Description
Having a martial arts background, Joshua Swanagon has done some training with
the karambit and is a fan of ring style knives and their prowess in combative
applications. However, also being an avid outdoorsman, he has found them to be
less than ideal as field utility blades. So he set out to make a knife that
could combine those disciplines and decided to call it the C.U.T. 4.0 (Combat
Utility Tool). It is a combative, ring-knife with a utility style blade for
field use. The curved handle and ring of a karambit provide superior comfort
during combative use, and a traditional drop point blade profile is ideal in
the field. The aggressive tip provides for maximum penetration during combat,
allowing the C.U.T. 4.0 to penetrate body armor and heavy clothing much
easier, while also being useful for drilling chores during fieldcraft tasks.
The C.U.T. 4.0 was designed with professional personnel in mind, but will also
make a great EDC for civilians and martial artists who like the diversity of a
dual purpose knife. Bio: Joshua Swanagon has studied survival in both urban
and wilderness environments in Colorado and Michigan for most of his life,
while also adding experience in harsher terrains abroad. He utilizes his
experience and years of diverse martial arts and combatives training and real
world application as a self-defense/combatives instructor, published freelance
writer and Field Editor for various magazines in the fields of knives,
survival, self-defense and tactical subject matters.
