MT18P – Mule Team Fixed Blade featuring CPM-S110V

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MT18P will be available for sale on Wednesday, 05-Feb-2014 at 1000 (MDT)


All sales will be handled by the Spyderco Factory Outlet store online at http://spyderco.com. You will find it under model # MT18.


Maximum Purchase Allowed: 2


Cost: $89.95 each


Domestic Shipping in the Continental United States: Standard Shipping rates apply.


Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico Shipping: USPS $15.00


International Orders (other than Canada and Mexico) /Shipping:
International orders have a maximum allowed amount of $600 (including shipping fees) for all online orders. All orders over $600 must be placed via phone or e-mail and paid for via wire transfer. Shipment of orders paid for via wire transfer will not occur until monies have been received by the Spyderco Factory Outlet Store. You may contact our store to place a wire transfer order at sfo@spyderco.com or 303/279-8383 x 107.


International shipments will be sent out according to our International Shipping Schedule:
Shopping Cart Total: $0-$99 - Shipping/Handling Charge $25
Shopping Cart Total: $100-$399 - Shipping/Handling Charge $45
Shopping Cart Total: $400 and higher - Shipping/Handling Charge $60


International shipments will be via USPS International Priority Mail. Please be aware, we will have limited tracking capabilities. Tracking once it leaves the US is dependent upon the postal services outside the US and their ability to provide it. However, this will completely eliminate UPS Brokerage Fees.


About CPM-S110V:
CPM S110V blade steel is produced using a CPM - Crucible Particle Metallurgy process developed by Crucible Industries of Solvay, New York, U.S.A.


What differentiates CPM S110V from other blade steels is its volume of vanadium-rich (9.0%) and niobium-rich (3.0%) alloys which classify it as a martensitic stainless tool steel. Crucible’s powdered metal process creates uniform carbide distribution of the steel’s components throughout the blade for superior wear resistance, toughness and corrosion protection. These are positive performance characteristics highly desired in state-of-the-art exotic blade steels.


What is the Mule Team:
For those of you unfamiliar with our Mule Team Project, it is unique to Spyderco. In-house we call knife samples designed and built for testing and evaluation Mules. We know a healthy percentage of knife users are interested in different blade steels and their performance abilities. Running with that, we released an ongoing Mule Team Project. Several times per year we unveil the same single-piece fixed blade patterned knife in a different and exotic blade steel. This lets steel-obsessed knife knuts test, try and use something normally not offered to the industry. Product runs are limited to 600 – 1000 pieces of each steel type depending on foundry requirements.


Mule Blades are leaf-shaped with a sharpened and finished PlainEdge blade but with an unfinished handle providing a do-it-yourself opportunity. The unfinished handle has a series of holes for attaching custom handle scales or for wrapping with para-cord. Each piece is sold without handle scales or a carry sheath focusing the project on the blade steel. This opens endless creative possibilities for the owner to design their own handle scale and carry options.
 
Sweet thanks for releasing it on a day i don't have any classes i'll be stoping by the store in golden they will sell them there correct? And would anyone be able to tell us the hardness?

-Alec
 
My guess is that the S110V will be much like the K390, which has an absolutely awesome edge-holding ability.

My K390 mule also seems to be a more aggressive cutter on cardboard than 10V, which is something I can't explain. When I was cutting up cardboard, my 10V started to bog down, so I switched to my K390 mule. The switch was like going from a row boat to a speed boat. I thought maybe the 10V, which has a very thin slicing profile, had gotten dull. But it sliced paper better than my K390, so it was actually sharper.

From my limited experience with S110V, it should also be an aggressive cutter able to take a fine edge.
 
I think I should try to get my first Mule now! Who is offering quality handles for Mule?

Halpern Titanium makes some good handles for them. A forum / google search should get you some good results there.

Otherwise I would suggest having one of the Custom makers here on BF do a set for you.
 
I am in, thank you Kristi.
As far as the hardness is concerned it will be good.
 
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