This unique expression of the Delica 4 Lightweight combines all the features of this best-selling model with a multi-colored hand-dyed zome handle.
Zome (pronounced zoh-may) is a class of Japanese handicrafts that focuses on dyeing textiles. This ancient art form includes many different methods of creating patterns on cloth using dyes derived from plants, flowers, fruit, and other natural sources and is closely related to many aspects of Japanese history and culture.
Inspired by this rich artistic heritage, Spyderco's Zome knives are unique variations of their lightweight models, which feature injection-molded fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handles. The handles are molded in a light base color and then individually hand dyed by expert Japanese artisans. Using a technique reminiscent of traditional hiki-zome (brush dyeing), various colors of dye are hand brushed onto the handle to create distinctive, one-of-a-kind patterns. Like Japan's classical dyeing methods, the special dyes used completely permeate the FRN to permanently color it.
This Delica 4 Lightweight boasts all the defining features of its breed, including a full-flat-ground VG10 stainless steel blade, a sturdy back lock mechanism, skeletonized stainless steel liners, and a four-position pocket clip. Its injection-molded FRN handle showcases a brilliant hand-dyed zome pattern in shades of green.
If you're looking for a reliable workhorse knife with one-of-a-kind character, this is it.
Specifications:
- Overall Length: 7.125 in.
- Blade Length: 2.875 in.
- Cutting Edge: 2.56 in.
- Blade Thickness: 0.09 in.
- Blade Material: VG-10 Stainless Steel
- Blade Style: Drop Point
- Blade Grind: Flat Ground
- Blade Finish: Satin
- Edge Type: PlainEdge
- Handle Length: 4.25 in.
- Handle Thickness: 0.40 in.
- Handle Material: FRN (Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon)
- Handle Color: Zome Green
- Frame/Liner: Stainless Steel
- Weight: 2.50 oz.
- Carry Method: Ambidextrous 4-way Pocket Clip (Right Hand, Left Hand--Tip-Up, Tip-Down)
- Knife Type: Manual Opening Folder
- Opener: Thumb Hole
- Lock Type: Lockback (Midlock)
- Brand: Spyderco
- Model: Delica 4
- Model Number: C11ZFPGR
- Made in Seki City, Japan