Spartan Blades Ronin Shinto Fixed Blade Knife, S45VN Black, Kydex Sheath

Knife Name: Spartan-Ronin Shinto
Designer(s): Tu Lam / Curtis Iovito
Blade Length: 5 5/8”
Overall Length: 10 1/2"
Blade Thickness: 3/16”
Blade Steel: CPM S45VN
Blade Hardness: 59-61 HRC
Blade Style: Fixed Re-Curve
Coating: PVD – Tungsten DLC (Flat Black)
Handle Material: Black CE Canvas Micarta
Sheath:  Black Kydex with Belt Loop
Weight: 0.558 LBS

Spartan-Ronin Shinto - 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.