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Vintage Khyber Birdseye Folding Hunter

Circa 1980's Khyber Birdseye Folding Hunter with Brown Micarta Scales ~ The Birdseye Pivot Pin is Nickel Silver and the Liners are Stainless Steel ~ It has a Lockback locking mechanism ~ Closed Length is 4 inches and the Cutting Edge on the Mirror Polished Drop Point Blade is 2.5 inches ~ It Weighs 4.5 ounces and is 7 inches overall.

The Fit and Finish is amazing! This knife was made in Japan in the early 80's for KA-BAR Knives. I have heard that "Khyber" was a variant of "KA-BAR" but cannot verify it.

This is one of the nicest Folding Knives I have ever held in my hands. It is rock solid and quite hefty.

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Tags: Folding-Hunter, KA-BAR, Khyber, Lockback

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Comment by Ron Cooper on May 15, 2016 at 7:08: True dat, Kees! And some of the knives that are coming from Taiwan are superior, also!

This old Kyber is built like a tank. Plus, I just have a thing for micarta.

Cheers, my friend!

Comment by Kees ( KC ) Mension on May 15, 2016 at 6:53: sometimes these japanese knives feel sooooo good and solid ! this looks like its a very nice one

in the eightees they really tried to become top of the world ( also with guitars ! ) the term "made in japan " got a new meaning here in europe

i think at the moment the serious japanese production knives are with the best around !!