Hinderer XM-18 3.5" Recurve Non-Flipper Blue/Black G10 Battle Blue Titanium and MagnaCut Working Finish Folding Knife (3.50" Blade)

This Hinderer XM-18 3.5" Recurve carries Blue/Black G10 and a Battle Blue titanium frame lock, the anodizing tumbled to a distressed finish. Thick MagnaCut stock runs the blade, and the detent flicks it open off the thumb stud.

• Magnacut Recurve Blade - Magnacut resists rust better than most high-performance steels, and it holds an edge through long pulls without becoming a sharpening chore. The recurve belly catches rope and webbing and keeps cutting instead of skating off.
• Titanium Frame Lock with Lockbar Stabilizer - Lockup arrives early and sits dead solid, with no play in any direction. The 6AL4V titanium lock side is CNC machined thick, and the Hinderer lockbar stabilizer keeps the bar from being bent past where it should travel.
• Tri-Way Pivot System - Swap between caged bearings, phosphor bronze washers, or Teflon to tune the action to the work. Running on bearings the blade free-falls with no effort. A strong detent means the thumb studs flick it open in a single motion.
• Blue/Black G10 Handle - Layered blue and black G10 shows layers of both colors where the milling cuts through, tying straight into the Battle Blue titanium. The texture bites into a bare palm without chewing at pocket seams.

The Hinderer XM-18 3.5"

The Hinderer XM-18 3.5" is Rick Hinderer's take on a folder you can genuinely beat on and then rebuild to taste. It is overbuilt on purpose, with a thick titanium frame lock, a Lockbar Stabilizer that keeps the lockbar from over-traveling, and a press-fit thumb stud that braces against the frame to absorb the sideways torque many folders can't. Hinderer designed the whole knife to come apart with common tools, down to the Tri-Way Pivot, which swaps between ball bearings, phosphor bronze washers, and Teflon depending on how you want the action to run.