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L.O.A: 11.75"
Blade Length: 6.75"
Weight: 15 oz.
"Macha," pronounced makkha, is named for the Celtic goddess of war. This is a new design custom made for a Principle Security Detail operator in Bagdad, Iraq. These are the guys that personally protect and care for the most important people in the heart of conflict. There are very few people who put themselves on the line this way, and it deserves special tools. The knife was designed for emergency hand to hand combat, so I made it of hefty, 1/4" thick 440c martensitic tool steel. The blade is deeply hollow ground for a very thin, sharp cutting edge, and features a two-thirds length top swage to decrease the cross-sectional profile of the point, allowing maximum penetration geometry without sacrificing spine strength. The knife has two inches of my vampire rip teeth. The owner wanted a fully protective guard for this prototype, so the full tang supports a large and thick pair of 304 stainless steel bolsters. They are fully carved for a firm, positive, comfortable grip in either a traditional or tactical grip style. The bolsters lock into a tough bead blasted linen-reinforced micarta phenolic handle. The tang of this knife is fully tapered for weight balance, and features full filework that helps increase grip security. The knife is ready to be deployed from a double thickness kydex sheath, built over a 5052H32 corrosion resistant aluminum welt frame, secured with blued steel Chicago screws. The sheath has several mounting options, from belt loops to flat aluminum tension straps for Mollie webbing. The knife is machine engraved with the Shark team emblem and text, and the brass engraved flashplate on the sheath is removable for subdued wear. This is as serious as a combat knife can get!
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