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Spyderco byte February 2023 - EDGE-U-CATION® - K390 K390 Spyderco is very proud to be the undisputed industry leader in the use of K390 tool steel in the manufacture of our knives. Manufactured by Böhler-Uddeholm, one of the world’s leading providers of tool steels, high-speed steels, and specialty materials, K390 MICROCLEAN is a state-of-the-art cold work tool steel produced by the particle metallurgy process. Its advanced alloy mix was specifically developed to provide the extreme wear resistance and high compressive strength needed in the most demanding industrial operations. Despite its toughness, K390’s exceptionally fine, homogeneous microstructure also makes it readily machinable and easy to heat treat. Collectively, these...

Spyderco byte February 2023 - ENUFF™ 2 FB31PBK2 / SBK2 / PBL2K390 ENUFF™ 2 MSRP: $240.00 - $320.00 ORIGIN: Japan There is a significant difference between casual knife users and those who use their blades for serious cutting chores. Experienced users know that, for most cutting tasks, the closer the material being cut is to the “heel” of the blade (the part of the sharpened edge closest to the handle), the more leverage and control they will have. As a knife’s blade gets longer, the leverage of its length can actually work against the strength of the user’s hand, making it difficult to apply cutting pressure with the distal portion of the edge. Not until the blade offers enough length and mass to serve as a chopping tool does...

NEWSLETTER EXTREMA RATIO: MISERICORDIA DESERT Extrema Ratio Misericordia Desert preserves all the characteristics of the famous Misericordia, model adopted by the 4th Alpine Paratrooper Regiment, and is derived from the commemorative dagger made for the 140th anniversary of the 4th Alpine Regiment and the 70th anniversary of the institution of the Alpine Paratroopers. It is a fixed-blade tactical knife meant for those circumstances in which a knife has to be extremely light and compact. The new desert coloration gives to this model a new tone that best meets the needs of the most modern operative units. The blade is milled in Böhler N690 steel, heat treated to 58 HRC, and is 118 mm (4.64”) long and 4mm (0.16”) thick with a flat grind...

Spyderco byte January 2023 - EDGE-U-CATION® CPM MAGNACUT CPM MAGNACUT Few developments have caused as much excitement in the knife industry as the development of MagnaCut steel. A uniquely different approach to stainless steel metallurgy, it offers an unparalleled synergy of toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance. To fully understand the brilliance of this remarkable blade material, it helps to understand the man behind it: Dr. Larrin Thomas. Larrin Thomas is the son of Devin Thomas, a renowned custom bladesmith and one of the pioneers of making stainless Damascus steel. After attending the Las Vegas Custom Knife show with his father at age 16, Larrin became fascinated with the performance aspects of various blade...

Spyderco byte January 2023 - NATIVE® 5 LIGHTWEIGHT SALT® YELLOW CPM® MAGNACUT® C41PYL5 / SYL5 NATIVE® 5 MSRP: $216.00 ORIGIN: USA Spyderco is very proud and excited to release our first full-production knife featuring CPM MagnaCut blade steel. As a platform for this release, we chose our Native 5 Lightweight Salt, both in honor of its iconic status in our product line and to highlight MagnaCut’s ultra-corrosion-resistant properties. Native Beginnings The Spyderco Native has a long and fascinating history that spans more than 25 years of evolution. Originally designed in 1996 for sale to Walmart, its blades and handles were supposed to be manufactured by the Camillus Knife Company of Syracuse, New York and assembled at the...

Spyderco byte December 2022 - EDGE-U-CATION® - The Compression Lock Invented by Spyderco co-founder Sal Glesser in the year 2000 and formally recognized by a U.S. Utility Patent in 2003, the Compression Lock was a milestone achievement in folding knife lock engineering. Although often misunderstood as “a LinerLock on the back of the handle,” it is actually one of the simplest, strongest, safest, and most user-friendly locks ever developed. Michael Walker’s LinerLock took the traditional brass split liner safety of old-school pocketknives and elevated it to one of the most functional, ubiquitous, and, sadly, unacknowledged, lock mechanisms in the cutlery industry. Elegantly simple, it uses a split liner, or in some cases, an inset...

Spyderco byte December 2022 - PARA™ 3 LIGHTWEIGHT C223PBK / SBK PARA™ 3 MSRP: $165.00 ORIGIN: USA PARA 3 LIGHTWEIGHT The Para 3 Lightweight is one of Spyderco’s most refined folding knife designs. It is also the latest chapter in an evolutionary process that began with the introduction of the iconic Military™ Model back in 1996. The inspiration for the original Military Model began when a customer asked Spyderco co-founder Sal Glesser a simple, but profound question: “If your son was going into the military, what knife would you give him?” Although Spyderco was already manufacturing an impressive selection of CLIPIT® folding knives at that time, Sal didn’t feel that any of them met the exact needs of forward-deployed military...

NEWSLETTER EXTREMA RATIO: K1 DOBERMANN XXV ANNIVERSARIUM Today you will be able to purchase the K1 DOBERMANN XXV ANNIVERSARIUM from our authorized resellers and on extremaratio.com. Delivery is scheduled for mid-February 2023. This special edition of 250 pcs, designed for the 25th anniversary of the brand, maintains the shape of the original knife but with up-to-date materials and finishing. K1 has a modified spear point blade, whose tip is a combination of tanto style at 40° and a more traditional European style, resulting in a very sharp but solid hybrid. It also has a sharp false edge that makes it very effective at thrusting. It has a high bevel that allows a very efficient cutting edge. The blade can be recognized for its...

NEWSLETTER EXTREMA RATIO: K1 DOBERMANN XXV ANNIVERSARIUM COMING SOON Extrema Ratio S.R.L. Via Traversa delle Ripalte 72/74/76/78 - 59100 PRATO - Italy Tel. +39 0574 584639 - Fax. +39 0574 581312 info@extremaratio.com - www.extremaratio.com

NEWSLETTER EXTREMA RATIO - XXV ANNIVERSARIUM The date of November 17, 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the foundation of our company. On our 25th anniversary, we renew our brand image with a new logo: a more stylized, dynamic and modern version of the historical factory logo, projecting Extrema Ratio in a future that follows the steps of our tradition of quality that made the brand so strong in the world as the years went by. We have created a special section in our website, Extrema Ratio XXV Anniversarium, where you will find every news that will be published for this particular occasion: XXV ANNIVERSARIUM – Extremaratio (https://extremaratio.com/xxv-anniversarium/?lang=en) Today we are presenting some news, starting with the...

EXTREMA RATIO BLACK WARFARE Today we are releasing Extrema Ratio Misericordia Black Warfare, which is a limited series of only 500 pieces that will be exclusively sold by retailers who have already ordered this model. Where can you find these retailers? You will just need to go to our website, open the product page of the Misericordia Black Warfare and you will find a pop-up listing their contact details. Product description Extrema Ratio Misericordia Black Warfare is a limited series of only 500 pieces. It features all the characteristics of the famous Misericordia adopted by the 4th Alpine Paratroopers Regiment, which contributed to its development and testing, and choose it for its unique characteristics that make it...

EXTREMA RATIO TURNS 25 Extrema Ratio, the Italian leader in professional and tactical knives, celebrates its first twenty-five years of innovation and excellence with a long list of great new products and exclusive events. The date of November 17, 2022 marks the 25th anniversary of the foundation of our company, established in Prato (Italy) in 1997 by two partners who had both the vision and the necessary technical know-how to make it come true, and rapidly grown into a global leader in professional cutlery and tactical knives. Ever since our first Dobermann K1 and K1S knives were introduced at the 1998 edition of the EXA expo in Brescia (Italy), we have established numerous fruitful collaborations with many top military units both...