Year 2011

RAO ACQUIRED FROM VERSION ' AIR FORCE
Folding knife made upon specific requests of the department of the Italian Army 185 ° RAO ( Target Acquisition Regiment ) and is now included the eponymous department . The knife supplied differs from the calendar for the total lack of writings or logos on the blade.

HISTORY ON THE DEPARTMENT :
The 185 ° RAO of the'' Thunderbolt '' and ' a department from the ancient tradition, but brand new . It was born April 3, 2000 following the reconfiguration of the 185 ° paratroopers land-based artillery regiment . Headquartered in Livorno, and ' a department atypical weapon of Artillery, currently placed in the basin of the Special Forces .

Composed entirely of volunteers , the 185 ° RAO selects its members through passing a physical test and a qualification course of modules '' in difficulty ' growing .'' The tasks assigned to the men of RAO are varied, but all delicate : it is to gather information on enemy targets and ' pass ' at his command . More 'in general , can' talk of '' reconnaissance '' in sensitive areas . '' E ' therefore obvious - underline the Army - that the activities ' of the buyer to occur mainly in hostile territory , in small groups acting on their own self-sufficient .''

The paratroopers of the RAO are specialists in the techniques of infiltration and exfiltration '' '' and are able to move into operational area '' up to 8-10 days without external supplies .'' '' They know how to evade capture , escape and escape from an ' area controlled by the enemy '' and, above all , as'' detect, determine and evaluate the objectives '' of strategic interest. Since 2002 , the year of reconfiguration , the detachments of the 185 th Regiment operated in all theaters of operation more ' hot : from the Balkans to Afghanistan, Iraq . Here performing reconnaissance especially for informational purposes in the medium and long-range surveillance of the area of responsibility ' of the Italian contingent .

Intended Use: Military / Tactical

Type of production : industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel N690Co 58/60HRC Desert Warfare
Treatment Blade: GeoCamo
Handle : non corroding 4.5mm
Blade length: 118mm .
Blade Thickness: 6.3mm .
Length closed: 142
Total length: 261mm .
Balance: -
Weight: 335g .
Closure: front lock changed - safety pin threaded
Clip: -
Sheath: tactical nylon attacks by Vega Holster with MOLLE suitable for both closed and open the knife - colored desert
Notes: diamond sharpener included