Veteran designer Ostap Hel will soon see his latest fixed blade design roll out in collaboration with Real Steel Knives. The Astral is a full-on tactical design, an angular take on the classic two-edged dagger.
The Astral seems designed to be a discreet, low-profile piece, but looking at pictures it’s got a blade shape that’s hard to ignore, a 3.27-inch spear/dagger shape, perfectly symmetrical down the center line. Unlike many dagger-style knives produced today, the Astral does come with an edge on both sides, so be aware of that if you live in an area where that may be prohibited. Every knife company seems to settle on a few ‘favorite’ steels for their models and RSK is rolling out the Astral in one of theirs, Bohler-Uddeholm K110.
I don’t have a lot of need for it, but I kinda like it.
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