Patrick Famin Meteorite and Superconductor G.O.T.F., the Highest Spec He Brought to Blade Show West
Two of the materials on this handle cannot be bought at the hardware store. The scales are Meteorite, iron and nickel that cooled inside an asteroid core. The bolsters are Superconductor, filament cable built for magnet work. Famin set both into a machined Stainless Steel frame.
The blade is Baker Forge CopperMai over a Damascus core, ground as a single edged tanto. A Copper seam runs the length of the flat where the grind cuts through the cladding. Famin inlaid his Copper maker’s medallion at the ricasso.
This is a true custom rather than a production automatic. We bought it directly from Famin at Blade Show West 2026, and it was the highest specified piece on his table.
Patrick Famin and the Ten Year Out the Front
Famin built his first out the front prototype around 2010. Then he shelved it. His own account is blunt. “I could not spent two months making one knife.” The design was sound. The hand work was not survivable.
He came back to it in 2020 with more skill and with milling, drilling and grinding machines he did not have the first time. That is the gap this knife sits on top of. Ten years of a design waiting for the shop to catch up to it.
His reputation now rests on handmade components and on materials most makers will not attempt. Mammoth, black pearl and Meteorite all appear across his work. We also hold the automatics that make the comparison worth drawing.
Inside the Patrick Famin Meteorite Superconductor Handle
Look at the scales on this Patrick Famin Meteorite Superconductor under a loupe. You will see long interlocking bands crossing at fixed angles. That is the Widmannstetter pattern, and it is the reason collectors pay for Meteorite at all. It forms only when molten iron and nickel cool at roughly one degree per million years.
No furnace on earth can reproduce it. The pattern is evidence of where the metal came from. So it gets cut thin and set into handles rather than used for anything structural. It is also brittle and unforgiving to machine.
The bolsters are a different kind of scarce. Superconductor is real filament cable, thousands of niobium titanium strands drawn inside a Copper matrix for magnet and accelerator work. Slice it across the bundle, etch the face, and every strand reads as a dot.
That honeycomb you can see in the photographs is the cable’s cross section, not a pattern anyone cut. Knife grade stock comes from surplus, so supply is finite and unrepeatable. For another piece built around worked Copper, see the Blackside Customs Plan B in sculpted Starlingear Copper.
Baker Forge CopperMai, Damascus Core and a Tanto Grind
Baker Forge developed CopperMai in 2020. The process fusion welds Copper directly to steel with no pure nickel interlayer. That bond is the step most makers cannot get to hold. Here the Copper clads a Damascus core, so this Patrick Famin Meteorite Superconductor blade carries two structures at once.
The grind cuts through the cladding at an angle. So the Copper surfaces as a bright line running the flat, and the Damascus underneath shows as tight wave and ladder figure. Famin ran a fuller down the center. That exposes the Copper layer again along its length.
The blade is a single edged tanto. A straight main edge meets a shorter tip edge at a distinct secondary point. That geometry is what gives a tanto its tip strength. Blade length runs 3.7 inches with 3.5 inches of cutting edge. For a comparable laminate, see the Andriy Mozil Model 23-26 in Elmax San-Mai.
The frame deserves its own look. Famin milled an interlocking X motif down the spine and carried it around onto the butt face. The action fires from a ribbed thumb slide running in a milled track, and a sculpted Titanium clip rides the reverse side.
Condition and What Is Included With This Patrick Famin Meteorite Superconductor G.O.T.F.
New. We bought this knife from Famin’s own table at Blade Show West 2026, so it has never had a retail owner. The action fires crisply and the lock engages with no play. The Meteorite shows no chips at its borders and the Superconductor face is unmarked.
How we establish and record provenance is set out under provenance.
- The knife
- Patrick Famin embroidered zippered knife pouch
- Certificate of Authenticity, handwritten and signed by Patrick Famin, dated 10/09/26
Patrick Famin Meteorite Superconductor G.O.T.F. Specifications
The model, blade material, frame, bolster, scale, clip and build date all come from the Certificate of Authenticity that ships with it. The dimensions and the weight were taken here.
- Maker: Patrick Famin
- Model: G.O.T.F.
- Overall length, open: 8.75 inches
- Blade length: 3.7 inches
- Cutting edge: 3.5 inches
- Closed length: 5 inches
- Weight: 10.8 ounces
- Blade material: Baker Forge CopperMai, Copper San-Mai over a Damascus core
- Blade profile: Tanto, single edged
- Frame and liners: Stainless Steel, milled X motif
- Bolsters: Superconductor
- Scales: Meteorite, both sides
- Pocket clip: Titanium, sculpted
- Hardware: Mixed Stainless Steel and Copper
- Action: Double action out the front automatic
- Deployment: Ribbed thumb slide in a milled track
- Maker’s mark: Inlaid Copper medallion at the ricasso
- Build date: October 9, 2026, per the Certificate
- Country of Origin: France
- Condition: New
- SKU: 00224-PF-GOTF-METEORITE-SUPERCON-20261009
- Included: Zippered knife pouch and Certificate of Authenticity
Video Description: Patrick Famin G.O.T.F. at it’s Finest
The Patrick Famin Meteorite Superconductor G.O.T.F., new and never carried, is a custom double action out the front automatic. The blade runs 3.7 inches of Baker Forge CopperMai, Copper San-Mai clad over a Damascus core, ground as a single edged tanto with 3.5 inches of cutting edge.
Meteorite scales sit on both sides of a machined Stainless Steel frame, with Superconductor bolsters and mixed Copper and Stainless hardware. Famin milled an X motif down the spine and inlaid a Copper medallion at the ricasso. A sculpted Titanium clip rides the reverse. It measures 8.75 inches open, 5 inches closed, and weighs 10.8 ounces.
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes the Patrick Famin Meteorite Superconductor G.O.T.F. a true custom?
Famin builds the components himself rather than assembling bought parts. He machined the frame, cut and fitted the unique and rare materials of Meteorite and the Superconductor, milled the X motif, inlaid the Copper medallion and tuned the action. The blade billet came from Baker Forge, which he states on the Certificate. He wrote and signed that Certificate by hand and dated it October 9, 2026.
What actually is Superconductor, and why is it scarce?
It is real superconducting cable. Manufacturers draw thousands of niobium titanium filaments inside a Copper matrix for MRI magnets and particle accelerators. Cut a slice across the bundle, etch it, and each filament shows as a dot. Knife makers work from surplus stock, so a billet cannot be reordered. The pattern is the cable’s own cross section.
Why does Meteorite cost what it does?
The Widmanstatten pattern forms only at cooling rates near one degree per million years, which happens inside an asteroid core and nowhere else. No furnace reproduces it. Beyond rarity, the material fights back: it is brittle, it wants to crack when machined thin, and a scale can fail late in the fitting. Famin cut and set two of them here.
What is CopperMai and how does it differ from ordinary San-Mai?
San-Mai means three layers, a cutting core with softer cladding either side. CopperMai is Baker Forge’s version, and it fusion welds Copper straight to steel with no pure nickel interlayer between them. That bond is the hard part. On this blade the Copper clads a Damascus core, so the grind exposes a bright Copper line over wave and ladder figure.
How does the out the front action work?
A ribbed thumb slide runs in a milled track down the frame. Push it forward and the blade fires out and locks. Pull it back and it retracts. This is a double action, meaning one control does both. Famin shelved his first out the front prototype around 2010 because the hand work took two months per knife. He resumed it in 2020 once he had the machines.
Will the Copper on the blade change over time?
Yes, and many collectors want that. The Copper seam will darken over years of handling, the same way a Copper coin does. A wipe with a soft cloth keeps it bright if you prefer it that way. The Damascus core and the Stainless Steel frame are unaffected either way, and nothing about the change touches the edge.
Does We Buy Knife Collections actively support the broader knife enthusiast community?
Yes. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, We Buy Knife Collections is a curator and purveyor of fine custom made folding and fixed-blade knives. We are dedicated to the high-end custom knife community and we support knife rights advocacy.
Following our commitment upgrade in April 2026, we are proud to hold an AKTI Premier Membership, supporting the American Knife & Tool Institute’s vital advocacy and lobbying for knife owners, makers, and the future of the industry.
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