USMA CLASS-YEAR COMMEMORATIVE Knife

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The West Point Parents Club of Colorado is pleased to offer a commemorative knife to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2023. These commemorative knives will be engraved with “USMA 2023” on the bolster and “Freedom Is Not Free” along the flat of the blade near the spine. Other class years are available upon request and will include each class's motto.

The knife will be produced by Carothers Performance Knives in North Carolina, USA. This is a limited production item, and only 75 knives will be available.

Note: All images are of a prototype. The final design may vary.

The handle of the production knife is textured and is unbuffed black canvas micarta.

The knife was designed as a collaboration with a US Army Green Beret. It is a high performance mid-sized utility combat knife that will also perform well in routine cutting chores. It is optimized to carry light and tolerate rough use well beyond the abilities of "normal" knives. The heat treatment is optimized for edge stability so it will hold a sharp edge in rough use. A side effect of this heat treat is a higher percentage of free chromium, so although it is not stainless, it is nearly so.

Note: all orders are preorders. The knives will not go into production until we place our order. The knives will be available for shipment or pickup no later than the end of April, in time for USMA 23’s graduation.

The handle is 3D sculpted CNC machined and ergonomically designed for a standard forward, reverse, saber, and pinch grips for an average sized hand. The design allows the user to easily flip from saber grip to reverse grip, and it offers excellent hand protection with guards, thumb ramp, and jimping.

Crafted for High Performance

Unnecessary weight is removed where possible and the tang is internally skeletonized for a neutral balance. The blade is made of .188" CPM "Delta" 3V. Despite being light (8 oz) and ground relatively thin (.020" before sharpening), it will tolerate rough use in demanding environments. You can baton and pry with it. It will tolerate punching holes in sheet metal, cutting iron wire, and even chopping through cinder block without breaking or developing excessive damage. One of the design requirements when developing this knife was it would be capable of opening a hole in a masonry wall without risk of breaking. You could damage the edge if you set your mind to it, but it has exceptional edge retention and is practically unbreakable.

Engraving Included

These commemorative knives will be engraved with “USMA 2023” on the bolster and “Freedom Is Not Free” along the flat of the blade near the spine. If a difference class year is requested, those knives will be engraved using the same format for class year and class motto.

The knife comes with Carothers’ rough use warranty

If it ever fails for any reason short of intentionally breaking it, Carothers will replace, repair or refund. Broken tips get re-pointed, broken scales are replaced with a material of the knife maker’s choosing.

How to order

Important items to note before placing an order

We have a limited quantity of these knives. First come first served.
The knives have not yet been produced. The knife maker will begin production once the bulk order is submitted. The knives will be available for shipment or pickup no later than the end of April 2023.
The knives can be picked up at an event or shipped to you.
The knives will be ordered in bulk from the knife maker when all 75 knives are requested, or December 1, 2022, whichever occurs first.
Each knife will be engraved with USMA, the class year, and the class motto. Further customization to the knife is not possible.
You must pay for your order when you place the order.
Refunds are only possible prior to WPPCCO’s order to the knife maker. Once we place the bulk order to Carothers, refunds are not allowed.
Any warranty claims must be made through Carothers Performance Knives.
The donation includes the knife, the sheath, and shipping to domestic and APO addresses.
It is important for the donor to maintain a current mailing address. If you move after placing the order, it is your responsibility to update your address with WPPCCO. WPPCCO commits to deliver the knife to the address on file.
It is the donor’s responsibility to ensure the knife is legal in the state or country you reside.

Ordering your knife

There are only 75 knives available. To take advantage of this offer please order by

December 1, 2022.

All orders are preorders. The knives will not go into production until the bulk order is submitted to the knife maker. The knives will be available for shipment no later than the end of April, in time for USMA 23’s graduation.

Donation: $350 each

The donation includes shipping to addresses within the 50 US states, US Territories, to APOs

USMA CLASS-YEAR COMMEMORATIVE Knife

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PeRformance in Action

How to order

Important items to note before placing an order

Ordering your knife

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