Product Description

The Heretic Knives Manticore E OTF H027-6A-PU pairs a DLC-coated tanto blade in CPM MagnaCut with a purple chassis-style handle, giving Heretic's mid-size OTF automatic a reinforced tip profile and a distinctive colorway 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 tanto blade shape on this Manticore E trades the curved belly of a drop point or recurve for a reinforced, angular tip built for piercing and tip strength, tanto grinds are a common choice for buyers who prioritize tip durability over general-purpose slicing geometry.

The DLC (diamond-like carbon) coating is a hard, low-friction physical vapor deposition finish applied over the CPM MagnaCut steel, DLC coatings add surface hardness and a low-glare, matte black appearance while layering additional corrosion resistance on top of the stainless substrate.

The purple chassis handle is a chassis-style aluminum handle construction finished in purple, a plain colorway rather than one of Heretic's Cel Shade or Fragment cosmetic treatments.

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 tanto blade, DLC coating, balanced edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness; tanto profile adds reinforced tip strength over a drop point or recurve grind; DLC adds surface hardness and low-glare finish.
• Handle: Purple chassis-style aluminum handle, handle texture not confirmed this session, verify against hereticknives.com.
• Deployment: Out-the-front (OTF) automatic, push-button fire and retract, no manual disengage step; fully enclosed blade when closed.
• Carry: 3.12-inch tanto 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 a reinforced tanto tip for piercing and hard-use tip strength rather than a curved slicing profile.
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.
Buyers who want a DLC-coated blade for its hardness and low-glare finish, paired with a distinctive purple chassis handle rather than Heretic's Cel Shade or Fragment colorways.

CPM MagnaCut's balanced edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness in a push-button OTF platform, ground as a reinforced tanto with a hard, low-glare DLC coating and set in a purple chassis handle, the Heretic Knives Manticore E OTF H027-6A-PU is built for buyers who want tip strength and a distinctive look in one automatic. Add the Heretic Knives Manticore E OTF H027-6A-PU (H027-6A-PU) 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.