Front Flipper With Gold Dark Matter FatCarbon (IKBS) – M390

Product for Front Flipper with Gold Dark Matter FatCarbon (IKBS) – M390

Maker: Arno Kotzee (click to see more by this maker)

Price: $495.00

Item num: 109161

*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.30 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.10 in.
Total length: 7.60 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.95 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.11 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.04 in.
Item weight: 4.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 10.8 oz.
Blade: M390 stainless steel with a differential finish
Bolster: Satin finished nickel silver
Handle: Gold Dark Matter FatCarbon set on titanium liners
Sheath: Zipper pouch and wood storage box
Style: Linerlock folder with IKBS bearing pivot

: Arno Kotzee of Heidelberg, South Africa is a new member of the Knifemakers’ Guild of Southern Africa. He creates stunning art folders that could easily be at the center of any collection. His mentor is renown knifemaker George Muller. The influence of the decades of experience his mentor has is immediately recognizable in Arno’s knives. His build quality and fit and finish are excellent.
The blade is perfectly centered with consistent, silky smooth action — easily opened with one hand using the ambidextrous front flipper tab. 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.
The blade is hand ground M390 stainless steel. M390 is a super-steel created by Bohler in Austria. It takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds onto it due to a high concentration of vanadium and chromium carbides. Its unique powder 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.
Gold Dark Matter FatCarbon handle scales are set on polished titanium liners. Satin finished nickel silver bolsters are perfectly fit to the scales. A G-10 backbar keeps the knife light, yet strong.
To keep the knife safe during storage, a zipper pouch and wood storage box is included.
Excellent work throughout!

Availability: In stock. Usually ships in 1-2 business days