The Kershaw design engineers have knocked it right out of the park with
the distinctive Echelon. Of course, the first thing you'll notice is the
handle. It's G-10, but G-10 like you've never seen before. It's in its "natural,"
uncolored state.
The pale green G-10 almost looks like it will glow in the dark (but it
won't). What the translucent G-10 does is enable you to see the
SpeedSafe assisted opening mechanism as it works. You get an inside look
at the SpeedSafe torsion barwithout having to disassemble the knife. The
Echelon's SpeedSafe is accessed via the large, hollow thumbstud, which
also adds to the knife's exceptional looks. The modified drop-point
blade is made of Sandvik 14C28N stainless steel, the high-performance
steel developed in a partnership between Kershaw and Sandvik. The blade
has a satin finish and need we say that it's razor-sharp right out of
the box?
The Echelon also features Kershaw's Inset Liner Lock. This variation on
the standard liner lock enables us to make knives that are thinner and
lighter, so there's less weight in your pocket, while still providing a
secure blade lock up. To create the Inset Liner Lock, we attach a metal
plate to the interior of one handle scale. When the knife is opened,
this plate acts in the same way a liner lock does to move into place
behind the blade to lock it securely open until you release it. The
Echelon also features our Tri-Carry three-position, deep-carry
pocketclip. |
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