Columbia River Knife & Tool 6050 Centofante Tribute™ 2 – 2.875″ Blade, Micarta Scales, Razor-Sharp Edge, Lockback Knife Frank Centofante, one of the pioneers in the custom knifemaking movement, passed away in September of 2009 before he could see this lockback design go into CRKT production. After a few moments of reflection, we decided to name the series the Centofante Tribute™. Frank was not only highly successful, winning countless knife awards internationally, serving as President of the Knifemakers’ Guild, and being inducted into the Cutlery Hall of Fame, but he was a genuinely nice person who will be greatly missed by all who knew him. While you’ll find many of Frank’s customs made with Damascus steels and exotic handle materials, he was perhaps best known for his sleek and simple lockbacks. The Tribute™ 2, Frank’s final production collaboration, is a fitting statement of simplicity and craftsmanship. It is a classic drop point lockback folder, with no gimmicks, no frills, no complex mechanisms, not even a clip. His meticulous approach to knifemaking is detailed in his chapter in the “Bible,” How To Make Folding Knives, published in 1988, and that is exactly how we are making the Tribute. First, there is the 2.875″ drop point Razor-Sharp blade of premium 7Cr17MoV stainless steel in a satin finish. It has a high flat grind and a nail nick for opening. That’s it. No bumps or facets, just the cleanest and simplest shape possible, ground and finished by hand. The 3.875″ open-build frame is simply two pieces of strong and lightweight Micarta®, layered in chestnut brown and black. There is the stainless steel lockback lever which forms the spine, and a stainless steel back spacer. The pivot is peened in the style of Frank’s customs, as are the assembly pins. Finally, the handle is shaped and polished by hand. The result: Kinves for gentlemen (or ladies) that are at home anywhere. Yes, they look and feel like works of art, but these are knives that fit with Frank’s philosophy that a knife is built to use. Think of them as our tribute to Frank. Columbia River Knife & Tool 6050 Centofante Tribute™ 2 – 2.875″ Blade, Micarta Scales, Razor-Sharp Edge, Lockback Knife Features:
Blade: Length: 2.875″ (73 mm)
Thickness: 0.081″ (2.1 mm)
Steel: 7Cr17MoV, 57-59 HRC
Closed: Handle length: 3.875″ (98 mm)
Open: Overall length: 6.75″ (171 mm)
Weight: 1.3 oz. (37 g)

Item: Columbia River Knife & Tool 6050 Centofante Tribute 2 – 2.875″ Blade, Micarta Scales, Razor-Sharp Edge, Lockback Knife
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Columbia River Knife & Tool 6050 Centofante Tribute 2 – 2.875″ Blade, Micarta Scales, Razor-Sharp Edge, Lockback Knife

Columbia River Knife & Tool 1184 McGinnis-Shrimp™-Metallic Purple Aluminum Scale, Razor Edge Knife The category of “key chain knives” has been around for a long time. In most cases, these are little pen knives, with thin blades and slip joint pocket knife frames. Gerry McGinnis had a radically innovative idea, which is why this knife is in our catalog. He calls it the Shrimp™. The revolutionary idea is this: make a small knife with premium quality materials and big knife build. The Shrimp is not a toy, but a real sport and work knife. The only difference is that it has a 1.75″ blade and a 2.5″ handle. Take the blade, for example. It is made of premium 8Cr13MoV stainless steel in a high satin finish. Although short, it is fully featured, with a modified drop point shape with recurve. It is high hollow ground and has a slight swedge on the top edge. It is opened by a large CNC-milled nail notch. There are aggressive friction grooves on the spine for the thumb. But most impressively, the blade is a full 0.125″ (3.2 mm) thick, a width common on much larger folders. The Shrimp has a frame-lock build, eliminating the need for separate liners. The right side frame is 3Cr13 stainless steel on all models. The left frame is 6061anodized aluminum on the colored models, and stainless steel on the bead-blast model 1181. The left frame is skeletonized to save weight. To aid grip, there aretwo finger choils and the frame has a rounded contour. Five color schemes are available: Black, Stainless Bead-Blast, Metallic Orange, Metallic Pink, and Metallic Purple. The combination of thick blade, solid frame lock and large blade pivot means that this is one shrimp that doesn’t wiggle! But there’s more to the story. Just like our larger knives, the Shrimp has a removable stainless steel pocket clip in bead-blast finish. Torx® fasteners are used throughout. There are Teflon® bushings at the blade pivot. And there’s a small key chain loop that folds out of the frame. And finally, we’ve added a back spacer of moonglow plastic that glows in the dark, so you can quickly find your Shrimp at night. We have value-priced the Shrimp so anyone can afford one as a key chain knife, a money clip knife, a first knife, or a gift knife. And please remember, the name Shrimp is not intended as an insult, but as a term of endearment for a tough little guy. Columbia River Knife & Tool 1184 McGinnis-Shrimp™-Metallic Purple Aluminum Scale, Razor Edge Knife Features:
Blade: Length: 1.75″ (44 mm)
Thickness: 0.125″ (3.2 mm)
Steel: 8Cr13MoV, 58-59 HRC
Closed: Handle length: 2.50″ (64 mm)
Open: Overall length: 4.25″ (108 mm)
Weight: 1.9 oz. (54 g)

Item: Columbia River Knife & Tool 1184 McGinnis-Shrimp-Metallic Purple Aluminum Scale, Razor Edge Knife
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Columbia River Knife & Tool 1184 McGinnis-Shrimp-Metallic Purple Aluminum Scale, Razor Edge Knife

Columbia River Knife & Tool 6611N Mt. Shasta, Zinc Alloy Scale Handle, ComboEdge 3.31 in. AUS6M modified drop point, partially serrated stainless steel blade. Has an interframe locking liner construction. Nickel chrome plated zinc alloy skeletonized handle. Comes with a removable belt/pocket clip. Columbia River Knife & Tool 6611N Mt. Shasta, Zinc Alloy Scale Handle, ComboEdge Features:
Blade Detail: ComboEdge
Blade Length (inches): 2.38
Blade Material: 420J2
Carry System: Pocket Clip
Handle Material: Zinc Alloy Scales
Lock Style: Liner Lock
Overall Length (inches): 5.75
Packaging: N/A
Special Features: N/A
Storage: N/A
Made In: Taiwan, Province of China

Item: Columbia River Knife & Tool 6611N Mt. Shasta, Zinc Alloy Scale Handle, ComboEdge
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Columbia River Knife & Tool 6611N Mt. Shasta, Zinc Alloy Scale Handle, ComboEdge

Columbia River Knife & Tool M16-13DSFG M16-13 Special Forces, Tan G10 Handle, Tanto, Combo Columbia River Knife & Tool M16-13DSFG M16-13 Special Forces, Tan G10 Handle, Tanto, Combo Features:
Blade Detail: ComboEdge
Packaging: N/A
Made In: China

Item: Columbia River Knife & Tool M16-13DSFG M16-13 Special Forces, Tan G10 Handle, Tanto, Combo
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Columbia River Knife & Tool M16-13DSFG M16-13 Special Forces, Tan G10 Handle, Tanto, Combo

Columbia River Knife & Tool 2870 Kommer I.F.B., Plain, Forged 6168CrV, Kydex Sheath Columbia River Knife & Tool 2870 Kommer I.F.B., Plain, Forged 6168CrV, Kydex Sheath Features:

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Columbia River Knife & Tool 2870 Kommer I.F.B., Plain, Forged 6168CrV, Kydex Sheath