Product Description

The Heretic Knives Manticore E OTF H0286AFCTIN pairs a black-coated CPM MagnaCut blade with a black aluminum handle accented in gold Fat carbon fiber, giving Heretic's mid-size OTF automatic a bold color and material contrast in the same push-button platform.

CPM MagnaCut is Crucible's stainless steel engineered specifically for knife blades by metallurgist Larrin Thomas, rather than optimizing for one property, MagnaCut is formulated to deliver strong edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness simultaneously, closing the gap that usually forces a tradeoff between the three. Its balanced carbide structure keeps it easier to sharpen than extreme high-vanadium steels like CPM-S90V, while still outperforming older workhorse stainless steels like D2, 154CM, and CPM-S30V on corrosion resistance and edge stability.

The black finish on this blade is a coated treatment over the CPM MagnaCut steel, chosen for a low-glare, tactical look, coated blades trade a small amount of long-term corrosion resistance at wear points for reduced visual signature.

Fat carbon fiber is a thicker, wider-weave carbon fiber pattern used as a handle accent material, prized for being extremely light relative to its strength and for a bolder woven look than standard-weave carbon fiber, on this Manticore E it's finished in gold and paired with a black aluminum frame rather than used as the sole handle material.

The out-the-front mechanism fires the blade straight out of the front of the handle at the push of a button and retracts it the same way, no manual flip, thumb stud, or disengage step required.

• Blade: 3.12" CPM MagnaCut blade, black finish, balanced edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness; easier to sharpen than extreme high-vanadium stainless steels; blade grind and profile not confirmed this session, verify against hereticknives.com.
• Handle: Black aluminum with gold Fat carbon fiber accents, a thicker-weave CF pattern with a bolder look than standard carbon fiber; exact accent placement and handle texture not confirmed this session.
• Deployment: Out-the-front (OTF) automatic, push-button fire and retract, no manual disengage step; fully enclosed blade when closed.
• Carry: 3.12-inch blade platform, one size up from the compact Manticore S, overall length, closed length, and weight not confirmed this session, verify against hereticknives.com before publishing.

Buyers who want the coated black blade's low-glare look paired with a bold gold Fat carbon fiber accent against a black aluminum frame.
CPM MagnaCut buyers who want strong all-around performance, edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness, without the sharpening difficulty of extreme high-vanadium stainless steels.
Collectors building out the Heretic Manticore E lineup who want a material and color combination distinct from the brand's Cel Shade, Fragment, and standard carbon fiber finishes.

CPM MagnaCut's balanced edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness in a push-button OTF platform, finished in black over an aluminum handle accented with gold Fat carbon fiber, the Heretic Knives Manticore E OTF H0286AFCTIN is built for buyers who want a bold color and material pairing in one automatic. Add the Heretic Knives Manticore E OTF H0286AFCTIN (H0286AFCTIN) to your cart today and get same-or-next-business-day shipping from Columbia, Louisiana. Questions? Call 888-225-9775, we carry these knives daily.