This is the second from a batch of 2 PSF-27 knives.
I’ll call this a hybrid tactical knife. It has some good features if a tactical knife like grippy machined handles, an exposed tang, skeletonized underneath the scales for weight reduction; but it has reasonably thin geometry so it actually cuts well.
Price: $165 PayPal, shipped USPS, in the US.
Specs:
.187” thick, about 4.5” blade, 9.5” overall length, 7.05 oz.
PSF-27 - Austinized at 1875 for 35 minutes, plate quenched, then directly into a “below sub zero” alcohol bath at -175f for 1 hour, 400 temper 2 hrs x 2, 62 hrc.
Edge established with a 200 grit CBN wheel cooled with machining coolant, then a 1000 grit CBN wheel, also with coolant, then stropped with CBN compound. You can easily add a micro bevel or thicken it up if you need a thicker edge. .01” edge prior to sharpening, approximately .02” behind the edge after sharpening.
Blade is hand sanded to 400 grit, then is acid tumbled.
Scales are green linen micarta. They are attached using stainless torx screws and threaded stainless standoffs.
Sheath is a basic, green kydex with good retention. Sheath screw holes are spaced 1.5” for tek-lok compatibility, but not sold with one.
I’ll call this a hybrid tactical knife. It has some good features if a tactical knife like grippy machined handles, an exposed tang, skeletonized underneath the scales for weight reduction; but it has reasonably thin geometry so it actually cuts well.
Price: $165 PayPal, shipped USPS, in the US.
Specs:
.187” thick, about 4.5” blade, 9.5” overall length, 7.05 oz.
PSF-27 - Austinized at 1875 for 35 minutes, plate quenched, then directly into a “below sub zero” alcohol bath at -175f for 1 hour, 400 temper 2 hrs x 2, 62 hrc.
Edge established with a 200 grit CBN wheel cooled with machining coolant, then a 1000 grit CBN wheel, also with coolant, then stropped with CBN compound. You can easily add a micro bevel or thicken it up if you need a thicker edge. .01” edge prior to sharpening, approximately .02” behind the edge after sharpening.
Blade is hand sanded to 400 grit, then is acid tumbled.
Scales are green linen micarta. They are attached using stainless torx screws and threaded stainless standoffs.
Sheath is a basic, green kydex with good retention. Sheath screw holes are spaced 1.5” for tek-lok compatibility, but not sold with one.
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