Watch: DPx Gear HEFT 12 CHOP First Run “Expedition Knife”

If you’re a knife person and have some extra bucks to spare–and you like a big, heavy, machete-like knife for camp chores or zombie patrol–this might be for you.

DPx Gear is coming out with one heck of a big knife, and they’re taking pre-orders now.

They’re calling it the HEFT 12 CHOP, and here’s what they have to say about it:

Made in Italy by LionSTEEL featuring Sleipner stainless steel, ergonomic Micarta scales, and a flattened blade tip perfect for battoning. This DPx Gear website exclusive is a serialized limited edition first run knife that comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Specs:

• Stonewashed Sleipner steel with 60 HRC
• Textured black Micarta scales
• Serialized first run
• Black KYDEX sheath made in the USA
• Knife made in Italy by LionSTEEL
• No-questions-asked lifetime warranty
• Patents:www.dpxgear.com/patents
• Weight: 23.4 ounces (without sheath) / 29.3 ounces (with sheath)
• Blade Length: 12.52″
• Blade Thickness: 0.22″
• Overall Length: 18.62″
• Rockwell Hardness: 60
• Estimated ship date: June 15th 2016
• Special pre-order price: $380

It looks like a great tool. The price is way beyond my means, but that doesn’t stop me from wanting it.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.