The original Otter Messer Mercator makers of the famous Mercator pocket knife and classics. Still made in Germany since 1840 with the Solingen steel. The compact and light Mercator is a massively popular knife for NZ farmers, hunters and outdoorsmen. Used extensively during the possum trapping boom years due to is spear point and easy to resharpen and all that time the steel is still competitive with 12c27 or 15c20 at similar hrc for edge retention-and toughness. ALLHone has a unique necklace sheath made for the Mercator and help avoid remembering if you left it back there or some pocket.