Ka-Bar Sharpener

Pull-Through Knife Sharpener

The Ka-Bar Sharpener brings a dull edge back without a stone, oil or any practice with freehand angles. It is a pull-through sharpener: you set the blade in a V-shaped notch and draw it toward you, and the notch guides the edge for you. The handle copies the ringed grip of Ka-Bar's well-known fighting knife, so it sits as easily in the hand as the knives it maintains. It suits a camp box, a hunting pack or a kitchen drawer.

Features

• Pull-Through V-Notch — A V-shaped slot in the head holds the edge in place as you draw the blade through, so you get a repeatable result without judging the angle by eye.
• Ka-Bar Ringed Grip — The handle uses the stacked-ring profile of the classic Ka-Bar knife handle, with grooves that give your fingers something to lock onto.
• Flat-Bottomed Head — The sharpening head has a flat base, so you can rest it on a table, bench or stump and press down while you pull the blade.
• Contoured Neck — A curved transition between grip and head keeps your knuckles clear of the blade path.
• Flared Pommel — The end of the handle widens slightly, which stops the sharpener from sliding out of your grip mid-stroke.
• Molded Black Body — The handle and head are molded in a single black synthetic body with no loose parts to lose in the field.
• Fixed And Folding Blades — The open notch takes both fixed-blade knives and folders, as shown with a Ka-Bar Dozier folder and a fixed-blade utility knife.
• Ka-Bar Marked Handle — The grip carries the Ka-Bar Olean, N.Y. stamp molded into its side.

Build And Use

You can use it two ways. Hold it by the grip and draw the knife through the notch freehand, or lay it flat on a firm surface, press down on the handle with one hand and pull the blade with the other. The second method is steadier for beginners and for larger blades. A few light, even strokes are enough to touch up an edge between heavier sharpening sessions.