This Knife
- Blade: Flytanium's Zenith blade with an inked black finish made from AEB-L steel.
- Handle: Lightweight, channel-constructed design featuring machined-texture silver 7075 aluminum handles.
- Pivot: Bushings that provide Squid Industries' ultra-smooth flipping action.
Krake Raken V3
The Krake Raken V3 Zenith live blade builds on everything that makes the platform exceptional, now enhanced through a collaboration with Flytanium and featuring their distinctive Zenith blade design.
The Krake Raken V3 live blade boasts an improved grip with deeper milling for the handle texture and more substantial jimping. This Zenith version elevates the experience further, pairing Squid’s precision-engineered platform with Flytanium’s uniquely styled Zenith blade—bringing a refined aesthetic and performance-focused geometry to an already proven design.
The highly anticipated Krake Raken balisong butterfly knife has all of the smoothness you’d expect from a Squid trainer, now combined with a beautifully finished live blade. The handles feature rounded edges and deep texturing for a secure, confident grip. Upgraded zen pins use harder steel to better preserve handle gap over time, while the redesigned bushing system further reduces—or even eliminates—blade play.
The result is a butterfly knife that shrugs off drops, cuts with authority, and flips with unmatched fluidity—now with the added identity and performance edge of Flytanium’s Zenith blade.
Squid Industries
Squid Industries was founded by Lucas Cao, an engineering student and balisong enthusiast. Since the beginning of Squid Industries, the company has become one of—if not the—leading producers of butterfly trainers and knives. You will instantly fall in love with these flippers for their well-balanced designs, solid builds, and smooth flipping action.
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