Thru-hikers and knife collectors take note: This pocketknife collaboration has a small run, and all proceeds support a good cause.

　　Case Knives collaborated with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) to create a knife that honors the organization’s 100th anniversary. The Limited Edition A.T. Diamond Case Trapper Knife pays homage to the trail on its handle with the iconic A.T. diamond and inscriptions of “Appalachian Trail” and “Maine to Georgia.

　　It is a Natural Bone version of the Trapper, a Case classic with a well-known pocketknife pattern that includes stainless-steel Clip and Spey blades — for precision and all-purpose cutting, respectively. The knife measures 4.13 inches long closed and weighs 4 ounces.

　　The result is part useful tool, part keepsake.

　　The A.T. Diamond Case Trapper Knife has a limited run of 250; (photo/Case Knives) A Good Cause Case donated 250 gift sets in commemorative tins to the ATC to help raise funds for its mission to “protect, manage, and advocate for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.”

　　The ATC is the only nonprofit organization exclusively devoted to the upkeep of the Appalachian Trail. Since 1925, the ATC has helped manage and conserve the world’s longest hiking-only footpath. The Appalachian Trail runs from Georgia to Maine and receives millions of annual visitors.

　　The limited-edition knife comes in a $100 tin gift set. You can buy one at the ATC website or in stores at the ends of the Appalachian Trail. Its also available at the ATC’s Harpers Ferry Visitor Center and Damascus Trail Center.

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