Artisan Cutlery gave followers a first glance at a new Christain Porterfield design this week. Although it doesn’t have a name or a release date yet, the proto looks like it will deliver high-performance EDC characteristics in a compact form factor.
This prototype’s modified sheepsfoot measures 3 inches on the nose – pretty much the sweet spot for most users’ EDC needs. The modifications to the usual sheepsfoot pattern give the edge here a bit of belly, and a tip that’s eminently usable for piercing tasks. The modified sheepsfoot is a trendy modern blade style, so it’s fitting that Porterfield also gave his knife a trendy modern opening method: a front flipper. It’s a low profile one too, which allows the knife to be impressively slim when closed.
Artisan makes its knives from several different steels, but one of the less-common super steels in their portfolio is S90V, a stainless PM steel with a formidable reputation. S90V brings a big helping of edge retention to the table alongside high stain resistance, and it’s fairly tough too; it does take some patience to resharpen, but anybody looking at enthusiast-level steels like S90V should be prepared to make that effort when necessary.
Portfield paired this high-end, utilitarian blade with a high-end, utilitarian handle. The proto’s scales are made from full titanium slabs that have been hit with a light diagonal texturing. Turning the knife over reveals the steel-capped titanium frame lock bar, and the sculpted titanium pocket clip – which can be reversed to the opposite side, something that is not always a guarantee, especially with sculpted pocket clips.
This is the second Christain Porterfield design from Artisan, the first being the Nova, a knife that is available now. As for this prototype, Porterfield has said there will be more info to come later this year.
Knife in Featured Image: Artisan Cutlery Christain Porterfield Prototype
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