What a knife! We hope you'll forgive the cliché, but the TOPS Operator 7 impresses in every way. As a no-compromise outdoor and tactical knife, the Operator 7 with its enormous blade thickness is definitely not lightweight. However, it is also one of those knives where only the owner's imagination sets the limit. It is made from 1075 carbon steel, which is differentially hardened for the optimal combination of edge retention and stability, and features the TOPS-typical Traction Coating on the Blackout version. The generously sized handle of the Blackout version is made from black canvas Micarta as the base, with a G10-scale with fine checkering as the top layer and a contrasting spacer. The wide guard ensures maximum handling safety, and the Kydex sheath on the Blackout version is equipped with a rotating steel clip.