{"product_id":"condor-kephart-survival-knife","title":"Condor Kephart Survival Knife","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Condor Kephart is a full-tang bushcraft knife with a 4.5\" black-coated 1075 high carbon steel blade, a walnut handle, and a brown leather belt sheath. At 9\" overall, it's a slim, straightforward woods knife based on the design carried by Horace Kephart, one of America's most influential camping writers. Knife designer Joe Flowers adapted the pattern for Condor Tool \u0026amp; Knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShort and Sweet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondor Kephart Knife, black blade (model CTK247-4.5HC)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigned by Joe Flowers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9\" (22.86 cm) overall with a 4.5\" (11.43 cm) blade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1075 high carbon steel, about 1\/8\" thick, black-coated flats with satin spine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpear-like drop point with full flat grind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull tang with walnut scales and brass pins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-crafted welted brown leather belt sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in El Salvador\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHorace Kephart and Camping and Woodcraft\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHorace Kephart (1862 to 1931) was a librarian turned outdoorsman who left city life in 1904 for the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina. His book \u003cem\u003eCamping and Woodcraft\u003c\/em\u003e became a standard American guide to living in the backcountry, and he later helped lead the push to create Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where Mount Kephart now bears his name. Kephart had little use for the huge Bowie knives popular in his day. He favored a modest, thin-bladed knife that could skin game, cut food, and whittle, and the knife made to his specifications became known as the Kephart. Bushcrafters still treat its simple, straight-handled design as a benchmark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Flowers' Design for Condor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe blade is 1075 high carbon steel, about 1\/8\" thick, with a full flat grind and a spear-like drop point. The edge is mostly straight, with just enough belly near the tip for slicing and skinning. Condor coats the flats black for rust protection and leaves the spine satin. Walnut scales are fixed to the full tang with brass pins, and the straight, rounded handle fills your hand and allows several grips, with a subtle forward guard for safety. It rides in a hand-crafted, welted leather sheath, and like any carbon steel, it should be wiped dry after use and given a light coat of oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Woods Knife That Does the Small Jobs Well\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Kephart is built for the work you do most at camp: carving feather sticks and tinder, whittling pot hooks and tent stakes, slicing food, and field dressing game. Its narrow blade maneuvers easily in tight cuts, and the thin grind slices cleanly where thicker survival knives tend to wedge. Pair it with a hatchet or a larger blade like the Hudson Bay for chopping, and you have the same kind of light, practical kit Kephart and Nessmuk recommended more than a century ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Condor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67133886365937,"sku":"67133886365937","price":72.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/7043\/8085\/files\/CTK24745HC.jpg?v=1791401662","url":"https:\/\/www.americanapipedream.com\/products\/condor-kephart-survival-knife","provider":"Americana Pipedream Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}