Description
The BY22 byrd folder features a Hawkbill-shaped blade. This distinctive curved cutting tool's claw-like tip screams through material in its cutting path. As the hook pulls what is being cut against and put in contact with the sharpened edge, the hook curves behind the material stopping it from sliding off the tip. The Hawkbill blade shape is very popular in the commercial fishing industry, its profile is ideal for downward, sweeping cutting that is performed at arm's length and directed away from the body.
Full serrations across the cutting edge length measurably increases its cutting capacity for separating rope, webbing, cardboard and coarse or fibrous material. The hollow-ground blade features jimping at both spine and finger choil for additional dexterity and control over the cutting edge. Its Black Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon handle is Bi-Directionally Textured for slip-resistance in any hand position with an ambidextrous tip/up, tip/down steel pocket clip. Inside the handle scales are full length skeletonized steel liners, increasing rigidity and strength without adding bulk or weight. Screw-together handle construction provides for adjustment and a lanyard hole located at the handle's edge accommodates secondary retention through the attachment of a lanyard.