The Bravo-1 knife was developed with the assistance of the Training Unit of the Force Recon Division of the U.S. Marine Corp. These folks bought a large number of knives on the commercial market and tested them without saying anything to any of the makers. The Bark River Gamekeeper came out on Top to fit their requirements of a Real Time General Purpose Survival/Bushcraft Knife.
Bark River was contacted by them and asked to make a knife based on the Gamekeeper with a Few Changes. The Bravo-1 is the Result of their Input. The Changes were the addition of a Ramp Style Thumb Rest on the Spine and changing the Guard into an Integral Self Guard. They also wanted the Choil eliminated to bring the Sharp Edge all the Way to the Front of the handle Slabs for Leverage in notching. The Balance of the knife had to be on the First Finger. With the location of the Eyelets You can change the sheath from Right to Left Hand Carry--Upright or Inverted Carry. You can also Attach an Optional Firesteel carrier and a Smaller Knife like a Mikro-Canadian in an Optional Kydex Sheath. The handle Slabs had to be Epoxied and bolted to and through the Blade. All of the Bravo-1's have the handle sets attached with Bolt Sets. They are non Removable. We grind off the Screw Slots as we finish out the handles. The Synthetic Material Handles will all have Stainless Steel Screw Sets. All the Natural Material Handle Sets are Attached with Brass Bolt Sets. The Natural Handle materials will all have Antique Ivory Bolsters that are also Attached with Brass Bolt Sets. The Final Result is a Heavy Duty Bushcraft/Survival Knife that can stand up to Abusive use.
| Specs: |
| Overall Length: |
9.065 Inches |
| Blade Length: |
4.250 Inches |
| Blade Steel: |
A-2 @ 59 RC |
| Blade Thickness: |
.215 Inch |
| Weight: |
7.375 Ounces |
The Bravo pictured above is Red Linen Micarta but we can get other handle configurations as we are a BRK&T Dealer. Please refer to our new products section located on our home page to find examples of other handle configurations.
NOTE: An optional leather sheath is also available. Currently all Bravo-1’s come with the Kydex sheath pictured below.
