(SHOT Show 2022 Presented by KnifeCenter) Hey everyone, David C. Andersen from the
KnifeCenter coming at you from SHOT Show 2022. We're here at the Acta non Verba booth
to take a look at some cool new stuff with Mr. Andrew, my new friend, how
are you? Yeah, good. Good. It's been good show so far. Good. Good.
Why don't you kind of take us through? What's the, what are the new debuts this week? Well,
we brought our z 100. With GRN scales. This is just an update of already sold and well sold
EDC folders that we've been doing for some time. Now. The main benefit is a bit better ergonomic,
because you can have a little bit thicker stock and middle of the scale.
Right. So instead of relying on just the flat, exactly, exactly.
Yeah. So I'm personally responsible for all of our design. So it gives me
a bit more space that I can work with design wise. So So GRN would be definitely something that we'll
look into in several our models because now the scale of operation allows us to do
something like this more than than a GFN. So so this would be z 100 and GRN.
Yeah, I mean, it's always if you guys have seen this knife before, it is currently available in
that g 10. Version. Yeah, great, great EDC shape. I mean about three and a quarter inch blade
more or less. What's the steel on this version is still gonna be Sleipner steel.
Yeah, it will be definitely Sleipner. Yeah We will reduce the all the blade steels into
either Sleipner or Elmax. So so these two options will be available.
Very nice. Yeah. Very nice. All right.
So second thing would be almost the same design, same GRN scale, but with without flipper, so
this is more obedient to some European law. Sure. And we had to follow some
of the rules in Europe. So so we did, we did z 200. With this nice groove,
you can open it two hand. And this is something also that we brought here go even
without the even if that's not a concern, you do have like a little bit of a cleaner profile. Yeah,
definitely. For me, personally, I like this one better. But yeah,
it depends. It depends what you look for. But I think the cleaner look works for me. Well,
yeah. And of course you still could one hand open it by Yeah,
exactly. And using the full on, like 15 seconds, right? Instead of 12. Yeah. Still
Still. Yeah. And still running with a nice deep carry pocket clip on these
guys. Yeah. Yeah, I will definitely continue to do deep carry pocket clip because it works
really well for the whole look is very clean. And, and I just enjoy working
with something that's not disturbing the design of the knife. Yeah, Yeah.
And for those of you who are really looking for that real subtle carry, I don't think
anyone's doing a deep carry clip as deep as you guys are. It's deep. Very, I mean, there's
pretty much no chance of kind of advertising. What's on the
other side? Yes. It looks like it's basically Yeah, very cool.
Yeah. Nice. The weight is good. The balance is good with that. GRN Yeah, that's got a nice feel.
Yeah, it has full steel liners on both sides. So the blade is running on steel. I mean,
still plenty strong. Yeah, exactly. Yeah. Nice. So then
we brought A 100 in GRN, which is evolution of our predecessor A 200. Is it sounds contradictory,
but we started the A 200 as a test and if it will work out for us, if a lock would be good and
and we realize that market is responding very well to it. So we introduced GRN as original idea
to let live so you would get a floating backspacer full full GRN scales with steel inserts,
of course for a locking mechanism. And for a first time on a folder we will bring Elmax in EDC
segment as well. So So main idea would be to give customer an option to have ultralightweight EDC,
but with higher end holder steel on a blade, which is for me personally, something I'm
really looking forward to because because I like to have the performance of the steel,
but with something to do don't need to worry about that much. Yeah, most of most of the
companies would give you full titanium scales, which is fancy and I like that but
he would find yourself struggling to use it at times because you're Maybe worrying to scratch
it or beat sure something like that. So so this will be like workhorse. Yeah,
this is this is the tool for exactly, exactly me. We've seen that from there's there's some
other knives out there that do that. But there's not a ton of options where,
like your money really is going mostly or more towards the performance.
Exactly while giving you a capable handle that doesn't need to be fancy to be good.
Yeah, exactly. And I've done I've done so many little details into I've tried to give
even something as you would say, basic as GRN, I'd like to be little, little details that will give
you that premium feeling. And you basically are getting something that's utilitarian very much,
but with subtle details that will give you that extra feeling out of that. So yeah,
so floating backspacer would be sticking out a little bit. The thumb stout or the thumb button
will be sticking out of the of the night a little bit. So so it would be vibrant in details. Yes.
Yeah. And you still got that little glow in the dark. Exactly, exactly. You guys do so cool.
It's a Swiss made SuperLumiNova. So you would find that on higher end watches. Yeah,
like omega or something like that.
And your guys's crossbar lock here feels really good. Very nice. Yeah,
it's amazing. Yeah, yeah. The combination of DLC and the polished
running surface area of the blade gives it buttery smooth.
Yeah, works very well. Nice profile on that. I like the swedge here at the back,
but then you kind of tapered it off towards the tip, I guess for a little more strength.
Exactly. Exactly. You still have the efficiency of that swedge if you're coming along
Yeah, exactly. I would like to I would like to have area where you can scrape some material off.
But still. Let's say keep it's not sharp. But you can definitely shop but it's a it's a sharp edge
I would say that you can use for scraping and still maintain the thickness of the of the tip.
I get it very nice. Very cool looking.
So then we brought some specialties to SHOT show even though it's our first
year we thought it would be great idea to do something more fancy and crazy a bit.
And you use the word crazy. Yeah,
this is this is a little craziness. Yeah, I I like a good a good kind of stories. Yeah. So this is
a result of amazing collaboration with photon Forge, which is a new Czech brand which is making
these higher end composites. And this particular one is
Elmax core in stainless steel Damascus on the blade.
Not many people in the world can make polder steel core right of stainless steel Damascus, and
I don't I don't think I've seen anyone doing
Elmax Yeah, I
know. I don't know if anybody else is doing that. Yeah, that is so cool. And it looks fantastic.
It looks fantastic. And uh, you get so much performance out of that steel also because
these guys figure out a way to do it. So we can heat treated exactly the same
as normal Elmax right. So right, so we have certified heat treatment facility
from OODA home from Sweden, which is making or our heat treatment and cryogenic treatment afterwards.
Sure. And these type of composite crazy fancy materials are heated exactly the same way so
we don't need to worry about Yeah, yeah, so that's that's
perfect. It looks great. Yeah, that is awesome.
This handle is also Yeah, perhaps even crazier. Yeah.
This is this is handmade titanium. Damascus we would say mahkumat Gamay something say so like a
full mokuti hands full full mokuti handle which is 3d milled on the inside exactly the same sculpture
as the GRN GRN scale. So what I did is I kindly ask our our milling guide to
manufacture this out of solid piece of America tie it production wise, it doesn't make really sense.
But it's extremely extremely good looking. And extremely lightweight also,
so this would be so the scale that would be like two to three millimeters crossed off.
Yeah, well, you've got the scale here and you handed handed it to me earlier. Yeah. Lightweight,
like very lightweight, which normally heavy materials normally inexpensive material,
so you usually only see it as like access. Yeah, well, you went the whole hog. I mean,
why not? No, I'm I'm in man. Yeah,
well, we'll definitely do modifications of that. Not all of them will be this crazy.
We'll definitely continue to collaborate with them because the quality of the material is perfect.
And we haven't had any problems like warping and stuff like that. There's mainly because I'm
responsible for production. So So that's mainly what I worry about some some inconsistencies all
got to go through. Yeah. And it's your design. So like they're your baby. Yeah.
Yeah, exactly. Yeah. What I always say is that when we work with them, and we,
when we get this material from them, we just try to not to like,
muck it up. Like Like, right? Just try to turn it into product and not
mess it. Yeah, yeah. That is really cool. Not often,
you see something like that? Not often I ever get to hold something like that. Yeah,
that's gonna be a pricey piece. So just be prepared, because this stuff is not cheap.
And did you tell me it took me like four hours to mill one of these?
Yeah, it's like four hours, four to five hours one scale, like
one scale. So it's double that for a full workday
to do one. Yeah, exactly. Because it's up to
it's optimized for different type of use. So this is this is like,
let's say, completely nonsensical.
Zack, I mean, yeah, it doesn't make sense. It definitely doesn't make sense. Absolutely.
Yeah. Yeah. Something doesn't have to make sense to be
worth it. Yeah. That's, that's so cool. That is so cool. Awesome.
And last, but not least, we did also, our M 500. In this crazy Damascus material. So
again, as before, this is Elmax, core stainless steel Damascus,
full tang through the whole body of the blade. You can even see core on the spine of the of the
hand. Your enough. Yeah. So we would do, we would do normal edge of Damascus. And then we would DLC
coded. So this, for example, is very sleek, because it doesn't draw too much attention.
But I Yeah, it's it's not nearly as flashy. Yeah, exactly. Yeah,
we can do but we can do both. So so we can do both of them. And you can choose which finish of which
blade, you would find it and we will definitely make cross cross combinations of DOS technologies.
So this dagger will be available in normal style of Damascus, as well as DLC. DLC code.
Yeah, the DLC is cool, because like you said that subtlety to it. Yeah,
it's there. But it isn't. But when it look, it's got. Yeah,
yeah, it protects it protects the knife also. So what would you normally have
is this, let's say danger of damaging your surface
of the blade on a on a Damascus knife. And that's why most people would just put it on the shelf
and have it as a showpiece basically. Yeah, but what I tried to do is either to do edge as deep,
so I can polish it afterwards and in tumbler, so we would get this flashiness, but in a same time,
high durability, because there is nothing you can do to that blade that is already been done to it.
Right. Right. Like, great job on that. And the second approach is to just full DLC coated, and
we'll same time Yeah, yeah, you get durability. That's far better than anything else. And
you can, because that surface is going to be harder than the steel exactly, actually is
essentially how Yeah, yeah,
that's really neat.
So we'll do these occasionally, we will read we will release depending on how much material
we can get into our doors actually. So so this has to be everything have made
and delivered to us in like small stocks. So sure. So the the knife that we showed will be available,
I would say continuously. But Damascus specialties will be once in a while
really sure. And definitely will try to get some of them to you and and your customers.
Awesome. Well, I am impressed. I've liked what you guys have been doing. I'm happy that KnifeCenter
is carrying this stuff, because we're gonna have to you're offering something unique, which is
pretty cool. And you guys right out of the gate with the full lineup. Yeah, this is impressive. So
folks, let us know what you thought of these knives down in the comments. And if you want
to see all the latest from Acta Non Verba we'll have a link in the description to
take you over to KnifeCenter.com keep sticking around for some more great
shot show coverage. Yeah, thank you very much. Thanks. Really appreciate your time. Thank you