From… www.chinaknifes.com Currahee is a Cherokee Indian word, probably meaning that stands alone —- a hero, brave. In 1942, a group of young men gathered in Toccoa, Georgia to form a new paratrooper training camp, and then every day in the mountains near the train called Currahee. The team, which later became the 101st Airborne Division’s 506th, which was later made into a E with “Band of Brothers”in the company. The 506 Group’s training mission is Currahee. As airborne, once parachuting, will not support, they group helpless fighter. They need to hold together, to fight alone. This is the Cherokee Currahee means: “no one to help, it yourself”,” we stand alone togerther “. Therefore, Currahee is an Indian word, a mountain, also on a spiritual one. This knife is MICROTECH boat for the US Special Forces team of 20 design. This is the knife, compact, sharp, strong. Grinding and other details and perfect, comfortable grip. Short tactics straight knife called top products. Type: Medium Straight Knife Brand: Micro Technology Length: 25cm Blade length: 11.5cm Blade width: 3.8cm Blade thickness: 6cm Blade material: 440 Senior stainless Hardness: 57HRC Surface: Titanium Handle material: carbon fiber linen imports Handle length: 13.8 cm Sheath material: strong dragon nylon tactical sheath Knife weight: 450 grams Total weight: 770 grams (together with the original paper) Quality: High quality, very sharp edge

Tested by Special Forces and with a Cherokee name meaning “stands alone,” will the 0 Microtech Currahee Crosshair make the cut as a blade to bet your life on?

The Currahee is a full tang fixed blade originally designed for US Special Forces Boat team 20. The original run of the CURRAHEE was limited, with the first few put in the hands of those best suited to test the knife, the United States Special Forces. Field use has proven that these knives can endure extremely high intensity, and adverse conditions. Currahee is a Cherokee name, which translates Stands alone. CURRAHEE is also the name of the last mountain in the Blue Ridge chain of mountains, where the US Army established Camp Toccoa during WWII; here, the first Parachute Infantry was trained. This knife far surpassed all expectations, and therefore, they gave it the name Currahee.

Manufactured 11/2008. Double-action OTF. Great knife– it's slender design clips discreetly inside my pocket with a snug feel. Like many Microtechs, you'll often forget you're carrying one.

Blade and diamond plate inserts are all heat fired to add a nice bronze coloring to much of the knife. S30V Steel was used in the production of this knife. Date of production was 04/2009.