Macha Navigator EL
"Macha Navigator EL"
- Size: Length overall: 14.1" (358 cm), Blade Length:
8.8" (22.4 cm), Thickness: .265" (6.7 mm)
- Weight: Knife: 1 lb., 4.0 oz. (567 grams), Sheath:
8 oz. (227 grams)
- Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless
Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C59, Mirror Polished
- Bolsters, Fittings: Hand-engraved 304
Austenitic Stainless Steel
- Handle: Plasma Agate Gemstone
- Sheath: Hand-carved, hand-dyed leather
shoulder, nylon stitching
- Knife: The Macha Navigator is a popular design
evolved from my Macha Principle Security Detail and combat knives.
"Macha," pronounced mak-kha, is the name for the Celtic
goddess of war. This particular Macha Navigator has a more gentle
and comfortable thumb rise than the original design, and a hefty EL
(extra length) blade. The knife is a striking piece of work, and has
nearly nine inches of deeply and accurately hollow ground high
chromium, high alloy 440C martensitic tool steel, cleanly and
brightly mirror polished, honed to a razor's edge. The beautiful
blade is very tough and wear resistant, and this is why 440C is used
for stainless steel ball bearings and high pressure, corrosion
resistant valve seats and shear blades. The blade has a devastating
tactical point, and a half-length top swage supported by more than 1/4"
thick steel at the spine. The blade has 3 inches of my
super-aggressive Vampire rip teeth, cleanly sharpened for superior
and hostile action. The blade has spine filework, from the swage to
the handle butt, reminiscent of a hound's tooth pattern while the
inside of the handle tang is clear and smooth for comfort. The knife
is bolstered with zero-care 304 high nickel, high chromium
austenitic stainless steel, the same steel used to make the toughest
and most corrosion resistant nuts, bolts, and fasteners. I took
considerable time and effort to cut a striking and bold deep relief
pattern into the bolsters by hand-engraving, matching the same
nested teardrop pattern that is carved into the sheath. The
multi-pinned bolsters are mirror polished, radiused, contoured, and
smoothly rounded for a very comfortable grip, and are dovetailed to
bed the handle scales. The rear bolster has chamfered lanyard
hole for extra security if needed. The handle scales are striking
and beautiful Plasma Agate gemstone, with bright green translucent
agate and bits of golden threads running through. On close
inspection, there are ruby-red dots and clear agate clouds with a
few traces of metallic hematite. This is a very tough, hard,
and durable gemstone unique in character and beauty. It's smoothly
and evenly polished and glassy and solid in the hand. The knife
balances at the choil, and feels magnificent and extremely powerful
in the hand.
- Sheath: I wanted a very special sheath for this
knife, one that would compliment the knife in obvious harmony. I
hand-carved the 9-10 oz. leather shoulder, vegetable tanned, with
the same nested teardrop (or paisley) pattern on the bolsters, and
hand-tooled the pattern to stand bold from the background. The
background is a dark green-black and I hand-dyed the raised patterns
in a graduated green color with a hint of yellow-gold, to bring out
a bit of the character of the Plasma Agate handle. The sheath is
deep and large, well-protecting the knife and owner, and is
hand-stitched with black nylon, in double row at the belt loop top
for strength. Even the back and belt loop of the sheath is carved,
tooled, and hand-dyed for continuity, and the knife and sheath
blend seamlessly. The sheath is completely sealed with a high gloss
finish, hand-buffed.
- The Macha Navigator EL is a superior, striking, massive, and
handsome knife, expertly ground and finished, with bold and refined
character, one I'm very proud of.
Thanks, N. D.!
The knife looks AWESOME! I love it.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
--N.
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