New Knife - Acta non verba, ANV Knives Z200

How many of you have heard of the knife brand Acta non verba, ANV Knives? Not so many, well I thought so. I just recently found out about them myself. Which in itself is not that strange since the company was formed as late as 2018.

A reason for not hearing so much about them might be that if you draw a map of the world based on modern knife manufacturers, it is dominated by large countries such as China and the US. Some European countries with a long knife making tradition are also found there. We are talking about Italy, Germany, Spain, and France. Although the latter may be larger when it comes to traditional types of knives.

This is where Acta non Verba Knives stands out from the crowd. They are from the Czech Republic! There may be a domestic Czech knife market with more manufacturers, but in that case, it is more than I'm aware of. However, it is only the first refreshing peculiarity about this brand. More interesting are the knives they make. Their program includes a series of fixed blade knives aimed at both military and outdoors people. I mentioned the military as some models are developed in collaboration with representatives from branches of the Czech armed forces. 

ANV Knives Z200

The knife even comes with its own lube

In addition to that sort of knives, they have several very interesting folding knives in their catalog. Including this one called the Z200. 

Since ANV's homepage includes a "knife builder" you can customize your knife according to your taste. This model, for example, is available with DLC-coated or a stonewashed blade, G10 in no less than six different colors. All the G10 knives are liner locks. If you prefer a frame lock you simply opt for their "Dural" (aluminum) handle instead. In addition, the knife is available with a partially serrated blade for those who prefer combo edges. 

Model Z200 is basically the same as Z100 with a few important differences. One is that the blades look slightly different, but the biggest difference is that the Z100 is a flipper knife. The Z200, on the other hand, is opened via a recess in the blade. It can be done with one or two hands, depending on your preferences. 

I chose this specific configuration because I thought the red would be striking in contrast to the black blade and black details. For appearance's sake, I wanted a knife without a  flipper tab. The result is a knife with simple, clean lines completely to my liking.

The characteristic of this knife and what dominates the first impressions is that this is a very well-built, light, and neutrally balanced knife.

I will of course review this knife as soon as I have had time to evaluate it. 

/ J

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