{"product_id":"spartan-blades-ka-bar-fixed-blade-knife-7-cpm-magnacut-flat-dark-earth-clip-point-black-kraton-g-handles-tan-kydex-sheath","title":"Spartan Blades KA-BAR Fixed Blade Knife 7\" CPM-MagnaCut Flat Dark Earth Clip Point, Black Kraton G Handles, Tan Kydex Sheath","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Ka-Bar design with a Spartan finish and highly upgraded Magnacut Blade.  This is the next generation of the classic Ka-Bar fighting knife. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2019 KA-Bar expanded by partnering with Spartan Blades, LLC to form Pineland Cutlery, Inc. It had been the wish of John Stitt, CEO of both KA-Bar and Pineland Cutlery, to produce a version of the venerable “KA-BAR” knife with increased edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. During the period of development and research, a metallurgist named Larrin Thomas was doing his own in-depth studies on a particle metal with all the advances he had been looking for. That steel was CPM-MagnaCut and was just what this new knife required.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCPM-MagnaCut is a stainless steel manufactured by Crucible Industries, an American company renowned for its expertise in specialty steels. This very special grade has been developed specifically for the cutlery industry, and to meet the needs of the most demanding cutlers. A short time later, Spartan Blades was assigned the task of developing this knife using only the best processes. CNC Machining, deep cryogenic treating, and PVD coatings. The result? The Spartan-KA-BAR!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn December 9, 1942, after the start of World War II, KA-BAR submitted a knife to the United States Marine Corps in hopes that it would become general issue to that branch of the military. Working with the Marine Quartermaster Department the original design was revised, and production began of an improved fighting and utility knife for the Marines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the War escalated, the USMC KA-BAR knives became so well recognized for their quality and so abundant in number that \"KABAR\" became the name by which many referred to this knife pattern, regardless of whether the knife was manufactured at the actual KA-BAR facility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe USMC KA-BAR was adopted by not only the Marines, but also the Army, Navy, Coast Guard and Underwater Demolition Teams. Years after World War II, many KA-BAR knives were unofficially reactivated in the Korean, Vietnam, Desert Storm, and The Global War on Terrorism conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Length: 7.00\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCutting Edge: 6.50\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle Length: 5.00\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverall Length: 12.00\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Material: CPM-MagnaCut Stainless Steel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Thickness: 0.165\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Hardness: 61-63HRC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Style: Clip Point\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Grind: Flat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Finish: ZrN Flat Dark Earth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle Material: Black Kraton G\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle Thickness: 1.03\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheath Material: Tan Kydex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: 10.6 oz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight with Sheath: 16.02 oz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spartan Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47903368544423,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0503\/6287\/6071\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_068d7afd-b8b0-4b65-8172-b93d0165e875.jpg?v=1776995623","url":"https:\/\/www.unlimitedbladeworkz.com\/products\/spartan-blades-ka-bar-fixed-blade-knife-7-cpm-magnacut-flat-dark-earth-clip-point-black-kraton-g-handles-tan-kydex-sheath","provider":"UnlimitedBladeworkz","version":"1.0","type":"link"}