Oknife, a member of Olight’s O-family, has a Kickstarter campaign going to fund a super-lightweight knife designed by Ken Onion.
Here are the quick specs:
| Overall Length: | 7.36″ |
| Blade Length: | 3.16″ |
| Blade Material: | S45VN (60 – 62 HRC) |
| Handle Material: | OAL aluminum |
| Lock Up: | Framelock |
Flashlight Inspiration
The design is based off of the Olight Arkfeld flashlight, taking some geometric cues from the shape and thinness. The intent is to make the lightest, toughest frame lock folder they possibly can. Current prototypes are running at 2.57 oz (which is incredibly light for a 3-inch folder, especially one with 0.12″ thick blade).
The OAL Aluminum
This is Olight’s proprietary aluminum, reportedly harder that 6061 aluminum and with better yield and tensile strength than TA2 titanium. These are the properties that allow them to make a frame lock out of such a light material and without liners.
The handle is also generously textured, giving it a solid grip that in uncharacteristic of aluminum handles.
The Kickstarter and Options
They’ll be releasing the XEN-OAL in two different versions: a matte blade handle with DLC coating, and an olive green handle with a stonewashed blade (the materials stay the same, though).
The campaign started in November and has reached all its stretch goals, which means that, now, each knife will come with a XEN-OAL coin and a titanium bead with a cord.
But it’s not too late to contribute. The campaign will be going until December 18, and they still have several early bird special rewards that get you the knife (or two) early and at a discounted price. $130 is the standard for one knife in the Kickstarter before it releases early next year with an MSRP of $189.
Check out their Kickstarter campaign here to get in on the action.
