W5 Flipper With Orange Carbon Fiber – M390

Product for W5 Flipper with Orange Carbon Fiber – M390

Maker: Riaan Manser (click to see more by this maker)

Price: $685.00

Item num: 107894

*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.60 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.30 in.
Total length: 8.10 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.10 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.15 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.06 in.
Item weight: 4.20 oz.
Shipment weight: 5.2 oz.
Blade: Bohler M390 stainless steel with a hand rubbed satin finish, 62 Hrc
Handle: Black G-10 with orange carbon fiber inlays
Sheath: Cordura pouch
Style: Linerlock flipper with caged ceramic ball bearing pivot

: Riaan Manser is a full-time knife maker from South Africa. Manser works under the brand name 3LegDog — named for his pit bull cross dog which lost its hind leg when still a puppy. Manser and his dog spent many days and nights sitting along side each other in the knifemaking studio. Regretfully, his beloved dog passed away during the summer of 2018.
This W5 Flipper blade is hand ground premium Bohler M390 stainless steel, with a Rockwell hardness of 62. M390 takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds onto it due to its high concentration of vanadium and chromium carbides. Its 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 runs on caged ceramic bearings. It is perfectly centered, has silky-smooth action, and is easily opened single-handed using the ambidextrous flipper tab. It drops shut with no resistance.
Handle scales are black G-10 and feature orange carbon fiber inlays on both sides. Bead blasted Gr6 titanium liners keep this knife light yet strong. The backspacer is black G10. Raised stainless collars surround the bead blasted external pivot. The handle is completed with a bead blasted titanium pocket clip mounted for right-side, tip-up carry.
Excellent work throughout!

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