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We got in touch with Michal Gavac, the solo designer and maker behind Gavko knives, through Chris and Elliot Williamson, a.k.a. Ferrum Forge Knife Works, who collaborated on the “Spinner” model, which Nick Shabazz called his “favorite FFKW knife.” Michal’s developed a strong following in the knife community for his unique designs and some wild blade grinds.
We discussed possible projects and decided the best thing we could do for the community would be to offer a production version of a popular existing Gavko model. This design has previously been known as the “Thrasher” or “Trasher” on his custom handmade versions that normally sell for $1000 to $1500. It’s been offered in a variety of blade profiles, but usually with a flipper tab opening mechanism. While this opening style is obviously popular, we felt the protruding tab detracted a bit from the smooth, sharky lines of the profile when open or closed. With the right geometry and a bit of practice, thumb studs can offer the same kind of snappy action as a flipper tab.
Once we settled on thumb studs, we looked at the design and used them to carry the shark theme a bit further here by making them slightly oversized and using PVD coating so they resemble a shark's eyes.
Aside from the awesome design, we’re stoked about a few particular elements of this knife that are first-time features for any Massdrop knife collab:
* Scales milled on both sides of the handle * Left-handed versions with fully reversed lockbar and pocket clip (+ $10) * New Aqua color, which is modeled after Michal’s coloration on handmade versions * Color-matched titanium hardware for a framelock knife
A few notes on the drop before we get started...
* Only the first production run will be serialized. The run is limited to 1200 pieces. * Our Estimated Ship Date is December 14th, 2018
We're glad to be working with Michal and launching another collab with one of the community's favorite makers!
Carry On! -- Jonas
SonGoku
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Jul 9, 2018
JonasHeinemanHell yeah!! Definitely in on this!
megical_banana
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Jul 10, 2018
JonasHeinemanOh guys!!! Right when I thought I had raised the money to buy me a milled crux... You bring out a mad knife!!!! It is so fun and great to see the effort Massdrop puts into their knife collabs, and trying to bring some new design options. I am thrilled to see what will be next, and eager to get the money to buy and experience each and every beutiful knife you put in production!
Jonas way to go! P.S: The aqua color is fascinating; I love to see Massdrop putting out production versions of custom knives, and although I personaly would always want to have a custom of that exact model, I know that most times, me and lots of others, can't obtain such a piece, sometimes due to price, and sometimes due to many years of waiting in the maker's books. And it is great to get to handle the design while It's very high quality at a reasonable price.
megical_banana
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Jul 10, 2018
JonasHeinemanThe thing that is very interesting imo, is that this model is big, and I mean, really big compared to what Massdrop had before, would be nice to see at some point some sturdy 4" knife.
megical_banana
340
Jul 10, 2018
JonasHeinemanCould you please show an in-hand picture comparing both milling patterns (preferably both in aqua)?
JonasHeineman
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Jul 10, 2018
megical_bananaHere's what I can do for you - please note this prototype shows holes for clip reverse which will not be present on the production models.
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Jul 10, 2018
Howlhatler
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Jul 11, 2018
JonasHeinemanHuge fan of gavko's knife designs, have been wanting one for about 2 years now. Ha. So, again, I'm super glad to see one within my affordable range. Thank you, seriously, thank you gavko for collaborating and thank you Massdrop for making this dream happen. Seriously, you all are killing the knife game, in my opinion. Ffkw and now a gavko?! C'mon... ya got my wallet waiting for more drops. I wish I coulda got my hands on one of the brad zinker, but I missed it. Not butthurt though, just glad you all keep making such sweet knives. 👍ya got my approval and acceptance. Again. Thank you. 😅
Nugent91
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Jul 12, 2018
JonasHeinemanIs the different finish types limited to a certain number or is it just that the whole drop is limited to 1200 with no limit on how many can be of a certain finish?
megical_banana
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Jul 12, 2018
Nugent91I think it is the second option from what you say, usually if there is a limit to a certain amount of each variation, they specify what and how many.
Fran59
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Jul 16, 2018
JonasHeinemanI’m so glad that you guys decided to make this without a flipper. I personally prefer thumbstuds. Great work 🤙!
T.willy
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Jul 16, 2018
I agree 100% as I've said before I know people always complain about the Massdrop logo. However this case is extremely>BAD<The Massdrop logo Kinda stands out on this knife like the word bad does in this post. 😯😰😨😲 Like many other's have stated I understand it's your product and you have every right to advertise it as such. I'm just hoping you can re consider the area and style in which you do so. P.S. Regardless your going to sell a ton of these as you well know. To be perfectly honest I've already ordered one myself just prior to this post. Pelagic in Aqua-(Blue-Green) of course. That's the stand out of the bunch IMHO. lol Anyways I guess I'm just hoping someone at the top might consider all the pushback there getting on this Logo situation Thanks. Trevor