Fixed Theseus
Story
The Medford Fixed Theseus is the fixed blade evolution of the Theseus folder — same DNA, same ergonomic handle geometry, stripped down to a full-tang platform built for hard use without a pivot or lock to worry about. The blade is a deep-bellied drop point with a long sweeping arc on the cutting edge, a flat grind primary bevel, and a pronounced false edge running back from the tip. The choil is deep and radiused, flowing directly into a sculpted finger groove on the underside of the handle that locks the grip in place without requiring conscious effort from the user.
The handle is G10 over a full tang, secured by three machine screws, with a curved ergonomic profile that tapers toward a rounded pommel. The overall silhouette — wide at the guard, curved through the grip, rounded at the butt — is unmistakably Theseus, and puts the Fixed Theseus in a different category visually from the rectangular handle platforms of the NAV and Sea Wolf lines. Finish combinations produced included OD green G10 with DLC/PVD black blade and black G10 with satin-ground blade, with a full-black DLC variant (blade and handle hardware both dark) also documented. The sheath is a close-fitting black leather slip sheath, a departure from the kydex platform standard on most Medford fixed blades — matching the more refined, less tactical character of the Theseus design language.
Specifications
- Overall Length
- 8.25"
- Blade Length
- 3.75"
- Blade Thickness
- 0.190"
- Blade Style
- Drop Point
- Blade Grind
- Hollow
- Handle Material
- G10
- Sheath
- Kydex
- Made In
- USA (Phoenix, AZ)
History
The Medford Fixed Theseus (id=178, WP #29619) is the fixed blade variant of the Theseus folder line. Blade: deep-bellied drop point, flat grind, false edge, deep radiused choil into finger groove. Handle: G10 (OD green or black) over full tang, three machine screws, curved ergonomic profile. Finish options: OD green G10 + DLC black blade, black G10 + satin blade, full DLC black. Sheath: black leather slip sheath. Related model: Theseus folder (id=81, WP #29537). Discontinued.
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