This Voyager features a premium Carpenter CTS-BD1 steel clip point blade, ground to a thin edge for maximum shearing potential and, because of the high carbon content of the steel and excellent heat treatment, you'll find its sharpness lasting a surprisingly long time. Cold Steel's Voyager Series offers all the other latest refinements in lock-back construction including lightning quick, one-handed opening, state of the art mechanical fasteners, massively oversized pivot pins that are fully adjustable and properly hardened, and dual stainless steel pocket clips for ambidextrous carry and deployment. The Griv-Ex handle feature 6061 heat treated aluminum liners for the utmost in strength and stiffness and are ergonomically designed to afford a wide array of grip options including the palm reinforced forward grip for which they are particularly well suited.