Meet the new KeyOne (K1)

Collectible author’s folding knife handmade N. L. Knives KeyOne (K1)

So it’s time to show off our new folding knife model. It took more than six months of painstaking work to create prototypes of the KeyOne line. So, we meet!

The KeyOne folding knife (flipper) is a new, incredibly beautiful and stylish work of our workshop and master Vadim Shaikhitdinov (@Nasgul). Currently, the model is represented by three prototypes: versions of Art-Titanium, Mirror, and Stonewash.

Different tastes – different performances

In the “Mirror” version, the blade of the knife, as well as the handle of titanium are polished by hand to mirror shine, the inserts apply the author’s carbon in various variants.

The “KeyOne Art Titanium” version is a new Titanium titanium coating. The unique pattern is not applied to the surface of titanium, but manifests itself literally from the material itself. The time-consuming and complex process of drawing on the surface of the metal also requires a large time. This incredible and crazy beauty in a knife can only create the hands of a real artist!

In the “Stonewash” variant of the folding knife Keyone (K1) is equipped with a blade with Stonewash coating, the handle of titanium alloy has a similar coating. The inserts are also made of author’s carbon.

Specifications

The Keyone knife blade has a Drop-Point profile close to the Spear-Point (blade length 8.5 cm, butt thickness 2.9 mm). The blade material is only premium steel, processed exclusively by hand. On the butt of the blade, chamfers are removed almost along its entire length, and the handle has a section of the butt with transverse anti-skid notches under the thumb stop. The same notches are also present on the flipper fin. The descents are made in the full width of the blade, the reduction is 0.2-0.3 mm. Taking into account the high quenching hardness (about 62 HRC, its own complex thermocyclic processing), the knife has a fantastically clean, long-lasting cut.

The handle of the knife K1 is straight, with a slight downward bend and a developed front head that gives a reliable focus to the index finger. The knife is mounted on an axial unit (ceramic bearings) and three screws of a titanium backspace. Lock-Liner-Lock, with a locking liner made of stainless steel, without dies. Handle thickness – 1.2 cm. For carrying on a belt or pocket, the knife is equipped with an elegant titanium clip. The full length of the KEYone knife (K1) is 19.8 cm. Weight – 99 g.