KA-BAR Mule FolderLooking for a big folder with a small price tag, then you might want to look at the KA-BAR Mule. Designed as an all purpose utility lockback, the Mule (Military, Utility, and Law Enforcement) measures just over 9" open, with a 3-13/16" blade. KA-BAR markets this knife as the folding answer to their famous fixed blade knives. A lot of people prefer the liner lock type folders, but if you prefer a traditional lockback type mechanism you'll be at home with this knife. The handle of the KA-BAR mule is zytel with kraton inserts for a comfortable non-slip grip and stainless steel liners. Configuration options include straight or combo clip point blade, straight or combo tanto blade, and three color options: Desert Tan, Foliage Green, and black. All blades are AUS-8A stainless, and black teflon coated. Ambidextrous thumb studs allow for one handed opening. Some drawbacks to the KA-BAR mule are its considerable weight, at 8oz, and the AUS-8A steel, which sharpens well, but is not as tough as we might like for something with a name like Mule. It's also manufactured in Taiwan as opposed to the U.S. like its fixed blade older brother. That being said, you can pick up a Mule for forty bucks if you shop around, so while there may be better folders out there, the value of the Mule seems hard to beat. 
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