UJI
UJI
TM which means "Clan" or "Family" is a fitting name for this time
proven warrior's blade. It is the
UJI
TM that we can live with, and depend upon.
The Newt Livesay
UJI
TM is an original knife design from the Wicked Knife Cutlery and
Manufacturing CompanyTM facility in Siloam
Springs, Arkansas. The Livesay designed UJI
TM is an original fighting knife design of Newt Livesay. It has been
manufactured by Newt Livesay and the Wicked Knife Cutlery and
Manufacturing Company since September 1998.
The first model 147,
UJI
TM was first made on February 10th, 1998. This knife was not parkarized,
but instead had a "satin finish." I marked this
UJI
TM knife with a
carbide tool on one slab side with the words "PROTOTYPE .001 2 10 98",
and on the mark side my name was hand signed. This knife was stolen at
"Wannamaker's Tulsa Gun & Knife Show in April of 1998." (It is on the
NCIC crime files) I started turning out production models of the
UJI
TM on Thursday the 12th of February. No production
UJI
TM knives have
serial numbers. A very limited custom D2 Air Hardened Tool Steel knives
have been made for custom orders. When looking down the spine on a
UJI
TM
the blade has a very noticeable
curve. This is not just a "bend" blade, but a curve that is formed into
the blade during heat treat by placing the red-hot blades in a "jig."
Over the last few years I have developed a couple of
knives that have a curved blade made into the finished knife. The first
of these curved knives was called the EELS knife. The curved blade lends
itself to a very nasty cut when applied to flesh. I am not implying that
you should cut anyone, but the early curved blades (EELS) are for that
purpose. The curve blade of the UJI isn't a good design for
whittling, etc., but it does lay hidden very nicely
against your
inter-forearm when held in a reverse style. This knife has a profiled
“Tanto” style clip that will deliver devastating trauma to a target,
which could be vital for the solution of your mission. The Micarta TM handles on the
UJI
TM are superbly
ground a ergonomically friendly grip; it is then grooved for superior
handling even when wet.
Newt Livesay is one of the premier and original
designers of KYDEX sheaths for knives and other weapon systems, and the
UJI
TM comes housed standard in a ‘Livesay
designed In The Waistband sheathing systems.’
The
UJI
TM is made
from a solid bar of one-eight inch thick 1095 high carbon tool steel,
differentially heat-treated to a superior 59-60 Rockwell on the “C”
scale, triple drawn. A final DeepCryo Quench at sub-zero temperatures is
preformed before the knife is assembled.
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