Handle: Red, Black G10 Fiberglass/Epoxy Laminate Composite
Sheath: Locking, desert digital camouflage pattern Kydex,
Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Polypropylene and Nylon belt loop
extender with Firesteel/Magnesium fire starter, Fine DMT diamond
pad sharpener
Knife: The Arabah was named for a biblical
reference to the hot, dry scenic desert land where King Solomon had
his copper mines. This knife would be well suited to that area. The
Arabah is a large, yet thin and relatively light professional grade
tactical combat knife which doubles as a survival tool. I was able
to grind this knife thinly because the blade is made of extremely
tough ATS-34 high molybdenum martensitic stainless tool steel. The
high chrome-moly alloy content of this steel makes it much tougher
(more resistant to breakage in thin cross-sectional geometries) than
440C or CPMS30V. The steel has very high corrosion resistance and is
hard and wear resistant, as I've hardened and tempered the blade at
59HRC. The cutting edge on the knife is single bevel and razor
sharp. The blade design is a tanto style, with slight curves that
make the knife profile a bit more sweeping at the cutting edge. The
Arabah has a very thin and piercing point, further enhanced with a
half-length top blade swage. At the deep hollow grind termination,
I've included 2 inches of my Vampire Rip Teeth serrations,
for those demanding ripping and sawing tasks. This knife has an
unusual ricasso and front quillon-guard, which is swept in a forward
curve to guard the hand and trap any object that could injure the
fingers. The blade has a substantial thumb rise for control and is
fully fileworked from the swage throughout the handle, inside the
handle and to the front quillon with a punchy and bold vine style. The tang is
fully tapered and the handle is bolstered with high nickel, high
chromium 304 austenitic stainless steel bolsters for zero care. The
rear bolster has a nice rear quillon for grip certainty and a large 5/16"
through-tang lanyard hole for extra security. The handle scales are
dovetailed, bedded, and pinned with stainless steel to the tang, and
are made of dark red and black G10 fiberglass/epoxy laminate
composite handle material, one of the toughest, most durable modern
manmade handle materials. The shape of the handle is
comfortable and inviting in either forward or reverse grip. The
balance on this knife is right where the forefinger rests in forward
grip position. For its substantial size, the knife feels light and
fast in the hand, solid and lean.
Sheath: Previewing my new
Desert digital camouflage Kydex, I've made one of my fine locking,
waterproof tactical sheaths for this knife, the best
tactical combat knife sheath made anywhere. While most makers
use a single thickness kydex (.060"), this kydex is (.125"),
twice that thick for strength, durability, stability, and longevity.
The digital (Marine disruptive Pattern camouflage) is
dye-printed into the surface of the white kydex which is hot-formed over a 5052H32 corrosion resistant, high
strength aluminum welt frame, secured with solid 304 stainless steel
Chicago screws and waterproof cement. The sheath has all stainless
steel locking components in 302, 304, and 316 austenitic stainless
steel for low-care, high corrosion resistance, and durability while
positively locking the knife in the sheath. Even the machine screws
and reinforcements are stainless steel. 1.75" wide belt loops are
die-formed in high strength, corrosion resistant 5052H32 aluminum, and are reversible for
versatile wear in any position. The belt loops can also be relocated
at the sheath tail, for inverted wear in a variety of positions.
Accessories: I decided to go all out on this
sheath, and included one of my new survival, CSAR
sheath belt loop extension accessories with new and
added features and devices. The polypropylene accessory
is waterproof, durable, and extremely stout, and allows
the locking knife sheath to be worn in a more
traditional belt position. The extension is mounted with
304 stainless steel straps and machine screws attached to
the existing stainless steel Chicago screws, and the assembly
is stiffened by multiple zigzag nylon stitching to
prevent the extension from folding, bending, or
collapsing when the knife is extracted from the sheath.
The belt loop is over 2 inches wide for the widest of
belts, and has a top placement shock cord with snap
retention to hold the knife handle tightly to the body and prevent the knife handle from flopping around
during active movements. The shock cord is not for
retention of the knife; this is done with the stainless steel sheath
lock. At the back of the extension I've created a custom
fit pocket for a DMT (Diamond Machining Technology)
Mini-Sharp diamond-nickel abrasive hone, to bring up the
cutting edge in the field with ease. These are great
tools that can re-sharpen or just touch up even the
hardest tool steel edges, even on this high chrome-molybdenum tool steel, as they are surface bonded
with diamond abrasives. I included a red (fine) grit sharpener on
this extension. The pocket for this tool is cleverly
situated at the sheath back and against the body, and the sharpener
can not be removed unless the sheath is off the body and the Velcro
closure is open. I also added a specially modified
critical survival component to this accessory: the
Firesteel/Magnesium block with custom fittings. The
block is waterproof and durable, with soft magnesium
that can be easily shaved off with the knife blade, and
a Firesteel striker used to ignite the magnesium shavings
when placed into tinder to start a fire. A unique
addition to this commonly found block is the stainless
steel rod guard. This minimizes the possibility of the
Firesteel contacting any other metals and causing
accidental sparks and ignition when the accessory is worn or removed, guards the knife tip (or
swage) when the blade is dragged over the Firesteel,
helps concentrate and guide the spark direction, and
offers a variety of mounting options, besides on the
sheath extender's industrial strength Velcro straps. Being all 304 stainless steel, it will
not corrode or rust. Learn much more about these
critical
accessories on
a special page on my site. Mounting, care, and use
instructions are posted there.
A unique, extremely aggressive, thin and razor sharp tanto-bladed
knife in super wear-resistant stainless steel with all
the accessories and features needed for combat, tactical
use, and survival.
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