For sale is this hard-to-find (discontinued) Rogers large Kwaiken. Richard Rogers's large Kwaiken model features a textured G-10 handle and a tumbled CPM-154 blade. The accompanying sheath is Kydex. This is a very slim and lightweight knife.
Blade Length: 4.5"
Blade Steel: CPM 154
Hardness: 59 HRc
Overall Length: 8.75"
Handle: G-10 with green accent
Sheath: Kydex
"The Kwaiken is a type of small Tanto, 6" to 9" overall, with a short handle and a relatively long blade. It has its origins in ancient feudal Japan where it was often carried by men and ladies of the nobility and the Samurai class. A Samurai found it useful as an easily concealed, last ditch "hideout" knife for fighting at close range, indoors, where a long Katana or intermediate Wakizashi could be unwieldy. Its somewhat long blade made it a decent slasher and an excellent stabbing weapon. The Kwaiken was particularly popular with Japanese noble women, who wore it in their Obi (a heavy sash worn at the waist over a Kimono) or their sleeve as a means of protecting themselves. It was, more or less, the "pocket" revolver of its day."
This is a thin, light knife that balances very well.
Never carried, used or sharpened.
$350 + $9 shipping insured, CONUS only. Paypal ok.
Blade Length: 4.5"
Blade Steel: CPM 154
Hardness: 59 HRc
Overall Length: 8.75"
Handle: G-10 with green accent
Sheath: Kydex
"The Kwaiken is a type of small Tanto, 6" to 9" overall, with a short handle and a relatively long blade. It has its origins in ancient feudal Japan where it was often carried by men and ladies of the nobility and the Samurai class. A Samurai found it useful as an easily concealed, last ditch "hideout" knife for fighting at close range, indoors, where a long Katana or intermediate Wakizashi could be unwieldy. Its somewhat long blade made it a decent slasher and an excellent stabbing weapon. The Kwaiken was particularly popular with Japanese noble women, who wore it in their Obi (a heavy sash worn at the waist over a Kimono) or their sleeve as a means of protecting themselves. It was, more or less, the "pocket" revolver of its day."
This is a thin, light knife that balances very well.
Never carried, used or sharpened.
$350 + $9 shipping insured, CONUS only. Paypal ok.
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