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Open length: 8.8″
Closed length: 4.9″
Blade length: 3.9in
All stock material: .1875 or 3/16in nominal
Total assembled thickness: .625in or 5/8in
Thickness(including clip): .8in
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The Proxima started life as the Gigantes. For folks that wanted a larger than life knife it was awesome, but for the rest of planet Earth an adjustment in attitude was required. We drew-down the overall length to 8.8″ with a 4.9″ closed length for the pocket and 3.9″ blade length. All materials are of 3/16″ nominal stock, making for a very EDC friendly thickness. We played with several twists on the original name but as the prototype was carried by Greg, he kept saying, This knife is too awesome to get a spin-off name. Since every time anyone needed to look at the prototype it was in Greg’s pocket… always near, thus: Proxima. This is THE knife carried by Greg these days. As he says: I love the flipper/hilt and the basic meanness of this thing! It just looks bad ass and I look for reasons to snap it out all day What else can we say?

 

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Proxima
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byCurt S onProxima
The Custom 1911 of the Knife World

The Proxima is a great example of what Medford is doing to the knife world. The "chamfer" or bevel around all surface edges brings me back to the softening done by hand on custom 1911 firearms. The locking studs are wonderfully recessed into the frame when open, and the sound/feel is much more akin to racking a hand-fit .45ACP than opening a knife from most other makers. The flipper/hilt is well thought out, and provides supreme confidence when your hand makes a solid purchase. We humans tend to enjoy mechanical devices with soul. When engineering, design, and function all blend into something greater than the sum of its' parts, it is captivating in the most primal of ways. The Proxima has soul in spades!
My Proxima is taking considerably longer to break in compared to my Praetorian T- just something to be aware of & certainly not a bad thing. The action is smooth, and perhaps could be perceived as being even smoother than the Praetorian T - given the greater handle width of .187"
The hardware is recessed completely into the handle, and finally the pocket clip is relatively small & low profile but stout which seems to work well. I tend to wear jeans & belt when leaving the house so any size/weight concerns some others may have are out-the-window for me personally. All of this results in the Proxima being a pleasure to carry, and even more pleasurable to use.

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