It's been speculated the sheepfoot shaped blade
originated with mariners who found the rounded tip especially beneficial
when the knife was accidentally dropped (think working on a ship in
pitching seas) as it couldn't stab the foot when hitting the deck. It's
also been hypothesized that commanding officers on these ships preferred
rambunctious hardworking sailors carry knives without pointed tips,
especially while in port blowing off steam after months at sea.
Spyderco's Rescue knives are long favored by seafarers and the design
has since been embraced by rescue workers, EMT's and ranchers-anyone
cutting around flesh in an emergency. Now available in a rustproof
version, the Atlantic Salt is a modified Rescue made with state of the
art non-rusting H1 steel. H1 is a precipitation-hardened steel
containing nitrogen instead of carbon, which cannot rust. The
hollow-ground blade is available PlainEdged or SpyderEdged with both
configurations offering remarkable cutting performance in and around
fresh and saltwater. Textured with a Volcano Grip pattern, the molded
fiberglass reinforced nylon (FRN) handle comes in black or visible
marine yellow equipped with a reversible steel pocket clip for right or
left- handed use. We recommend threading a thong or lanyard cord through
the lanyard hole for back-up retention around water, where once dropped,
a knife is often irretrievable or lost.
Features a 3.63 in. H1 blade and a 4.55 in. black FRN
handle. Comes complete with a pocket clip.
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