This knife has been decorated with carefully designed blade art meant to honor those men and women in uniform who served during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Tang stamped U.S. ARMY. Sheath included.
Leather Handle
The Brown handle on the US ARMY Iraqi Freedom Knife by KA-BAR® is made from leather. The leather is a durable natural material that has provided years of service for the 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 through the tang, then ground off and painted.
1095 Cro-Van Steel Blade
The Fixed Blade on the US ARMY Iraqi Freedom Knife by KA-BAR® is made from 1095 CRO-VAN Steel and features a Flat grind. 1095 CRO-VAN steel is 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 7 inches long and is stamped with US ARMY.
Field sharpening the US ARMY Iraqi Freedom Knife by KA-BAR® is easy with its sharpened edge.
Brown Leather Sheath
Included with the US ARMY Iraqi Freedom Knife by KA-BAR® is a Brown Leather sheath with KA-BAR, US Army, and US Army Logo stamped on it.This sheath Fits KA-BARS with 7-inch blade and double guard.This Brown Leather sheath is made in Mexico.
Features
- Overall length 11.88 inches (30.18 cm)
- Blade length 7 inches (17.78 cm)
- The blade is a Sharpened Clip Point
- This Fixed Blade knife features a 20-degree edge angle
- Flat grind blade with US ARMY stamped on it
- Brown Leather handle
- Comes complete with 1220S - Brown Leather sheath
- Made in the USA
