The Kershaw Iridium 2038ST is the D2 combo edge aluminum Kershaw — D2 high-carbon semi-stainless tool steel in a 3.40-inch partially serrated spear point blade with stonewash finish, gray anodized aluminum handle, delivering meaningful D2 edge retention over budget stainless steels in an aluminum handle combo edge format that provides both precise slicing and cordage cutting capability at $60 — the right mid-accessible Kershaw for buyers who want D2 tool steel and aluminum handle construction at a price between the GFN entry tier and the premium USA-made lineup.

The D2 blade is a high-carbon, high-chromium semi-stainless tool steel — a proven production knife specification delivering meaningfully better edge retention than 8Cr13MoV and 14C28N through its higher carbon content and vanadium addition. In the Iridium's 3.40-inch spear point format, D2 delivers its edge retention advantage across a blade length suited to sustained everyday cutting tasks where the Duster's 2.90-inch 8Cr13MoV and the Airspace's 3.00-inch 14C28N reach their performance limits. As with the Proximal, D2 is semi-stainless — chromium content falls below the 13% fully stainless threshold, requiring wiping dry after moisture exposure and light oiling to prevent patina. The stonewash finish is the practical surface treatment for D2 in a working carry folder — concealing the natural patina and surface oxidation marks that D2 develops in everyday carry more effectively than satin while maintaining professional appearance through extended daily service. The partially serrated combo edge is the key specification that distinguishes the 2038ST from the plain edge Proximal 2058 — the combo edge provides plain edge geometry near the tip for precise slicing and food prep alongside serrations at the heel for rope, cordage, and packaging strap cutting, delivering two cutting geometries in a single 3.40-inch D2 blade suited to the full range of everyday carry cutting tasks. The spear point blade profile is distinct from every drop point and reverse tanto blade written in this session — a symmetrical point geometry where the blade spine curves downward to meet the edge at the center axis of the blade, creating a tip geometry that is strong, precise, and suited to both detail work and everyday utility cutting. Gray anodized aluminum handle delivers a meaningful material upgrade over the GFN handles of the Airspace and Duster at the same $60 price tier — anodized aluminum provides metal carry presence, precision machined construction, and the hard oxide surface that anodizing produces, all at an accessible price point. Gray anodized aluminum's muted, professional carry character suits office, outdoor, and everyday carry contexts equally without the field-specific identity of OD Green or the premium raw industrial character of unfinished aluminum.

• Blade: D2 high-carbon tool steel, spear point profile, stonewash finish, partially serrated combo edge — semi-stainless tool steel with meaningfully better edge retention than 8Cr13MoV and 14C28N; spear point delivers precise symmetric tip geometry; combo edge provides plain edge slicing near tip plus serrated heel for cordage cutting; stonewash conceals D2 patina; requires wiping dry and light oiling after moisture exposure; sharpens on diamond stones
• Handle: Gray Anodized Aluminum — hard anodized aluminum in muted professional gray; metal carry presence over GFN at accessible price tier; harder and more durable surface than raw aluminum; neutral carry character suits any context
• Opening: Manual — thumb stud or opening feature for one-hand deployment
• Carry: 3.40-inch combo spear point D2 at $60 — D2 and aluminum handle construction at the most accessible D2 price in the Kershaw lineup

Ideal For

Everyday carry buyers who want D2 tool steel's edge retention upgrade over accessible stainless in an aluminum handle combo edge format at $60 — the Iridium 2038ST delivers D2's meaningfully better edge retention in a 3.40-inch spear point combo edge with gray anodized aluminum construction, providing both D2's performance advantage and aluminum's carry presence at $60 — $30 less than the plain edge G-10 Proximal 2058 at $90. Buyers choosing between the Iridium 2038ST and the Airspace 2063 at similar price points who want D2's tool steel edge retention and aluminum handle construction over 14C28N stainless and GFN at a modest price premium — the Iridium's D2 steel and aluminum handle represent a meaningful step-up from the Airspace's 14C28N and GFN in both blade performance and handle construction. Outdoor, field, and tactical buyers who want a partially serrated D2 spear point in an aluminum handle at an accessible mid-range price — the 2038ST's combo edge and spear point geometry suit buyers whose cutting tasks span precise utility work and rope or cordage cutting in a single folder that carries with aluminum's professional metal character.

D2 semi-stainless tool steel with meaningfully better edge retention than accessible stainless, stonewash finish that conceals D2's natural patina through extended daily service, a partially serrated spear point combo edge that handles both precise slicing and cordage cutting across the 3.40-inch blade, gray anodized aluminum delivering metal carry presence at an accessible price, and Kershaw's production quality — the Kershaw Iridium 2038ST is the D2 combo spear point aluminum Kershaw at $60. Add the Kershaw Iridium 2038ST 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.