CST-17T Tanto Style Boot Knife

Kobun, Tanto style starter knife

The Cold Steel Kobun is a lightweight starter knife that takes its name from the Japanese Yakuza , or martial underworld,
where the word Kobun is sometimes used as a rank indicator suggesting the word soldier , or someone who takes
orders of his Oyabun or chief. It is an appropriate name for a knife like the Kobun, which was effectively designed to be a
good soldier.

It has proven incredibly popular with the US military, where it is appreciated for its light weight and low profile, as well as
as well as for its durability and cutting potential.

The Kobun features Cold Steel's iconic reinforced American Tanto point, making it highly resistant to bending or breaking
because it is reinforced by the entire thickness of the spine of the blade that extends almost to the tip of the blade. Despite its
Slim profile, the Kobun's deep checkered Kray-Exâ„¢ handle is designed for maximum grip and is contoured to resist the
twists or changes in the hand.

The Kobun comes complete with a Secure-Ex® sheath.

Details:

- Blade material: Japanese AUS 8A stainless steel

- Total length: approx. 25.1cm

- Blade length: approx. 14 cm

- Blade thickness: approx. 3.5 mm

- Handle: approx. 11.1 cm long, Kray-Ex â„¢

- Weight: approx. 125 g

- Secure-Ex® case included

- Cold Steel Product No.: 17T/17TZ