Here is Kit Carson's M16® Every Day Carry (EDC) with our glass filled nylon InterFrame build.
Our knife users told us, "We want an affordable work knife that we can give hard use without feeling guilty, and one that won't break us up if we leave it on a job site or drop it in the river." We heard you. So we set about to make the Z EDC the best value in the work and sport knife world.
That starts with textured glass filled nylon scales and a dual 2CR13 stainless steel liner InterFrame. Assembled with glass filled nylon back spacers and Torx® fasteners, the result is amazingly rigid.
Glass filled nylon offers excellent toughness and resistance to solvents. Lubrous washers at the blade pivot and an adjustable pivot screw allow for perfect blade action. The blade is 8CR15MoV high-carbon stainless steel which gives an ideal combination of toughness and edge-holding ability in a work knife, and also allows easy field-sharpening. Standard models have a bead-blast finish.
The M16®-01Z uses our popular spear point slim profile blade with a Razor-Sharp edge. It is ideal for fine cutting and carving tasks. Of course, it features the Carson Flipper, which speeds opening of the blade and acts as a blade guard when the blade is open.
The real breakthrough was our ability to engineer our patented* AutoLAWKS™ knife safety into all models, which automatically actuates when the blades are open, making these folders into virtual fixed blades when locked. Add to these features the standard removable stainless steel clothing/gear clip plus the CRKT limited lifetime warranty, and you have one of the truly great knife values of our time.
*U.S. Patent Nos. 5,596,808 and 7,437,822
Dimensions
- Open Overall Length 7.125 inches
- Closed Length 4 inches
- Weight 2.3 ounces
Blade
- Length 3.125 inches
- Thickness 0.08 inches
- Material 8Cr15MoV
- Blade-HRC 58-59
- Finish Bead-Blast
- Grind Hollow
- Style Spear Point
- Edge Plain
Handle
- Material Glass Filled Nylon
- Liner 2CR13
Lock
- Type Locking Liner
- Safety System AutoLAWKS
Carry
- Carry System 1 Position Clip
Features
- Flipper Yes
- Patent U.S. Patents 5,596,808 7,437,822
