Kershaw XCOM Knife, Inspired by WWII Trench Knife Design – Review

By Rex Nanorum

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- Tualatin, Oregon based Kershaw Knives has been producing blades for 45 years now. Kershaw has an expansive catalog of knives, adding new models every year at a rate nearly unparalleled in the industry. Kershaw recently sent out a few new items for test and review, which were shown off at last January’s SHOT Show. One such item is Kershaw’s XCOM.

If the XCOM looks a little familiar to you, there’s a reason. Kershaw (and knifemaker Les George) took inspiration from the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting dagger, made famous in WWII (above). One distinctive difference the XCOM has from the original is a single-edged blade, as a double edge runs into legal problems in some parts of the US. Lets take a look at the tech specs, as provided by Kershaw.

Kershaw XCOM

• Manual opening
• Thumb disk
• Inset liner lock
• Reversible deep-carry pocketclip (right/left, tip-up)
• Steel: 8Cr13MoV, black-oxide coating
• Handle: Glass-filled nylon
• Blade Length: 3.6 in. (9.2 cm)
• Closed Length: 4.4 in. (11.4 cm)
• Overall Length: 8 in. (20.2 cm)
• Weight: 4.2 oz. (120 g)

On initial inspection, a number things stood out. First, the nylon handle …Read the Rest

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