Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey, Co-Founders of Spartan Blades, LLC, possess over 40 years of combined military service and experience. Since their retirement from US Army Special Forces they have been involved in the development, marketing, and program management of tactical gear and ballistic armor products. For years Curtis has designed and made custom knives for his friends in Special Forces and for other companies. Mark and Curtis have combined their shared love of knife making, military experience and knowledge of the tactical equipment market to form Spartan Blades, LLC with a singular mission:
It is the intent of Spartan Blades to provide the modern warrior and outdoorsman with knives that will serve them in a variety of missions and environments. Our intent is not to provide a cool knife or the next great pry bar, but rather produce a knife that is highly functional, made from only premium materials and techniques that looks great too!
All Spartan knives are manufactured by us in North Carolina with only US origin materials. Our Sheaths are made by US / US veteran owned businesses using only the best US Origin / Berry Amendment compliant materials. Both Mark and Curtis have spent a lifetime in the service of, and working to advance the interests of our country. Spartan Blades will do the same by only manufacturing in the U.S.A. with the highest quality domestically produced materials. Additionally, Spartan Blades utilizes other veteran owned small businesses in meeting our manufacturing mission.
Spartan Blades, LLC is located in Southern Pines, NC just west of Ft Bragg, NC; “Home of the US Army Airborne and Special Forces”.
After more than 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years had been designing and designing knives for friends in the special forces and Mark, who had always been involved in military equipment and tactics when he worked in the "Green Berets", decided to combine their skills and their passion with the goal to build innovative and functional knives using materials of the highest quality and made entirely in the United States.
Intended use: Tactical / Military
Type of production: Mid Tech Country of production: U.S.A. Blade: CPM-S35VN 59 / 60HRC stainless steel Blade finish: PVD Tungsten DLC Flat Tan Handle: - Blade length: 95mm. Blade thickness: 4.8mm. Total length: 220mm. Balancing: on the guard branch Weight: 132g. Sheath: in kydex Packaging: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Designed by Iovito
After more than 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years had been designing and designing knives for friends in the special forces and Mark, who had always been involved in military equipment and tactics when he worked in the "Green Berets", decided to combine their skills and their passion with the goal to build innovative and functional knives using materials of the highest quality and made entirely in the United States.
Type of production: Mid Tech Country of production: USA Blade: CPM-S35VN 59 / 60HRC stainless steel Blade finish: PVD Tungsten DLC Flat Black Handle: - Blade length: 95mm. Blade thickness: 4.8mm. Total length: 220mm. Balancing: on the guard branch Weight: 132g. Sheath: in kydex Packaging: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Designed by Iovito
After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.
Target: Tactical / Sportsman Type of production: industrial seeds Country of Origin: USA Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN Blade treatment: Stonewash Handle: aluminum Blade Length: 96mm. Blade thickness: 4 mm. Closed length: 130mm Overall length: 222mm. Closed thickness: 18mm Weight: 149g. Closure: ButtonLock Clip: stainless steel Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Opening movement with Carson Flipper system
After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.
Target: Tactical / Sportsman Type of production: industrial seeds Country of Origin: USA Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN Blade treatment: Stonewash Handle: aluminum Blade Length: 96mm. Blade thickness: 4 mm. Closed length: 130mm Overall length: 222mm. Closed thickness: 18mm Weight: 149g. Closure: ButtonLock Clip: stainless steel Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Opening movement with Carson Flipper system
After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.
Target: Tactical / Sportsman Type of production: industrial seeds Country of Origin: USA Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN Blade treatment: PVD Handle: aluminum Blade Length: 96mm. Blade thickness: 4 mm. Closed length: 130mm Overall length: 222mm. Closed thickness: 18mm Weight: 149g. Closure: ButtonLock Clip: stainless steel Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Opening movement with Carson Flipper system
After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.
Target: Tactical / Sportsman Type of production: industrial seeds Country of Origin: USA Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN Blade treatment: PVD Handle: aluminum Blade Length: 96mm. Blade thickness: 4 mm. Closed length: 130mm Overall length: 222mm. Closed thickness: 18mm Weight: 149g. Closure: ButtonLock Clip: stainless steel Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Opening movement with Carson Flipper system
After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.
Purpose of use: Sportsman Type of production: Semi-Industrial Country of Origin: USA Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN Blade treatment: stonewash Manicure: Titanium 6AL-4V Blade Length: 70mm. Blade thickness: 3.5mm. Closed length: 100mm Total Length: 170mm. Weight: 81g. Closure: FrameLock Clip: Titanium 6AL-4V Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: GTC Alpha Ball Bearing Opening - Carson Flipper System Opening - Design by Keith Edick and Curtis Iovito
The Difensa (named for the famous battle fought by the Canadian / US First Special Service Force during WWII in Italy) is an excellent choice for all around field or battlefield use. We and William Harsey were asked to make a knife for a Canadian special operations force that would serve them well in the north woods of their homeland and on worldwide deployments alike. We believe we have met and exceeded their goals, by creating a combat knife that does everything it should. The spear point profile is flat ground with a tapered top edge that provides for an excellent cutting edge with good tip strength and penetration balance. The Difensa's full tang and handle provide for neutral balance in the users hand. The ergonomic and textured canvas Micarta handle was modified from our Model II (no rear jimping), and provides for a comfortable confident grip when wet or dry.
Specifications:
Knife Name: Spartan Harsey Difensa
Designer: William Harsey
Overall Length: 11 5/8"
Blade Length: 6 1/4"
Blade Thickness: 3/16"
Blade Steel: CPM S35VN
Blade Hardness: 59-60 HRC
Blade Style: Spear Point - Flat ground main bevel with tapered top edge.
Coating: SpartaCoat - PVD - Tungsten DLC (Black) or ZrN (Flat Dark Earth)
Handle Material: 3D Contoured CE Canvas Micarta® Black or Green
This small titanium folder is the result of a desire by Spartan Blade to produce a high quality slip joint folder using as few small moving parts as possible. While attending the 2012 IWA Show in Germany, we spoke with several people who simply couldn’t own one of our larger folders due to the restrictions of knives with locks, one handed opening, and long blades. During the show, Mark and Curtis were visiting the Nuremburg Toy Museum and were impressed by some of the very small high-tech mechanisms used to make toys. It was then the idea hit them to make a slip joint that didn’t require several small fine blanked parts, allowing for a more modern look and function than the classic slipjoint. Now they had a great idea but not the full mechanism to make it work.
Later, Spartan met with Les Halpern of Halpern Titanium and explained their idea for a small modern slip joint. He became very excited as he had an idea for a similar knife using what he called “A good idea” for a mechanism. Les did some drawings explaining his idea for eliminating the traditional back spring. Normally, slip joint blades are held in position by a strong "back spring" which assists them with bias to the open or closed position. Les’ idea was to make the frame the spring with the same bias in open or closed position.
This folder eliminates the need for a back spring by using what we call an “Integral Frame Slipjoint”, the dorsal side of the frame is cut to work as a spring and holds a pin that creates a bias to close and open. The blade is opened by pushing on the tab on the blade (it is not a flipper tab!) with one hand and pulling with the thumb and forefinger on the triangle cut-out of the opposite side and hand. Additionally, the pin "locks" into the blade when held firmly by the users thumb and forefinger in in position of use but is free to rotate upon release of the frame handle.
Intended use: Sport/Collection Production Type:Semi-Industrial ProductionLamaUSA Blade:stainless steelCPM-S35VN TreatmentLama:stonewash Handle:titanio Blade length:48mm. Blade thickness:2 mm. Closed Length:74mm Overall length:121mm. Thickwhen closed:7mm Balancing:- Weight:36g. Closing:IntegralFrameSlipjoint(opening and closingtwo-handedblockblade) Clip:Titanium Sheath:- Packaging:Cardboard box withlogosSpartanBlades Notes:WINNER-BLADE2014Most InnovativeAmerican MadeKnifeof the Year
The Spartan-Breed Fighter/Dagger is our first collaboration with knife maker, writer, and retired Green Beret, MSG(R) Kim Breed. The Breed Fighter/Dagger was produced with the goal of creating a sturdy fighter in the spirit of our Special Operations Forces. Daggers have come to symbolize the elite of our military special operations units and agencies since the forming of the OSS. In that spirit, we worked with Kim to create a fighter/dagger that could be used while conducting missions on the modern battle field. The blade allows for deep penetration, all while allowing the user to index the blade by touch and feel. The ergonomic and textured micarta handle is specifically designed with comfort and confidence in of grip. Note: Double edge may be ordered with an unsharpened on top edge to comply with some state and/or local laws, please insure you follow the laws of your state and locality when ordering this knife.
Specifications: Knife Name: Spartan-Breed Fighter-Dagger Designer: Kim Breed Overall Length: 11" Blade Length: 5.5" Blade Thickness: 3/16" Blade Steel: CPM S35VN Blade Hardness: 58-60 HRC Blade Style: Full Tang Dagger— Flat saber grinds with optional unsharpened top edge. Coating: SpartaCoat - Black PVD - Tungsten DLC or Flat Dark Earth - ZrN Handle Material: 3D Contoured CE Canvas Micarta® Black or Green Weight: 8.13 Oz
Note: Please select blade color, double or single edged, sheath type/color and handle color before adding to cart
Dopo oltre 40 anni di servizio nella US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito e Mark Carey fondano nella North Carolina la Spartan Blades LLC.
Curtis, che già da anni progettava e disegnava coltelli per gli amici nelle forze speciali e Mark, che da sempre si occupava di attrezzature militari e tattiche quando lavorava nei "Berretti Verdi", decidono di unire le loro competenze e la loro passione con l'obiettivo di costruire coltelli innovativi e funzionali utilizzando materiali di altissimo livello qualitativo e interamente fatti negli Stati Uniti.
Tipo di produzione: Semi-Industriale Produzione Lama: USA Lama: in acciaio inox CPM-S35VN 59/60HRC Trattamento Lama: Flat Dark Earth SpartaCoat Manicatura: Lunghezza lama: 60mm. Spessore lama: 4.5mm. Lunghezza chiuso: - Lunghezza totale: 170mm. Spessore da chiuso: - Bilanciatura: - Peso: 58g. Chiusura: - Clip: - Fodero: in Kydex Confezione: - Note:
Winner of the Blade Show 2016 as "American Made Knife of the Year"
After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.
Purpose: Collection / Sportsman Type of production: Semi-Industrial Country of Origin: USA Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN Blade Treatment: Black PVD Manicure: Anodized 6AL-4V titanium Blade Length: 100mm. Blade thickness: 4mm. Closed length: 125mm Total length: 225mm. Weight: 166g. Closure: FrameLock Clip: stainless steel Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Design by William Harsey - Limited edition anodized with engravings Google Traduttore per il Business:Translator ToolkitTraduttore di siti webStrumento a supporto dell'export Informazioni su Google TraduttoreCommunityPer cellulariTutto su GooglePrivacy e TerminiGuida
Winner of the Blade Show 2016 as "American Made Knife of the Year"
After over 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years has designed and designed knives for friends in special forces, and Mark, who has always been engaged in military and tactical equipment when working in the "Green Berets", decides to combine their skills and passion with the " The goal of building innovative and functional knives using high quality materials and entirely made in the United States.
Purpose: Collection / Sportsman Type of production: Semi-Industrial Country of Origin: USA Blade: Stainless steel CPM-S35VN Blade Treatment: Black PVD Manicure: Black PVD 6AL-4V titanium Blade Length: 100mm. Blade thickness: 4mm. Closed length: 125mm Total length: 225mm. Weight: 166g. Closure: FrameLock Clip: anodized titanium Packing: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Design by William Harsey - Limited edition anodized with engravings Google Traduttore per il Business:Translator ToolkitTraduttore di siti webStrumento a supporto dell'export Informazioni su Google TraduttoreCommunityPer cellulariTutto su GooglePrivacy e TerminiGuida
Model winner of the 2016 Blade Show as "American Made Knife of the Year"
The model photographed is the Limited Edition 2019
After more than 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years had been designing and designing knives for friends in the special forces and Mark, who had always been involved in military equipment and tactics when he worked in the "Green Berets", decided to combine their skills and their passion with the goal to build innovative and functional knives using materials of the highest quality and made entirely in the United States.
Intended use: Collection / Sports Type of production: Semi-Industrial Country of production: USA Blade: CPM-S35VN stainless steel Blade treatment: Stone Washed Handle: titanium 6AL-4V Blade length: 100mm. Blade thickness: 4mm. Length closed: 125mm Total length: 225mm. Weight: 168g. Closure: FrameLock Clip: in anodized titanium Packaging: cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Design by William Harsey - 2019 limited edition anodized with engravings
After more than 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years had been designing and designing knives for friends in the special forces and Mark, who had always been involved in military equipment and tactics when he worked in the "Green Berets", decided to combine their skills and their passion with the goal to build innovative and functional knives using materials of the highest quality and made entirely in the United States.
Intended use: Tactical / Military
Type of production: Mid Tech Country of production: USA Blade: CPM-S35VN 59 / 60HRC stainless steel Blade finish: ZrN Flat Dark Earth Handle: G10 Blade length: 148mm. Blade thickness: 4.8mm. Total length: 270mm. Balancing: on the guard branch Weight: 255g. Sheath: in Nylon, with MOLLE attachments Packaging: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Tu Lam and Curtis Iovito
After more than 40 years of service in the US Army Special Forces, Curtis Iovito and Mark Carey founded Spartan Blades LLC in North Carolina.
Curtis, who for years had been designing and designing knives for friends in the special forces and Mark, who had always been involved in military equipment and tactics when he worked in the "Green Berets", decided to combine their skills and their passion with the goal to build innovative and functional knives using materials of the highest quality and made entirely in the United States.
Intended use: Tactical / Military
Type of production: Mid Tech Country of production: USA Blade: CPM-S35VN 59 / 60HRC stainless steel Blade finish: PVD Tnugsten DLC Flat Black Handle: G10 Blade length: 148mm. Blade thickness: 4.8mm. Total length: 270mm. Balancing: on the guard branch Weight: 255g. Sheath: in Nylon, with MOLLE attachments Packaging: Cardboard box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: Tu Lam and Curtis Iovito
Private knife - Spartan Blades model out of production since 2017 - Globally in excellent condition - Without original box - Checked and certified by our internal Collini Cutlery laboratory.
Intended use: Tactical / Sports Type of production: Semi-Industrial Blade production: USA Blade: CPM-S35VN stainless steel Blade treatment: PVD Tungsten DLC Flat Black Handle: Titanium and G10 Blade length: 89mm. Blade thickness: 3.2mm. Length closed: - Total length: 216mm. Thick when closed: - Balancing: - Weight: 149g. Closure: Frame Lock with Lock Bar Stabilizer system by Rick Hinderer Clip: stainless steel Sheath: - Packaging: Small Zip Pouch Notes: Design by Iovito / Carey
Tipo di produzione: Semi-Industriale Produzione Lama: USA Lama: in acciaio inox CPM-S35VN 59/60HRC Trattamento Lama: Black SpartaCoat Manicatura: Canvas Micarta con lavorazione 3D Lunghezza lama: 155mm. Spessore lama: 4.8mm. Lunghezza chiuso: - Lunghezza totale: 292mm. Spessore da chiuso: - Bilanciatura: - Peso: 327g. Chiusura: - Clip: - Fodero: in Nylon, con attacchi MOLLE Confezione: - Note: Design by William Harsey Jr.
Spartan Blades - Ares - Black Canvas Micarta - Knife
Intended Use: Tactical / Military
Type of production: Semi-Industrial Production Lama USA Blade: stainless steel CPM-S35VN 59/60HRC Treatment Blade: Black SpartaCoat Handle: Canvas Micarta with 3D machining Blade length: 136mm. Blade thickness: 4.8mm. Length closed: - Total length: 267mm. Thick when closed: - Balance: - Weight: 191g. Closing: - Clip: - Sheath: Nylon, with attacks SPRINGS Packaging: - Notes: Design by Iovito / Carey
Tipo di produzione: Semi-Industriale Produzione Lama: USA Lama: in acciaio inox CPM-S35VN 59/60HRC Trattamento Lama: Flat Dark Earth SpartaCoat Manicatura: Canvas Micarta con lavorazione 3D Lunghezza lama: 140mm. Spessore lama: 5mm. Lunghezza chiuso: - Lunghezza totale: 285mm. Spessore da chiuso: - Bilanciatura: - Peso: 235g. Chiusura: - Clip: - Fodero: in Nylon, con attacchi MOLLE Confezione: - Note: Design by Kim Breed
Type of production: Semi-Industrial Country of Production: USA Blade: Stainless Steel CPM-S35VN Blade Treatment: Tungsten DLC PVD Flat Black Handle: Titanium and G10 Blade length: 89mm. Blade thickness: 3.2mm. Total length: 216mm. Weight: 149g. Blocking System: Frame Lock with Lock Bar Stabilizer system by Rick Hinderer Clip: Stainless Steel Package : carton box with Spartan Blades logos Notes: : Design by Iovito / Carey
