown kydex sheath is field grade, as machined (with visible tool marks) and dark stonewashed on the flats and medium grit ground on the bevels and clip. It has black G10 scales machined in a scalloped pattern. This is sharpened to a more acute edge than I usually take these and would make a good pig sticker. $290 SOLD
The fourth fighter in a David Brown kydex sheath is stonewashed and then ground on the flats, bevels and clip. It has black G10 scales machined in a diamond quilt pattern. The edge is polished and convexed. $315 SOLD
The fifth fighter in a black Spec Ops sheath is dark stonewashed and then ground on the flats, bevels and clip. It has ironwood scales machined in a diamond quilt pattern. The edge is polished and convexed. This is a very handsome knife. $330 SOLD
Shipping in the USA is $5.
If you want a fighter without a sheath I will deduct the cost of the sheath from the price.
These knives are unusual because they are machined. I do this in my shop on industrial CNC machine tools. A WIP thread documenting their construction can be found here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1048443
I take paypal, cash, check or MO.
Thanks for looking,
Nathan
THESE ARE SOLD OUT, THANK YOU.
The handle is ergonomically designed for a standard forward, reverse, saber and pinch grips for an average to relatively large hand. The tang is internally skeletonized. The scales are 3D sculpted CNC machined. The blade is made of ¼ Latrobe A2 steel with a heat treat that has been optimized to maximize strength and toughness. The blade has a swedge grind that creates distal taper and deep fullers that, together with the skeletonized tang, create a relatively light weight package (11.7 oz) that is supremely well balanced with thoughtful and deliberate distribution of mass that gives it a surprisingly light and lively feel in the hand without sacrificing tip strength.
The steel, Latrobe A2, is a high quality domestically produced high carbon tool steel (not a stainless steel) with high impact and torsional toughness. It also exhibits good edge stability and edge retention which make it a good choice for rough use. In this application it will tolerate abuse such as aggressive prying, punching holes in sheetmetal, cutting iron wire and even chopping through cinderblock. Being a 5% chromium steel it is not stainless, but has better corrosion resistance than something like 1095.
Specs:
Latrobe A2 steel, tested 59 HRC, .250 thick at ricasso
Total length 12.75
Edge length 7.5
Weight 11.7 oz
Extra grippy 3D machined scales
Black oxide treated 18-8 stainless steel fasteners
Spec Ops Combat Master sheath can be hung from a belt, mounted to all duty belts, is M.O.L.L.E. compatible and jump certified.
David Brown Kydex sheaths are custom made for these knives and are well designed and well made.
There are five knives in this sale.
Rather than just take my word for it I made a video to illustrate the unusual durability of this knife:
[video=youtube_share;yf4SfmqeGLE]http://youtu.be/yf4SfmqeGLE[/video]
The first fighter in an ACU Spec Ops sheath is field grade, as machined (with visible tool marks) and grey stonewashed. It has black micarta scales machined in a diamond quilt. This is sharpened to a more acute edge than I usually take these and would make a good pig sticker. $240 SOLD
The second fighter in a David Brown kydex sheath is field grade, as machined (with visible tool marks) and dark stonewashed. It has brown micarta scales machined in a scalloped pattern. This is sharpened to a more acute edge than I usually take these and would make a good pig sticker. $250 SOLD
The third fighter in a David Brown kydex sheath is field grade, as machined (with visible tool marks) and dark stonewashed on the flats and medium grit ground on the bevels and clip. It has black G10 scales machined in a scalloped pattern. This is sharpened to a more acute edge than I usually take these and would make a good pig sticker. $290 SOLD
The fourth fighter in a David Brown kydex sheath is stonewashed and then ground on the flats, bevels and clip. It has black G10 scales machined in a diamond quilt pattern. The edge is polished and convexed. $315 SOLD
The fifth fighter in a black Spec Ops sheath is dark stonewashed and then ground on the flats, bevels and clip. It has ironwood scales machined in a diamond quilt pattern. The edge is polished and convexed. This is a very handsome knife. $330 SOLD
Shipping in the USA is $5.
If you want a fighter without a sheath I will deduct the cost of the sheath from the price.
These knives are unusual because they are machined. I do this in my shop on industrial CNC machine tools. A WIP thread documenting their construction can be found here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1048443
I take paypal, cash, check or MO.
Thanks for looking,
Nathan
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