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Boker's knives hold their cutting edge far longer than any other knives. Boker knives are well balanced, and are easy to sharpen. Look to boker knives for the most innovative designs and materials. Colonel rex applegate0 (1914 -1998), member of the american special unit office for strategic service (o.S.S.) During wwii, author of several technical books on military hand-to-hand combat and well-known designer of knives, made his revised design of the legendary applegate-fairbairn combat knife available to us. Jointly, we optimized this knife reaching the limits of what was humanly possible: matte-finish blade of 440-c-stainless steel (58hrc), handle of polyamide reinforced with fiberglass, additional integrated weights for balance, a massive brass guard and serial numbering for quality control. The a-f combat knife is available either in the combat version with dagger grinding or in the utility version, where only one side of the blade is sharpened. Either version is available with saw-tooth blade and kydex sheath or with a smooth blade and cordura sheath. With their circular eyelets, both sheath versions allow a variety of attachments. The limited edition a-f578 smatchet introduced in 2000 sold out so quickly that we decided to create this second version for all of you applegate-fairbairn fans out there. This new version features a leightweight polycarbonate handle and massive 10" double edged satin finish blade of 420 solingen stainless steel. Just like the original, our new smatchet is a tough multi-functional field knife. Overall length 15 3/4". Includes a cordura sheath and is packaged in a cotton sack. Model: af578s |
