3.5" Skinner, Pimped by Kingdom Armory
Price $475.00
Product Details
Blade Length 3.5
Overall Length 8.25
Closed Length 4.875
Weight (oz) 5.2
Source Previously owned
Additional Specs
Knife Type Reversible Clip, Tip Down Clip, Tip Up Clip
Blade Material S35VN
Blade Details Clip Point, Upswept/Trailing
Handle Material G10, Metallic
Other Details Tactical
About the Maker
Hinderer, Rick
In the mid 1980’s Rick Hinderer began his knife making journey making art knives in a small 14′ x 18′ turkey coop with none of the modern amenities, like heat or running water! Art knives are a far cry from the tactical scene which Rick is so deeply entrenched in now. Over the years his meticulous attention to knife design and knife making, coupled with his real world experience as a Fire Fighter / EMT sets him apart from the rest. Rick’s design philosophy is deeply rooted in his experience with using his knives as part of his first responder tools. That catalyst of change from art knives to hard use tactical was after Rick joined the rescue dive team. He really began to look at knives and designs more as hard use tactical tools than works of art. Rick began changing over from old world knife making techniques to modern CNC precision manufacturing. With the combination of designing art knives, and his real world experience as a first responder, this unusual perspective allows him to design hard use tactical folders that are not only aesthetically pleasing to the eye, but extremely comfortable in the hand. All of Rick’s products are engineered to go the distance when it counts the most whether it be when life is on the line, or you just need a good cutting tool.
Kingdom Armory
2018 will mark the 10 year anniversary of beginning this adventure and becoming a full time custom knife maker. For some reason, I’ve always strived to fly under the radar and quietly grind away. Happy to do something I love and support my family with it. Taking a passion to work and create with your hands, and making that into a career is an intensely personal journey. If I’m honest though, it has been a saving grace in my life as I’ve struggled to overcome life’s tragedies and set-backs. Like an oak cask to whiskey however, this process has both refined and distilled me as a person and as an artist. A full decade later, I’m humbled by all the support and recognition from those who have found me and purchased a piece of my life’s work. I’m built up by the process of being able to build, and that wouldn’t be possible without such a loyal customer base and trusting dealers. My family and I thank you all!