A6 Premium Flipper with Black Timascus, Zirconium, and Damasteel (Ceramic IKBS)

Product Description for A6 Premium Flipper with Black Timascus, Zirconium, and Damasteel (Ceramic IKBS)

Maker: Van Heerden & Thorburn (collaboration) (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 103588
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.60 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.60 in.
Total length: 8.30 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.37 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.15 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.03 in.
Item weight: 6.40 oz.
Shipment weight: 8.2 oz.
Blade: Stainless damascus forged by Damasteel in Sweden
Bolster: Heat colored Zirconium with a Timascus pivot colar
Handle: Black Timascus set on titanium liners
Sheath: Premium stingray zipper pouch
Style: Linerlock flipper with ceramic IKBS bearing pivot
Description: South African knifemakers André Thorburn and André van Heerden create exceptional folders at a tremendously high skill level. When they collaborate, they create A2 knives. Very few A2 Premium knives are made each year.
The blade is perfectly centered and the drop shut action is silky smooth -- easily opened with one hand using the ambidextrous flipper toggle. It uses IKBS (Ikoma Korth Bearing 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 Premium Flipper 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 from stainless damascus forged by Damasteel in Sweden. This high performing stainless damascus is created using powder metallurgical manufacturing to provide excellent edge retention and unmatched beauty. The high contrast pattern is revealed in the grinds. The flats are polished, nearly hiding the pattern. The blade is hollow ground for an easy to maintain edge.
Handle scales are made from Black Timascus. Many layers of titanium and zirconium are forged together into a dramatic non-ferrous damascus pattern. The Black Timascus handle scales meet seamlessly with heat colored zirconium bolsters. Custom Timascus pivot collars surround a custom zirconium pivot. Blue anodized titanium liners surround the Timascus backspacer. The 3D machined zirconium pocket clip is mounted for right-side, tip-up carry.
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