Condor Selknam Knife CTK3921-5.1HC
Condor CTK3921-5.1HC Selknam Knife
The Condor Selknam Knife honors the aboriginal inhabitants of "Tierra del Fuego" in the extreme south of Chile. Extinguished between the 19th and 20th centuries, they were skilled hunters, fishers, and nomadic land collectors of great size and strength. The Selknam Knife has a full tang blade with a typical Condor convex edge. The back of the spine has a finger grip for use during controlled cuts. It has a Condor Classic finish and a "Coconut Breaker" for breaking or crushing elements. The back of the handle has a notch for use as a "Bowdrill" and a scraper for fire starting with ferrocerium rods, thanks to its 90° steel cut. Its wide blade and slender handle lend it to hard, heavy use and it includes a handcrafted welted leather drop sheath with 1095 flint striker. About the Designer.
About the Designer
Walter A Matthews is a survival techniques specialist who also served as an officer for more than 20 years in the Chilean Marine Corps. In 2005 he founded in Chile the first Survival and Primitive Skills school. As a SERE Instructor, he has also trained Special Forces operators on survival techniques. His tactical experience, self-reliance, primitive skills, and bushcraft techniques in different locations throughout the world, give him the ability to design various types of knives and outdoor tools.
- Blade Length: 131.3mm
- Handle Length: 120mm
- Overall Length: 243.6mm
- Blade Material: 1075 High Carbon Steel
- Blade Thickness: 5mm
- Blade Style: Drop Point
- Blade Grind: Convex
- Blade Finish: Condor Classic
- Handle Material: Micarta
- Sheath Material: Handcrafted Welted Leather
- Weight: 310g
- Designer: Walter Matthews
- Made in El Salvador
- Manufacturer Part Number: CTK3921-5.1HC
UPC Code: 7417000557640
Ratings & Reviews
1 review
Bad for striking a Ferro rod.
by nathan -
Beautiful knife great quality and same goes for the sheath I'm a massive fan, one let down which is a big one for me is the spine of the knife is no good to strike a ferro rod with, it's nearly wavy in a sense and not flat where the flint ends up having uneven surfaces causing the knife to skip, produces nearly no spark you really need to force the spine on the rod which isn't efficient at all, as well as for the designated striker on the end that's just way to small to use and is almost useless on my knife, I don't have large hands either and it's kind of dangerous using it with your hand so close to the blade, I'm no novice either I know how to use a Ferro rod. I'm a little upset the knife doesn't do all the jobs for me like I hope it would, hence the three stars.