Polish your image with the Kershaw Crown. From its satin-polished blades and bolsters to its handsome Micarta scales, this is a classic gentleman's knife. Micarta is an industrial laminate composed of layers of fiber embedded in a resin and subjected to heat and high-pressure to make the material extremely hard and dense. It has both industrial and decorative applications and it makes a remarkably handsome knife handle, especially when polished to a shine as it is in the Kershaw Crown. The Crown€s blade is 8Cr13MoV for a solid balance of strength with an ability to take and hold an edge. The Crown is a classic manual-opening knife, but it€s fast and easy with the ambidextrous thumbstuds. A secure locking liner keeps the blade safely opened until the user releases it. The Crown offers two carry options: a single-position pocketclip as well as a lanyard hole drilled in the handle. The Crown makes a handsome gentleman€s knife, yet is large enough to be a genuinely useful knife when the need arises.