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The design is an evolution of combat knife input from my military clients in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a real combat knife, a primary edged weapon for CQB.
"Argiope" Tactical Combat Knife
Size: Length overall: 12.25" (31.1 cm), Blade Length: 8" (20.3 cm), Thickness: .250" (.635 cm)
Blade: O-1 High Carbon Tungsten-Vanadium Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C59, Bead Blasted and Hot Blued
Fittings/Bolsters: Nickel Silver, Satin Finished
Handle: African Blackwood Hardwood
Sheath: Forest Camouflage Kydex, Aluminum, Steel
Named for a huge "banana" spider in the southeast U.S., The "Argiope" is a monstorous tactical knife, seriously aggressive and battle ready. It is designed it to be a combat Primary Edged Weapon for Close Quarters Battle. It has a devastating sharp, stout point for piercing through many layers to deliver fatal wounds. The blade shape is a modified recurve bowie, with a deep hollow grind from a 10" diameter wheel and a third length top swage to increase piercing profile without sacrificing spine strength. It is very thin at the cutting edge and point, to be able to deliver maximum energy to the smallest area possible, but with a thick spine that makes the knife very strong overall. The spine and thickest part of the knife is a full 1/4" and has a large and substantial front quillion and gentle thumb rise for maximum safety to the user. The slight recurve yields a very sharp area closer to the ricasso for slicing cuts through rope or textiles. The knife was designed to be unsheathed and held in a tactical grip style, but is also comfortably held with a traditional grip style. The knife has no filework that can capture and hold debris, and is very clean-lined. The steel is O-1 oil hardening high carbon tungsten-vanadium tool steel, chosen for its great reputation as a fine knife steel and ease of sharpening. The blade is bead blasted for a flat texture, and hot blued for over 40 minutes for maximum penetration of the passive oxidation for corrosion resistance. The bolsters are 1/4" thick nickel silver and satin finished for a flat appearance and ease of maintenance. The exotic hardwood is African Blackwood, actually a rosewood, a very hard, tough proven long-lasting hardwood. The sheath is a combat sheath, made of double thickness forest camouflage kydex over an 5052H32 corrosion resistant aluminum frame secured with blued steel Chicago screws. It has pair of standard 1.75" belt loops that are reversible for right or left side, edge front or edge back wear.
Get more information, see more pictures and details on this fine Primary Edged Weapon here.
The design is an evolution of combat knife input from my military clients in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is a real combat knife, a primary edged weapon for CQB.

"Argiope" Tactical Combat Knife
Size: Length overall: 12.25" (31.1 cm), Blade Length: 8" (20.3 cm), Thickness: .250" (.635 cm)
Blade: O-1 High Carbon Tungsten-Vanadium Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C59, Bead Blasted and Hot Blued
Fittings/Bolsters: Nickel Silver, Satin Finished
Handle: African Blackwood Hardwood
Sheath: Forest Camouflage Kydex, Aluminum, Steel
Named for a huge "banana" spider in the southeast U.S., The "Argiope" is a monstorous tactical knife, seriously aggressive and battle ready. It is designed it to be a combat Primary Edged Weapon for Close Quarters Battle. It has a devastating sharp, stout point for piercing through many layers to deliver fatal wounds. The blade shape is a modified recurve bowie, with a deep hollow grind from a 10" diameter wheel and a third length top swage to increase piercing profile without sacrificing spine strength. It is very thin at the cutting edge and point, to be able to deliver maximum energy to the smallest area possible, but with a thick spine that makes the knife very strong overall. The spine and thickest part of the knife is a full 1/4" and has a large and substantial front quillion and gentle thumb rise for maximum safety to the user. The slight recurve yields a very sharp area closer to the ricasso for slicing cuts through rope or textiles. The knife was designed to be unsheathed and held in a tactical grip style, but is also comfortably held with a traditional grip style. The knife has no filework that can capture and hold debris, and is very clean-lined. The steel is O-1 oil hardening high carbon tungsten-vanadium tool steel, chosen for its great reputation as a fine knife steel and ease of sharpening. The blade is bead blasted for a flat texture, and hot blued for over 40 minutes for maximum penetration of the passive oxidation for corrosion resistance. The bolsters are 1/4" thick nickel silver and satin finished for a flat appearance and ease of maintenance. The exotic hardwood is African Blackwood, actually a rosewood, a very hard, tough proven long-lasting hardwood. The sheath is a combat sheath, made of double thickness forest camouflage kydex over an 5052H32 corrosion resistant aluminum frame secured with blued steel Chicago screws. It has pair of standard 1.75" belt loops that are reversible for right or left side, edge front or edge back wear.
Get more information, see more pictures and details on this fine Primary Edged Weapon here.