A6 Skyline Middi Framelock Interframe Flipper With Titanium And Purple Haze FatCarbon (Ceramic IKBS) – M390

Product for A6 Skyline Middi Framelock Interframe Flipper with Titanium and Purple Haze FatCarbon (Ceramic IKBS) – M390

Maker: Van Heerden & Thorburn (collaboration) (click to see more by this maker)

Price: $1,695.00

Item num: 108653

*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.10 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.10 in.
Total length: 7.30 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.17 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.12 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.10 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 3.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 4.2 oz.
Blade: Differentially finished M390 stainless steel (Hrc 61)
Handle: Titanium scales inlaid with Purple Haze FatCarbon
Sheath: Padded pouch
Style: Folding framelock with Ceramic IKBS bearing pivot

: South African knifemakers André Thorburn and André van Heerden create exceptional folders. When they work together, they create A2 knives. A2 collaborated on this knife with French designer Tashi Bharucha! Tashi’s bold, modernistic curves are readily apparent, and combined with A2’s acute attention to detail, the results are a precision made piece with artful execution!
The blade is perfectly centered with silky smooth drop shut action — easily opened with one hand using the discreet and ambidextrous flipper toggle. It uses the IKBS (Ikoma Korth Bearing System) pivot system. This mechanism, which was originally designed to fit balisong knives, uses ball bearings to create exceptional action with no blade play. Thorburn and van Heerden created this special A6 with ceramic ball bearings. Generally IKBS bearings are made either from tool steel or from stainless steel. Stainless steel can wear away, resulting in uneven action over time. Tool steel bearings can oxidize making the action rough. Ceramic bearings are the best of all worlds. Extremely hard and wear resistant, they are also inert and will not oxidize.
The blade is hand ground M390 stainless steel, a super-steel created by Bohler in Austria. M390 takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds on to it due to its high concentration of vanadium and chromium carbides. The unique powdered metallurgical process also promotes a uniform carbide distribution and clean steel properties, making M390 a popular steel used in surgical cutting instruments and in applications requiring a high finish. It offers excellent corrosion resistance due to its high concentration of chromium. The blade is hollow ground for an easy to maintain edge.
The titanium handle is inlaid with Purple Haze FatCarbon on both sides. Jimping on the thumb ramp aids grip. The slim profile handle feels sturdy and disappears in the pocket. The custom external pivot is zirconium and features an integral titanium pivot collar. The skyline inlays are exceptionally well done. The 3D machined titanium pocket clip is mounted for tip-up, right-side carry.
Excellent work throughout!
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