Spartan-Rōnin Shintō - Shinto meaning, “The practice of establishing a connection between the ways of the old and the ways of the new.” This knife is a great balance of old and new design and form making for a highly functional combat knife. Tu Lam is a retired Special Forces soldier, "Green Beret" and teammate of the Spartan Blades founders during their time in Okinawa where they worked as snipers; Tu Lam was part of an assault troop in the same company. Tu Lam has quickly become the “Go to” authority to military and law enforcement training and is the power house behind RONIN Tactics, Inc., an organization that trains many of the top tier military and law enforcement units in the world in H2H and knife techniques. Tu is also the Co-Host of The History Channels "Forged in Fire, Knife or Death” television series. Specifications:
- Model: Spartan-Rōnin Shintō
- Designer(s): Tu Lam / Curtis Iovito
- Blade Length: 5.625"
- Overall Length: 10.50"
- Blade Thickness: 0.185”
- Blade Steel: S45VN
- Blade Hardness: 59-61 HRC
- Blade Style: Fixed Re-Curve
- Coating: PVD – Tungsten DLC (Flat Black) or ZrN (Flat Dark Earth)
- Handle Material: Black CE Canvas Micarta®
- Sheath: Kydex Black
- Weight: 8.80 oz w/o sheath
- Country of Origin: USA
