innovation quality value we continue to bring you new ideas and breakthrough products here are some of the exciting things you ll find in this year s catalog w elcome to the 008 columbia river knife tool® crkt® combined general catalog for the first time you will find our entire product line in one document the catalog is divided into three sections sport work knives i.d workstm tools and for those who serve professional knives tools sport work knives again this year we have worked with some of the world s leading custom knifemakers and are introducing the largest number of exciting new designs in our history that means surprising new shapes like the ashworth turtletm knives and ed halligan s slip k.i.s.s.® pocket knife it means new patented or patent-pending folder pivot systems like those found in the kommer fulcrumtm and gallagher glide locktm folders and we are proud to introduce ron lake s new patented safety for lockback folders the l.b.s.tm design this simple system can lock
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sport 1091k 1090 my tighe tm brian tighe s exciting custom design is a distinctive award-winning crkt production folder in bead-blast or black dress with patented1veff tmserrations anadian knifemaker brian tighe is a true renaissance man with an array of professional skills including tool and die making metallurgy engraving and photography in his st catharines ontario workshop he produces a wide array of custom folders all with those signature touches that immediately make them stand out as brian tighe knives we have carefully translated brian s popular my tighe custom frame-lock folder into an affordable production line with four models in bead-blast finish and two in black at first glance the knife seems like a design exercise until you grasp it and understand that the concave cut scales are craftily shaped to enhance grip aggressive with contours in just the right places brian s blade design is unique too with its asymmetrical spine facets highhollow grind and deep belly with recurv
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sport 7132 7130 7133 7131 lake thunderbolt tm in aircraft history thunderbolt means large rugged dependable our thunderbolt is a big knife with big value plus a unique serrated tip tudy aircraft history and you find the name thunderbolt connected both to the p fighter and a-0 fighter bomber they are both invariably described as large rugged dependable those words also fit ron lake s new locking liner design for the crkt thunderbolttm briefly this is a heavy-duty locking liner folder series with premium blade steel aircraft aluminum interframe build with a stainless steel clip and our patented lawks® safety all at a fabulously competitive price blades are extremely strong dual-grind tanto-style with a drop point top edge blade steel is 8crmov high-chromium stainless steel with a special non-reflective black oxide coating fast one-hand opening is accomplished by a large oval thumb hole with friction grooves on the outboard edge ron lake has designed a large ergonomic handle with a cent
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sport 7404 7404 7403 fulcrum kommer tm opening is just press down pull up in one continuous motion thanks to designer russ kommer and inventor charles kain j ust when we thought we had seen every way possible to open a folding knife a prototype arrived from knifemaker and inventor charles kain of indianapolis indiana that demonstrated his new fulcrumtm action patent pending it didn t take us long to purchase the rights to this surprising new lock for use in crkt production folders we felt the fulcrum action was perfect for a sleek design proposed by knifemaker russ kommer and so we put russ to work integrating it into his folder which we call the fulcrumtm we also worked closely with our manufacturing experts to develop a production lock with smooth action and tight wigglefree lockup so here it is one of the slickest-operating lightweight personal folders we have ever seen and that includes custom knives too to open the fulcrum simply press the left side of the frame down with your
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sport m16-01z m16-01kz m16-10z m16-10kz m16-z edc edc-z ® ® carson nowpopular m16 every day carry designs carry models in our tough our our popular m16 compact every day are available are available in our tough affordable interframe/zytel® build with autolawkstm affordable interframe build including popular black-on-black models it carson s m® designs continue to be our most popular series so it was only a matter of time that we filled out the line with a zytel® interframe build version of his every day carry edc our knife users told us the size of the aluminum build edc is perfect but i need a more affordable work knife that i can give hard use without feeling guilty and one that won t break me up if i leave it on a job site or drop it in the river we heard you so we set about to make the zytel edcs the best value in the work and sport knife world that starts with textured zytel® scales and a dual 0j stainless steel liner interframe assembled with zytel back spacers and torx® faste
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sport signature hunter sheath pro hunter sheath 2760 2770 2820 2810 fixed blade hunters specifications chugach range pro hunter 2760 modified drop point blade length 3.75 9.5 cm thickness 0.16 0.40 cm steel 440a 55-57 hrc knife overall length 7.875 20.0 cm weight 5.0 oz 142 g wrangell range pro hunter 2770 classic drop point blade length 3.50 8.9 cm thickness 0.16 0.40 cm steel 440a 55-57 hrc knife overall length 7.75 19.7 cm weight 5.7 oz 162 g sheath overall length 7.50 19.1 cm width 2.00 5.10 cm weight 1.8 oz 51 g kilbuck signature hunter 2810 drop point blade length 3.25 8.3 cm thickness 0.138 0.35 cm steel 1.4116 55-57 hrc knife overall length 7.875 20.0 cm weight 4.2 oz 119 g kuskokwin signature skinner 2820 drop point with gut hook blade length 3.25 8.3 cm thickness 0.138 0.35 cm steel 1.4116 55-57 hrc knife overall length 7.625 19.4 cm weight 4.5 oz 128 g sheath overall length 7.25 18.4 cm width 2.20 5.6 cm weight 1.8 oz 51 g kommer two series designed by huntin
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sport slide sharp tm here s a simple economical knife sharpening system that holds your blade at the correct angle to achieve a sharp edge quickly every time a fter many years in the knife industry steve mccowen of iola wisconsin had seen literally hundreds of knife sharpening systems ranging from stones to expensive electric hones the simpler devices required a good deal of skill the more advanced systems came with mounting hardware and pages of instructions and the electric sharpeners could grind the edge of a favorite knife to nothing in a few seconds steve came up the idea for the slide sharptm and contacted charles kain a custom knifemaker in indianapolis indiana together they developed the breakthrough patent-pending product you see here the slide sharp uses a unique system of injection-molded nylon guides to hold the knife edge at the specific angle required for optimum sharpening a hardwood base holds a porcelain sharpening rod simply insert the rod in the base slide a return
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blade steel facts we use specific blade steels to achieve a balance of properties based on the anticipated applications of the knife s teel is an alloy of iron other metals and carbon stainless steel is a generic term for a family of corrosion-resistant alloy steels which contain 0 or more chromium stainless does not mean that these alloys will never stain or corrode but that they stain less than steels which do not contain chromium each alloy imparts different properties to the stainless steel the chart at the bottom of the page shows in detail what each alloy element contributes we use stainless steels from many international suppliers the chart below shows within a reasonable range the equivalent qualities of comparable steels that we use note that the final hardness level achieved is not only a factor of composition but depends greatly on proper heat treatment and quenching to which we pay great attention in selecting the appropriate steel we look at the performance requiremen
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p r o m16-12m m16-14m m16-13m m16 mil ® carson designed for the military by kit carson u.s army sergeant major ret tm with a full understanding of tactical folders with autolawks safety hose with a military background know what it means to earn the rank of sergeant major after kit carson retired from the u.s army at that rank he became a custom knifemaker and began making his custom m® models for his former colleagues his mm models are identical in construction to the popular crkt aluminum m offering the same sure-grip contoured handles of 0 t aluminum hard anodized in olive drab the stainless steel locking liners with friction grooves are also black teflon® plated the blades are imprinted with gary paul johnston s one-ass-to-risk reminder logo all three models feature aus 8 stainless steel blades with combined razor-sharp and triple-pointtm serrated edges chosen for edge retention and durability black titanium nitride coating gives superior corrosion resistance all models feature t
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p r o 2903 hissatsu folder tm a folding knife designed for politically sensitive environments in which professionals cannot carry either firearms or the hissatsutm fixed blade j ames williams is actively involved in teaching military special operations and government security professionals who must at times perform their daily high-risk duties in environments which do not allow them to carry firearms or a large fixed blade knife such as the hissatsutm at training sessions and demonstrations they have asked james to design a folder with the defensive power of the hissatsu that can be a concealed carry in a pocket or clipped comfortably under a jacket the result is the crkt hissatsutm folder blade length is .8 which is safely under the legal limit in most jurisdictions while blade finish is non-reflective black teflon® coating the blade shape is a classical samurai design which gives outstanding penetrating power as well as exceptional slashing performance we have used our premium aus 8
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