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Civivi Button Lock Elementum II · Drop Point
2.96″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 2.73 oz · ~0.72″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.12″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline is the shape family's, not a trace of this model.

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Civivi Button Lock Elementum II

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This Elementum keeps the 2.96" hollow-ground drop point of the original and moves it to Nitro-V, a button lock and patterned aluminum scales. It weighs 2.73 oz and lists at $90. Aluminum is slicker in a wet hand than the G-10 the first Elementum used.

Blade: 2.96″
Weight: 2.73 oz
Steel: Nitro-V
Price band: Mid

Best for

A compact flipper that closes one-handed with a button

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against civivi.com.

Blade length: 2.96″
Spine thickness: 0.12″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Hollow
Steel: Nitro-V
Overall length: 7.06″
Closed length: 4.11″
Weight: 2.73 oz
Lock: Button Lock
Deployment: Flipper
Handle material: Aluminum

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About Nitro-V

AEB-L with nitrogen added. Fine-grained, takes a screaming edge, easy to sharpen — a lot of steel for a mid-priced folder.

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

3/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

4/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All Nitro-V knives