The elite Spyderco MicroJimbo Sprint Run Knife
in Brown comes with Crucible Industries’ CPM 15V, a state-of-the-art particle
metallurgy tool steel that offers extraordinary wear resistance. Its remarkable
alloy composition includes almost 15 percent vanadium, which produces an
exceptionally high volume of vanadium carbides in its microstructure. In
industrial applications, this makes it a viable alternative to solid carbide in
the production of intricate tool designs. In knife blades, those properties
translate to phenomenal cutting performance and edge retention.
A League of its Own
Spyderco proudly stands alone in the knife industry by featuring CPM 15V in
their limited-edition Sprint Run knives. In addition to showcasing this elite
steel, the blades of these US-made models are further optimized by a
specialized heat-treating protocol developed by the renowned custom knife maker
Shawn Houston. This process is fine-tuned to achieve the absolute maximum
sharpness and edge retention from the steel. The knives in this family are
further distinguished by brown peel-ply-textured G-10, fiberglass-reinforced
co-polymer (FRCP), or fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) scales and Shawn Houston’s ‘Triple B’ logo laser engraved on
the reverse side of the blades. This limited-edition knife features a
reversible deep-pocket wire Tip-Up clip for discreet tip-up carry on either
side of the body. The knife has a full-flat grind.
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