SKU: HB1103
Included w/ all Honey Badger knives as standard, you receive;
1x Knife as advertised w/ pocket clip
1x T6/T8 Torx key, for toggling all torx screws on the knife, to tighten or loosen as desired.
1x Warranty registration card
1x HONEY BADGER "DON'T CARE" sticker
All prepacked in a branded flat cardboard box lined out w/ profile-cut foam for the knife in folded position and for the torx key. This box magnetically clips shut, which is a nice touch. In our opinion, this packaging really lends a premium touch to the product.
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From the manufacturer's website;
"HONEY BADGER — AFRICA'S TOUGHEST KNIVES
"Hawkbill Blade — Honey Badger "Claw" Models
Hawkbill knives, sometimes referred to as talons, are characterized by a spine and edge that curve down in the same direction to create a downward-facing point. This shape allows the blade to cut efficiently when pulled back in the direction of the handle, or in a lateral cut, so most of their use comes through utilitarian tasks like cutting carpet and linoleum and pruning vegetation, but it's also a very functional design for yachtsmen eg in rope cutting, and very widely used by emergency personnel as a rescue knife. This blade style, also sometimes known as a Karambit, initially first originated in Sumatra as an agricultural implement, but also has a very achieved alternate usage as a defensive weapon, in the application of certain very effective martial art techniques."
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This the HONEY BADGER claw series of knives, Chinese-made but locally conceived, engineered and assembled.
The blade finish features a stainless, light-refractive hue, made from 8Cr13MoV steel. If you might be wondering what that means, please see read this handy introduction to this steel type;
https://bladeprotection.com/8cr13mov-steel/
Otherwise, these knives really are flyweight, making them incredibly easy to manipulate - holding true to the manufacturer's claims. The blade itself locks positively in place, thanks to a rightward liner lock, whereupon the rotational blade sits perfectly still in place, holdings its zero if we may put it like that.
The gripscales are Fibre Reinforced Nylon as indicated, w/ a robust feel to it. It is hexagonally checkered, providing multi (6)-angle traction. The fine ridges are 90° / square angled, to allow for maximum traction. The frontal end of the grip scales on the front end has a grooved scallop for one's thumb to rest upon ergonomically. Slipping off of said scallop, one's thumb can easily push down on the exposed grooved liner which otherwise prohibits the knive end from hinging. Once engaged, the knife can rotate freely and fold in 180° to close into the handle, safely hiding away the edge.
The upper shoulder of the knife feature a small plethora of fine teeth; from the grip scales, traversing as jimpings onto the false edge / spine of the blade. This presumably was designed to allow for finer control over the knife when performing tasks such as fine carving. The base of the false edge also slopes up, to form a mating silhouette w/ the shape of one's frontal thumb digit. Likewise, similar to your SPYDERCO, you have a sizeable hole at the rear of the knife blade, which actually serves a number of uses. We could elaborate, but off hand, you can utilize it to flip open the blade faster with you...
