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BLACK RHINO |
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Model
#: 62RR |
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Specifications:
Blade: 4 1/4"
Overall: 9 3/4"
Thick: 4mm
Weight: 5.4 oz.
Steel: Japanese AUS 8A Stainless
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Everybody’s
familiar with those well-respected, big, slip-joint hunting knives.
Usually, they have wide, clip point blades and curved handles and have
been made in the U.S. by various makers ceaselessly for the past 70
years.
Cold Steel’s offering in this arena, our new Black Rhino, doesn’t
re-interpret the established classic lines, but instead provides some
clever twists in terms of materials, performance and especially in the
locking mechanism.
The makeover began with the blade by making it wider. This allowed us to
increase the deeply hollow ground blade bevel to over 1” in height so we
can guarantee deep, effortless penetration through just about any medium
that’s vulnerable to steel.
We gave the ”heave-ho” to the time-honored slip joint mechanism found in
older classic knives and opted to give our Black Rhino a huge upgrade in
the finger protection department and install our latest TRI-AD lock. You
see, a traditional slip joint lock in this kind of folder is suitable
for light work, but it never really locks the blade rigidly in place.
The traditional brass frame and nickel silver bolsters were jettisoned
and were replaced with an extraordinarily tough 7075 aluminum frame and
integral
mirror polished bolsters. The bolsters are dovetailed and fitted with
the attractively polished, black G-10 handle scales, secured by high
tech fasteners. Finally, to make it easy to carry and access at all
times, we have added a mirror polished pocket clip and double thumb stud
on the blade. The Black Rhino is truly a modern classic. |