Product Description
Sporting a lightweight blade and an assisted opening system, the Kershaw Compound folding knife is a real boon to your knife collection. The Compound is equipped with a high-quality 8CR13MoV stainless-steel blade, which opens easily thanks to the SpeedSafe ambidextrous assisted opening system and the built-in flipper. With SpeedSafe, the user can smoothly and easily deploy the blade with one hand, either left or right. This makes the knife ideal for sporting and work situations in which one-handed opening is easier and safer, such as when hunting, fishing, or working with your hands on the job site. The Compound's blade is also heat-treated for high performance, making it strong, hard, and capable of holding its edge extremely well.
The Compound also comes with a Kershaw pocket clip, which is meant to be clipped with the handle on the inside of your pocket. The clip is not to be worn on a belt, as this is an unsafe way to carry your knife.
About the SpeedSafe System
The patented SpeedSafe knife-opening system helps users open the knife by applying manual pressure to the thumb stud or blade protrusion. The heart of the SpeedSafe system--which is built into many of Kershaw's best-selling knives--is its torsion bar, which keeps gravity from opening the knife. After the blade is out of the handle, the torsion bar moves along its half-moon track and takes over, smoothly opening the blade and locking it into position, ready for use. Although they may look similar at first glance, SpeedSafe knives are not considered switchblades. Unlike a switchblade, SpeedSafe knives do not deploy with the push of a button in the handle or by gravity alone. Instead, the user must manually overcome the torsion bar's resistance, putting the knives outside the federal definition of a switchblade. However, it's the responsibility of the buyer to investigate and comply with the laws and regulations that apply in his or her specific area. Buyers should rest assured, however, that SpeedSafe knives are extremely safe, as they open only when the user manually deploys them, and lock securely into position when open so they don't close accidentally.
Specifications
- Blade material: 8CR13MoV stainless steel
- Handle: Glass-filled nylon
- Blade length: 3-1/2 inches
- Closed length: 4-5/8 inches
- Overall length: 8-1/8 inches
- Weight: 3.8 ounces
| List Price: | $45.66 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #20441 in Sports & Outdoors
- Brand: Kershaw
- Model: 1940ST
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: .30 pounds
Features
- Compound Serr
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
By Setesh
This knife is comfortable to hold, opens quickly with the assisted opening, and rides low in the pocket. The blade comes very sharp, holds it's edge decently well, and takes an edge well. 8CR13MoV is somewhere between AUS6 and AUS8 in my experience. Sure it doesn't hold it's edge like more expensive steels, but it's easier to sharpen too. For this price I like the knife and carry it often. My only minor gripe is that the flipper is very 'pointy' and not the most comfortable I've ever used.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Mike
My very first Kershaw. Yea, its made in China but for the price I paid, who cares. Its still a nice knife .
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By W. walker
I generally buy CRKT knives so this is the first Kershaw I have had. The build quality seems good and the assisted opening works as advertised. I wish it had a thumb knob on the blade that you could use to open it. The best thing about this knife is that the blade and the serrated edges are very sharp. I wish I could get my other knives this sharp.
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