0512
Current engraving lead times are 7-10 business days.
About
Every time you open the 0512 automatic, a satisfying thwack reminds you that it means business. It reveals a dark bronze, clip point blade with CPM Cru-Wear, a balanced super steel for excellent edge retention and rugged toughness. Experience a premium workhorse while gripping the tactile, canvas micarta front handle and titanium back. It fills the hand, allowing you to activate the knife and make every cut with confidence. Extra details include a bronze-anodized tube spacer and button collar. You need a tool you can rely on. That’s where the 0512 comes in.
- Made-in-the-USA automatic folder; premium work knife for hard cutting tasks
- CPM Cru-Wear steel provides superior edge retention, toughness, and ease of sharpening; dark bronze Cerakote coating for added blade protection
- Natural canvas micarta front handle with dark bronze Cerakote steel liner underneath; dark bronze-anodized titanium back handle
- Low-profile push button makes it harder for blade to accidentally deploy; deep-carry pocket clip is easily reversible for left/righty carry
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Features + Details
- Status NEW
- Edition Engravable
- Type Automatic, Folder
- Use Work, Tactical
- Style Pocketknife
- Designer ZT Originals
- Blade Style Clip Point
- Blade Edge Plain
- Opening Action Automatic
- Opens With Push button
- Lock Type Push-button lock
- Pocketclip Reversible deep-carry (right/left, tip-up)
- Made in USA Yes
- Hardware Black-oxide pivot with bronze-anodized button collar, black-oxide screws, black-oxide pocket clip
Specifications
- Blade Steel CPM Cru-Wear
- Blade Length 3.45 in. (8.8 cm)
- HRC 63-64
- Blade Finish/Coating Cerakote
- Blade Thickness 0.16 in. (4.1 mm)
- Closed Length 4.55 in. (11.6 cm)
- Handle Material Micarta front, titanium back
- Handle Color Bronze, Natural
- Handle Finish/Coating Dark bronze anodized back
- Handle Thickness 0.53 in. (13.5 mm)
- Overall Length 8 in. (20.3 cm)
- Weight 4.4 oz. (125 g)
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- Year Released 2025
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