Product Description

The Kershaw Livewire OTF 9000OLBW brings CPM MagnaCut to the out-the-front automatic format — a 3.3-inch blackwash spear point that deploys and retracts through the front of an olive green 6061-T6 aluminum handle, built for buyers who want the benchmark alloy from Crucible Industries in a true OTF platform made in the USA.

CPM MagnaCut is the steel that changed the conversation for American-made production knives. Engineered by metallurgist Larrin Thomas and produced by Crucible Industries, CPM MagnaCut simultaneously outperforms CPM-S35VN and M390 in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance — three properties that typically require trade-offs in conventional steel design. In an OTF automatic, CPM MagnaCut's edge retention is particularly valuable: the blade cycles through a mechanical deployment and retraction mechanism every time the slider is actuated, and a steel that holds its edge longer between sharpenings means a working blade that stays deployment-ready through more carry cycles than lower-tier steels allow. The blackwash finish on the 9000OLBW adds a functional corrosion barrier across the blade face through the two-tone coating process — important for a blade that cycles through a housing mechanism where moisture and debris can accumulate — while diffusing light and hiding the surface marks that come with real daily use. Against the olive green 6061-T6 aluminum handle, the blackwash blade creates a dark-on-green field-ready combination that reads as tactically purposeful without being flashy. The spear point geometry delivers a symmetrical centered tip with a long usable belly for the full range of OTF deployment tasks. All assembled in Tualatin, Oregon on Kershaw's USA production floor.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut steel, spear point profile, blackwash finish — benchmark edge retention and corrosion resistance in a blade that cycles through an OTF mechanism, with a blackwash coating that adds a corrosion barrier and hides carry wear
• Handle: Olive green 6061-T6 aluminum, full-size OTF housing format — the field-ready OD green colorway in the Livewire series, lightweight aluminum construction
• Deployment / Lock: OTF automatic — push the slider forward to deploy, push back to retract; the blade locks open positively when fully deployed and retracts cleanly on the return stroke
• Carry: Tip-up pocket clip, USA made, lanyard hole

Buyers who want CPM MagnaCut in a true OTF format — most production OTF knives run 154CM or D2; the Livewire delivers Crucible's benchmark alloy in the fastest deployment format available in a production knife. First responders, military, law enforcement, and emergency personnel who carry OTF automatics professionally and want premium steel that maintains its edge through sustained deployment cycles and field conditions. Kershaw OTF collectors and buyers building a complete Livewire series set who want the olive green blackwash variant alongside the other colorway models in the lineup.

CPM MagnaCut, blackwash spear point, olive green aluminum, OTF automatic, and USA made — the Kershaw Livewire 9000OLBW is the production OTF that brings premium steel to the fastest deployment format in the category. Add it to your cart today and get same or next business day shipping from Columbia, Louisiana — call us at 888-225-9775 with any questions.