Mercury
Mercury
- Size: Knife: Length overall: 9.0" (22.9 cm), Blade Length: 4.75" (12.1 cm), Thickness: .196" (5.0 mm)
- Weight: Knife: 8.0 oz. (227 grams) Sheath: 5.2 oz.(147 grams)
- Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C58, hollow ground and satin finished
- Bolsters, Fittings: 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel, mirror polished
- Handle: Desert Ironwood Hardwood
- Sheath: Hand-tooled leather
- Knife: The Mercury was designed as a tactical
and defensive knife, but also doubles as a great utility knife with
plenty of features packed into a modest size. This Mercury is made
of hollow ground 440C high chromium stainless steel blade, for the
highest corrosion resistance and great toughness with excellent wear
resistance. The blade is a law angle tanto point, for good point
geometry with a two-thirds length top swage that preserves spine
strength. The razor sharp edge has 1.5 inches of my Vampire rip
tooth serrations for difficult cutting chores and the thumb rise and
sizeable front quillon protect the hand well. The knife is full
tang, with bold and accurate handle filework around the tapered
tang, and is bolstered with zero-care 304 high nickel, high chromium
austenitic stainless steel. The bolsters are dovetailed and bed a
pair of very dark, rich, and handsome Desert Ironwood handle scales,
secured with six 304 stainless steel pins through the tang. The rear
bolster has a chamfered lanyard hole for extra security and the
handle is contoured and radiused for a very comfortable grip . The
knife feels great in either forward or reverse grip.
- Sheath: The sheath for this Mercury is simple
and clean, made of leather shoulder, hand-tooled with a tidy
pattern, and hand-stitched with polyester sinew for great toughness
and longevity. The sheath is deep and protective, with just
enough of the rear quillon to make unsheathing easy and fast. The belt loop is double-row stitched for strength,
and the sheath is dyed a rich medium brown, and sealed for
resistance against the elements.
- A great knife for utility, defense, or collection: stout and beautiful.
Thanks, T. G!
It's awesome, thank you very much.
--T.
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