The Scout 2.5 was Griffin Co.'s first knife design, and it turned a bead company into a blade company. This is the fixed blade that gets carried in place of a folder — a 2.5-inch drop point on a skeletonized full tang at 6.5 inches overall with a blade stock of 0.136 inches. The generous belly and ergonomic handle give the 2.5 real slicing ability for daily cutting work, and users consistently point to the absence of hotspots as what keeps it in their pocket day after day. The Kydex sheath runs vertical or horizontal on the belt and accepts a Tek-Lok, but plenty of guys pull the clip and pocket carry it. Griffin mills weight-reduction pockets into the titanium and brass scales, which keeps the heavier metal builds from dragging. Current production runs CPM MagnaCut. Earlier S35VN models remain available in stonewashed and bead blasted configurations across select scale options.
The scale lineup on the 2.5 is one of the deepest in the Griffin catalog. Titanium comes in stonewashed, textured, topo-milled, and DLC finishes. Brass runs stonewashed, textured, and basketweave. Additional scale materials include carbon fiber, burgundy carbon fiber, Ultem, G-10 in black, OD green, orange, and black and white, and canvas Micarta in black, green, and natural. Blade finishes span satin, stonewash, blackwash, dark stonewash, and DLC. For a smaller fixed blade option, check out the Griffin Scout Medic here. Browse the full Griffin Co. lineup here.