Ka-Bar Becker Black Skeleton Knife
Item #: KABK-23BP
$12.95
Ethan Becker, an avid outdoorsman since childhood, founded Becker Knife an Tool in the early 1980’s. Focusing on large tactical and survival knives, he started grinding, sharpening and assembling them right out of his garage. In late 2008, Ka-Bar started to produce some of his best-selling designs with the same commitment to quality that Ethan focused on.
Ka-Bar released the Becker Skeleton knife in 2017. Featuring a 3-1/4" modified clip point blade of 1/8" 5Cr15 stainless steel at 57-59 Rc., black coated. Measures 6-1/2" overall. Comes complete with a hard plastic sheath. Weighs 1.4 oz. Suggested retail $14.76.
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TypeFixed
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BladeClip Point
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Blade Length3-1/4"
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FinishBlack Powder Coated
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Blade Steel5Cr15
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Rockwell57-59
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Handle5Cr15
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TangFull
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Overall Length6-1/2"
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Weight1.4 oz.
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SheathHard Plastic
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OriginChina
KA-BAR
Soon after its introduction in the mid-1920's, the KA-BAR trademark became widely known and respected. There have been many versions of how the KA-BAR name came to be, but all evidence points to a letter received from a fur trapper. This particular fur trapper's testimonial turned out to be the most significant ever received by the company.
He wrote, in very rough English, that his gun had jammed and that he had therefore relied on his knife to kill a wounded bear that was attacking him. In thanking the company for their quality product the trapper described using his knife to kill the bear. All that was legible of his scrawled writing was "k a bar". The company was so honored by this testimonial that they adopted this phrase and used it as their trademark, KA-BAR.
KA-BAR is best known for their military production knives. They were chosen by the U.S. Marine Corp. as the primary knife producer for World War II. They also have traditional pocket knives, as well as many options for law enforcement.