Outdoorsy types have plenty of uses for folding knives, so if such a device can be lightweight yet also kinda cool-looking, so much the better. That’s where the Dragon Ridge comes in, as it has an M390 steel blade that folds into a skeletal titanium handle.
Currently the subject of a Kickstarter campaign, the Dragon Ridge is made by Hong Kong company TIGO (as in “titanium” and, well … “go”).
M390 steel was chosen for the 87-mm (3.4-in) blade instead of the often-used D2 steel, as TIGO claims that the former is considerably more wear-resistant and corrosion-resistant than the latter. In practical terms, this means the blade shouldn’t have to be sharpened as often.
If I am going to buy an import knife, I am not doing it from a new staertup from Hong Kong.
Read the whole thing at NewAtlas.com