Zu Bladeworx Adf Knife

[Endike Baur]

Theorder for the Nomad Mk2 is a trial for the Australian Army, being conducted by 1RAR and consists of metal live blades and 6061 Aluminium trainers (Army HQ specified Aluminium with a type 2 red anodizing).

Features:

100% Made In Brisbane, Queensland Australia

Steel used is Cryodur 2363 (German made A2 imported in 15mm plate)

The Nomad weights about 170grams

A new kydex sheath was designed specifically for the Australian Army to be more compact than standard Mk1 sheath and to fit under a shingle

Ever knife is machined out of the solid 15mm thick plate steel

Each knife is one piece (integral) with no separation between handle and blade

Each knife is heat treated in Brisbane to about 57-58RC

Each knife is cerakoted in flat black

The knives are hand sharpened by either myself or Dirty Harry and are all double edged

Not to take anything away from the SOCP (or the Spartan which I prefer), I designed a ring dagger about 8 years ago before ZU began. It was custom made by an Aussie known as Tinbasher (Richard). We made just 8 for mates. I based it off a kunai. At a guess Cold Steel probably had one before that even.

Steady on mate, the SOCP and variants there of are purpose built fighting blades ie for soft tissue stabbing and slashing. Far be it for us to question the application and training methods of the ADF.

The large ring at the butt end of the knife, in keeping with traditional karambit design, is for the index finger to fit through. This can be used not only to retain the knife but also as an impact weapon, to add force to a punch or as a hammering attack.

I was told that the Floro fighting system has a lot of punching style strikes, which seems to fit nicely with the traditional butt-ring acting as a knuckle duster. The forward sweep of the blade nicely presents the edges for slashing or stabbing strikes.

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