Drop + Terzuola ATCF Tanto Folding Knife

Hey everyone, We’re proud of every design we launch and grateful to the partners who make them possible. However, in the case of the ATCF, I felt a great sense of personal responsibility to Mr. Terzuola because of the significance of the design and its place in the history of the cutlery industry. Bob’s design gave way to a whole new category of folding knife - the “tactical folder” - that now dominates the folding knife market. That’s why the ATCF (Advanced Technology Combat Folder) is known as “the classic shape that shaped an industry.” With a storied history and field-tested design, there wasn’t a lot we needed or even wanted to change. The biggest difference between the original handmade knife and our production version is the blade profile - the original is a drop point, and this knife has a tanto blade. This project actually didn’t start with asking Bob if we could make the ATCF, it started when we asked if Bob would design a knife with a tanto blade because we...