MK Knives & Tools Crowbar “Light Brown” Knife | Elmax | Brown Micarta

MK Knives & Tools Crowbar “Light Brown” Knife | Elmax | Brown Micarta is a knife designed for the needs of extreme survival.

About knifemaking standards and process at MK Knives & Tools

Knifemaker Marcin Kampka does not recognize compromises. Each of its products is planned down to the smallest detail, each project, especially the custom one have individual features. Each knife is detaily and clean finished (grinds, chamfering, etc). All screws – even the smallest ones – are gently chamfered to remove angular finishes. Each knife is treated as a separate whole and the holster is treated the same way. One fits the other, the patterns on the holster are consistent with those on the handle, etc. Mirroring every MK Knives & Tools knife we see not only the product, but we “feel” the hours spent in the workshop. When we buy Marcin Kampka’s product, we buy many hours of his work. We can be sure that the knife has been polished to the smallest detail.

Please read more about the creative process and the MK Knives & Tools brand in an interview with Marcin Kampka HERE.

About the presented version of the Crowbar knife

Durable steel as the core of the knife construction

Presented Crowbar knife is made of one piece of Elmax steel. It is a full-tang knife. Elmax is one of the few steels available on the market in the absolute top quality of materials used in the production of premium knives. Knives made of it are extremely resistant to overload, stay sharp for a long time and have excellent anti-corrosion properties.

Grinds and blade shape for effective cutting

The knife blade has been profiled in the drop point style with flat grind. This design helps to make the best use of the really large blade. It should be noted that the slightly curved design of the knife (arc from the end of the handle to the tip of the blade) in combination with a properly profiled, undercut handle gives the whole a more aggressive character and, if necessary, allows you to better use the force put into a sweeping cut when chopping, for example, a larger piece of wood, etc.

On the back of the blade there is a jimpig, which makes it easier to press the blade of the knife to the material being cut. This element enables precise cuts, makes it easier to guide the cutting edge along the material and helps with cuts that require pressure.

Durable, ergonomic knife handle

Grips of the handles with an ergonomic, oval shape are made of Micarta laminate (Brown Micarta) with black G10 liners. Micarta is resistant to moisture, temperature changes, most solvents and acids, has a high resistance to mechanical damage. The presented Micarta knife has a rough structure that prevents the handle from slipping in the hand. The handle covers have been screwed together with glass blasted steel screws. The screws complete the knife’s design, elegantly matching the stonewash-style blade. What is important in the construction of the handle is the rounded spine, protruding from each side of the handle, made of the steel protruding beyond the outline of the Micarta cladding. According to some users, this procedure makes the handle even more grippy, and certainly stronger, due to the greater width of the steel in this place.

At the end of the knife handle there is a hole for attaching an additional cord, which can be used as a protection against dropping the knife during work, or an additional gripper that facilitates removing the knife from the holster. Originally, it includes a section of paracord with a shade matched to the design.

A refined Kydex holster and various mounting options

The knife has a holster made of hand-formed Kydex material characterized by high impact and scratch resistance, characterized by low moisture absorption, resistant to various weather conditions and many chemicals. In the presented model, the holster is made of black material, enriched with coyote additions.

We attach the holster to the belt with a thick nylon grommet, strong, solid but flexible enough that it does not bother and does not compress when squatting or bending down. The set with the knife and the holster also includes an additional Kydex buckle. The buckle is put in place of the disassembled nylon grommet, which allows for mounting to MOLLE solutions (backpack, shoulder strap, harness with this solution). The optional protection of the knife can be obtained thanks to the through holes in the holster, by threading a string or a rope into them and additionally tying them. Of course, you can use the paracord supply that the holster is wrapped around (its color corresponds to the paracord section attached to the knife).

NAME: Crowbar (MK-06)
STEEL: Elmax (60-61 HRC)
BLADE FINISH: Glass Blasted

BLADE STYLE: Drop point
GRIND: Hollow (Subtle Grooves on the Blade)
HANDLE: Brown Micarta + Black G10 Liners

TOTAL LENGTH: 320 mm | 12.60″
BLADE LENGTH: 178 mm | 7.00″
BLADE THICKNESS: 6,5 mm | 0.26″

FINGER GUARD: Not available
WEIGHT: 467 g | 16.47 oz without sheath
SHEATH: Kydex