Waterbuck Knife with Gut Hook Style Blade and leather handle
- 165.00€
The Waterbuck is a Rock Creek hunter knife with a Gut Hook Style Blade.
Forged from a high-alloy steel (HWS-1K) proprietary to Hanwei, with an edge hardness of 58-60 HRC and excellent corrosion resistance, edge-holding and ease of sharpening. The blade thickness is 3/16", and the blade is flat ground. An aggressive thumb grip is provided on the back of the blade and a finger groove is provided at the choil for blade control. The Tang is very substantial, terminating in a short thread at the pommel. The stacked-leather handle employs bark-tanned leather and is secured by a sleeve nut at the pommel. The guard and pommel are investment cast in stainless steel. The Sheath is made in bark-tanned leather with stainless steel reinforcing at the wear points and is pouch-type.
Details:
- Made by Hanwei (Paul Chen)
- Gut Hook-blade
- Overall: approx. 20.32 cm (8 1/4")
- Blade Length: approx. 10.16 cm (4")
- Weight: approx. 170 g (6 oz.)
- Blade Steel: HWS-1K (corrosion resistant)
- Edge Holding/Ease of Sharpening
- Hardness of the Edge: 58-60 HRC
- Handle Material: Stacked Leather
