14" Dark Ops Paul Basal Shadow Fixed Blade w/Sheath

Bearing the namesake and call sign of legendary Navy SEAL Paul Basal, this knife is the new choice of operational warriors throughout the globe! Designed by Basal with the Dark Ops design chief, it features all the critical items for a Modern Spec-Ops knife. The Shadow offers an extended...

Bearing the namesake and call sign of legendary Navy SEAL Paul Basal, this knife is the new choice of operational warriors throughout the globe! Designed by Basal with the Dark Ops design chief, it features all the critical items for a Modern Spec-Ops knife. The Shadow offers an extended blade length for penetrating Comm-bloc frag vests with an accelerated spearpoint tip and sharpened foretip for maximum penetration. The top edge features a bone breaker and a radical, self-cleaning BlastRip™ saw for carving survival notches in spears and anchoring notches for detonation cord. A pat pend. BarbSnap™ cutter allows for rapid notching and snapping of interdiction wires in entry ops. An abbreviated top-hilt/bottle opener works with a new serrated palmstop, allowing for a reverse grip with an astonishing six linear inches of surface area!

The Shadow features a corrosion resistant finish designed to take the saltwater immersion often involved in SEAL operations. The handle is made of a low-durometer, high tensile aramid composite that is impervious to everything from aviation fuel to Al Qaeda body fluids. The handle is thinner and wider for greater mechanical advantage with deep finger grooves orienting the blade axis of the knife in the hand and dramatically increasing effective grip surface. A prominent WhipLok™ finger notch provides an axis point for hacking as well as 200 degrees of grip area, ideal with wet hands or when using gloves. The handles are field replaceable to blend with woodland, desert or black camo schemes. Quartz impregnated inserts provide extreme circumstances grip enhancement and are replaceable should decontamination be required.

The Basal Shadow utilizes the same CTV2™ Blade Steel and CryoHardening techniques as the StratoFighter™ Folders! The hilts do not protrude forward effectively reducing the length of the blade. Hollow grinding lends to greater cutting and slashing effectiveness. Deep blood grooves keep the weight of the full .250 inch thick blade properly balanced in the hand. The black Titanium CarboNitride (TiCN) vacuum deposited finish is designed to shed the micro-fine airborne sand of Middle-Eastern deserts.

Specifications

• Total Length: 14 in.
  
• Blade Length: 8.75 in.
  
• Sharpened Length: 7.0 in.
• Weight: 15.0 oz.
  
• Blade Thickness: .25 nom
  
• Blade Steel: CTV2™ Stainless Steel
  
• Handle: Aramid Composite
  
• Partially Serrated
  
• Saw Tooth on Top
  
• Finger Choil
  
• Sheath: Ballistic Nylon

• NOTES:

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  Age requirements: You must be at least 18 to purchase this item. This item may be illegal in your area for possession by those under 21. It is your responsibility to check all local or international laws concerning the ownership, use and possession of this item. By purchasing, you agree that you are of legal age, that you have read our terms & conditions, and that you take full responsibility for obeying all federal, state, local, or international laws, restrictions, and regulations!

  
  

  
  
  

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