Microtech LUDT RAM-LOK S/E Drop Point Black Frag Aluminum M390MK Stonewash Folding Knife (3.43" Blade) 1135RL-10FR

This Microtech LUDT RAM-LOK is a mid-size manual folder built on a crossbar lock, with a black Frag-milled aluminum handle and a stonewashed M390MK blade. Ground flat and thin behind the edge, it is a great everyday slicer.

• RAM-LOK Crossbar Lock - Dual thumb studs roll the blade out smooth on silica carbide bearings. At full open a rectangular steel bar drives forward on a single coil spring and wedges into the tang, a crisp lockup with no play. Stepped X-pads on either side pull it back.
• Stonewashed M390MK Blade - Bohler M390MK goes a long stretch between sharpenings and shrugs off rust, though the high vanadium content calls for diamond or CBN stones when sharpening day comes. The flat-ground drop point handles everything a pocket knife gets asked to do.
• Black Frag Aluminum Handle - The aluminum handle carries Microtech Frag milling, a diamond-cut texture named for the pattern on a grenade body. Cut straight into the frame, it holds a hand without turning sharp, and a lanyard hole runs through the rear.
• Tip-Up Everyday Carry - The pocket clip mounts tip-up, which puts the thumb studs under your thumb as the knife clears your pocket. Carrying about the weight of a deck of cards, it sits in a front pocket next to keys and a phone without dragging the seam down.

The Microtech LUDT RAM-LOK

The Microtech LUDT RAM-LOK is the first LUDT to arrive as a manual folder. The name stands for Large Underwater Demolition Team and the handle shape and the ergonomics remain unchanged. Microtech opened in 1994 with the UDT, a knife built to open underwater, and the LUDT scaled it up, still made in the USA. The grind stays thin enough behind the edge that food prep falls inside its range as comfortably as cardboard does.