Provoke - D2 / Black TiN
The CRKT 4040 Provoke comes up strong when it’s called in for duty.
Serve. Protect. The Provoke knife draws on ancient karambit design but it’s hiding a futuristic secret. The first knife ever to feature Kinematic technology, it stays neatly tucked away in transit and comes to life when there’s trouble afoot.
At CRKT, they think of designer Joe Caswell as somewhat of a mad scientist. When they got an eyeful of the sketches that were to become the Provoke—designed in Newbury Park, California—they knew he was destined to become one of the most innovative designers the knife world has ever seen. Modeled after a traditional karambit, the black Titanium Nitride hawkbill blade is forged of a premium D2 steel for high durability and excellent edge retention.
The Kinematic opening mechanism is pulling the folder into the future whether it’s ready or not. Just a nudge of thumb pressure the upper crossbar—while the rest of your fingers firmly grasp the handle—and the blade lunges to life and locks into place. Shift the discrete lever at the base of the finger loop and the blade retreats into its closed position. The handles are crafted of aircraft-grade 6061 aluminum for supreme toughness. In true Joe fashion, the pocket clip is also a world’s first—sitting almost completely flush with the handle and likewise activated with light thumb pressure.
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