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A Karambit is a remarkable multi-use knife designed for safety, precision and efficiency. It has a curved or hooked blade, an ergonomic handle and usually includes at least one safety ring.

Anatomy of a Karambit

  • Folding Blade
  • Fixed Blade

Sometimes you just want to easily stash your knife. Folding karambits have the curved blade you want but fit easily into your pocket for portability and concealment, especially in urban environments.

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Fixed karambits are made from a solid piece of steel with no moving parts, offering the most strength and reliability of all karambit types.

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What are
Karambits used for?

From the great outdoors to everyday use: Karambits are precisely built for every occasion

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Everyday

Everyday

From the 11th century on, the karambit has proven itself to be a fully capable practical choice for a safe, multi-use everyday carry blade.

Hunting

Hunting

The owners of Karambit.com have used Karambit Knives to skin mule, deer, elk, and other small game with its distinct hawkbill shaped blade. Its inward edge enhances efficiency by allowing for deeper, more controlled cuts. The curve also aids in skinning and caping tasks, providing better control and precision.

Camping

Camping

Karambit knives are extremely versatile tools particularly well-suited for camping. The sharp curved blade makes it ideal for preparing food, carving, whittling, cutting, and fashioning kindling for a campfire. The karambit is light and easy to pack, weather proof, and corrosion resistant.

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Fishing

Fishing

The Karambit's curved blade allows for precise and controlled cuts which can be particularly useful for removing fishing line, cutting through tough ropes, or cleaning fish. Its ergonomic handle also provides a secure and comfortable grip, ensuring that the knife remains firmly in hand even when wet or slippery. This feature is especially beneficial for anglers who often work in wet and challenging environments.

Self Defense

Self Defense

Originally designed to be deployed in the midst of an encounter, the best karambits for tactical use are small, easily concealed, and cause massive amounts of damage with minimal amounts of effort.

Grip & Transitions

Reverse Grip

Reverse grip is best utilized in tactical and combative karambit applications.

How: Position your right hand so it's palm-up and flat. Place the karambit on your palm with the spine facing your body, ring towards the right and the tip facing away from your body. Slide your index finger into the safety ring and close your fingers around the handle to secure the karambit in a reverse grip.

Grip & Transitions

Forward Grip

Forward grip is best utilized for chores, everyday use, utilitarian function and tasks requiring exceptional control and precision.

How: Position your hand so it's palm-up and flat. Place the karambit on your palm with the spine facing your body, ring towards the left and the tip facing away from your body. Slide your pinky into the safety ring and close your fingers around the handle to secure the karambit in forward grip.

Grip & Transitions

Extended Grip

Extended grip is rarely utilized as it has many shortcomings. However, it's useful in combat when extra reach is required or for leveraging upward application of force. During work, field or utility applications, it can be used to snag something that's just out of reach or that requires you to work from below the object.

How: With your karambit held in a reverse grip, rotate the blade toward your body and over your index finger until it rests naturally against the backs of your fingers, blade tip up.