****SOLD****New Nathan Caruthers (BF's Nathan The Machinist) Fighter with 8 inch blade and brown scalloped Micarta handle. Stone wash finish to reduce glare. Comes with custom David Brown chocolate colored Kydex sheath (TekLok will be included) and a tan Spec Ops Master sheath. Will ship to US 50. Cost to me of knife and sheaths and shipping and PayPal fees is is $ XXX.
All reasonable offers and trades considered. Email me at taogungho@gmail.com
TRADES (used OK) + - cash as appropriate:
Microtech Delta Drop Point Plain Edge
Microtech LCC D/A
Alan Folts custom SPEW
Spyderco South Fork
Winker II knives but not Belt Knife (already have one)
High end Fairbairn Sykes "Commando" dagger by Paul MacDonald, Hill Knives, Eichorn, other
Steel Flame Sancte Michael Pendant (silver mini preferred)
This Caruthers is a beautiful well balanced knife but a little large for my "girly" hands.
In Nathan's own words:"This is a heavy duty combat knife designed as a stabbing weapon and built to tolerate extremely rough use in demanding environments.
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 canvas micarta. 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 canvas micarta 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."
All reasonable offers and trades considered. Email me at taogungho@gmail.com
TRADES (used OK) + - cash as appropriate:
Microtech Delta Drop Point Plain Edge
Microtech LCC D/A
Alan Folts custom SPEW
Spyderco South Fork
Winker II knives but not Belt Knife (already have one)
High end Fairbairn Sykes "Commando" dagger by Paul MacDonald, Hill Knives, Eichorn, other
Steel Flame Sancte Michael Pendant (silver mini preferred)
This Caruthers is a beautiful well balanced knife but a little large for my "girly" hands.
In Nathan's own words:"This is a heavy duty combat knife designed as a stabbing weapon and built to tolerate extremely rough use in demanding environments.
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 canvas micarta. 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 canvas micarta 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."
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