Cold Steel 49LCKD SRK Compact - 5.0" Black Tuff-Ex™ Finish SK-5 Blade - Kray-Ex™ Handle - Secure-Ex® Sheath
Are you looking for the performance of the SRK, but in a substantially shorter, lighter and thinner package? If so, the SRK Compact was designed and built for you. Cold Steel's SRK Compact is almost a mirror image of its big brother, with all the features you've learned you can count on. For toughness, the blade is crafted from Japanese high carbon SK-5, then given a black Tuff-Ex™ finish. The handle also emulates the larger SRK with its checkered black Kray-Ex, a material that is not only rugged, but designed for a superior grip under the harshest of conditions. A great knife is only as its sheath, and the Secure-Ex sheath will not disappoint. Cold Steel's SRK Compact is a solid, well-built knife that will serve you for years to come.
- Features:
- Category End Use: Military/Tactical/Hunting/Survival
- Blade Steel: SK-5
- Rc Hardness: 56-57
- Blade Style: Clip Point
- Blade Finish: Black Tuff-Ex™
- Handle Material: Black Kray-Ex™
- Sheath Material: Secure-Ex®
- Blade Length: 5.0" (127 mm)
- Overall Length: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Blade Thickness: 0.157" (4 mm)
- Weight, Knife: 5.2 oz. (147 g)
- Weight, Sheath: 2.6 oz. (74 g)
- Made in: Taiwan
More about SK-5 steel:
SK-5 is the Japanese equivalent of American 1080, a high carbon steel with carbon between 0.75%-0.85% and 0.60%-0.90% manganese. As quenched, it has a hardness near Rc 65 and produces a mixture of carbon rich martensite with some small un-dissolved carbides. The excess carbide increases abrasion resistance and allows the steel to achieve an ideal balance of very good blade toughness with superior edge holding ability. Due to these characteristics, this grade of steel has been used traditionally for making a variety of hand tools, including chisels and woodcutting saws, and has stood the test of time and use over many years in many countries.
