AXD™

I have completely redesigned my AFTERMATH™ heavy-duty tactical folder and it is now called The AXD™ (AFTERMATH Xtreme Duty.)
The model shown has tritium inserts under the handle scale. In a dark environment the tritium will glow. These inserts last for 10-15 years approximately.

The AXD™ is the first knife in the line and it incorporates all the design updates I’ve done in the last two years. When I introduced the original AFTERMATH™, its strength, size and tough character made it an instant classic.

Now after two years of hard use in the field, I’ve been able to update it with multiple design, engineering and construction improvements to send it out again for extreme duty.

The first design improvement is in the new three-dimensionally carved handles. I now offer you three handle options for the AXD™

(1) The SG GRIP™ is carved into the titanium frame of the AXD™. The deep, variegated structure of these grooves shown in the photos below improve your grip even in wet work and maintain a slim profile with great strength. I’ve also placed my SURE GRIP II™ internal grippers throughout the frame to guarantee you’ll be able to hold on to this knife when you need to. Look for those in the photos above, second row, furthest on the right.

(2) The Inlaid MAXX GRIP 3D™ incorporates some of the primary carving provided with the 3D GROOVED GRIP™ and I add an inlaid synthetic grip (G10 or Carbon Fiber) which I set precisely into a pocket on the frame to hold it securely and permanently. I deeply carve the inlays in three dimensions to provide gripping action to all surfaces of your hand in all positions. I also add the SURE GRIP II™ internal grippers to this style.

(3) The 3D Carved grip is available now on AXD. Please look around the site to see one.

I have also improved the classic frame lock design especially for the AXD™. I have engineered a new proprietary lock-up interface that I build standard into every AXD™. When your AXD™ blade is open and locked, it stays locked and there are no situations where human strength will fold it closed onto your fingers.

This complete overhaul makes the AXD™ the toughest custom made tactical folder in the world. With an S30V® blade and the SAO™ semi-automatic opening system for 4 inch blades and under, no other custom tactical folder even comes close to it.

AXD™ Manual Or Semi-Automatic

The AXD™ is available standard as a manually operated folder, or with the Spring Assisted Opening SAO™ system.

The semi-automatic version, dubbed the SAO™, is similar to a switchblade or automatic knife, just as fast, and legal in most states.

The SAO™ version has no buttons or activation switches and is visually indistinguishable from the manual version. You flip the blade open manually by the guard or thumb stud, and at the point it is opened only 30 degrees, the spring-powered SAO™ system instantly kicks into to drive the blade open and locked.

The AXD™ is the heavy-duty semi switchblade you’ve been looking for, in the design package that police and combat professionals depend on.