Hypercut MFG Dharma Automatic Serial 0223 - 3.2" S45VN Tanto, Natural Dragon Scale Titanium, Zirconium Pivot - Made in USA (HC-DHARMA-AUTO-0223)

This is the Hypercut MFG Dharma Automatic, serial number 0223, built by Dylan Davis in Mills River, North Carolina. It runs a 3.2 inch CPM S45VN tanto blade on a side opening automatic action, with titanium scales milled in a dragon scale pattern and left in natural finish, paired with a zirconium pivot.

Specifications

• Model: Dharma Automatic
• Serial Number: 0223
• Blade Length: 3.2"
• Overall Length: 7.3"
• Blade Steel: CPM S45VN
• Blade Style: Tanto
• Action: Single action out the side automatic
• Handle Material: Titanium, dragon scale milling, natural finish
• Pivot: Zirconium
• Backspacer: Titanium
• Pocket Clip: Titanium
• Designer: Dylan Davis
• Country of Origin: Made in USA (Mills River, North Carolina)
• SKU: HC-DHARMA-AUTO-0223

The Dharma Platform

The Dharma is Hypercut's automatic folder and the model the shop is best known for. It is a single action out the side design at 7.3 inches overall with a 3.2 inch blade, so it carries like a normal folder and opens with a button press. Dylan machines the parts in house, and the fit between the scales and the blade is where the shop's tolerances show.

CPM S45VN Blade

S45VN is a stainless steel built for edge retention and corrosion resistance, with more toughness than the S30V and S35VN steels it followed. On a tanto profile you get a reinforced tip that holds up to harder use while the straight primary edge stays easy to sharpen.

Natural Dragon Scale Titanium

The scales are titanium with a dragon scale pattern milled into the surface, left in natural titanium rather than anodized. The pattern gives the handle grip and catches light differently as you turn it. This one pairs the natural scales with a zirconium pivot and a titanium clip.

Made in the USA

Hypercut Manufacturing is Dylan plus two people in Mills River, North Carolina, machining everything in house. Every Dharma is serial numbered, and Hypercut backs them with a warranty and a spa service that will refinish a knife to keep it right.

Why This One Stands Out

Serial 0223 is one knife in one configuration. Natural dragon scale titanium and a zirconium pivot on the S45VN Dharma, made in North Carolina by a shop that runs small batches. When it sells, this exact build is gone.

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