PJLT
"PJLT" Custom Knife
- Size: Length overall: 11.25" (28.6 cm), Blade Length:
6.0" (15.2 cm), Thickness: .176" (4.5 mm)
- Weight: Knife: 8.9 oz. (252 grams) Sheath: 9.4 oz. (267 grams)
- Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to 58HRC
- Bolsters, Fittings: 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel
- Handle: Black Palm Exotic Hardwood
- Sheath: Locking Kydex, Aluminum, Stainless
Steel, Nickel Plated Steel
- Knife: Here's one of my PJLT models, created
and used for Combat Search and Rescue by our United States Air Force
Pararescue. This one is custom made for a great client for his own
personal use and collection. It's made of brightly mirror polished
440C high chromium stainless steel blade, accurately hollow ground
with 2" of my vampire rip-tooth serrations, and a half length top
swage. The tanto edges are sharp and durable, with plenty of good
thin geometry at the edge that will allow an extremely long blade
life. The steel is highly corrosion resistant, and it's no wonder
that 440C is my most popular knife steel with its bluish chromium
finish and classy appeal. The knife has full filework along the
spine and fully tapered tang with my sunrise pattern and a punchy
offset pattern inside the tang. The knife is bolstered with zero
care 304 high nickel, high chromium austenitic stainless steel
bolsters, which are polished throughout, comfortably contoured and
finished for the hand, and dovetailed to bed a pair of striking
Black Palm wood hardwood handle scales. This is the only palm wood
that is durable enough to use on a knife handle, and it's striking
pattern has hints of orange translucency in bright sunlight. The
handle feels solid and comfortable and the scales are secured with
six 304 stainless steel through-tang pins. The rear bolster has as
pronounced hawk's bill quillon for grip, and also has a chamfered
through-tang lanyard hole for extra security. This is a great knife;
it's easy to see why it's one of my most popular designs.
- Sheath: The sheath for this knife is one of my
waterproof locking tactical knife sheaths, simply the best knife
sheath made anywhere. It's constructed of double thickness kydex,
5052H32 corrosion resistant high strength aluminum alloy welt frame,
304, 302, and 316 stainless steel locking mechanism and components,
bound with nickel plated steel Chicago screws and 18-8 stainless
machine screws. The high strength aluminum belt loops are reversible
for a variety of wear positions.
- A great knife for a great client!
Thanks, G. D.!
Hi, Jay.
The PJLT is fantastic. I am so happy to have it in my collection. I can't tell
you how much I love the beautiful "works of art" that others might see
as only a knife. I assure you I see so much more and am so happy to have them.
God bless you and thanks so much.
Sincerely, G.
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