- Model
- F3
- Configuration
- Elmax · grey G10 · red collar
- Line
- F3 (standard: G10 / micarta / Elmax / legacy)
- Category
- Production
- Serial / Edition
- S/N 60644559
- Status
- Available
- 3.75" stonewashed Elmax blade with jimping on spine
- 8.75" overall length
- Runs on MRBS (multi row bearing system)
- Stonewashed hardware and pivot screws
- Titanium liner lock construction
- Contoured and textured Gray G10 handle scales
- Steel lockbar insert
- Red G10 pivot collars
- 3D machined Red G10 backspacer with lanyard hole
- Tip up stonewashed Titanium pocket clip
The F3 is a Sergey Shirogorov liner lock folder introduced in 2011, a year after the F95. It pairs G10, micarta or carbon fiber scales over full titanium liners with a titanium liner lock carrying a hardened stainless steel insert; the handle is thicker than the F95's and every F3 has a backspacer. It is the entry production model in the range. The earliest factory mention is a February 2014 notice closing orders for the Hati and F3. The pivot moved from SRBS to MRBS, and the current serial configuration, on sale from November 2017 under the Three Bears name, pairs Elmax with Alutex scales. Named additions include the F3 NS of February 2020, the 50-piece F3 Outdoor of June 2023, and the Elements editions with TechnoCarbo scales: Aquatic in Vanax 37 (December 2022), Terrus in S90V (May 2023), Ignis in M390 (July 2023) and Aerum in Elmax (September 2023). Custom Division F3s run on SRRBS, among them a 50-piece bolstered F3-B in Damasteel Vinland and a 50-piece F3 NS CD. The clip is 3D-machined titanium, tip-up and right-hand only. The line is current.
Condition notes are being documented for this piece.
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