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TOPS Knives® Tom Brown Tracker™ #2 Mid-Size Survival Knife – 1095 Carbon – Black Micarta – TBT-020
The TOPS Knives® Tom Brown Tracker™ #2 Mid-Size Survival Knife (TBT-020) is a premium, hard-use wilderness survival instrument meticulously scaled down from the legendary original Tracker to balance devastating chopping power with agile, pack-friendly portability. While the full-sized Tracker #1 stands as a masterwork of backcountry engineering, its massive 1.2-pound blueprint can cause localized hip fatigue during grueling all-day mountain stalks. The Tracker #2 platform (816411022384) masterfully solves this carry barrier, trimming down the physical length by 2.50 inches and slimming the spine to 0.19 inches to shave away dead weight without sacrificing the multi-functional edge geometry that made the series a global outdoor icon.
Handcrafted in the United States from a single monolithic slab of 1095 high carbon tool steel, this full-tang beast is differentially heat-treated to an unyielding 56-58 HRC to absorb violent impact forces without fracturing. The blade is armored in TOPS' signature Black Traction Coating, which isolates the underlying carbon steel from moisture, acidic sap, and abrasive wear. The technical hallmark of the TBT-020 framework is its multi-zone dual-grind hawkbill blade: the forward sweet spot features a robust flat grind optimized for heavy chopping and bone splitting, while the inner crescent curves into a deep hollow grind engineered for precision carving, feather-sticking, and hide scraping. The spine is aggressively carved with a functional survival saw-back matrix designed for tracking clean notches, scoring bone, and hacking wire channels. Anchored by heavy-duty brass rivets over underlying red accent liners, the ergonomic Black Linen Micarta handle scales feature a distinct finger-choil configuration that yields a slip-free master grip even when saturated with water, mud, or field game blood. Bundled with a multi-position Kydex belt sheath equipped with dual steel rotating spring clips, this 9.6-ounce ultimate survival asset is built to serve as your definitive lifeline in remote environments.
Includes: (1) TOPS Knives Tom Brown Tracker #2 Fixed Blade Survival Knife (Black Traction 1095 Steel / Black Micarta Handles), Custom-Molded Heavy-Duty Kydex Sheath with Dual Spring Clips, Integrated Red Fiber Handle Liners, and TOPS Survival Emergency Whistle.
*Maintenance Note: The core of this blade is forged from high-performance 1095 high-carbon steel, which provides world-class impact toughness but can rust if neglected. The manufacturer recommends wiping down the exposed cutting edge with a light coat of high-grade protective oil after field use to shield the steel matrix against elemental oxidization.
Key Features
- Multi-Zone Geometric Dual Grind: Seamlessly transitions from a forward flat chop-edge directly into an inner hollow carving crescent to handle tasks spanning from heavy batoning to fine skinning.
- Hard-Hitting 1095 Carbon Steel: Legendary American tool steel delivers unmatched edge retention and supreme structural elasticity, resisting chips when encountering hard knots or skeletal matter.
- Functional Survival Saw-Back Spine: Outfitted with aggressive spine-cut teeth optimized for building traps, tracking notches in shelter poles, and slicing through high-tensile field wire.
- All-Condition Linen Micarta Grips: Premium black canvas-based scales expand slightly when exposed to moisture, dynamically multiplying tactile tracking friction in sub-zero or rain-soaked environments.
- Black Traction Element Shield: Propoteiry textured poly-powder barrier locks out coastal salt air, corrosive blood splatter, and environmental moisture to preserve the inner steel.
- Handcrafted in the Pacific Northwest: Hand-ground, finished, and rigorously inspected by master blade-smiths at TOPS Knives' world-class facility located in the Idaho wilderness.
Product Specifications
- Brand: TOPS Knives®
- Designer: Tom Brown, Jr.
- Product Line: Tracker™ Series Evolution
- Model Name: Tom Brown Tracker #2 (Mid-Size Variant)
- SKU / MPN: TBT-020 (Alternative Part Identification: TBT020)
- Knife Classification: Multi-Functional Full-Tang Fixed Survival Blade
- Overall Structural Length: 9.50 Inches (24.1 cm)
- Total Blade Length: 5.00 Inches (12.7 cm)
- Primary Cutting Edge: 4.88 Inches (12.4 cm)
- Secondary Carving Edge: 2.00 Inches (5.1 cm)
- Blade Spine Thickness: 0.190 Inches (4.8 mm)
- Blade Steel Chemistry: 1095 High Carbon Tool Steel
- Hardness Threshold: 56-58 HRC (Rockwell Scale)
- Blade Finish Treatment: Protective Non-Reflective Black Traction Coating
- Handle Slab Material: Premium Layered Black Linen Micarta
- Chassis Accent Accoutrements: Structural Red Fiber Handle Spacers
- Sheath Infrastructure: Black Form-Molded Kydex Assembly
- Mounting Hardware: Dual Heavy-Duty Rotatable Steel Spring Belt Clips
- Country of Origin: Proudly Hand-Forged and Assembled in the USA
- Knife Net Weight: 9.60 oz (272.1 g)
- Weight Configured with Sheath: 14.00 oz (396.9 g) Total Pack Weight
- UPC: 816411022384
