Product Description

The Heretic Knives Manticore S OTF H0336APUCF is a compact out-the-front automatic pairing a black-coated Elmax blade with a black aluminum handle accented in purple-black carbon fiber, giving Heretic's smallest OTF platform a European steel option and a distinctive material contrast.

Elmax is Bohler-Uddeholm's powder-metallurgy stainless steel, a chromium-vanadium-molybdenum alloy built to balance edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness rather than maximize any single property. It sits in a similar performance class to CPM-S30V, generally noted for slightly easier polishing and strong corrosion resistance, with edge retention and toughness that outperform older non-PM stainless steels like 154CM or 8Cr13MoV, though it doesn't reach the extreme edge retention of high-vanadium steels like CPM-S90V.

The black finish on this blade is a coated treatment over the Elmax 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.

Carbon fiber handle accents are prized for being extremely light relative to their strength and for the distinctive woven-fiber look, on this Manticore S the carbon fiber is finished in a purple-black colorway 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: 2.6" Elmax blade, black finish, a European powder-metallurgy stainless that balances edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness; blade grind, edge type, and profile not confirmed this session, verify against hereticknives.com.
• Handle: Black aluminum with purple-black carbon fiber accents, lightweight accent material with a distinctive woven look; 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: Compact 2.6-inch blade platform sized for pocket carry, overall length, closed length, and weight not confirmed this session, verify against hereticknives.com before publishing.

Buyers who want a European PM stainless option (Elmax) rather than Heretic's more common CPM MagnaCut blades, in the smallest Manticore platform.
Buyers who want the coated black blade's low-glare look paired with a distinctive purple-black carbon fiber accent against a black aluminum frame.
Collectors building out the Heretic Manticore S lineup who want a material combination distinct from the brand's Cel Shade, Fragment, and Ultem-accented finishes.

Elmax's balanced edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness in a compact push-button OTF platform, finished in black over an aluminum handle accented with purple-black carbon fiber, the Heretic Knives Manticore S OTF H0336APUCF is built for buyers who want a distinctive steel and material pairing in an everyday-carry size. Add the Heretic Knives Manticore S OTF H0336APUCF (H0336APUCF) 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.