Browning Arms Company has been known for many years as a premier manufacturer of some of the finest hunting rifles and shotguns on the market. Smaller known are their line of fine hunting and tactical knives. The Browning Vortex fixed blade with Titanium coating is virtually the perfect field knife. Made from tough 440 steel, the Browning Vortex fixed blade has good sharpness retention while still being fairly easy to sharpen. With a 56-58 Rockwell hardness coupled with the titanium coating on the Browning Vortex trailing point fixed blade allow it to withstand not only hard use, but resist the elements as well. The G10 scaled handle gives the Vortex a "tacky" feel making it perfect when wet or bloody in the field, and trailing point blade are perfect for skinning or slicing through hide.