The Al Mar Stinger has a 1.3-inch satin D2 tool steel drop point blade, a gray rubber handle and a polymer sheath.
At 1.3 inches the blade is about the length of a house key, which is the point. This is a keyring knife meant to be there when nothing else is, not a knife that replaces a working one. Putting D2 on a blade this small is unusual. It holds an edge far longer than the soft stainless normally fitted to keyring knives, which matters when a blade this size is sharpened rarely.
D2 is only semi-stainless, so it needs to be dried after it gets wet, which is worth knowing on a knife carried against keys in a pocket. The rubber handle grips when hands are wet, and the polymer sheath holds the blade with a positive snap rather than friction. Explore more Survival and Bushcraft.
- 1.3-inch blade, about the length of a house key
- D2 holds an edge far longer than usual keyring steel
- Needs to be dried after use, being semi-stainless
- Rubber handle with a polymer sheath
