Ultima 5" Black Blade Combo Edge

Today’s tactical fixed blade knives still resemble the first Bronze Age daggers of 4000 years ago, especially in their handle design. Michael Martinez, inventor of the Merlin® knife deployment system,, didn’t start out to redesign the fixed blade, but he explains, “We tested over 400 knives with the Merlin system, and I kept noticing how many knives didn’t feel right, didn’t have a grip that gave both control and comfort in the four fundamental tactical grips.” Michael’s design firm, Group Design, Inc., reached out to a team of medical specialists for the answer. Their Ultima™ achieves 22 out of 23 ideal contact points with its unique patent-pending handle. Blade length: 5" Overall length: 10" Steel: 1.4116 stainless w/ titanium nitride coating Handle: Injection-molded black Zytel Sheath included