Sheath: Kydex, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Blued steel, tension fit
Knife: This is the first Horrocks, custom made
for a Sgt. in the 101st Airborne, serving in combat in Iraq.
Weighing in at over a pound, Horrocks is a significant piece of
tactical steel. The blade is 440C high chromium martensitic
stainless steel, highly corrosion resistant, tough and well hardened
and tempered. The blade has a great hollow grind, left plenty thick
behind the point and cutting edge for excellent durability. The
thick spine (over 1/4") makes a rigid framework to support the
sharp, sweeping blade, reminiscent of a forward swept khukri. This
is a graceful recurve that leaves plenty of weight at the belly, and
plenty of thin, keen edge at the inside curve. The top of the spine
is ground with a half-length tapered top swage to reduce point
profile without sacrificing strength. The spine and the tang of the
knife are clean, with no filework, and a fully tapered tang for good
weight distribution. The thick tang has triple-pinned dovetailed
bolsters of corrosion resistant nickel silver, machine engraved for
personalization. The six 1/8" nickel silver pins secure the
dovetailed and bedded black canvas micarta phenolic to the tang
permanently. The entire knife is bead-blasted for a non-glare
tactical finish, and plenty of tooth and texture for the hand at the
handle. This knife is formidable in either the traditional or
tactical grip style.
Sheath: The client requested one of my
waterproof, combat-grade tension fit sheaths. The sheath has double thickness (.125") kydex panels,
thermoformed over a 5052H32 corrosion-resistant aluminum
welt frame. The belt loops are
corrosion-resistant aluminum, accommodating a 1.75" wide belt,
with both horizontal and vertical belt loop orientations
available, all reversible. The entire assembly is secured with ten 1/4" shank
blued steel Chicago screws.
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