Kershaw Knives and Emerson Knives have joined forces on a series of knives that combine the precision engineering of Kershaw with Emersons uncompromising functional designbr /br /The CQC4K features a droppoint blade for multipurpose cutting capability Blackoxide coating protects the blade and makes it nonreflective, too A textured G10 front scale in coyote brown offers a secure grip The handle back is stainless steel with blackoxide coating For a safe and solid blade lock up, the CQC4K has a frame lockbr /br /The CQC4K is a manual opener using either the thumb disk or the patented Emerson wave shaped feature This opening feature enables the knife to be opened as it is removed from the pocket By the time the knife has been fully withdrawn from the pocket, the blade is deployed and ready for use A small waveshaped tab on the top of the blade is built to catch on the pocket seam, opening the knife as it comes out of the pocket This instantopen feature is a favorite among military, rescue, and law enforcement knife usersbr /br /Featuresbr /br / Thumb disk waved shaped opening featurebr / Manual openingbr / Frame lockbr / Reversible pocket clip left/rightbr /br /Specificationsbr /br / Steel 8Cr13MoV, blackoxide finishbr / Handle Textured G10 front, 410 blackoxide finish backbr / Blade Length 325br / Closed Length 42br / Overall Length 745