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COLD STEEL Master Hunter Plus with SAN MAI Laminated Blade -- Made in Japan Model 36G -- 9 1/4" Overall Length -- 6.6 Ounces $0.99 Opening Bid -- NO RESERVE!!!
Laminated 3 Layer Blade with a VG-1 Core ... this is a stunningly high quality blade!
FIRST QUALITY (of course), never displayed or handled. $139.00 Retail
MASTER HUNTER PLUS -- With Guthook
Modesty seldom comes into play when we are describing how good our knives are. So, modesty aside, Cold Steel wants to go on record and say, without a doubt, the Master Hunter Plus is the best hunting knife you can obtain at any price. It features a broad VG-1 San Mai III® blade that's been flat ground to achieve the ideal blade cross-section and edge geometry. Carefully honed to razor sharpness, its edge cuts effortlessly while its dropped point simplifies the chore of field dressing and skinning.
The "Plus" in the Master Hunter Plus is a wide, well designed, Guthook! The guthook makes it an extremely useful tool for field dressing and opening body cavities without piercing the entrails. The spine of the blade is a full 3/16" thick to allow for the necessary strength and stiffness to field dress and skin the biggest animals like elk, moose, brown bear, and the African Dangerous Seven. The grip is specially designed to promote long use without fatigue. Made of the shock absorbent, slightly tacky feeling Kraton®, and featuring Cold Steel's deeply checkered surface, it positively won't slip no matter how wet or bloody your hands get. Plus, Kraton® has specially enduring advantages in that it will never rot, shrink, crack, splinter, or mildew, and is completely impervious to even the harshest weather. For safety, the Master Hunter Plus comes in a thick, heavy Conceal-Ex(tm) sheath that will accommodate just about any size belt and allow you to carry it all day without fatigue.
This is a great hunting knife ... but it also will work great as a do-anything camping / hiking knife!
MASTER HUNTER PLUS
Specifications
Blade: 4 1/2"
Overall: 9 1/4"
Thick: 3/16"
Weight: 6.6oz
Sheath: Concealex
Handle: Kraton
Steel: VG-1 San Mai III®
36G
Model 36G
Retail $139.95
The blade is made from Cold Steel's exclusive VG-1 San Mai III laminated high carbon stainless steel! San Mai means "three layers". It is the term given to the traditional laminated blades used by the Japanese for swords and daggers. Laminated construction is important because it allows different grades of stainless steel to be combined in a single blade. This allows the bladesmith to make a blade that more exactly matches the performance characteristics he needs. A simple way to think of this type of construction is to imagine a sandwich: The meat center is hard, VG-1 San high carbon stainless steel and the pieces of bread on either side are the lower-carbon, tough side panels. Generally the edge of the blade should be hard to maximize edge holding ability, but if the entire blade was hard it could be damaged during the rigors of battle. For ultimate toughness the body of the blade must be able to withstand impact and lateral stresses. Toughness is generally associated with "softness" and "flexibility" in steel, so that surprisingly, if an entire blade was made "tough" the edge would not be hard enough to offer superior edge holding. San Mai III® provides a superior blade with hard VG-1 (higher carbon) steel in the middle for a keen, long lasting edge and tougher (lower-carbon) steel along the sides for flexibility. The best of both worlds in one blade!
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