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More Than a Knife, It’s a Threat Extinguisher. A large folding tactical knife with our manual locking liner safety innovation, it’s specifically designed for one reason: to say sayonara to any evil that comes your way in close quarter battle environments.The Otanashi noh Ken is designed by the venerable James Williams of Encinitas, CA. A veteran and martial arts practitioner/instructor, he knows cutlery—especially the tactical variety. In fact, his knife designs have quickly become mainstays within the military Special Forces and tactical Law Enforcement communities across the globe. So when SOCOM needed a larger, thinner, folding combat knife that was easy to carry and conceal, Williams answered the call.Longer than the Hissatsu Folder, yet slimmer to carry than the popular Heiho knife, the Otanashi noh Ken gives you exceptional concealment options and superior blade penetrating ability. Featuring an Osoraku style blade, made famous by the 16th century Samurai warlord Takeda Shingen, it’s efficient and effective. Add to that the non-reflective finish on the blade for better concealment and the enemies of freedom will never see it coming.In hostile situations, the most important thing is to protect yourself. That’s why the knife comes with our manual locking liner safety innovation. Just fully deploy the blade, slide the lever forward to engage the safety system and its game on. When you’re done with your duty, slide the lever back, disengage the frame lock, and fold the blade into the closed position. The Otanashi noh Ken also comes with a G10 handle for unmatched grip and a clip that allows for deep inconspicuous carry. You’d expect nothing less from a designer who has extensive classical Samurai training. When you need a mission tool that you can count on and can’t draw your firearm because it’s too loud, reach for the silent sword in your pocket—the Otanashi noh Ken.Specifications:Blade Length: 4.52" (114.81 mm)Edge: PlainSteel: AUS 8Blade Finish: Corrosion Resistant CoatingBlade Thickness: 0.16" (4.06 mm)Grind: HollowClosed Length: 5.61" (142.49 mm)Open Length: 10.13" (257.3 mm)Weight: 6.4 oz (181.44g)Handle: G10Style: Folding Knife with Frame Lock
Maximum depth Clip point blade style for deep penetration
Brute Strength Frame lock utilizes a thick lock bar to secure the blade
Exceptional Grip G10 handle provides grip in all conditions
Designed by James Williams in Vass, North Carolina
Limited Lifetime Warranty covers any defects in materials or workmanship, see company site for details
Of all the James Williams crkt designed folding blades in the hissatsu family, the otanashi noh ken is a perfect balance of the blades design, size both the thinness, width and length. It rides deeply in the pocket to being almost invisible but when you slip it out and flick it open you see the size and just how "right" it feels.The blade shape and overall size put it very near any of the cold steel 5 1/2 " inch folders so it is intimidating and the eye see's it quickly. The framelock concerned me, as I am very used to the seemingly unbreakable triad lock on cold steel folders and watched a youtube video of the otanashi noh ken versus a cold steel recon 1 and the otanashi noh ken the lock with the lawks on gave in at 135 pounds. but this is more than strong enough for what it's designed for, which is to deploy it immediately and defend yourself. Compared the the hissatsu folder even though the added length of the blade isn't huge, but with the handle size and extra bit of blade it is far bigger, the extra length of the blade is all curved for a good slash and the point is able to go very deeply into flesh or anything not too hard I did see it driven through 1/4 inch plywood and it was fine afterwords. As I look at it now, the thinness makes it so easy to be carried and has no print really, some folks wish it had the auto lawks in this one but that would add a more width which is one of it's great points and manually pushing it forward is easy though even if you don't the lockup is very tight. If you like this design of knife and like a good larger folderdon't hesitate to buy one of these it is an awesome folder!
