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The Duval

The Duval

The Modern Pocket Knife

$299.00
$299.00

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Color Ebony + Black

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The Modern Pocket Knife

The Duval is our first front-flipper, combining the best features of two classic knife silhouettes into a sleek and functional new form. Traditional gentlemen's knives require two hands to open and close, and they don't generally lock. With its front-flipper opening style and it's frame-lock design, you get the best of both worlds: the ease of opening and security of a traditional frame-lock knife, combined with slimness, symmetry and beauty of a classic gentlemen's pocket knife.

Product details

Design
Our first front-flipper design
Form
An interesting mix: equal parts gentleman's knife and easy-to-use one-handed design
Function
One handed open and close with the integrated frame-lock design
Made with Real Ebony
Ebony and ivory live together in perfect harmony. Side by side on my piano keyboard, oh Lord, why don’t we?

Technical specifications

Scale Material
Ebony
Blade Length
2.65" / 6.7 cm
Blade Steel
Crucible S35vn Stainless Steel
Overall Length
6.4" / 16.3 cm
Weight
2.0 ounces (56.7 grams)
Frame Material
6al4v Titanium
Opening Style
Front-Flipper
Blade Shape
Modified Sheepsfoot
Carry Orientation
Ambidextrous
Hardware
Hardware
Lock Type
Frame Lock
Bearings
Ceramic Ball
Carry Style
In Pocket with Lanyard (Included)
Designed In
Portland, Oregon
Made In
Yangjiang, China
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Two Duval flipper pocket knives with one closed and one opened.

Front Flipper with Ceramic Ball Bearings

6.4" open length

Titanium Frame-Lock Construction

2.6" closed length

The Modern Gentlemen's Knife.

The Duval is our first front-flipper, combining the best features of two classic knife silhouettes into a sleek and functional new form. Traditional gentlemen's knives require two hands to open and close, and they don't generally lock. With its front-flipper opening style and frame-lock design, you get the best of both worlds: the ease of opening and security of a traditional frame-lock knife, combined with the slimness, symmetry and beauty of a classic gentlemen's pocket knife.

duval damascas blade
duval rosewood handle
duval micarta stainless

THE MODERN GENTLEMEN'S POCKET KNIFE

A sketch of the Duval flipper pocket knife.

The Best in Materials and Design.

The Duval uses American-made Crucible s35vn stainless blade steel, and has a frame of 6al4v titanium. The modified sheepsfoot blade shape is as useful as it is beautiful. The main pivot uses ceramic ball bearings for an incredibly smooth action. Scale options include rosewood and OD green micarta.

With the Duval we took cues from mid-century design and combined them with the very best materials to create a modern-day gentlemen's pocket knife that has all of the features of a traditional frame-lock design.

Front-flipper open style.

The Duval

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Reviewed by Erick
I don't recommend this product
Rated 1 out of 5
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1 Star

Flipper is very uncomfortable hard to use even with two hands

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Reviewed by John S.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Beautiful and well-crafted

My new favorite EDC! You could shave with the blade and the mechanism is flawless - almost feels like an assisted opening with one hand flip knob once you get the hang of it - a protective sleeve would’ve been nice, and placing the James logo on the top when a right-handed opener would also be a stylish plus

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Reviewed by Larry W.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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JAMES'S DUVAL

As always James has done it again!! PERFECT

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Reviewed by Timothy S.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Elegant Flipper

The knife is smaller than I expected but that isn’t a downside. It’s thin, has a great action, and it’s beautifully finished.

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Reviewed by Kyle F.
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I recommend this product
Rated 5 out of 5
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Very nice knife and excellent quality.

The Duval is a very nice knife that is well designed and high quality. I would recommend .

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