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Grigorii Matveev Joins Fox for Three New Knives

November 10, 2022

There’s a batch of new blades arriving from Fox Knives – or, more specifically, their budget-oriented Black Fox label. Among the fresh faces is the Argus, a flipper knife that is the latest production design from Grigorii Matveev.

What we’re looking at with the Argus is a mid-sized folder, albeit a very sleek one. The narrow wharncliffe blade runs to 3.54-inches, made from D2 steel and given a nice full flat grind. You can probably sort this one into the appropriate use category right away: all-purpose slicing, dicing, etc., with that added length expanding the capabilities into some larger chores.

The edge profile itself hews closely to time-honoured everyday carry principles, but the actual shape around that edge, including the raised semi-harpoon swedge, give the Argus a lot of style without pushing into real avant-garde territory. Completely thumbstudless to preserve the aerodynamic profile, the Argus opens with a flipper tab and flipper tab alone.

The handle design follows a similar principle, keeping the underlying lines dead simple but imbuing them with a level of distinct visual refinement. The scales are contoured and made from either black G-10 or olive wood; in either configuration the lanyard loop/backspacer component is shown in an inline cutout on the handle, and anodized with a complimentary color. A non-reversible pocket clip is on the lock-side scale – and speaking of, the lock itself favors righties as it is a liner lock. In total it comes in nice and light at 2.65 oz.

Matveev is a Russian designer who has done work in the past with PMP Knives. He is actually the man behind all three of the new BlackFox knife designs, of which more anon.

Knife in Featured Image: BlackFox Argus

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