What we have here is a knife designed by a true master, Bob Terzuola, sometimes called "The godfather of tactical knives". That expression can possibly be debated, but he is famous anyway. This knife called Maximo is a collaboration between him and Italian MKM - Maniago Knife Makers.
This model has been on the market for a couple of years now and, as is often the case with MKM, has had time to sprout in a few different versions. At the time of writing, there are seven. You can get the knife with a full metal handle, with G10 or carbon fiber on the presentation side, and with a blackened blade, for example.
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| A collaboration between MKM and Terzuola |
This is one of the original variants which includes a combination of titanium and carbon fiber. Usually, I'm not too keen on knives with different materials in the handle like this. I feel that they feel as if they should capsize in the hand, both in terms of balance and appearance. But here they have made the look more uniform by having a pattern that gives a feeling of bolster that is found on both sides. The lock side is of course made of metal and there you find a frame lock.
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| MKM Maximo |
The blade is a sturdy drop point made of M390 from Böhler/Uddeholm. It can be deployed with either double-sided thumb studs or a flipper tab.
The knife is not quite small but not huge either. In concrete figures, it gives a blade of 82 mm and a total length of 197 mm. The weight ends up at 120 g in this version. A fairly robust piece in other words.
Like most knives, it has a clip, which in this case, however, cannot be moved. The knife also has a glass breaker that is in place when the knife arrives. However, a key is included in the package so it can be removed and replaced with a flat screw. Something that at least I appreciate.
More details and discussion about Maximo will of course follow in the upcoming review.
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| Maniago Knife Makers |
/ J - goes Italian
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