SPYDERCO FRANK CENTOFANTE III

Spyderco has been fortunate to collaborate on knife designs with custom knifemaker Frank Centofante several times over the past decade. Spyderco's new Centofante III is an evolutionary refinement of a previous Centofante collaboration called the Vesuvius.

Like its predecessor, it features a thin-profiled black FRN handle furrowed with two curved deep channels for grip and is inset with a dime-sized Palladium silver Spyderco bug. For security and convenience, it comes with a back-lock positioned midway on the spine that includes a David Boye Dent.

The hollow-ground blade is VG-10 and has a prominent point above the hole for thumb placement and a swedge-grind on the spine. One steel liner is nested in the handle for strength and rigidity and also acts as an anchor for the clip's screws.

A black steel pocket clip positions the folder for tip-up or tip-down, right hand carry.