CRKT RSK Mk5 Knife

The RSK Mk5 is a balance of compromises. While most survival knives end up looking like what Rambo would need to single handedly take down a Polar Bear, this one was planned out with some very different goals in mind. The RSK Mk5 was designed by Doug Ritter to be small enough to fit into an Altoids tin and inexpensive enough that everyone who wanted to buy one, could afford to do so. This blade is made by Columbia River Knife and Tool as model 2380, with the production work handled overseas to keep the price to a minimum.

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