Severed Metal Works Raven Karambit 2.5" 440C, Walnut, Deep Flat Black Gunkote, Serial 005 - Made in USA (SMW-RAVEN-005)

The Raven is Dean Shroka's compact karambit style fixed blade, made by hand in Alabama and serialized. This is serial 005, with walnut scales and a deep flat black Gunkote finish over 440C stainless. It ships in a Kydex sheath set up for belt carry.

Specifications

• Model: Raven
• Serial Number: 005
• Main Edge: 2.5"
• Secondary Top Edge: 1.6"
• Handle Length: 2.2"
• Overall Length: Approximately 5"
• Blade Steel: 440C stainless
• Blade Finish: Deep Flat Black Gunkote
• Handle Material: Walnut
• Sheath: Kydex, set for belt carry
• Maker: Dean Shroka
• Country of Origin: Made in USA (Alabama)
• SKU: SMW-RAVEN-005

The Raven

The Raven is the smallest thing Dean makes and the most aggressive. Karambit style, with a 2.5 inch main edge and a 1.6 inch sharpened top edge, on a 2.2 inch handle. At roughly 5 inches overall it is a knife you carry rather than one you use for chores.

Made One at a Time

These are hand made, so the numbers run close rather than exact. Dean grinds, finishes, and serializes each one himself, which is why no two come out identical and why every one has its own dog tag.

440C, Plate Quenched and Cryo Treated

Dean plate quenches his blades and then runs them through cryo in liquid nitrogen, which is not something most makers at his size bother with. It converts more of the retained austenite and gets the steel closer to what the heat treat is actually capable of. On 440C that means better edge holding out of a stainless that people usually write off.

Walnut Scales

Wood on a knife like this is a choice. Walnut warms up a design that is otherwise all business, and the grain on this set is specific to serial 005. It will darken with handling over the years.

About Severed Metal Works

Dean works out of a garage shop in Alabama, which he and his wife converted from the shed most of his videos were filmed in. He is one of the makers we visited on the Great American Knife Tour.

Why This One Stands Out

Walnut over a flat black blade is the most understated Raven we have. There is a second one in this configuration, serial 006, and the grain on the two is not the same.

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