Kershaw 1072X Camp Axe, 12-Inch
June 4, 2017 - Comment
The Kershaw Camp 12 parang is brush-clearing ready. “Parang” is a general term for large knives or machetes with designs that originate in and around Malaysia in Southeast Asia. They are designed to handle the woodier brush and foliage found in the jungles of that area. But of course, the Camp 12 will easily handle the “jungle” in your area, too. The full-tang 12-inch Camp 12 blade is built of tough MN65 steel, a durable carbon steel designed for hard-use applications. To further protect the steel, we add a handsome black-oxide finish. The blade is designed to be balanced forward of the handle to enable efficient cutting strokes. The Camp 12’s glass-filled nylon handle is contoured and textured for a secure grip. A lanyard hole at both back and front enables you to add your own lanyard where you want it. The Camp 12 comes with its own lightweight blade guide so that you can carry all this steel without weighing yourself or your gear down.
Product Features
- Malaysian parang design; Full tang construction
- Includes plastic blade guard
- Steel: 65MN, black-oxide finish; Handle: Glass-filled nylon
- Blade length: 12 Inch (30.5 cm); Overall length: 18.9 Inch (48 cm)
- Weight (without blade guard): 16.8 oz. (376.3 g)
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Just buy it. Thinner than initially expected, however this thing performs with everything else I’ve used in this type lineup of parangs, and machetes.
Like all Kershaw knifes this a a quality blade Like all Kershaw knifes this a a quality blade. Great handle material and solid feeling overall. I do wish the hilt on the knife was a flat end so you could use it to hammer and smash things.I would recommend this knife to anyone looking for a handy camp axe type knife.
It’s OK as a machete but definitely NOT an axe I’m OK with it but was wanting something with a more substantially thick blade. The steel on this blade isn’t any thicker than on my Cold Steel Kukri machete It’s definitely NOT an axe and is not suitable for heavier work such as batoning. For that you’ll need something like the Ontario SP8 …