James Williams, the designer of the CRKT Hissatsu™, is a former Army officer with over 45 years of experience. It is based on an old Japanese design. The unique shape of the blade, made famous by the legendary Samurai warlord Takeda Shingen, works with the natural motion of the body. This is a focused single-purpose knife for use in many environments.
The Hissatsu’s dual grind Tanto blade is 440A stainless steel, high satin finished. The handle is in a traditional Japanese pattern, but is Twin-Fused™, double injection-molded with a high-impact polypropylene core, butt and hilt, and a non-slip Kraton® handle surface. Oyatsubo, the emperor node on the omote (outside/public side) of the tuska (handle), allows you to know which direction the blade is facing, even in compromised lighting conditions, by touch.
The custom injection-molded Zytel® sheaths grip the knife firmly, and have removable belt clips which can be attached high or low, vertical or horizontal with the black two-piece screws provided. There are also holes and slots for carry on belts, webbing or equipment.
