Sahara Signature Front Flipper with Engraved Titanium and Desert Ironwood Burl - M390 (IKBS)

Product Description for Sahara Signature Front Flipper with Engraved Titanium and Desert Ironwood Burl - M390 (IKBS)

Maker: Trevor Burger (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 99437
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 3.25 in.
Cutting edge length: 3.10 in.
Total length: 7.60 in.
Blade height (at heel): 0.95 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.12 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.10 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.05 in.
Item weight: 3.60 oz.
Shipment weight: 5.8 oz.
Blade: M390 stainless steel, hardened to 61 Hrc
Bolster: Titanium engraved in floral scroll by Julien Marchal
Handle: Presentation grade desert ironwood burl set on anodized titanium liners
Sheath: Leather belt sheath
Style: Folding liner lock front flipper with ceramic IKBS
Description: Trevor Burger is a second-generation knifemaker following in the steps of his father, Fred Burger. He has an eye for detail. Trevor's knives have exceptionally smooth action and clean, no-nonsense designs. This custom Sahara Signature Front Flipper is a mid-size folder with a streamlined design and immaculate fit and finish. It is accompanied by a leather belt pouch for easy carry.
The blade is formed from M390 stainless steel with a hand rubbed satin finish. M390 is a super-steel created by Bohler in Austria. It takes an incredibly sharp edge and holds onto it due to its high concentration of vanadium and chromium carbides. Its unique 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 runs on an IKBS (Ikoma Korth Bearing System) pivot system. This mechanism, which was designed to fit balisong knives, uses ball bearings to create exceptional action with no blade play. Trevor created this Sahara Signature Front 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 has silky-smooth action and is easily opened single-handed using the inobtrusive front flipper tab. It is perfectly centered.
The handle is made from presentation grade Arizona desert ironwood burl. The scales meet perfectly with titanium bolsters. The bolsters are meticulously engraved in floral scroll by Belgium-born artist Julien Marchal. Julien studied engraving and gun making at Léon Mignon Liège in Belgium and now lives in South Africa. The floral scroll engraving shows his tremendous attention to detail and elegant designs. Titanium liners are hand fileworked and anodized blue.
Excellent work throughout!


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