![]() ![]() In the open position, the blade flipper edge-line sweeps smoothly in curves parallel to the handle scales, providing an effective choil for the forefinger. A beautiful stonewashed finish on the blade achieved by tumbling the blade in ceramic “stones”. The blade is kept locked in the open position by a liner lock. The Freefall Tanto blade was specifically designed this way to give the tip greater stabbing strength. ![]() In the case of this knife, the longer edge section is hollow-ground, while the shorter edge near the tip is flat-ground. Tanto blades such as this usually have two grind sections – the main one parallel along the longer cutting edge, and a shorter angled one near the tip. ![]() “The Freefall Tanto blade was specifically designed this way to give the tip greater stabbing strength.”įirst off, the blade is a modified tanto (one of my favourite blade styles) quite different from the angular straight-edge ones that are normally seen such as The Japanese Tanto. True enough, the Kershaw FreeFall Tanto isn’t as long as its box suggests it to be! It would have been nice if the knife had been wrapped in similar foam sheet instead of plastic, but that’s just being nit-picky! Hard to ignore.Ĭuboid foam pieces are found on both end of the box for protection. Unboxing the Kershaw FreeFall Tanto Bright red box. See the photos below, and then we’ll move on to the important bits of the Kershaw FreeFall Tanto. While the box may look mundane on the outside, care has obviously been taken in the packaging design to ensure that the knife within is cradled safely. And true enough, it is quite a fair bit longer and not without reason.īoth ends of the box inside are tight-fit cuboid foams placed to protect the knife from impact and to prevent it from falling out through the box cover flaps. But even then, what surprised me initially was that the box appeared longer much longer than what I had expected the knife to be. I rarely cover the unboxing process of the knives I buy, but I’ll do it with this one.įor one, the bright red box is hard to ignore. The Kershaw Freefall Tanto SpeedSafe Assisted Folder is a little different from a lot of the folders that I already own, and its distinctive features are the reasons I bought this model.
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