{"product_id":"esee-model-5-survival-knife","title":"Esee Model 5 Survival Knife","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe ESEE-5 is an American-made survival knife with a 5.25\" desert tan powder-coated 1095 high carbon steel blade, a quarter inch thick, and OD green canvas Micarta handles. Military SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) instructors designed it as a hard-use survival knife for downed pilots, and it's built to take abuse that would break most fixed blades. It comes with a black Kydex sheath and a clip plate for belt or pack carry.\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\u003eESEE-5, plain edge, desert tan blade (ESEE-5P-DT)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11\" overall with a 5.25\" blade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1095 high carbon steel, 0.25\" thick, 55 to 57 HRC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop point with saber grind, desert tan powder coat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOD green canvas Micarta handles with bow drill divot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull extended tang with glass breaker pommel and lanyard hole\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e90-degree spine for ferro rod use\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack Kydex sheath with clip plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMade in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom a Jungle Survival School to the Cockpit\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJeff Randall and Mike Perrin founded Randall's Adventure \u0026amp; Training in 1997 as a survival school, and they ran jungle survival courses under contract with the Peruvian Air Force. The ESEE name comes from the school's Spanish name, Escuela de Supervivencia en la Selva, combined with \"Escape and Evasion.\" The ESEE-5 is the heaviest-duty knife in the numbered ESEE line. It's built for a pilot who has to get out of a wrecked aircraft and survive alone with whatever is on their vest. That mission meant the blade had to cut, pry, dig, and hammer without failing, and every design choice puts strength first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for Survival, Not Just Cutting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe blade is 1095 high carbon steel, hardened to 55 to 57 HRC through Rowen's heat treatment, a temper that sharpens easily in the field and takes heavy impact without chipping. At 0.25\" thick with a saber grind, it's twice as thick as the ESEE-4, which gives up some slicing ability in exchange for a tougher edge and tip. The full tang runs to an extended pommel with a glass breaker, and the canvas Micarta handles hold firm in wet or bloody hands. The handles also have a divot you can use as the bearing block for a bow drill fire, and the 90-degree spine throws sparks from a ferro rod. ESEE backs the knife with a lifetime warranty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBatoning, Prying, and Real Emergencies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBushcrafters and survival students choose the ESEE-5 when they want one knife that can split firewood by batoning, pry open crates and frozen hatches, and dig a fire pit without worrying about the tip. Hunters and overlanders keep it in a vehicle or go-bag, where the glass breaker and the thick spine matter most. At about a pound, it's heavy for everyday belt carry, and the saber grind isn't the best choice for fine carving or slicing food. If you want the toughest knife ESEE makes, this is it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67133930864881,"sku":"67133930864881","price":179.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/7043\/8085\/files\/ES5PDT.jpg?v=1791402531","url":"https:\/\/www.americanapipedream.com\/products\/esee-model-5-survival-knife","provider":"Americana Pipedream Apparel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}