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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 an ultra-corrosion-resistant version, the Atlantic Salt is a modified Rescue made with state of the art H2 steel. H2 is a precipitation-hardened steel containing nitrogen instead of carbon, which is incredibly resistant to rust. The serrated hollow-ground blade offers remarkable cutting performance in and around fresh and saltwater. Textured with a Volcano Grip pattern, the molded fiberglass reinforced nylon (FRN) handle is visible marine yellow, equipped with a reversible titanium pocket clip for right or left- handed use. We 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.
Zytel Handles
A nylon polymer that is lightweight and extremely durable, Zytel can be shaped and textured to provide excellent grip.
Pocket Clip
Includes a pocket clip for easy accessibility and a more secure carry.
Lockback
The lockback system has been used for many decades. It can usually be found on the knife spine and it provides a strong lockup that will wear well.
Made in Japan
The exotic steel Capital of the World, Japan produces and innovates some of the best products, from pocket to kitchen knives and everything in between.
Great knife.I bought this to attach to my buoyancy aid whilst out in my canoe.Nice strong pocket clip, easy to open and close with wet hands, and very sharp straight out of the box.No signs of rust as yet. Although I do rinse the salt water off and dry it before storage. I did have a fixed bladed knife, but thought in the current climate, a folding bright yellow knife looked a little 'nicer'.
I've had this knife for almost a year now, it doesn't see to much use since I'm not always on the water but when I am this is one of the must have knives. The H1 steel is just superb. The only problem I have with this knife is that in the Spydie hole it has a burn mark. Assuming from heat treating or something I'm unsure. When I took this knife in the salt water I was amazed at how it didn't rust as it said except for one tiny spot on the H1 engraved spot on the blade. Those are the only two flaws this knife has. Another satisfied Spyderco & Knifecenter customer
i am a commerical diver all the real divers and tenders carry these knives because of the sharpness and saftey feature of the blunt tip they dont rust and i have never heard of one breaking i have cut through so many things with these knives including 4'in moring line which is a pain in the ass but the spyderco handled it with ease wouldnt recommend any other knife to anyone offshore no matter what perfession and if u but a little shackle and hook clip u can do away with the pocket clip and it makes access so much quicker and easy
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