ARGENTINE YARARA BRAND GAD DAGGER KNIFE. POLICE OF PROVINCE OF BUENOS AIRES. NIB NEW IN THE BOX.
History of Yarara Knives: "YARARÁ" was born in 1990 founded by Mr. Carlos Juarez and continued today by his sons with the creation of its first and legendary model "El Comando" (= The Commando), so called because its first destination was the CiaCdo(s) 601 Ejercito Argentino (= Argentine Army 601 Commando Coy), responding to the operational needs required in a timely manner. Made by Yarará, in the Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. New in the box, with guarantee card and instructions manual (in spanish, ask for a translation).
Superb dagger developed jointly with the "Grupo especial de Apoyo Departamental" GAD (special Departmental Support Group), of the Police of the Province of BS. Full tang dagger with double heart shape edges and a diamond hole in the center of the blade, with excellent and safe grip. Handle injected directly on the tang in black Santoprene (polymer) of USA origin, which provides great resistance to impact, U.At back it has a robust pommel with lanyard hole. It is laser engraved on the right ricazzo: YARARA brand name and logo INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA (Made in Argentina) And GAD on the blade.
The sheath is made of two black KYDEX halves fixed with nine large steel rivets, a black EVA rubber sheet functions as a throat. A large black cordura strap is attached at the rear, along the sheath, retained with five of the nine aforementioned rivets (cross straps can be passed through the rear), the bottom of that strap is longer than the end of the sheath and a leg-tying cord passes through it, it also has a wide loop that can be opened at the rear due to a Velcro closure (you can either pass the belt through or open the loop), and it has a grip strap secured to the loop with a steel rivet that is Velcroed closed and has an easy to grip black plastic tip.
Steel: SAE 6150 (chrome-vanadium alloyed carbon steel of German origin). Hardness 56/58 Rc Blade finish: Micro textured matte black coating finish. Total length 305 mm / 12" Blade length 170 mm / 6-3/4" Blade Width 35 mm / 3-3/8" Blade Thickness 5 mm / 3/8" Hilt lenght 135 mm / 5-1/4 Knife Weight 245 gr / 8.6 oz Total weight with sheath 350 gr / 12.3 oz.
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