• Blade Grind: Spanto
• Blade Length: 3.50″
• Handle Length: 4.75″
• Overall Length: 8.25″
• Blade Thickness: 0.165″
• Lockside Thickness: 0.165″
• Liner Thickness: 0.050″
• Overall Handle Thickness: 0.540″
• Handle Material: Blue G10
• Blade : Stonewash
• Lockside : Stonewash
• Weight: 5.6oz
• Blade Steel: CPM-S45VN

I want to introduce to you the ever popular XM-18 3.5 Spanto in the new CPM steel S45VN. This is a smaller batch of the XM-18 Spanto made in this new Crucible steel as an introduction to this steel.  When I first learned of the new S45VN I was very intrigued. We have used a lot of the S35VN in the past so of course I was looking forward to using this upgrade. From the data that is available it seems that S45VN will have improved corrosion resistance and slightly better edge retention. I have been using this steel on my daily XM-18 Spanto user for 3 months now and it is really impressing me!