Gayle Bradley’s experiences as a custom knifemaker and competitive cutting champion give him an exceptional insight into high-performance knife design—an insight that is directly reflected in his first fixed-blade collaboration with Spyderco, the Bradley Bowie.
The Bradley Bowie’s blade is precision ground from PSF27—an incredibly tough spray-formed tool steel. Like the particle metallurgy process, spray forming rapidly solidifies molten steel into small particles so its component alloys cannot “segregate” or settle. This creates an ultra-fine, extremely homogenous grain structure that is ideal for knife blades. PSF27’s alloy composition includes molybdenum, vanadium and a generous 1.55% carbon, but because its chromium content is 12%—just below the official threshold for stainless steel—care should be taken to maintain it properly.
The full-flat-ground blade has a pronounced “belly” for precise cutting control and a long straight swedge (unsharpened bevel) that helps defines its “Bowie” character. It is complemented by full-tang handle construction and a prominent integral lower guard to protect the user’s hand. The handle’s gracefully contoured G-10 scales are 3-D machined and polished to an attractive finish that still ensures a secure grip during use. They are secured to the tang with stout tubular rivets that help reduce weight, allow easy attachment of a lanyard, and in a survival situation, allow the knife to be lashed to a pole to create an improvised spear.
A unique blend of expert design and state-of-the-art metallurgy, the Bradley Bowie comes complete with a custom-molded Boltaron® sheath with a versatile G-Clip™ attachment.
- SKU
- SCFB33GP
- Age Restriction:
- 18+
- Blade Length (cm)
- 13.0
- Overall Length (cm)
- 25.2
- Blade Material:
- PSF27
- Blade Thickness (cm)
- 0.4
- Cutting Edge:
- 11.6
- Grind:
- Full flat
- Sheath:
- Moulded Boltaron
- Youtube Link:
- rGDpWe5eFco
- Handle Material:
- G10
- Handle Colour:
- Black
- Blade Colour:
- Satin
- Blade Type:
- Plain
- Blade Shape:
- Bowie
- Product Weight (g)
- 218
- Newest:
- 2015-06-04 00:00:00
- Designer:
- Gayle Bradley
- Shipping Group:
- STANDARD
- Parent Base Price:
- 328.9500
- Lead Time Dropdown:
- 14 - 21 Days
- GTIN:
- 00716104650705
