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H.R.T. Hostage Rescue Team

The Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the FBI's elite Special Operations tactical and counterterrorism SWAT Team. The HRT is trained to rescue US citizens who may be held illegally by hostile forces, either terrorist or criminal. Smith & Wesson has made a series of knives with this job in mind. The HRT knives are designed to meet the specific needs of these Military and Law Enforcement applications, and they mean business!

Intended use: sports

Type of production: industrial
Blade: full tang in 440C stainless steel
Blade treatment: -
Lama production: Use
Handle: aluminum
Blade length: 120mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 230mm.
Balancing: set back - 2cm. from the guard branch
Weight: 118g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: leather
Note: late 90s production "

Takeshi Saji was born in 1948 in Takefu (Fukui prefecture), a city located roughly in the center of Japan and in the heart of an area for centuries devoted to the production of blades. His lab is still there, built around the oven thanks to which, for several years now, Takeshi Saji forge steel (especially damascus) with which he made various models of traditional Japanese knives. The choice of materials for finishing (mainly natural), the essential lines - evocative use - and the color combinations of rare impact his accomplishments make unique and unmistakable in view of the cutlery world and at home, have earned him the prestigious Master title.

Intended use: Collection / Sports / Machete

Production Type: Handmade
Production Blade: Japan
Blade: Forged by hand, damask laminated with sharp Hitachi Shirogami to 64HRC
Treatment Lama: -
Handle: micarta
Blade length: 83mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: -
Total length: 207mm.
Thick when closed: -
Balance: -
Weight: 168g.
Closing: -
Clip: -
Sheath: Brown leather
Packaging: Cardboard Box
Notes: entirely hand-made by Takeshi Saji