MKM Clap Carbon Fibre Bolster

MKM, or Maniago Knife Makers, is a consortium representing knife-makers from ‘the home of knives’ around the world. The company is headquartered in Maniago itself, around 70 miles from Venice in the region of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy). Founded in 1960, the consortium brings together makers of knives, scissors and similar products, and for almost 60 years it has been promoting all things Made in Maniago. The brand MKM, already in use in the past, has been revamped and relaunched, with the aim of offering the market new collections, created through partnerships with local knife-makers.

The very first MKM-branded collection is quite extraordinary, both in terms of its technology and its production philosophy. Five sporting knives, in 28 different versions, thought up by two world-renowned designers, Bob Terzuola and Lucas Burnley.

The Clap is a folding knife of outstanding quality and design innovation. Designed by Bob Terzuola it bears all the hallmarks of a classic folding knife. The blade is satin finished Bohler M390 "microclean" stainless steel. It includes a ball bearing rotation mechanism making the blade very smooth to open. The handle is made up of two slabs of carbon fibre with stainless liners and a blue anodised Titanium spacer with stainless steel screws and a blue anodised Titanium ferrule on the pivot. This version also has very attractive titanium bolsters. It is supplied with a nylon storage pouch and blade accessories.