{"product_id":"honey-badger-cross-bolt-drop-point-frn-tan","title":"HONEY BADGER CROSS-BOLT DROP-POINT FRN TAN","description":"\u003ch4\u003eHoney Badger Cross-Bolt Drop-Point Med\/Large Tan Folding Knife\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThink about the last full day you spent outdoors and count the cuts. The cable tie on the trailer. The stubborn packaging on a new gas canister. Biltong, before anyone else got to it. A frayed guy rope, a length of hose, the label off a jerry can, the sausage at lunch. None of it is dramatic and all of it is a nuisance without a blade. The Honey Badger Cross-Bolt in tan is built for that unglamorous list, and the colour is chosen for exactly the ground where the list gets longest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy tan earns its keep in the bushveld\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDust is the defining feature of a Karoo track, a Kalahari camp or a farm road in September. A tan handle does not fight it. Fine dust settles into any handle texture and simply disappears against a sand coloured background, where a black or bright handle looks filthy after one afternoon. The same colour is easier to spot on a groundsheet or in the bottom of a vehicle footwell than a dark handle, which is worth remembering at four in the morning when you are packing camp by headtorch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA morning of tasks, one knife\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBreakfast first. The 83.9 mm drop-point blade is long enough to slice through a loaf and short enough to control on a chopping board balanced on a cooler box. The tip sits in line with the blade centre, so you can pierce a vacuum pack without the point wandering off into whatever is underneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCamp admin next. Cutting rope, opening feed bags, trimming a tarpaulin, whittling a peg replacement when the ground swallows an original. The 2.5 mm blade thickness matters here: thin enough to slice properly, thick enough that you can put weight behind the spine without flexing the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen the drive home, where the knife spends the day in a pocket at 72.5 grams and 113 mm closed, forgotten until somebody needs a box opened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCross-Bolt security under load\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll of the above involves pushing on a folding blade, which is where cheap folders get uncomfortable. The cross-bolt system pushes a bolt through the frame into the tang, locking the blade from both sides rather than relying on a thin liner leaning on a ramp. It engages with a positive click you can hear, it works the same whichever hand holds the knife, and it releases only when you deliberately press the bolt across. Nobody should have to think about their lock mid cut, and with this one you do not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrip when your hands are not clean\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOutdoor work means wet hands, greasy hands or hands still covered in whatever you just butchered, cooked or repaired. The fibre reinforced nylon handle carries a honeycomb pattern that provides grip from every direction, not only along the axis of a pull, and it stays slip resistant when wet. FRN also shrugs off the things that ruin natural handle materials: sunlight, rain, temperature swings, insect repellent and the inside of a hot vehicle in December.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSharpening on the road\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTake a small ceramic rod or a folding diamond plate and give the edge a dozen light passes each side at the end of a trip. 8Cr13MoV responds to that quickly, which is the point of the steel. Ten minutes at a picnic table restores an edge that has spent a week on rope, plastic and braai wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDimensions worth knowing before you buy\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpen, the knife measures 196.9 mm. Closed, it is 113 mm and weighs 72.5 grams, with the blade ground from 8Cr13MoV steel, a stainless alloy chosen because it sharpens easily on basic equipment. That last point counts for far more on a long trip than any premium alloy, because the only sharpener you will have is the one you packed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCarry it the way you want\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pocket clip reverses for left or right hand carry, so the knife sits where your hand naturally goes rather than where the factory decided. Clipped, it holds high in the pocket and comes out the same way every time, which is the small consistency that turns a good knife into a habit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOne knife instead of three\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe argument for a medium to large drop point is that it removes the need to choose. A small blade struggles with a loaf, a rope or a feed bag. A fixed blade of the same capability needs a sheath, a belt and a conversation at the gate. This folder sits between them, big enough for camp work at 196.9 mm open, discreet enough to fold away at 113 mm, and light enough at 72.5 grams that carrying it never becomes a decision. Pack one and the rest of the knife roll can stay at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe short version\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA light, slim, medium to large folder in a colour that suits dust and sun, built around a lock that does not argue and a blade shape that handles almost everything a day outdoors throws at it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8cr13mov steel construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e83.9mm blade length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle frn (fiber reinforced nylon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e196.9mm overall length\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight and slim design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoneycomb pattern for multi-directional grip\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlip-resistant, even when wet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReversible pocket clip: fits left- or right-hand carry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDurable construction for everyday use and outdoor tasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCross-Bolt locking system: smooth, secure, and highly reliable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignature Honey Badger drop-point blade: versatile and precise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003ctable\u003e  \n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHoney Badger\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eColour\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8Cr13MoV\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMetric \/ Imperial\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall Length:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e196.9 mm \/ 7.8 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade Length:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e83.9 mm \/ 3.3 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eClosed Length:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e113 mm \/ 4.45 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade Thickness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.5 mm \/ 0.098 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight:\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72.5 g \/ 2.55 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"HONEY BADGER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50239213633776,"sku":"15748","price":879.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/2651\/0008\/files\/01_honey_badger_cross-bolt_drop-point_tan_folding_knife.jpg?v=1787812818","url":"https:\/\/neonsales.co.za\/products\/honey-badger-cross-bolt-drop-point-frn-tan","provider":"NeonSales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}