Product Description

The Kershaw Bel Air XL EMT 6110EMTO is the first responder Bel Air — CPM MagnaCut powder metallurgy stainless in a 3.25-inch rescue blade profile with stonewash finish, EMT-designated aluminum handle, and DuraLock frame lock, delivering Larrin Thomas's purpose-designed PM steel in a blade geometry purpose-built for emergency medical and rescue applications — a USA-made Kershaw that carries the EMT community's identity alongside MagnaCut's performance ceiling at $180.

The CPM MagnaCut blade is Larrin Thomas's purpose-designed powder metallurgy knife steel — formulated to simultaneously maximize edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. In the Bel Air XL EMT's 3.25-inch rescue blade, CPM MagnaCut delivers its simultaneously superior performance across all three categories in a blade geometry and finish specification tuned for rescue and emergency carry — a steel that holds its working edge through the extended cutting demands of field medical and rescue work, is tough enough for the hard use environments that first responder carry involves, and achieves corrosion resistance that performs reliably in the biological, chemical, and environmental exposure conditions that EMT and medical carry regularly encounters. The rescue blade profile is the defining geometric specification of the 6110EMTO — a blade designed for emergency cutting applications including clothing removal, seatbelt cutting, and medical gear access, typically featuring a blunt or rounded tip that prevents accidental patient puncture during close-quarters emergency cutting, a hook or serrated element for seatbelt and strap cutting, and a straight or minimal-belly edge geometry that maximizes cutting contact across material surfaces. The stonewash finish is a mechanical tumbling process that creates a matte, non-reflective surface with a textured visual character that conceals scratches and wear marks better than satin or mirror finishes — the right finish specification for a working rescue carry folder that will be deployed in field conditions and needs to maintain a professional appearance through extended service use without the maintenance demands of polished finishes. The EMT designation on the aluminum handle carries the first responder community's identity — the 6110EMTO is a carry piece designed for and identified with the EMT and emergency medical community, delivering the performance specifications that first responder rescue carry demands in a USA-made Kershaw platform. At $180 the 6110EMTO sits at the same price as the Bareknuckle 6777 — the rescue-specific EMT configuration at accessible premium Kershaw USA pricing.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut powder stainless, rescue profile, stonewash finish — Larrin Thomas's PM steel simultaneously leading edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance; rescue blade geometry for emergency clothing removal, seatbelt cutting, and medical gear access; blunt/rounded tip prevents accidental patient puncture; stonewash finish conceals field wear and maintains professional appearance
• Handle: EMT-designated Aluminum — machined aluminum with EMT first responder identity; DuraLock frame lock integrated into aluminum handle; lighter than steel, harder than polymer; carries EMT community identity in daily carry
• Lock: DuraLock (frame lock) — robust frame lock using handle frame to lock blade open; reliable blade security for first responder daily carry
• Production: USA Made — manufactured in Tualatin, Oregon

Ideal For

EMTs, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and first responder community buyers who want CPM MagnaCut's performance ceiling in a USA-made Kershaw rescue blade platform with EMT identity — the 6110EMTO at $180 delivers MagnaCut's simultaneously superior edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance in a rescue blade geometry purpose-built for emergency medical cutting applications, with the stonewash finish's field durability and the EMT aluminum handle's community identity, in USA-made Oregon production. First responder gear buyers who want the most comprehensively specified rescue carry folder in the Kershaw USA lineup — the 6110EMTO's combination of CPM MagnaCut steel, rescue blade profile, stonewash finish, and EMT identity creates a rescue folder specification that no standard carry folder in the lineup can match for genuine first responder daily carry. Buyers in the EMT and emergency medical community who carry a Kershaw USA folder and want a rescue-specific variant that identifies with their professional role — the 6110EMTO's EMT designation makes it the right Kershaw USA carry piece for buyers who want their daily carry folder to reflect their first responder professional identity alongside MagnaCut's performance ceiling.

CPM MagnaCut simultaneously leading edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance in a rescue blade profile purpose-built for emergency medical cutting applications, stonewash finish that conceals field wear and maintains professional appearance through extended service, EMT-designated aluminum handle delivering first responder community identity with DuraLock security, and USA-made Oregon production — the Kershaw Bel Air XL EMT 6110EMTO is the first responder CPM MagnaCut rescue folder at $180. Add the Kershaw Bel Air XL EMT 6110EMTO to your cart today and get same-or-next-business-day shipping from Columbia, Louisiana, backed by Kershaw's warranty. Questions? Call 888-225-9775 — we carry these knives daily.