About Defiant7: While the name Defiant7 may be new and unfamiliar, the guys behind it all are well known to the custom knife world: Les George and Chad Nichols. Les George has a long established reputation as a custom knife maker, designer, and machining ninja. Aside from his custom work, Les has been doing in house production versions of his designs the past several years with the crazy popular VECP, ESR, Talos, etc. Chad Nichols has been the guy pushing the boundaries of materials with his stainless damascus and MokuTi under the Nichols Damascus banner. What is not as widely known is that Chad works quite a bit behind the scenes with custom knife makers to get their designs into a production format. Defiant7 is the cumulation of Les and Chad's experience, skills, and passion for craftsmanship. They wanted to start a company that was not a 'company', but rather a sandbox where they were free to create and produce their knives on their terms.
About the M320V: The M320V is Defiant's collaboration with Matt Martin taking after the tried and proven M3 fighting knife from WWII with modern manufacturing techniques and materials and some inspriration from Vietnam era fighting knives. The long bowie blade profile is perfect for all your stabbing and slashing needs. Don't worry about using and abusing that blade though, because it's ground from ridiculously tough CPM 3V! The injection-molded polymer commando style handle features texturing for a comfortable and secure grip no matter the weather conditions or what you're up against. All in all, it's built to last, built to perform, and built with respect for the knives that got the job done in the jungles, trenches, and beaches back in the day. Comes with an ambidextrous kydex sheath with OWB loops that can attatch to your belt or PALS webbing for a wide array off carry options.
The Blade: Clip point blade profile with a fuller ground from super tough CPM 3V with a tumbled finish.
The Handle: Full tang construction with grippy injected molded polymer handle with a commando profile, and tumbled titanium guard and crusher end cap.
Product Specifications:
- Overall Length: 11.115 in
- Blade Length: 5.75 in
- Cutting Edge Length: 5.175 in
- Blade Thickness: .185 in
- Weight: 8.3 ounces (without sheath)
- Blade Steel: CPM 3V
- Handle Material: Injection molded polymer
