M35 Flipper with Copper Dark Matter FatCarbon (Ceramic IKBS)

Product Description for M35 Flipper with Copper Dark Matter FatCarbon (Ceramic IKBS)

Maker: Andre Van Heerden (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 105526
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.90 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.60 in.
Total length: 9.25 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.40 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.16 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.16 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.05 in.
Item weight: 6.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 7.8 oz.
Blade: Differentially finished M390 stainless steel, 61 Hrc
Bolster: Custom zirconium pivot with Timascus pivot collars
Handle: Copper Dark Matter FatCarbon
Sheath: Padded pouch
Style: Linerlock flipper with ceramic IKBS bearing pivot
Description: For the past several years, Andre van Heerden has been devoting his attention toward A2 -- his collaborations with Andre Thorburn. I was very excited to see van Heerden create some of his sole authorship knives again. This M35 Flipper is among the first knives created with Andre's new makers mark. The M35 Flipper is a collaborative design with Tashi Bharucha. Tashi's bold, modernistic curves are readily apparent. Combined with Andre's acute attention to detail, the results are a precision-made knife with artful execution!
The blade is perfectly centered with silky smooth, drop shut action -- easily opened with one hand using the 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. Van Heerden created this M35 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. 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.
Handle scales are Copper Dark Matter FatCarbon, set on bronze anodized titanium liners. Timascus pivot collars surround the custom zirconium pivot. The backbar is carbon fiber. The heat colored zirconium pocket clip is mounted for right-side, tip-up carry.
Exceptional work throughout!


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