Kershaw Lifter Blackwash
Item #: KE-1302BW
$24.95
New for 2017. The Lifter offers a tactical modified tanto blade with a tough, machined handle style. Equipped with Kershaw's patented SpeedSafe® assisted opening system for smooth, easy opening. The built-in flipper design makes the knives easy to deploy, left or right-handed. A sturdy frame lock keeps the blade secure in the open position during use, and then closes easily for storage or to carry. The blade and the stainless steel handle are both coated in the black-oxide BlackWash™finish.
BlackWash™ is a name given to a specific knife blade finish. This is a variation of the Stone Wash blade finish which has become very popular over the past few years. BlackWash is accomplished by first coating the blade black and then adding the stonewash finish. This coating gives the knife that already broken-in look, like your favorite pair of jeans.
The 3-1/4" modified tanto blade is made from 4Cr14MoV stainless steel and has hardness of 57 Rc. The closed length is 4-1/2". Weighs 5.9 oz. Made in China. Suggested Retail $34.64.
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TypeFolder
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BladeTanto
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Blade Length3-1/4"
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FinishBlackwashed
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Blade Steel4Cr14MoV
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Rockwell57
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LockFrame Lock
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HandleStainless
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Closed Length4-1/2"
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ClipDeep Tip-Down
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Weight5.9 oz.
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OriginChina
Kershaw Knives
Kershaw Knives was founded in 1974 in Portland, Oregon when knife salesman Pete Kershaw started a cutlery company that would make knives from his designs. Japanese based KAI Cutlery manufactured those designs. In 1978, KAI Cutlery purchased Kershaw Knives and the company, renamed KAI USA Ltd., continues today with three product lines; including the original Kershaw Knives, Zero Tolerance Knives, and Shun Cutlery which primarily markets kitchen cutlery.
Over the years, Kershaw Knives has worked with several custom knifemakers. Cutlery Hall of Famer Ken Onion, a custom knife maker and inventor of the “SpeedSafe” assisted opening mechanism, is the premier knife designer for Kershaw Knives. Kershaw has also collaborated with custom knifemakers Grant and Gavin Hawk, Frank Centofante, and Ernest Emerson. Kershaw has released models that were developed in collaboration with National Geographic, Jeep, Orange County Choppers, the American Professional Rodeo Association, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
Kershaw manufactures excellent knives and has built a very strong customer fan base due to their innovative designs and their quality control.
Kershaw Lifter Blackwash
