The Civivi D-Art has a 1.75-inch bead blast D2 tool steel blade at 5 inches overall in one-piece construction, with a ball chain lanyard and a black Kydex sheath.
Bead blasting is what separates this from the stonewashed D-Art. It leaves a flat matte surface with no directional grain, killing glare completely, though it shows fingerprints more than a stonewash and holds moisture in the texture if left wet. On a knife worn against the body that last point matters, and D2 is only semi-stainless, so it needs to be dried after it gets wet.
One-piece construction means blade and handle are cut from a single piece of steel with no scales, pins or joints, so the whole knife is as thin as the stock it came from. The Kydex sheath holds the blade with a positive snap rather than friction, so it stays put when the wearer bends. Explore more Boot and Neck Knives.
- Bead blast kills glare where the stonewash version hides marks
- Shows fingerprints and holds moisture in the texture
- One-piece construction, nothing to loosen
- 1.75-inch blade, 5 inches overall
