Jani: The Combat Neck Knife is an entry level neck knife, and it is somewhat specialized in application, designed primarily for "sticking". It's made from A2 tool steel, round stock, Heat treated as all my knives are, to Rc60. It has a black oxide finish, that holds up fairly well, and greatly reduces the signature of the blade, as well as helping out with corrosion.
The handle is wrapped in "stripped-out" paracord, either green or black, and the sheath is made from high strength tubular aluminum. I have recently gone to a bead chain, passing theough a hole at the top of the sheath, this was a suggestion from one of my customers in the military, and I liked his approach better than mine!
The sheaths are black or green camo, anodized finish.
Retention is by the use of a simple dimple in the sheath, that engages a groove that runs around the front of the handle.The tension is adjustable simply by crimping down on the end of the sheath a bit, so you can make it as easy ot hard to release as you like. I have had no reports of retention problems with this design, although, the dimple does wear down over time. Most people just crimp the end of the sheath and keep on going.
Sharpening is no problem, but, due to the narrow width of the blade, and the thickness of the spine (about .130 inches),
this knife isn't a great slicer. It is quite strong, and can be stuck into all kinds of fun things.
Blade length is about 3.25 ", and there is a lanyard hole in the butt of the knife, and a pommel, too.
Price is $95 (still!), and you can see it on my website at www.martinsite.com in the neck knives section. I will be making more if these as time permits in the next few months.
RJ Martin
