TheKershaw Deschutes Caper 1882 is a lightweight full tang knife with a D2 steel head that is perfect for trimming game, cutting food and light camp work. The Kershaw Deschutes Caper 1882 has a full-tang (full shank) construction, which means that the blade and shank are made from a single piece of metal. Knives of such construction are resistant to breakage and damage, and are not afraid of hard work, so they are popular with hunters, survivalists, bushcraft enthusiasts and soldiers. The knife is cut from hard D2 tool steel, which cuts aggressively, has high abrasion and wear resistance and good retention (long sharpness hold). Highly hardened D2 steel, despite being a carbon steel, also has high corrosion resistance, thanks to its increased chromium content and vanadium doping. Choosing a knife made of D2 tool steel, you can be sure that the blade will maintain sharpness and aggressiveness of cutting even during the toughest hunting work. When choosing a knife made of such steel, it is worth getting a diamond sharpener, as sharpening with a standard ceramic whetstone can be very labor-intensive and inefficient.