The Condor Bush Knife is a unique design from world-renowned and award winning knife and tool designer Arlan D. Lothe. The design concept comes from ancient tools used in the South of Europe for generations, both on the farm and in the sporting fields. To this day a smaller version of this multi-functional tool is used by the Italian Boy Scouts; it is simply called the "Scout Knife". The long straight blade can be used as a knife, hatchet, and axe or cleaver. The hooked edge can be used as a brush hook and scythe for cutting many materials in and around a campsite. Needless to say the hook also provides an effective weapon. This blade will cut in both directions, swinging it right and left and up and down. All edges are concave shaped for greater strength and edge retention. The edges are hand ground and buffed to razor sharpness. The Condor Bush Knife blade is 7" long, fast, light and well balanced. We use 2 mm 420 HC (high carbon) surgical stainless steel heat treated and tempered to about 53 Rockwell (a measurement of hardness). We believe you do not need to use thick, heavy blades to make a good knife, if you know what you are doing. We have been making thin, high performance Machete blades for over 40 years at a rate of about 20,000 blades per day. The blade also features a stylized "Eye of the Condor" stamped through the blade. Legend has it that "if one travels through life under the eye of the Condor they will be safe, sound and victorious in battle". The Condor Bush Knife is offered in two blade finishes, a blasted satin finish and a black oxide we call UltraBlac2. This finish is cooked into the metal at 285° F. This finish meets and exceeds several military specifications from the U.S. and other countries around the world. At this time, we stock only the UltraBlac2 finish, but we can special order the Blasted Satin Finish for you. The handle is molded high impact polypropylene with a non-slip textured finish. The special Condor blue/gray handle color was selected not only to make the handles distinctive, but to also help one locate the knife if it is laid down anywhere, particularly in the field. The Condor Bush Knife comes with a heavy duty, hand crafted black leather sheath. This sheath features a swivel belt loop, which allows the knife to swing out of the way while moving through brush or the jungle. The knife can also be swung out of the way while riding in a truck or car, thus not poking one in the side or back as a conventional knife sheath. The Condor Bush Knife has a limited lifetime warranty and a 100% satisfaction guarantee. The Condor Bush Knife has an over all length of 14 1/2", the hook is 2 1/2" long and the straight edge is 6 1/4" long, and the weight is only 1.35 pounds. |
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