Product Description
Milwaukee Lineman's Underground Knife
Model Number: 48-22-1929
The Milwaukee 48-22-1929 is the Lineman's Underground Knife — a specialty fixed-blade knife engineered specifically for utility linemen and cable installers who work with underground cable systems, direct-burial cable, and the armored and jacketed cable types used in underground electrical distribution and telecommunications infrastructure. The lineman's underground knife features a blade geometry specifically shaped for the cutting tasks that define underground cable work — stripping the heavy outer jacket from URD cable, direct-burial conductors, and armored cable, notching and slitting cable jackets for tap splices and dead-ends, and the controlled, precise cuts that utility underground work demands without the over-penetration that would damage the conductors inside the cable jacket during stripping operations. The blade's geometry guides itself along the cable jacket at the correct depth for each cut type.
The fixed blade design provides the rigid, always-ready cutting edge available for immediate one-hand deployment in all the field positions that underground cable work requires — unlike folding knives that require two hands for safe opening and introduce mechanical complexity, the fixed blade is available for immediate use without compromising the second hand that underground cable work often has managing the cable itself. Milwaukee builds the lineman's underground knife to the durability standards of professional utility tool use — the field conditions of underground cable installation and splicing work include moisture, soil contamination, and the physical abuse of sustained outdoor cable work that requires a knife designed specifically for these conditions rather than a general-purpose utility knife pressed into service for a specialized application.
See Milwaukee's complete professional knife lineup for all available utility, trade-specific, and general-purpose fixed-blade and folding knife configurations.
Features
- Blade geometry for cable jacket stripping and slitting without conductor damage
- Fixed blade for immediate one-hand deployment in underground cable work positions
- For URD cable, direct-burial conductors, armored cable, and underground distribution
- Built for outdoor utility field conditions — moisture, soil, and sustained field use
- Specialty underground lineman application vs. general-purpose utility knives
Specifications
- Blade Type: Fixed
- Application: Underground Cable Jacket Stripping, URD, Direct-Burial, Armored Cable
- Design: Lineman's Underground Specialty
Includes
- (1) Milwaukee 48-22-1929 Lineman's Underground Knife with Sheath
