Kershaw - Offset
Model | 1597GRY |
Blade Style / Finish | Drop Point / Bead Blast |
Blade Length | 3.75" (9.52cm) |
Blade Thickness | 1.55" (3.94mm) |
Blade Material | 440C (Metal Injection Molded (MIM)) |
Blade Hardness | 58-60 HRC |
Handle / Color |
T6061-T6 Aluminium / Black Anodized with Grey Splatter |
Clip | Stainless Steel BPM Leisure Clip |
Opening Mechanism | Superfast double-pumper index-finger Assisted opening |
Lock Mechanism | Integrated Patented Stud-Lock for Safety |
Overall Length | 8.85" (22.5cm) |
Closed Length | 5.25" (13.33cm) |
Weight | 8.5 oz (251g) |
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Manufacturers Description:
KS1597: Kershaw Offset Limited Edition of 1000 Pieces
New "Double Pumper" Configuration. Ultra
modern design with grooved contoured handle that fits the hand perfectly in the
Ken Onion Tradition. The blade design is brand-new, unique, and ready for hard
work.
2005 Overall Knife of the Year, Blade Magazine
The Latest Technology gives birth to the newest style in the Offset from Kershaw. The Offset's rugged and complex blade geometry is provided through state-of-the-art Metal Injection Molding (MIM) and hot isostatic pressing. It's a technique Kershaw calls MITE-Metal Injection Technology with an Edge™. The result is a precision blade with two bevel geometries, hollow and flat, for incredible cutting power. Here's how MITE works: A blade mold is created and filled with a combination of powdered metal and binder. When it comes out of the mold, the blade is 20% larger than its finished size. The next stage of the process, sintering, removes the binder. Once it is sintered, the blade has reached its finished size and is at a density of 94%. Finally, the blade is HIPed under extreme pressure, approximately 32,000 psi, to increase the metal density to 99.7%.
In the Offset, this process produces a premium 440C-PM stainless steel blade with complex, true 3-d geometry. But that's just the beginning. The Offset also features the latest SpeedSafe configuration. It's the new "Double Pumper" design and it features two torsion bars to ensure easy assisted opening for folding knives with larger blades- such as the Offset. It also offers a unique, splattered paint handle in anodized 3-D machined aluminum.