Tops Tracker

The TOPS Knives® Tom Brown Tracker™ #2 Mid-Size Survival Knife (TBT-020) is a premium, hard-use wilderness survival instrument meticulously scaled down from the legendary original Tracker to balance devastating chopping power with agile, pack-friendly portability. While the full-sized Tracker #1 stands as a masterwork of backcountry engineering, its massive 1.2-pound blueprint can cause localized hip fatigue during grueling all-day mountain stalks. The Tracker #2 platform  masterfully solves this carry barrier, trimming down the physical length by 2.50 inches and slimming the spine to 0.19 inches to shave away dead weight without sacrificing the multi-functional edge geometry that made the series a global outdoor icon.

Handcrafted in the United States from a single monolithic slab of 1095 high carbon tool steel, this full-tang beast is differentially heat-treated to an unyielding 56-58 HRC to absorb violent impact forces without fracturing. The blade is armored in TOPS' signature Black Traction Coating, which isolates the underlying carbon steel from moisture, acidic sap, and abrasive wear. The technical hallmark of the TBT-020 framework is its multi-zone dual-grind hawkbill blade: the forward sweet spot features a robust flat grind optimized for heavy chopping and bone splitting, while the inner crescent curves into a deep hollow grind engineered for precision carving, feather-sticking, and hide scraping. The spine is aggressively carved with a functional survival saw-back matrix designed for tracking clean notches, scoring bone, and hacking wire channels. Anchored by heavy-duty brass rivets over underlying red accent liners, the ergonomic Black Linen Micarta handle scales feature a distinct finger-choil configuration that yields a slip-free master grip even when saturated with water, mud, or field game blood. Bundled with a multi-position Kydex belt sheath equipped with dual steel rotating spring clips, this 9.6-ounce ultimate survival asset is built to serve as your definitive lifeline in remote environments.