Description

Spyderco Whale Rescue Blade Only

The original Whale Rescue Blade was made from 440C stainless steel. It featured a long, sweeping hawkbill profile with a blunt, rounded tip. This allows the blade to be gently maneuvered under tangled lines without endangering the whale. Once in place, the combination of its fully serrated SpyderEdge and the strategic curve of the blades profile creates a tremendously powerful cutting action that easily severs even thick, water soaked lines with minimal effort. Because of its unique purpose, the Whale Rescue Blade had traditionally been an extremely limited item offered only to wildlife conservation organizations. However, based largely on interest from military special operations units, in 2012 Spyderco decided to increase production and make it commercially available. The commercial version retains all the salient qualities of the original, but with the added benefit of being made from H1 steel. H1 is a unique nitrogen based austenitic steel that is completely impervious to rust, and therefore the ultimate material for this one of a kind blade. Spyderco is extremely proud of the Whale Rescue Blade project and our role in supporting the wildlife conservation organizations that rescue these amazing animals.