SPYDERCO 3.63in Atlantic Salt Folding Knife (C89SYL)

Features of Spyderco 3.63in Atlantic Salt Folding Knife

• Made in Seki-City, Japan
• Modified Rescue
• Precipitation-hardened steel containing nitrogen instead of carbon, which cannot rust
• Serrated hollow-ground blade
• Textured with a Volcano Grip pattern
• Molded fiberglass reinforced nylon (FRN) handle
• Reversible titanium pocket clip for right or left- handed use

Product Info for Spyderco 3.63in Atlantic Salt Folding Knife

It's been speculated the sheepfoot shaped blade originated with mariners who found the rounded tip especially beneficial when the knife was accidentally dropped (think working on a ship in pitching seas) as it couldn't stab the foot when hitting the deck. It's also been hypothesized that commanding officers on these ships preferred rambunctious hardworking sailors carry knives without pointed tips, especially while in port blowing off steam after months at sea.

Spyderco's Rescue knives are long favored by seafarers and the design has since been embraced by rescue workers, EMT's and ranchers-anyone cutting around flesh in an emergency. Now available in a rustproof version, the Atlantic Salt is a modified Rescue made with state of the art non-rusting H1 steel. The hollow-ground blade is available in SpyderEdge offering remarkable cutting performance in and around fresh and saltwater.

The molded FRN handle includes a shackle key and is available in black or bright yellow and features a reversible black-coated titanium pocket clip for tip-up carry on either the left or right side. Spyderco recommend threading a thong or lanyard cord through the lanyard hole for back-up retention around water, where once dropped, a knife is often irretrievable or lost.

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