The Spyderco Assist Lightweight Combination Edge Folding Knife features VG-10 patented blunt-tipped blade with a tooth lined eighty-percent SpyderEdged to help cut seatbelts an other fibrous materials. The last inch of the tip is Plain for detailed cutting. There is a Cobra Hood above the round hole which positions the thumb directly over the hole for quick blade deployment, then doubles as a leveraging platform for the thumb. The wavy pattern cut from the top of the blade and along the inside of the handle let you place a piece of rope. and scissor the blade shut- especially convenient for cutting rope in-and-around flesh without having to fully open/expose the knife's blade. The FRN handle is a molded wonder of Bi-Directional textured contours and bulges that ergonomically wrap around your palm. In the closed position, squeeze the blade deeper into the handle and a retractable carbide tip protrudes out from the base for breaking glass. Outlined in safety orange on the handle's spine is a shrill and attention-pitched survival whistle. Carries left/right handed, tip-up by means of a tension wire clip.
Specifications:
- Overall Length: 8.375" (213 mm)
- Blade Length: 3.687" (94 mm)
- Steel: VG-10
- Closed Length: 4.875" (124 mm)
- Edge Length: 3.188" (81 mm)
- Weight: 4 oz (115 g)
- Blade Thickness: .125" (3 mm)
- Handle: FRN
- Clip Position: Ambi
- Tip Carry Position: Tip-Up
- Lock Type: Back Lock
- Grind: Hollow