TOPS Mil-Spie 5 Fixed Blade Knife, 1095 Carbon, Kydex Sheath, MIL05CY

Made in U.S.A.

The name Mil-SPIE is an acronym that the DOD came up with several years ago. It stands for (Military-Special Projects Individual Equipment) Pronounced ‘MIL SPY’
This was to enable Special Operation Forces within the Military to help develop, test, evaluate and
acquire 'out of the ordinary' and 'outside of normal channels' items that they require.
 
TOPS KNIVES is often approached by individual OPERATORS who advise us of their
ideas and the criteria that needed to be met for their Unit or Team.  
The challenge was to develop a small and large Field Knife with a fairly narrow carrying profile.
It had to be strong and light in weight.
With this criteria in mind we created and named the Mil-SPIE Knives.
 
Two sizes were developed:

Mil-SPIE - 5
 
This model  size is a 5.0" blade that is 1/4" thick and O/A Length 10 3/8"  made out of 1095 HCA , weight .65  RC58
 
This model is more adeft at belt or vest carry, while still maintaining a low profile.

The handles are skeletonized with a 'Code Yellow'  handle, which is highly visible, and the blades are coated with 'black traction coating'
 
The sheath system is a Heavy Duty Kydex, which locks the knife in place in the closed position and has a Steel Spring Clip for attachment in a variety of positions,  in addition it has a ballistic nylon loop with additional fastener,  should it be required as a secondary lock.