Knife - Essential Tool for Camping, Outdoor Adventure and collection

Thanks to its structure, RAO C is a tool that despite its small size, manages to guarantee the same qualities of robustness and reliability as its big brother while offering better portability and manageability.

The locking mechanism on opening is particularly strong as it is assisted by a safety system that turns it into a true fixed blade. The primary safety on the blade is activated by raising and lowering the locking pin. To provide the user with maximum safety in use, a practical and quick secondary safety has been applied, which can be activated simply by moving the locking pin horizontally.

For the purpose of lightening the steel frames, a template was laser-cut from the profile of the RAO C, which was then used to make a gadget that is delivered with the knife.


Intended use: hiking/tactical

Type of production: industrial
Country of production: Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co 58HRC
Blade Finish: Burnishing MIL-C-13924
Handle: anticorodal anodized with hard oxidation
Blade length: 100mm.
Blade thickness: 4mm.
Length closed: 132mm.
Total length: 225mm.
Weight: 239g.
Closure: modified front lock, with push-button aditional safety.
Notes: keychain gadget, with miniature profile of the knife

Intended use: hiking / Survivalism

Type of production: industrial
Country of manufacture: Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co 58HRC
Blade treatment: Dark Stone
Handle: anticorodal of 4.5mm
Blade length: 115mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Length closed: 142
Total length: 262mm.
Weight: 330g.
Closure: modified front lock - threaded safety pin
Sheath: tactical Nylon with M.O.L.L.E. attachments suitable for both closed and open knife
Notes: diamond sharpener and fire starter included

Intended use: military / tactical

Type of production: industrial
Production Blade: Italy
Blade: Stainless steel 58HRC N690Co
Treatment Blade: Testudo MIL-C-13924
Handle: 4.5mm anti-corrosion
Blade length: 115mm.
Blade Thickness: 6.3mm.
Length closed: 142
Overall length: 262mm.
Balancing: -
Weight: 330g.
Closure: front lock changed - safety pin threaded
Clip: -
Sheath: tactical nylon with attacks M.O.L.L.E. suitable for both the knife closed and open
Notes: diamond sharpener included

New version 2018 with improved grip: uses the same handle as the RAO II model

Folding knife made to specific requests of the Italian Army department 185 ° RAO (Regiment Acquisition Objectives) and currently supplied to the homonymous department. The supplied knife differs from the civil one only because of the total lack of writing or logos on the blade.

HISTORICAL SUMS ON THE DEPARTMENT:
The 185 ° RAO of the '' Folgore '' is a department with an ancient tradition, but very new. In fact, it was born on April 3, 2000 following the reconfiguration of the 185th terrestrial paratroop artillery regiment. Based in Livorno, it is an atypical department of the artillery weapon, currently inserted in the Special Forces basin.

Entirely composed of voluntary personnel, the 185th RAO selects its components through the passing of a physical test and a qualification course on modules '' with increasing difficulty ''. The tasks entrusted to the RAO's men are many, but all very delicate: it is about gathering information on enemy objectives and 'passing them' to one's command. More generally, it can talk about '' recognition in sensitive areas ''. '' It is therefore evident - they stress to the Army - that the activity of the acquirer takes place mainly in hostile territory, in small self-sufficient nuclei that act in isolation ''.

RAO paratroopers are specialists in '' infiltration and exfiltration '' techniques and are able to move in the operating area '' for up to 8-10 days without external supplies ''. They know how to 'escape from capture, escape and escape from an' enemy controlled area '' and, above all, as '' identify, determine and evaluate objectives '' of strategic interest. Since 2002, the year of reconfiguration, the 185th Regiment detachments have operated in all the hottest operational theaters: from the Balkans to Afghanistan, to Iraq. Here they mainly carry out surveys for medium and long-range information purposes and for monitoring the area of ​​responsibility of the Italian contingent.

Destination of use: military / tactical

Type of production: industrial
Lama production: Italy
Blade: stainless steel N690Co 58 / 60HRC
Blade treatment: burnishing MIL-C 13924
Handle: 4.5mm anticorodal aluminum anodized
Blade length: 118mm.
Blade thickness: 6.3mm.
Length closed: 142mm.
Total length: 261mm.
Weight: 335g.
Closure: modified front lock with additional threaded security pin
Clip: absent
Sheath: tactical Nylon compatible M.O.L.L.E. suitable both for the closed and open knife
Notes: diamond pocket sharpener included