The Ka-Bar Folding Hunter has a 3-inch satin AUS-8A stainless drop point blade, a blue Zytel handle, a thumb stud, a lanyard hole and a pocket clip, closing to 4.25 inches on a lockback.
Blue is the least field-oriented color in this line, where the rest run black, orange, foliage green and coyote brown, and it reads as a knife bought for carry rather than for hunting. AUS-8A is sub-zero quenched, a heat treatment converting more of the steel to hard martensite, which raises edge holding without leaving it brittle.
Zytel keeps the knife very light and resists moisture, which suits a folder in a pocket all day. A lockback holds the blade with a spine-mounted bar, simple enough that there is very little to fail. Explore more Lockback Knives.
- Blue reads as carry rather than field gear
- Sub-zero quenched AUS-8A holds an edge better
- Zytel keeps the knife very light
- 3-inch blade, 4.25 inches closed
