Classically styled leather-handled hunting knives have been popular since the early 1900s. Dressy enough for gift giving and practical for field use. Features a brass guard and aluminum butt cap. Plastic lined leather KA-BAR sheath included.
Features:
- 5.88" blade of 1.4116 stainless steel
- 4.87" stacked leather handle
- Includes a leather sheath
- Blade Detail: Plain Edge
- Blade Length (inches): 5.88
- Blade Material: 1
- Carry System: Leather Sheath
- Handle Material: Stacked Leather
- Overall Length (inches): 10.75
Specifications | |
Blade Color | Silver/gray |
Blade Edge | Plain |
Blade Material | Stainless steel |
Handle Color | Brown/tan |
Handle Material | Leather |
Knife Weight | 7.2 |
Knife Type | Fixed blade |
Point | Drop point |
Sheath Include | Yes |
Sheath Included | Yes |
Sheath Material | Leather |
Total Length | 10.75 |
Making a quality KA-BAR product requires the talent of experienced craftspeople performing dozens of processes with precision and skill. Each knife undergoes specific manufacturing processes to ensure corrosion resistance, strength, edge holding ability, and an out-of-the-box razor sharp cutting edge.
Soon after its introduction in the mid-1920's, the KA-BAR trademark became widely known and respected. There have been many versions of how the KA-BAR name came to be, but all evidence points to a letter received from a fur trapper. This particular fur trapper's testimonial turned out to be the most significant ever received by the company.
He wrote, in very rough English, that his gun had jammed and that he had therefore relied on his knife to kill a wounded bear that was attacking him. In thanking the company for their quality product the trapper described using his knife to kill the bear. All that was legible of his scrawled writing was 'k a bar'. The company was so honored by this testimonial that they adopted this phrase and used it as their trademark, KA-BAR.