Jay Fisher - Fine Custom Knives

Included:

The Knife

• Size: Length overall: 11.125" (28.3cm), Blade Length: 6.25" (15.9 cm), Thickness: 0.158" (4.0 mm)
• Weight: 8.8 oz. (250 grams)
• Blade: ATS-34 High Molybdenum Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered, T4 Specialty Cryogenically treated to Rockwell C60, proprietary surface oxide treatment "Ghost Slate."
• Bolsters/Fittings: 304 High Nickel, High Chromium Austenitic Stainless Steel, proprietary surface oxide treatment "Ghost Slate."
• Handle: Black/Coyote Brown G10 Fiberglass/Epoxy Laminate Composite
• Type/Purpose/Origin: The PJLT is my popular "PJ-Light," a CSAR (Combat Search and Rescue) knife designed with the direct input of United States Air Force Pararescuemen ("Pararescue Jumpers=PJs"), our nation's top military rescue service. These are incredible CSAR warrior-saviors, saving the lives of those injured in combat and military operations, going where others won't go, under combat fire, by helicopter, by plane, by parachute, or by SCUBA in the ocean, on mountain tops, across the desert or anywhere the need arises to give aid to the sick and injured. They are one of the most highly trained in the military, the finest in  service to others, "That Others May Live." They are also the people that perform rescues where civilian rescue units won't go, helping save lives in the most dangerous of environments. Learn more about USAF Pararescue and my Pararescue knives here. Many years ago, I worked with them to perfect a design for their tactical and rescue operations. The original knife was named "The PJ," and it's a great knife, but the need arose for a lighter weight, smaller version. This is how the PJLT came to be. Over the years, the PJLT has become one of my most useful, depended upon, popular knives.
• Blade Steel Alloy: This PJLT blade is a hypereutectoid martensitic stainless tool steel, ATS-34, a high chromium-molybdenum tool steel. When properly treated, it's a dependable, reliable workhorse of extremely high toughness, good corrosion resistance, and high wear resistance. The extremely high molybdenum of ATS-34, along with the high carbon and high chromium results in profuse molybdenum-chromium carbides, increasing toughness as well as wear resistance. This allows me to make a tougher, thinner blade for lighter weight.
• Heat Treatment: This PJLT has my T4 heat treatment, yielding an astounding blade in incredible condition through advanced processing protocols. How advanced is this treatment? It's a multi-stage cryogenic treatment, involving temperatures ranging in over 1800°F to -320°F (-196°C). The process is an evolution of my advanced heat treating processes, and consists of 36 dedicated and specific steps and takes 172 hours. This means that just to heat treat this blade takes over a week. The reason for this is scientific and critical, but yields the most stable, most wear-resistant, most durable and long-lived structure of this steel, profuse with fine multi-element carbides and a uniform and unbelievably robust structure. This is a testament to my determination to make the very best knives, steels, treatments and kits in the modern world. I know of no one else who has advanced the treatment to this level; it's unheard of in the metals and knifemaking field. This is, simply put, ATS-34 at its very finest advanced condition.
• Blade Design and Geometry: The PJLT blade has a reasonable, lightweight design, suitable for piercing, yet robust enough for rescue tasks. The knife has a deep hollow grind, that will give long-term life, even through repeated sharpenings. Sharpening won't have to happen often, due to the high alloy and advanced treatment of the steel. Clearly, this knife can last generations. The tanto point offers a good piercing geometry, without being too thin, and the half-length top swage reduces point profile without sacrificing strength in the spine. The knife is strong and stiff, and the secondary point at the yokote (the confluence of the straight edge and the tanto point edge) can be used to bear down in cutting with pressure on the thick spine, such as in cutting heavy textiles and materials. The straight edges combine to form a total length of over 4", and the hammerhead serrations at the choil and blade termination are about 2" long for a significant, useable stroke. When I started designing knives for the military, they requested serrations that work, and my hammerhead serrations are the toughest cutting edges in the business. Being made of ATS-34, toughness is at an absolute maximum compared to nearly every other martensitic stainless steel.
• This is an extreme use, wear-resistant, extremely keen, martensitic stainless steel blade with advanced heat treatment.
• Blade Finish: The blade and bolsters are in my "Shadow" line of counterterrorism, rescue, and tactical knife finishes. Answering the request for completely subdued and non-reflective surfaces, I developed the Shadow Line with my Ghost Slate finish. This means darkening in a permanent fashion not only the stainless steel of the knife, blade, handle, and fittings, The gear in the entire kit: the fasteners, the sheath parts, aluminum mounts, accessories and rest of the package are in anodized or oxide coyote brown. Read more about my Shadow Line and Ghost Slate finish on my Counterterrorism Knives page at this bookmark.
• Bolsters: I bolstered the PJLT with my signature zero-care, high nickel, high chromium 304 austenitic stainless steel bolsters, contoured and rounded for comfort of the hands, and shaped and radiused in the front face for easy cleaning. They are attached with multiple through-tang pins of 304 stainless steel, and the mounting is permanent, as well as extremely corrosion-resistant. This is the same steel used for stainless steel nuts, bolts, and fasteners, and the bolsters are heavy, thick, and solid, giving great balance to the knife. The front bolster supports the narrowing of the tang at the forefinger placement, and the rear bolster has a substantial "hawk's bill" to help lock the handle into the hand. The bolsters are dovetailed to create a solid, seamless union with the handle material. The bolsters are treated in my "Ghost Slate" shadow line for reduced glare and match the rest of the knife and gear.
• Handle: The handle scales are black and coyote brown G10, a fiberglass reinforced epoxy composite that is one of the most durable and dependable manmade handle materials on earth. The scales are dovetailed and locked and bedded under the bolsters, secured with 4 heavy 304 stainless steel pins. The handle shape is easy to grip and safe, with a comfortable belly, and a straight design that is compact to wear. The PJLT design is comfortable also in the reverse grip, with the thumb laid atop the rear bolster. The tang is fully fileworked with a light pattern for increased purchase and handmade flair. The tang is fully tapered, with plenty of thickness to support the butt at the rear bolster. The rear bolster is solidly mounted to the tang with multi-peened zero-clearance pins, and has a 5/16" through-tang lanyard hole for extra security when working elevated or near water or in special circumstances that require insurance against losing the knife. The lanyard hole is chamfered and dressed smooth for abrasion reduction of the lanyard and is easy and fast to thread.
• Balance and Feel: The center of balance of the knife is right at the location of the forefinger, making the blade feel light but solid. The PJLT feels ultimately useful without being overbearing, proven tool refined by our nation's top CSAR military service, and the honored experience of this knifemaker!

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The Sheath

 The Tactical Positively Locking Sheath

• Weight: 9.2 oz. (261 grams)
• Materials: Positively Locking (version 2.0) in Coyote Brown Kydex, Coyote Brown Anodized Aluminum Alloy, Brown Oxide Stainless Steel, anodized 6AL4V Titanium.
• Description: This sheath is one of my positively locking models, originally designed for CSAR use. This is my proprietary design, the best possible sheath of its type available in the world today. Actually, it is the ONLY type of this sheath available in the world today!

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Accessories: Belt Loops, Plates, Straps, Clamps

This kit contains my standard belt loop and mounting package.

• Standard Belt Loops: accommodates 0.190" thick by 1.5" belt, coyote brown anodized 5052H32 high strength corrosion resistant aluminum alloy, anodized coyote brown at 1 mil thickness
• Medium Profile Belt Loops: accommodates 0.250" thick by 1.5" belt, coyote brown anodized 5052H32 high strength corrosion resistant aluminum alloy, anodized coyote brown at 1 mil thickness
• High Profile Belt Loops: accommodates .250" thick by 1.5" belt, coyote brown anodized 5052H32 high strength corrosion resistant aluminum alloy, anodized coyote brown at 1 mil thickness
• Vertical Flat Mounting Straps: accommodates up to 2.0" wide belt, web, strapping, or gear, clamps rigidly and vertically 90 degrees to the long axis of the sheath, coyote brown anodized 5052H32 high strength corrosion resistant aluminum alloy, anodized coyote brown at 1 mil thickness
• Horizontal Flat Mounting Straps: accommodates 1" to 3" wide belt, web, strapping, or gear, clamps rigidly and horizontally (in line with the long axis of the sheath), coyote brown anodized 5052H32 high strength corrosion resistant aluminum alloy, anodized coyote brown at 1 mil thickness
• Horizontal Belt Loop Plates: allows wear with the long axis of the sheath in line with standard belt, without rigid clamping, accommodates .250" thick by 1.5" belt, welded coyote brown anodized 5052H32 high strength corrosion resistant aluminum alloy, anodized coyote brown at 1 mil thickness

Get all the details about the Belt Loops, Plates, Straps, Clamps, and Fasteners at this link

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Belt Loop Extender

• Ultimate Belt Loop Extender (UBLX): allows wearing with locking sheath and knife handle just below the belt line, with DMT folding pocket diamond abrasive sharpener, in coyote brown polypropylene, polyester, coyote brown acetyl buckles. DMT folding diamond sharpener for touch-ups in the field.

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LIMA (Lamp, Independent Mounting Assembly

• Lamp Independent Mount Assembly (LIMA): Backup, emergency, safety LED programmable flashlight and independent coyote brown web frame and mount, in nylon stitched with high strength polyester, anodized 5052 high strength corrosion resistant coyote brown anodized aluminum mounting bar, 304 stainless steel ring retainers, nylon elastic shock cord, with Olite I1R2 Pro rechargeable flashlight.

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Sternum Harness Plus

• Sternum Harness Plus: allows wearing of locking sheath upside down across sternum, handle down, in coyote brown polypropylene, polyester, acetyl buckles

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Lanyard

• Lanyard: 550 coyote brown Nylon Kernmantle Rope (Paracord) sliding noose lanyard

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Duffle, Storage

• Duffle Bag: 1000 denier Cordura® ballistic coyote brown nylon, waterproof polyurethane coated. Nylon, polyester, polypropylene sling handle, embroidered patch, removable embroidered name patch with hook and loop
• Storage bags and tins for hardware

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