Knife Type: Loveless Chute Knife
Blade Style: Loveless Straight Swage Clip Point
Blade Length: Approx 4 9/16 inches
Total Length: Approx 9 5/16 inches
Weight: 8.2 oz
Blade Material: Böhler 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless Steel (Tool Steel)
Hilt/Bolster Material: AISI 430 Austenitic Stainless Steel
Blade Grind: Hollow Grind
Blade Thickness: 0.22 inches; 0.18 inches at Ricasso
Blade Finish: Gloss
Tang: Full Tang, Tapered
Ricasso: Yes
Choil: No
Handle Pins: 2 Loveless Bolts, Steel Cylinder-Lined Lanyard Hole
Handle Material: Camel Bone, Red Liners
Grip Style: Ergonomic
Balance Point: Roughly at the bolt nearest the hilt
Designed by: Bob Loveless
Sheath: Type Loveless A Leather Sheath, Brown, Embossed, Signed by Forge Master K. Ali; Wood Box
Product is a handmade knife. All measurements and weights approximate.
Knife legend Bob Loveless designed the Chute Knife at the behest of paratrooper Harry Archer. It is a short combat knife with a thick blade, not a hunting knife. The swage runs half the spine. It is about as sharp as you would grind an axe, which means it creates a stronger tip than you would get if the swage could cut paper but the knife is still likely to be tagged as sharp for purposes of knife laws.
Note that the camel bone is a natural material and forge used its natural shape as much as possible so the two sides are not symmetric or in perfect curves.
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