Top Quality Honey Badger Claw Flipper Knives

SKU: HB1149

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.

'MEDIUM CLAW' implies the dimensions as follow;

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From the manufacturer's website;

"HONEY BADGER — AFRICA'S TOUGHEST KNIVES

Honey Badger Knives isn't a name you hear often, but there's a reason we chose it as the name for our knife and knife accessory ranges. Honey Badgers are known for their strength, fearlessness and most notably, their toughness. They are Africa's toughest animal, so it made sense that Africa's toughest knife should carry the same name.

Honey Badger Knives was created in 2014 by our CEO and Head Knife Designer, Marc Ager who saw a need in South Africa for an affordable range of high-quality, practical and durable EDC knives. Marc has over 30 years' experience in the hunting and outdoor market, having originally started Ramrod in 1987. Ramrod was renamed as Lite Optec and is still to this day, one of Southern Africa's leading and most reputable importers and distributors of high-quality products and brands to the hunting and outdoor market.

With his lifelong passion for knives, wealth of experience and stellar reputation in the industry, Marc spent 18 months researching and fine-tuning his designs, and these became the first 3 models of the Honey Badger Knives range. The Claw, Hook and Flipper launched at the April 2016 HuntEx Expo in Johannesburg, South Africa, and 6 years later, the success of the original 3 models has resulted in an expanded number of models and range extensions, including bespoke replacement machined G10 handle scales.

Marc's unwavering dedication to good knives can be clearly seen in Honey Badger Knives — a range of 7 different blade styles, all superbly designed to be tough, hard-wearing, and totally competent in varied long-term use. Each knife style is offered in 3 different sizes and all are light-weight. They feature either high-quality 8Cr13MoV stainless steel or D2 blades that have excellent cutting ability and edge retention, whilst being easy to resharpen when needed. All our knives have an incredibly smooth, almost frictionless opening and closing action, that is facilitated by two opposing roller bearings that contain a total of 18 ball bearings. Africa's toughest knives are also Africa's smoothest, and using them is an absolute pleasure.

The handle slabs of each knife are made from a Fibre Reinforced Nylon (FRN) and are available in 6 colours — there's a choice to suit every preference. The FRN carries a ridged honey-comb pattern that provides an excellent multi-directional grip, and whilst light in weight and slim in width, they are extremely tough, slip-resistant when wet and dry, and they fit ergonomically in your hand. In addition, the new 2022 introduction of Accessory G10 handles in 8 colours gives you the opportunity to further upgrade to a more exotic, customizable option if you prefer.

Honey Badger Knives is the perfect blend of quality, functionality, fun and most importantly, our range is affordable. Customer service, innovation and consistent, competitive prices are at the heart of our business, and our friendly and dedicated customer service team are trained and ready to answer any and all questions that you may have."

"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 Honey Badger 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 fal...