I have had a few questions about the Sabit. Many people wanted to know why I designed it. I thought I would address those questions in this blog entry.

The Sabit was designed to accomplish numerous things. It is primarily a martial arts knife. It is not designed as a bushcraft knife or a hunting knife. I designed it to fit with the type of martial arts that I practice. I loosely based the Sabit on an Indonesian farming implement that was also used as a weapon.

There was not a knife on the market that I thought lended itself to everything I wanted to do regarding my martial arts studies and my own self defense. I designed the Sabit around my needs. It has also proven to be very popular with other people, including civilians who are interested in using it for self defense.

Many people think it looks like a karambit without the ring. This is not the case. The Sabit was designed to make rapid grip changes to accomplish different things effectively. The karambit can not accomplish this as rapidly. The way the blade was designed gives it many advantages over the karambit, especially when using the point. The Sabit has advantages of the karambit and a standard knife.

The Sabit has a longer blade than the majority of karambits. Although the Sabit's blade appears to be curved like a karambit, it is designed differently and is straighter. This design allows it to be easily inserted into something in a stabbing motion.

The design of the tip is much stronger than it appears due to the grind angles. The tip design allows the Sabit to be inserted into targets tip first very easily without damaging it.

The tip was also designed for a very specific and rapid snap cut. The tip design and blade shape make this type of snap cut extremely effective. Once someone learns how to snap cut, the Sabit will increase their effectiveness.

The blade shape of the Sabit was designed to provide an effective cut from just about any angle. The grind angles and the heat treating process make this knife extremely strong. That is one of the reasons we offer a lifetime warranty.

The handle was designed to fit securely in your hand while you are making a fist. It fits securely whether you are using a forward or reverse grip. It also allows you to transition between grips effectively.

The very end of the handle was designed as an optional impact device in the forward grip. It was designed to keep your thumb over it in the reverse grip to assist in keeping your grip during hard impacts.

The warranty is simple. If your Sabit breaks during your lifetime, my lifetime, or Mr. Coogler's lifetime, we will fix or repair it as long as we are physically able to. If you intentionally break or destroy the knife we will fix or replace it, but it won't be done for free. If the sheath ever breaks we will fix it for free.

There are other things the Sabit was designed for that won't be discussed in this public blog due to security and liability concerns. If you are interested in learning more, please contact one of our affiliated instructors. If you are interested in purchasing a Sabit, please contact Barnett Blades or Coogler Custom Knives on Facebook or by email.