The ARKor Always Ready Knifeis a purpose-designed personal-defense knife conceived by U.S. Army combat veteran John Shirley and his friend Sam Owens. While deployed to Afghanistan, Shirley learned that an alarming number of U.S. personnel were falling victim to sexual assault, particularly while showering. Drawing from his knowledge of the Japanese martial arts and with the help of Owens skills as a craftsman, they developed the ARK as a lightweight self-defense tool that can literally be carried anywhere.

The heart of the ARK is its deeply curved clip-point blade ground from H-1 steela nitrogen-based alloy that is extremely corrosion resistant. The curved edge packs impressive cutting power into the compact blade and the clip-point profile ensures a strong, extremely sharp point. The ARKs fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handle is molded directly onto the tang and features Spydercos proven Bi-Directional Texturing pattern and an index-finger groove to guarantee a secure gripeven with wet hands.

To ensure universal carry, the ARK includes an injection-molded polymer neck sheath with a breakaway ball chain. Best of all, the ARK and its sheath together weigh only 2.0 ounces (57 grams), so youll hardly know its thereuntil you need it.

OAL – 4.98″ (126mm) Full Tang Fixed Blade

Blade – 2.56″ (65mm) with a 2.1″ (53mm) edge Hollow ground H-2. thickness is0.08″ (2mm)

Handle – FRN handle

Weight – 0.9oz (26g)

Source – New from Maker

Made in Japan

Comes in box with a sheath

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