Ka Bar 2 1245 1 Black Tanto Knife
Ka Bar 2 1245 1 Black Tanto Knife
Ka-Bar Black Tanto, Serrated, A combination of new and traditional designs made with high quality materials make this knife perform as well as it looks. Designed to be appealing to the eye and hard working, this black Ka-Bar features an attractive black blade and a black, non-slip handle. The Black Tanto has a Kraton G thermo elastic handle that provides a comfortable grip under stress. This highly dependable knife comes with a genuine leather sheath and is tang stamped U.S.A. -Blade length 8″, overall length 12 7/8″ -Black, 2″ Serrated edge -Oval shaped Kraton G thermoplastic elastomer handle -Epoxy powder coated, high carbon steel (1095) blades (HRC 56-58) -Buff polished edges -Powdered metal butt caps, carbon steel guards, both powder coated -Comes with a Kydex sheath, Mfg No: 1245, Manufacturer: Ka-Bar, Warranty: Ka-Bar Knives, Inc warrants to the original purchaser of the knife only, that the knife will be free from defects in material and craftsmanship under normal use and maintenance for the lifetime of the original purchaser.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars …for the money…
This is a great deal for a Ka-Bar knife especially a black tanto knife. It is built rock solid, the grip is tight. The kydex sheath looks unbreakable. It is sharp out of the box but you’ll probably want to put a “razors” edge on it. One of my buddies ordered one as soon as he saw mine. If you like knives, you won’t be disappointed for the money.
5 Stars Good for anything.
This knife can be used for cutting,stabbing,hammering,throwing and almost any thing else. One of the best knives on the market.
4 Stars Not what I expected, but a good knife
I see they changed the picture to the correct one, as it showed another (Tanto style)when I ordered it. Oh well, it’s still a good knife, although much smaller than I imagined. Great for mounting on a tactical vest, but the small handle is uncomfortable with larger or even medium sized hands. Good feel, excellent quality. This is my first KA-BAR and won’t be my last.
5 Stars First knife, great knife.
As I sit here and type this, I hold the knife itself in my lap, I occasionally pick it up and look over it’s black matte finish and silver edge. I shake it a little in my hand, reaffirming it’s weight, and I place it back in the sheath and down on the bed next to me. Not even a minute passes before I pick it up and examine it again.
I simply love this knife, and cannot put it down.
Now I’m not an expert, by any stretch of the imagination; this is in fact my first knife, but maybe my opinion can help someone out anyway. So if any of this is wrong, or just plain ignorant, I apologize, these are just my unedited thoughts as I look at it.
The knife’s handle is very nice, the grip on it is a sort of rubber finish with ridges as shown in the picture, it’s large enough to fit my hand rather comfortably, and the base of the grip, which some uses have speculated could be used for hammering, seems to perform that task fairly well. The blade is large, around 8 inches as stated, and the finish is very nice, though my knife did not come razor sharp, it came sharp enough to cut through paper pretty well, which is all I could ask for right now. The tanto point is, of course, very sharp, and I have nicked myself a couple of times with it already, but that’s my own fault for being careless, so I can’t blame the knife for that. The balance seems to be exactly where I rest my index finger while holding, between the first ridge of the grip and the blade, which is very nice. I don’t know if this is a standard thing, but it’s still nice either way. If you hold the knife around the handle at this point with just your thumb and forefinger you can feel the weight there, and this is pretty cool, or I find it cool at least.
The sheath, is simply awesome, though the locking mechanism is a little tricky at first if you’ve never used it before, I was afraid I was going to snap the thing into pieces, it works well. Though the buttons on mine that secure the knife weren’t fitting at first, a little stretching put them in place nicely. Besides looking cool, it looks like it can handle some pretty intense punishment, I plan on testing that out before making any guarantees however.
I really don’t know what else to say about it, though my blade had a nick in it, and a streak from what appears to be a chemical or liquid of some sort, it’s otherwise very beautiful, the sheath as well. It’s fun to hold, look at, and I’m sure if I need to use it for any sort of purpose, camping or general cutting, that it will perform quite well, it just feels like it should, though time will tell.
5 Stars Y. Tsuchida said it all in his review.
I agree with everything Y. Tsuchida said in his comprehensive review. The only minor — and I mean minor — change I would want is to the sheath. It has two very tight nylon snap-on straps and a physical block that requires you to bend the sheath back when removing the knife. I find this to be overkill since it requires three operation to remove the knife. Well, at least you won’t be complaining about losing the knife because it fell out of the sheath.
The balance really is just about perfect. A+ knife with no frills — just pure function.
