A6 Flipper with Silver Strike Carbon Fiber (Collaboration with Tashi Bharucha) - IKBS

Product Description for A6 Flipper with Silver Strike Carbon Fiber (Collaboration with Tashi Bharucha) - IKBS

Maker: A2 (collaboration by Andre Thorburn and Andre Van Heerden) (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 96885
Blade length: 3.50 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.50 in.
Total length: 8.30 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.13 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.15 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.15 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.10 in.
Item weight: 4.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 6.6 oz.
Blade: Differentially finished Bohler M390 stainless steel, hardened to 59 Hrc
Handle: Silver strike carbon fiber set on anodized titanium liners
Sheath: Fleece lined Cordura pouch
Style: Linerlock flipper with IKBS bearings
Description: South African knifemakers André Thorburn and André van Heerden create exceptional folders at a tremendously high skill level. Their collaborative knives are called A2. A2 collaborated on this knife with French designer Tashi Bharucha! Tashi's bold, modernistic curves are readily apparent, and combined with A2's acute attention to detail, the results are a precision made piece with artful execution!
The blade is perfectly centered and silky smooth -- easily opened with one hand using the discreet and ambidextrous flipper toggle. The blade 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 drop point blade is formed from M390 stainless steel, a super-steel created by Bohler in Austria. It takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds on to it due to its high concentration of vanadium and chromium carbides. The 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.
The scales are formed from silver strike carbon fiber. This variation of lightning strike carbon fiber uses aluminum wire (rather than copper) woven through the carbon strands. Jimping on the thumb ramp aids grip. The gently rounded handle feels sturdy and fills out the hand perfectly. The handle is completed with bronze anodized titanium liners. The ultra-light machined titanium pocket clip with ceramic ball is mounted for right-handed, tip-up carry.
Exceptional fit throughout.


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