Forged to look its best when things get ugly.
When you’re in a combat situation in dark, CQB environments you don’t want something pretty. You want something you can draw fast and use instinctively. Enter the Clever Girl fixed blade tactical knife with an upswept blade.
As part of the Forged By War program, Austin McGlaun of Columbus, Georgia, designed the Clever Girl. It aligns with his philosophy that a knife is more than a tool. It’s a psychological deterrent that is very different from a gun. It tells your attacker very quickly that you mean business. The Clever Girl was created so you can grab it, use it if necessary, and then go home to your family.
With a black, powder coated upswept blade, this is a knife that is all about function. It’s here to protect you and bring a soldier home at the end of his watch—be it in the field, on a mission, or in high stress environments. Just grab hold of the tough G10 handle that provides an exceptional grip and draw it from the sheath. Then let your body go on autopilot.
In the fight for your life, you don’t want a pretty girl watching your back. You want a Clever Girl.
About the Forged By War program
In 2013, Ryan Johnson of RMJ Tactical, designer of elite, military, tactical tomahawks, approached CRKT with the news that he had been working with a few combat veterans that had returned from war with varying degrees of post-traumatic stress (PTS).
To help work through their challenges, they have been designing and forging steel into custom tools. Drawing from their experience earned in combat situations, they have been creating tools they wished they had available to them in the battlefield.
CRKT cares deeply about our returning veterans and we saw a way to give back to the community that created them. In 2016, we launched the Forged By War program.
These are mission ready tools, designed by veterans, with 10% of the CRKT net profits of the program donated to the veterans' charity of choice.
Mission ready tools that are Forged By War. Learn more on CRKT's website.
Austin McGlaun's charity of choice for this tool is the Green Beret Foundation.
Specifications:
Blade Length: 4.6" (116.84 mm)
Edge: Plain
Steel: SK5
Blade Finish: Powder Coat
Blade Thickness: 0.158" (4.01 mm)
Grind: Hollow
Open Length: 10.125" (257.18 mm)
Weight: 6.3 oz (178.6g)
Handle: G10
Style: Fixed Blade Knife with Sheath
Sheath Material: Nylon with glass fiber
Sheath Weight: 1.6 oz (45.36g)
Innovation and Integrity. To Us, Nothing Matters More.
These convictions come first. Innovation means building products that will continue to lead and define the industry in terms of creativity and utility; it means constantly asking ourselves how we can be better. For the past 25 years, we’ve released industry-shifting innovations and worked with some of the most renowned custom and independent knife designers in the world. What really ties it all together though, is our true guiding light.
We are guided by integrity—this is critical to how we’ve chosen to do business. It means interacting with our customers and each other honestly and directly. It also means building products that perform reliably and a brand that behaves consistently, decade after defining decade. We were born in Oregon, and our knives and tools truly reflect the rugged terrain from which they come. That, to us, makes all the difference.
Driven by Designers
We’re proud to work closely with a deep lineup of world-class designers and we take great pride in carrying out their creative, industry-shifting ideas.
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- Dramatic visual: Upswept blade design for superior slicing action
- Exceptional Grip: G10 handle provides exceptional grip in all conditions
- Gear Compatible: Durable glass reinforced nylon sheath with mounting options
- Designed by Austin McGlaun in Spring Lake Park, Minnesota
- Limited Lifetime Warranty covers any defects in materials or workmanship, see company site for details
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