Jake Hoback Kwaiback MK6 - Black DLC M390 Blade - Coyote Brown SureTouch Show Side / DLC Spring Side -Titanium Handle w/Fullers

Like the samurai swords of lore, they have put many countless hours into perfecting the Kwaiback into a knife that is as flawless as they can possibly make it. Hoback Knives pulled out all the stops with this knife! This knife was built with hard work, for hard work. Like the samurai swords of lore, they have put many countless hours into perfecting the Kwaiback into a knife that is as flawless as they can possibly make it. Hoback Knives pulled out all the stops with this knife! This knife was built with hard work, for hard work. JHK updated the screws to go along with their other knives. They are stronger and slightly larger now. They switched back to bearing washers, as it made manufacturing easier. They did away with the eccentric pivot and switching to a D-shaped pivot barrel for anti-rotation. This change was due to customers struggling to understand the concept and having a difficult time reassembling the knife. These are just a few of the things you'll get with a Hoback Knife. The rest you'll just have to see for yourself! 

This is what we know from Wiki about the "kwaiken" blade (and by the way, if you haven’t already figured it out, Kwaiken + Hoback = Kwaiback!): 

The kaiken "was once carried by men and women of the samurai class in Japan. It was useful for self-defense in indoor spaces where the long blade katana and intermediate sword wakizashi were inconvenient. Women carried them in their kimono either in a pocket-like space (futokoro) or in the sleeve pouch (tamoto) for self-defense. When a samurai woman married, she was expected to carry a kaiken with her when she moved in with her husband."  "…the kaiken is now called kwaiken (pocket knife). The modern term has no reference in historical records; also called a futokoro-gatana.”

Specifications

Overall Length: 9.0”(228.6mm)

Blade Length: 3.75"(95.25mm)

Blade Thickness: .187(4.74mm)

Blade Material: Bohler M390

Blade Finish: DLC

Blade Style: Wakizashi Tanto

Blade Edge: Plain

Handle Length: 5.3"(134.62mm)

Handle Material: Titanium With Fullers

Handle Side Thickness: .187(4.74mm) with Coyote Brown Sure Touch*

Spring Side Thickness: .187(4.74mm) DLC

Total Handle Thickness: .58"(14.7mm)

Clip: Tip Up Left / Right Handed

Weight: 5.3oz. (149.9g)

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