A6 Dress Flipper with Timascus (Ceramic IKBS) - CTS-XHP

Product Description for A6 Dress Flipper with Timascus (Ceramic IKBS) - CTS-XHP

Maker: Van Heerden & Thorburn (collaboration) (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 104844
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.50 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.50 in.
Total length: 8.30 in.
Blade height (at heel): 1.34 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.15 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.14 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.07 in.
Item weight: 5.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 6.2 oz.
Blade: Differentially finished CTS-XHP stainless steel, hardened to 60 Hrc
Bolster: Damasteel pivot and collar
Handle: Heat colored Timascus set on anodized titanium liners
Style: Folding liner lock 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 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 Carpenter CTS-XHP stainless steel. This premium US-made steel is an air hardening, high carbon, high chromium, corrosion resistant alloy. This knife will have exceptional edge holding! It is hollow ground for an easy to maintain edge.
Handle scales are heat colored Timascus titanium damascus. The custom pivot and collars are Damasteel stainless damascus. Blue anodized titanium liners surround a Timascus backspacer. The 3D machined Timascus pocket clip is mounted for right-side, tip-up carry.
Excellent work throughout!
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