BRIEF DESCRIPTION
The DPx H-E-S-T or Hostile Environment Survival Tool™ is the knife that started it all... the original, brutal-use everyday carry fixed survival blade. Made in America, used worldwide.
The DPx HEST Original changed the way professionals think of a survival blade. It had to be with you to be useful, and it couldn’t fail when deployed. The HEST features an “over built” blade crafted from high-carbon 1095 hardened and tempered steel that delivers a 57-58 Rockwell hardness. A material that stands up to abuse and still takes quick strops in the field.
The HEST concept was created by adventurer Robert Young Pelton who applied his time in three dozen conflicts and adventures through more than 120 countries to come up with the perfect balance of concealability, utility and fail-safe operation in an innovative blade. You will find every aspect of the DPx HEST thought out: the balance, lashing points, thumb control, wire breaker and even the ability to remove the hollow Micarta® handles for use as a neck knife. The HEST features a number of improvements from its first iteration: a stronger handle and a revamped, MOLLE-compatible DeSantis KYDEX® sheath with “pull the dot” snaps. The DPx HEST also includes a pry bar, brass screws, and a no-questions-asked lifetime warranty that customers have come to expect from DPx Gear. Patent Pending
Details
- Black textured powder coating
- Brass hardware
- Pry bar, lashing points, wire breaker, bottle opener/lifter/thumb control point
- Handles: green canvas Micarta with storage area
- Designed to be used as a neck knife by removing scales
- Blade is high carbon 1095 hardened and tempered steel with Rockwell hardness of 57-58
- Designed by Robert Young Pelton
- DeSantis KYDEX sheath with tension screw and MOLLE compatible “pull the dot” snaps
- Made in America by Ontario Knife Company in Franklinville, NY
- Lifetime warranty
Specifications
- Weight : 138.91 g
- Style : Woodsman
- Type : Fixed
- Blade Edge : Smooth
- Steel Type : High Carbon 1095
- Blade Length : 79.38 mm
- Blade Thickness : 4.76 mm
- Handle Color : Brass
- Handle Material : Micarta
- Overall Length : 193.68 mm
- Rockwell Hardness : 57-58
- Configuration : Right/Left-Handed