| The union between Kershaw and custom knife | | | | torsion bar finishes the job for you. Besides the |
| maker Ken Onion has produced some of the best | | | | torsion bar keeps the blade safely closed |
| pocketknives on the market nowadays, and the | | | | preventing that it opens by mistake in your |
| Kershaw Boa 1580 is not an exception to this | | | | pocket. The Boa can be opened with the right of |
| tradition. The Boa is a smart pocketknife. Not so | | | | left hand changing the position of the thumb stud. |
| large to turn carrying it into a trouble, but not too | | | | To further ensure a safe use of the knife the |
| small to be useless. | | | | Boa comes with a liner locker to lock the blade |
| The knife features a blade made of S30V | | | | into position after the knife is deployed. |
| stainless steel. A hard stainless steel that is sharp | | | | Specifications: |
| out of the box with a good edge retention. The | | | | Steel: S30V stainless-steel with Tungsten DLC |
| geometry of the blade is a recurve. So it will not | | | | coating |
| be an easy pocketknife to sharpen. But overall, | | | | Handle: 6061-T6 anodized aluminum |
| Kershaw achieved a good cutting ability for this | | | | Blade Length: 3 3/8 inches (8.6 cm) |
| utility knife. | | | | Closed Length: 4 3/4 inches (12 cm) |
| The grip of the Boa is excellent. It feels | | | | Weight: 4.9 oz. |
| comfortable on your hand for a long period of | | | | The Kershaw Ken Onion Boa is an excellent utility |
| time. And the handle is made of anodized | | | | folding knife to carry with you. It is made of |
| aluminum to weight down the pocketknife. | | | | quality materials in the USA, it has a faultless |
| As usual in the designs by Ken Onion the Boa | | | | finish, and it comes with a limited lifetime |
| features the SpeedSafe opening mechanism. This | | | | warranty. Definitely, a great buy for the price. |
| mechanism helps to open the knife smoothly and | | | | To know more about my favorite Kershaw |
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| back the protrusion of the blade or push the | | | | Knives. and for a list of the best pocket knives in |
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