Spartan, Grivory Handle, Plain

Designed by Andrew Demko, the Cold Steel Spartan is a folding Kopis scaled down to accommodate the demands of a tamer, more sophisticated world. The 4 inch blade evokes the classic Kopis of the ancients with its characteristic recurved edge, big belly and sharp, acute point. It s hollow ground from Japanese AUS 8A stainless. The Spartan always presents its edge at an angle to the material being cut to produce a deep sheering effect, and t stabs almost as well as it cuts. The Spartan also echoes the ancient Kopis in its handle. It s designed to help the hand resist the pull of centrifugal force and to retard forward momentum, when stabbing, or backward movement, when hammering or smashing with its pommel. Injection molded out of Grivory with steel liners for strength, it s heavily contoured for comfort and features irregular fluting and a heavily textured surface finish for an exceptionally effective grip. The Spartan has dual pocket clips to assure ambidextrous carry and for quick draw opening, it features a thumb plate that can be used to open the knife like a conventional one handed opener or be snagged on the edge of a pocket during the draw stroke and opened automatically. Additionally, the Spartan incorporates our Tri-Ad locking mechanism, which has proven, under torture testing to be almost impervious to stress, strain and shock. It s almost impossible to overcome and offers a huge margin of safety not found in our competitor s folders. Specifications: - Weight: 7. 5 oz. - Blade Thickness: 4 mm - Blade Length: 4 1/2 inch - Steel: Japanese AUS 8A Stainless - Overall: 10 1/2 inch - Handle: 6 inch Long. Grivory w/ Steel Liners - Stainless Pocket/Belt Clip Battle Gear