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Hirotake Arai's son Michio had spent time in the United States, [2] recognizing a potential market for their helmets (which was dominated by Bell at the time). Arai was approached by New Jersey–based motorsport accessory retailer Roger Weston, [3] [4] [5] who later managed the Arai Helmet Americas division, [6] with a goal to recruit an American racer from the Daytona 200 to wear an Arai helmet.
Strider fixed blade knives utilize Steel, Paracord or G-10 fiberglass for the handle material. Strider uses a proprietary heat treatment originally developed by Paul Bos of Buck Knives. [2] This resulted in knives with blades of ATS-34 or BG-42 coming back from heat treat with a very dark colored blade which would then be bead blasted a flat ...
The double-edged blades lack a hamon and the resulting curvature. A 13th century sword by Masatsune with a straight-edge hamon A 13th century sword by Nagamitsu, with a notare midare hamon that is wavy along the blade but straight approaching the tip. A 14th century sword by Kunimitsu 14th century sword by Masamune, with a wavy hamon
The general blade size range is from 15 to 21 cm (6 to 8 in). Kirit-suke — A large hybrid with the length of yanagi-ba and the blade height and profile of usuba with an angled tip as a compromise. It requires great knife control because of the height, length, and flatness. The general blade size range is from 24 cm (9 in) to 30 cm (12 in).
(Reuters) -The Louisiana Department of Health said on Friday it has detected the first presumptive positive human case of H5N1 bird flu infection in the U.S. state.
Carlos Santana is on the mend after an accidental fall at his home in Hawaii left him with a broken finger.. The legendary guitarist, 77, was set to begin a new set of shows in his Las Vegas ...
Shelf-staple food items like spices, nuts, coffee and spice blends can be packed in carry-on luggage, while sauces, marinades and oils can be brought home in checked luggage.
A folding switchblade. A switchblade (also known as switch knife, automatic knife, pushbutton knife, ejector knife, flick knife, gravity knife, flick blade, or spring knife) is a pocketknife with a sliding or pivoting blade contained in the handle which is extended automatically by a spring when a button, lever, or switch on the handle or bolster is activated.