Molded onto the handle's surface is Bi-Directional Texturing® for slip-free tactile traction. Inside the handle are dual skeletonized stainless steel liners which strengthen the knife without additional weight and double as an anchor for external and internal components to attach through generating more sturdiness and rigidity.

Frank was not only highly successful, winning countless knife awards internationally, serving as President of the Knifemakers' Guild, and being inducted into the Cutlery Hall of Fame, but he was a genuinely nice person who will be greatly missed by all who knew him. While you'll find many of Frank's customs made with Damascus steels and exotic handle materials, he was perhaps best known for his sleek and simple lockbacks.

The Tribute™, Frank's final production collaboration, is a fitting statement of simplicity and craftsmanship. It is a classic drop point lockback folder, with no gimmicks, no frills, no complex mechanisms, not even a clip. His meticulous approach to knifemaking is detailed in his chapter in the "Bible," How To Make Folding Knives, published in 1988, and that is exactly how we are making the Tribute.

First, there is the 3 ¾" drop point Razor-Sharp blade of premium 7Cr17MoV stainless steel in a satin finish. It has a high flat grind and a nail nick for opening. That's it. No bumps or facets, just the cleanest and simplest shape possible, ground and finished by hand.

The 3.8" open-build frame is simply two pieces of strong and lightweight Micarta®, layered in chestnut brown and black. There is the stainless steel lockback lever which forms the spine, and a stainless steel back spacer.

The revolutionary idea is this: make a small knife with premium quality materials and big knife build. The Shrimp is not a toy, but a real sport and work knife. The only difference is that it has a 1 ½" blade and a 2.5" handle.

Take the blade, for example. It is made of premium 8Cr13MoV stainless steel in a high satin finish. Although short, it is fully featured, with a modified drop point shape with recurve. It is high hollow ground and has a slight swedge on the top edge. It is opened by a large CNC-milled nail notch. There are friction grooves on the spine for the thumb. But most impressively, the blade is a full 0.125" (3.2 mm) thick, a width common on much larger folders.

The Shrimp has a frame-lock build, eliminating the need for separate liners. The right side frame is 3Cr13 stainless steel on all models. The left frame is 6061anodized aluminum on the colored models, and stainless steel on the bead-blast model 1181. The left frame is skeletonized to save weight. To aid grip, there are two finger choils and the frame has a rounded contour.

Five colours are available: Black, Stainless Bead-Blast, Metallic Orange, Metallic Pink, and Metallic Purple.

The combination of thick blade, solid frame lock and large blade pivot means that this is one shrimp that doesn't wiggle!

But there's more to the story. Just like CRKT's larger knives, the Shrimp has a removable stainless steel pocket clip in bead-blast finish. Torx® fasteners are used throughout. There are Teflon® bushings at the blade pivot. And there's a small key chain loop that folds out of the frame.

And finally, CRKT have added a back spacer of moonglow plastic that glows in the dark, so you can quickly find your Shrimp at night.

ALTIMETER

William Henry crafts each tool as a distinct piece of art - the goal is to build the finest knife possible, using any means available, with an eye towards excellence above all else. To that end, William Henry integrate a variety of modern technologies into a component manufacturing system; laser cutters, waterjets, blanking presses, CNC machines, Swiss screw machines, vacuum chamber ovens, and other specialized tools are employed to turn raw materials into precision components. From there the exceptional craftspeople at the studio take over, working with hand-selected sets of components to build knives, one a time, that measure to the highest standards of fit, finish, and function. The hands and eyes at work on each piece impart warmth, elegance, even a soul, to each piece they produce. William Henry's magic is in creating a whole that can be more than the sum of its parts, each piece a unique and timeless testament to quality where art and utility merge into one. Every knife in the Pikatti Collection, every piece they ship, is created through their unique synthesis of technology and craft.

This Model DMTW showcases a solid handle from Ladder damascus designed by Mike Norris.

The supplied leather sheath is also made to a high standard and fully articulated. No matter whether you are walking, running, sitting or kneeling this sheath will always hang by your side in comfort.

When chopping with this tool your fingers are kept well away from the material you are hitting, thanks to the deep curve in the cutting edge, making it harder for you to trap your fingers. Not only this but on the back of the blade they have rounded off a section so when you are hitting this tool with another cutting of wood you are less likely to damage anything, and also makes it more useful for beating materials to obtain the fibers within.

Further back along the blade the spine has been left with a crisp square edge, to allow you to scrape wood in order to obtain a very fine fibrous layer, which will easily take a spark for starting your fire.

The blade has a convex grind to allow for a more durable edge, and ease of sharpening, not only will this tool split logs for the fire, it will also allow you to shave some fire sticks with ease, making it able to go from heavy work to fine intricate work without a problem.

The handle has been designed with three main grips, meaning that power and control can be altered depending on the job in hand.

Design objective:

The pens are made of 6061 aluminum, precision-machined and hard anodized. The heavy cap is threaded so that it will not pull off in use. The flutes and grooves on the pen, combined with the pewter-toned stainless steel pocket clip, provide a secure grip.

Mykel Hawke has teamed up with TOPS Knives to make a NEW SURVIVAL KNIFE. Mykel has designed a knife specifically for maximum function and efficiency for the survivor. Hawke's years of real field experience and dirt time found most other blades lacking in one or more areas. TOPS Knife Makers have a combined 100 years of real field, rescue, law, and special ops experience. Together, they have created one of the most useful all purpose utilitarian survival knives ever made.

THE HANDLE
The handle has 2 lanyard holes for left/right or double security. It is made of micarta which actually improves the grip when wet and is designed to be fatter in the middle to give maximum grip, no matter how slippery from water. The handle has a divet in it to be used as the socket for the fire bow drill method.

THE SHEATH
The sheath is made of ballistic nylon to reduce weight and rot, inherent with leather sheaths. It has a kydex insert shaped for the knife to make it extra strong and extra safe. The sheath can be tied down to the leg for active wear or worn sideways along the belt on the waist.

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MAGFIRE™ is a new firestarter that has been developed by survival experts to work trouble free after getting wet, in a storm and below freezing point. Glowing sparks developed by a single strike will make a campfire, light your gas barbecue and stove.

Features

• White and infrared output from one all-LED head, no IR filter needed
• Virtually indestructible LED emitters regulated to maximize output and runtime
• Two output levels—high for maximum light, low for extended runtime
• TIR lens produces tight beam with enough surround light for peripheral vision
• Coated tempered window resists impact, maximizes light
• High-strength aerospace aluminum body, Mil-Spec hard-anodized for extreme durability
• Two-stage tactical tailcap switch—press for momentary-on low, press further for high, twist for constant-on at either level
• Heavy-duty stainless steel clip provides multiple carry options
• Weatherproof O-ring and gasket sealing
• Includes high-energy 123A batteries with 10-year shelf life