Product Description

The Kershaw Bel Air Tiger Stripe 6105TS is the pattern-finish Bel Air — CPM MagnaCut powder metallurgy stainless in a 3.10-inch reverse tanto blade with Tiger Stripe pattern finish, black anodized aluminum handle, and DuraLock frame lock, delivering Larrin Thomas's purpose-designed PM steel in the most visually distinctive blade surface finish in the Bel Air lineup — alternating light and dark stripe pattern across the CPM MagnaCut blade against a black anodized aluminum handle, USA-made in Tualatin, Oregon at $150.

The CPM MagnaCut blade is Larrin Thomas's purpose-designed powder metallurgy knife steel — formulated to simultaneously maximize edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. In the Bel Air Tiger Stripe's 3.10-inch reverse tanto blade, CPM MagnaCut delivers the same steel performance ceiling as every other Bel Air configuration — the same simultaneously superior edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance that outperforms VG-10 and most PM stainless alternatives, sharpening on diamond stones and quality ceramics. The Tiger Stripe finish is the defining visual specification of the 6105TS — a pattern finish applied to the CPM MagnaCut blade that creates alternating light and dark stripe bands across the blade surface, producing a distinctive tiger stripe visual texture that is unlike any other finish in the Bel Air lineup and unlike any finish written in this session. Tiger Stripe finish is produced by selectively masking sections of the blade during the finishing process — alternating polished or satin bands alongside stonewashed or darker bands — creating a patterned surface that catches light differently across each stripe for a visually complex blade character that no single uniform finish can achieve. Against the black anodized aluminum handle, the Tiger Stripe blade's alternating light-dark pattern creates a layered visual contrast — the pattern's light bands catching light against the handle's consistent dark black anodized surface, producing a carry piece that stands apart from every uniform-finish Bel Air configuration in the lineup. The black anodized aluminum handle is the right counterpart to the Tiger Stripe blade — a consistent, deep black anodized surface that provides the visual backdrop against which the Tiger Stripe blade pattern's complexity is most visible and most impactful. Black anodized aluminum delivers the same hard anodized surface durability as the gray anodized Iridium handle — chemically bonded hard oxide layer that is significantly more durable than paint, lighter than steel, harder than GFN — in the most carry-neutral and tactically subdued handle color in the Bel Air lineup. At $150 the 6105TS matches the American Flag and Micarta Bel Air entry price — Tiger Stripe pattern finish and black anodized aluminum delivering a visually distinctive Bel Air configuration at the accessible $150 entry price point.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut powder stainless, reverse tanto profile, Tiger Stripe pattern finish, plain edge — same MagnaCut performance ceiling as every Bel Air; Tiger Stripe alternating light-dark stripe pattern creates visually complex surface unlike any uniform finish; reverse tanto reinforced tip geometry; 3.10-inch blade
• Handle: Black Anodized Aluminum — hard anodized aluminum in deep black; most carry-neutral Bel Air aluminum handle colorway; hard oxide surface significantly more durable than paint; provides visual backdrop that maximizes Tiger Stripe blade pattern visibility; DuraLock frame lock integrated into aluminum handle
• Lock: DuraLock (frame lock) — robust frame lock identical to all Bel Air variants
• Production: USA Made — manufactured in Tualatin, Oregon

Ideal For

Collectors and premium design-forward EDC buyers who want the most visually distinctive blade surface pattern in the Bel Air lineup — the 6105TS at $150 delivers CPM MagnaCut's simultaneously superior performance in a Tiger Stripe patterned blade against a black anodized aluminum handle that creates a visually complex carry piece unlike any other in the Knifeworks production folder lineup, at the same accessible $150 as the American Flag and Micarta Bel Air entry configurations. Buyers choosing among the $150 Bel Air configurations who want Tiger Stripe's patterned blade visual complexity over the American Flag's patriotic identity, the Micarta's organic field carry character, or the Trooper's high-contrast black-over-white — all deliver CPM MagnaCut USA-made DuraLock at $150; the 6105TS is the right choice for buyers who want the most visually complex blade surface at the Bel Air entry price. Knife enthusiasts who want a complete Bel Air collection with the Tiger Stripe finish represented — the 6105TS's alternating stripe pattern is the only pattern finish in the Bel Air lineup, occupying visual territory that no PVD color, BlackWash, stonewash, or black finish configuration provides.

CPM MagnaCut simultaneously leading edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance in a 3.10-inch Tiger Stripe patterned reverse tanto blade that delivers the most visually complex blade surface in the Bel Air lineup, black anodized aluminum handle that provides the most carry-neutral backdrop for the Tiger Stripe pattern with DuraLock security, and USA-made Oregon production — the Kershaw Bel Air Tiger Stripe 6105TS is the pattern-finish CPM MagnaCut USA-made folder at $150. Add the Kershaw Bel Air Tiger Stripe 6105TS to your cart today and get same-or-next-business-day shipping from Columbia, Louisiana, backed by Kershaw's warranty. Questions? Call 888-225-9775 — we carry these knives daily.