Parallel- Crossbar lock (2.90" 154CM Blade & Titanium Handle) - A3502

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Parallel- Crossbar lock (2.90" 154CM Blade & Titanium Handle) - A3502

Name: Parallel- Crossbar lock (2.90" 154CM Blade & Titanium Handle) - A3502
Brand: Vosteed
SKU: A3502
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Color: Satin-Black

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Description

Specifications:

Model Number:A3502

Model Name:Parallel

Blade Length:2.90" | 73.85 mm

Overall Length:7.04" | 178.90 mm

Blade Width:0.96" | 24.50 mm

Blade Thickness:0.079" | 2.00 mm

Blade Material:154CM

Blade Grind:Flat

Blade Style:Reverse Tanto

Blade Finish:Satin

Hardness:HRC 60±2

Handle Length:4.13" | 105.00 mm

Handle Width:0.92" | 23.40 mm

Handle Thickness:0.279" | 7.10 mm

Handle Material:Titanium

Color:Black

Weight:2.29 oz | 65.00 g

Opener:Thumb Stud

Lock Type:Crossbar Lock

Pivot Assembly:Caged Ceramic Ball Bearing

Pocket Clip:Reversible | Stainless Steel

Carry Position:Tip-up

Knife Type:Manual Folding

Backspacer Material:Aluminum

Backspacer Color:Orange

Thumbstud Material:Aluminum

Thumbstud Color:Orange

Designer:Yue

Inspired by the book Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos, the Ultra-Thin Vosteed Parallel is Yue’s latest Cross Bar Lock design.

The Ultra Thin Design - The Engineer’s Task

The ultra-thin blade design, measuring an impressive 0.28 inches/7.1mm handle thickness (or a staggering 4.4375E+32 Planck Lengths), is an engineering feat we set out to achieve. Weighing just 2.3oz/65g and boasting a blade length of 2.9 inches/74mm, the Parallel is the most pocket-friendly and carry-friendly knife in its class.

Materials from the Supernova - The Titanium Handle

As shown by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, titanium forms from the blast of supernovas. To make the Vosteed Parallel true to its inspiration, we used precision CNC to craft its handle from Grade 5 titanium. The material and exceptional machining work have created a perfect balance of strength, thickness, and tolerance.

From Turbine Engines to Your Hand - The 154CM Blade

154CM is a widely recognized and beloved knife steel. Originally developed as a bearing steel for gas turbine engines, 154CM steel offers a great combination of hardness, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and durability. Legendary knife maker Bob Loveless used and popularized 154cm steel in the knife world. The Vosteed Parallel features a 0.078” thick (2mm) 154CM blade, ensuring an exceptional slicing and cutting experience.

Design and Details

As Brian Greene said, "The skyscraper is but a physical realization of the information contained in the architect's design." A well-designed knife is the summation of ideas and information. To make the knife truly ambidextrous, we incorporated the time-honored cross-bar lock system and paired it with dual thumbstuds. To create a sleek and uptempo design, we removed unnecessary lines and curves, opting for a minimalistic wire clip. To ensure versatility and practicality, we chose a reversed tanto blade shape and added a clean, triangle-shaped lanyard hole.

Parallel- Crossbar lock (2.90" 154CM Blade & Titanium Handle)

The look and feel, slimness of the blade and scales are exceptional. The tolerance is minimal which hopefully I hope that he blade don't ever get bent during its use. Apart from a little quirkiness during opening, its well built. Good materials and workmanship. After breaking-in it is working ok, now.

Good knife.

To be honest, I only give it 4/5 stars due to the action being somewhat unrefined, overall great quality, nice and sharp out of the box, but detent is not really good, therefore the 4 star review.

Great Engineering

I agree that the spring is strong but I like it and it eventually gets better as it breaks in. You just have to get used to pulling the lock bar further back. I only have 2 vosteed knives, the parallel and the mini psyop and these two knives are way better value compared to the benchmade bugout knives in my opinion. The materials are higher quality and I do like the stronger springs. The blade does not swing open like the bugout and mini bugout. I live in NY and sometimes visit NYC and the fact that the blade can flyout on the bugouts when you swing it can be considered a gravity knife if a cop wanted it to. I already sold my bugout and will be selling my mini bugout and some of my we knives soon. I highly recommend getting the satin-gray version. It just looks really clean and premium. I wish the blade was elmax like my mini psyop and hope vosteed makes a line of thin knives like this with blades 3" or less. I'm very impressed by the fit and finish.

Parallel

Love it. New favorite knife. I like it better than my Benchmade.

Almost a homerun

Jokes aside, I'd like to be an inch longer.

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