Leather Handled Big Brother by KA-BAR®
Canada's source for KA-BAR Knives
Leather Handled Fighting/Utility Knifes
The newest additions to the always impressive leather handled KA-BAR® line include the "Big Brother" - a 9-3/8 inch blade designed for a lifetime of hard work and constant use.
Leather Handle
The Brown handle on the Leather Handled Big Brother by KA-BAR® is made from leather. Leather is a durable natural material that has provides years of service on military issued KA-BAR knives.
KA-BAR's famous oval-shaped leather handle construction is accomplished by compressing leather washers on to the tang, shaping and coloring them, and then fastening them on with a pinned-on butt cap.
The butt cap or pommel is attached to the handle of a knife with a steel pin. The pin is inserted into the butt cap, driven part way though the tang, then ground off and painted.
1095 Cro-Van Steel Blade
The Fixed Blade on the Leather Handled Big Brother by KA-BAR® is made from 1095 CRO-VAN Steel and features a Flat grind. 1095 CRO-VAN steel is an easy to sharpen, plain carbon steel used in knife making. Proven to be one of the most popular steels used in KA-BAR Knives. With a Rockwell hardness rating of 56-58, this Clip Point shaped blade is 9.375 inches long and is stamped with USA.
Field sharpening the Leather Handled Big Brother by KA-BAR® is easy with its sharpened edge.
Brown Leather Sheath
Included with the Leather Handled Big Brother by KA-BAR® is a Brown Leather sheath with KA-BAR and USA stamped on it.This Brown Leather sheath is made in Mexico.
Features
- Overall length 14.38 inches (36.53 cm)
- Blade length 9.38 inches (23.83 cm)
- The blade is a Sharpened Clip Point
- This Fixed Blade knife features a 20 degree edge angle
- Flat grind blade with USA stamped on it
- Brown Leather handle
- Comes complete with a 2217S - Brown Leather sheath
- Made in USA
