Prince Customs Protean Folder Knife 20CV Blade Tanto Grind with Blue Putter Skelly Machined Titanium Handle / Zirconium Grey Glass Clip / Fatcarbon Spacer

This Prince Customs Protean (Serial Number 1095) is a distinctive custom configuration built around a blasted CPM 20CV tanto blade and a partially skeletonized titanium frame. The 3.125-inch blade gives the compact Protean a strong, angular profile with a reinforced tip and clean utility geometry, while the 7.125-inch overall length keeps the knife compact and easy to carry.

The blue-anodized titanium handle features Prince Customs' Putter Skelly treatment, combining partial skeletonization with machined putter-style texturing for a handle that is both visually intricate and highly tactile. The open sections reduce visual mass and reveal more of the knife's internal construction, while the machined surface treatment adds grip and depth to the titanium frame.

Contrasting materials complete the build. A Zirconium Grey Glass pocket clip adds a muted metallic accent against the blue titanium, while a FatCarbon backspacer introduces a lightweight composite detail along the spine of the handle. Together, the finishes and materials give this Protean a highly individualized appearance without obscuring the clean proportions of the underlying design.

The Protean is built as a compact premium frame-lock folder with caged ceramic bearings riding on hardened steel thrust washers. This example combines the functional foundation of the Protean with a particularly elaborate mix of milling, skeletonization, anodizing, and premium accent materials.