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Limited Edition KISS IN THE DARK model features all black ti coated handles and blade as shown.
Keep It Super Simple said Ed Halligan, Knifemakers’ Guild
Member and designer/engineer of CRKT’s patented K.I.S.S.® knife. And it
is! The original production compact, palm-size folder has only two major
components—blade and frame—precision fine blanked for superior fit and
smooth operation.
The ingenuity of the K.I.S.S. Frame Lock™ design is that
the secure, safe and strong blade lock serves not only as part of the
frame, but also as the handle itself. A thumb stud is used to one-hand
open the blade, and as the blade is fully rotated open, the Frame Lock
snaps crisply in behind the blade to guarantee a sound lock-up. The blade
can be closed with one-hand by simply releasing the Frame Lock.
The blade shape is tanto-inspired—Chisel-Point on the front
and flat on the backside—so that when the blade is closed onto its handle/frame,
the precision fit effectively “seals” the cutting edge to the frame, even
though it’s exposed. Both blade and frame are AUS 6M stainless steel and
are fine bead-blast finished, as is the pocket/money clip and other hardware.
The design of the K.I.S.S. pocket/money clip permits it
to be used in a variety of ways: clipped to the pocket; as a money clip
knife; and with split-ring or lanyard, as a key chain knife.
In the wake of the success of the K.I.S.S., a flock of
imitators has suddenly appeared; none offers the simple elegance of Ed
Halligan’s patented original design, and none offers the value of CRKT
quality manufacturing. In fact, the more Ed’s design is imitated, the
better it looks.
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