Cold Steel Grivory Paradox knife, New in box

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Grivory Paradox Specifications: Blade Length: 4 1/2"Blade Thickness: 3.5 mmOverall Length: 9 3/4"Steel: Japanese AUS 8A StainlessWeight: 5.8 ozHandle: 5 1/4" Long GrivoryPocket Clip: Stainless Pocket / Belt ClipPart #24PGBalisong or Butterfly knives, with their revolving handles, and strong locking mechanisms, have had a certain mystique since they were first popularized in the early 1980's. They were beguilingly simple in construction, looked a little intimidating in a user's hand, were relatively inexpensive, and there were many flashy ways to open them with a few deft turns of the wrist. In short, they were a knife industry success story. There was just one downside. In the early 1990's, United States Customs outlawed the importation of all butterfly knives under, what can only be assumed to be, an arbitrary and unreasonable interpretation of the Switchblade Act. Many U.S. states soon followed suit including California, where mere possession of a Butterfly knife is a FELONY.But Cold Steel has produced a completely legal version of the butterfly knife that we call The Paradox®. Available in two sizes, it's designed from the ground up to specifically mimic a traditional Balisong or Butterfly knife in every respect but one � it can't be opened with one hand! That's right, the Paradox® is not a switchblade, gravity knife, or assisted read more