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Product Description:
Designed by Alaskan guide and knifemaker Russ Kommer. Classic knives for serious hunters, that you?ll cherish and leave to your children.
Maybe we overdid it. It started when we told Alaskan knifemaker and hunting and fishing guide Russ Kommer that we wanted a series of premium classic hunters with stacked leather handles. He came back with these three functional (and graceful) designs. They are knives that you will use for skinning, caping and field chores, then clean and display proudly - for decades to come.
Construction is the best we can achieve, and we think it is unique. We start with a full tang premium AUS 8 stainless steel blade that will hold an edge while dressing the largest big game animals in North America without constant need for touch up. We add a stainless steel bolster, oversize rings of leather cut and dyed in Oregon, and a stainless butt cap, swedged in place by a stainless steel tube rivet. Finally, the entire handle is hand-shaped and finished to achieve the perfect contour, so each knife is an individual work of art. The high hollow ground blades, bolster and butt cap are given a high satin finish to close the metal pores, which makes cleaning easier and fights corrosion. All blades are sized so when skinning with the three-finger grip your index finger is right at the blade tip.
The full-fitted sheaths of 9 oz. shoulder leather feature a classic basketweave pattern and are made in Oregon. These are three handfinished production hunters that most custom knifemakers would be proud of. We\'ve named them after Russ\'s favorite hunting ranges.
The Brooks Range. This semi-skinner has a deep belly. Ideal for field dressing, the hump at the top of the blade allows the tip to float when separating the hide from the ponch.
The Chugach Range. The perfect Alaska utility knife, with a simple tear drop handle and modified drop point. Useful for both skinning and caping chores. If we can only take one knife, this is our choice.
The Wrangell Range. A classic drop point hunting blade with a choiled \'power grip\' handle that gives you security, no matter how you choke up on the knife. It is ideal in wet and icy conditions.
Three Alaskan classics. And in case you can\'t get to Alaska on your next hunting trip, Russ says they work just as well in Montana and Tanzania.
Specifications:
Blade Length:
3.12 in. (7.9 cm)
Blade Shape:
Skinning
Blade Steel:
AUS 8, 57-58 HRC
Carry System:
Leather Sheath
Handle Material:
Stacked Leather
Knife Type:
Fixed Blade
Length Overall:
7.50 in. (19.1 cm)
Weight:
5.0 oz. (142 g)
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About Columbia River
Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) is a Wilsonville, Oregon-based manufacturer of quality knives and tools founded in 1994. The Columbia River Knife catalog has grown and is divided into two categories, Sport and Work Knives, intended for the general public; and Professional Knives, designed for the military, law enforcement, fire department, search and rescue and other emergency services personnel.
Founders, Rod Bremer and Paul Gillespie commented on the Columbia River Knife & Tool's rapid growth in the highly competitive cutlery industry: "We began with the vision of offering top quality knives at affordable prices to give the highest possible value," said Gillespie. Fortunately, because we were starting with a blank sheet of paper, we could make the new designs we wanted from the optimum materials, using the latest high tech manufacturing processes, including CNC machining, injection molding and fine blanking.
Before packing and shipping each Columbia River Knife & Tool knife, it is inspected for defects in materials and workmanship, the lock and cutting edge are checked, it is opened and closed to assure smoothness of action, and it is lubricated and adjusted if needed.
All Columbia River Knife & Tool knives are built incorporating the most advanced equipment and production systems available, and quality is controlled from beginning to end. Knives are built the way they should be built without compromising quality in any part of their creation. Columbia River Knife & Tool accessories are crafted to the same standards as the knives, so that each sheath, for example, lives up to the customers high expectations.
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