Blade

An Original EDC

SPEC CHECK

GENTLEMAN’S TRAPPER

KNIFE TYPE: Slip joint/pocketknife

MAKER: Mike Rothman

BLADE LENGTH: 3”

BLADE STEEL: Damasteel damascus in an Ægir pattern

BLADE GRIND: Hollow

BLADE PATTERN: Clip point

BLADE THICKNESS: Tapers on the spine from 1∕8” above the ricasso to .039” at the tip; the edge is even thinner than the latter

HANDLE: Sambar

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