Overview
With our ‘PIG’ we’ve attempted to combine Old World aesthetics and sensibilities, with the very latest in materials and design!
Details like our .27” titanium back-spacer, which we mill in-house, to our specifications, then drill and tap by hand, combine the inherent strength of the traditional back-spacer with the openness of standoffs. But, going them both one better with the strength of .27” titanium and a completely open back to make cleaning simply a matter of running any water or air source through the knife.
Our ¼” S30V blades, used both on our modified spear point, and our tanto, combines what many believe is the strongest knife steel on the market today, with grinds that give you an unusually sharp edge, in designs built for hard use.
We have jimped our blades both front and back, and also jimped our back-spacer on both sides, so that you have positive grip surfaces in any type of hold, and in any type of conditions. Wet hands, muddy hands, gloved hands, it won’t matter.
Although our blades come with a rough tumbled finish, the area around the pivot is mirror polished for an incredibly smooth action! We use bronze washers with white lithium, because it is a tried and true combination, and we’ve found, less susceptible to dirt than bearings.
Our pivot, and both the stop pin and the lanyard pin, we make by hand, on a 1943 lathe. They are all hardened 440 steel. And the stop pin and the lanyard pin are identical. Which basically means that you have a spare stop pin!
Our .080” titanium liners are full thickness from top to bottom making them thicker and stronger than many frame-locks, which although they do have thicker sections, are milled or relieved at some point to a thinner dimension for ease of flexibility.
If delicate and pretty is what you’re looking for, than probably our ‘PIG’ is not for you. But, please don’t give up on us, as we have a three finger Gentleman’s knife coming out, probably by the end of August, with a wide variety of beautiful handle slab options.
Our ‘PIG’ is built to be a hard use knife, a trusted tool. Brand new from the maker at the Blade Show 2013.
Blade Steel: CPM S30V