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The Impinda is the one non-locking knife in the lineup, and it exists because Tim Reeve and Bill Harsey set out to build a modern slipjoint properly. There is no frame lock here, and that is the point. It is the rare slipjoint engineered rather than traditional, built to the same tolerances as every locking Chris Reeve without the lock.
The Only Slipjoint Chris Reeve Makes
What holds the blade is a patented spring running deliberately uneven tension, roughly a pound of pull to open and closer to five to close, so the knife opens easily but actively resists folding on your hand. CRK calls it differential spring pressure, managing contact at every point of blade travel for a smoother opening, a safer closing, and positive engagement fully open. That asymmetry is the whole design, and it earned the Impinda American Made Knife of the Year at its release, cut, fold, and repeat, exactly as the name promises.
Chris Reeve Impinda Specs and Carry
The Impinda runs a 3.12 inch stonewashed S35VN drop point, a steel you can read up on in our knife steel comparison guide, at 7.14 inches overall and 3.38 ounces on sleek titanium handles, shipped with a leather slip case rather than a hard sheath. It is a two-handed knife by design, slower than a flipper on purpose, and the non-locking blade is the reason to buy it, not a compromise to overlook. A slipjoint carries legally in places where a locking folder does not, which makes the Impinda the Chris Reeve you can take into far more of daily life without thinking about it. For the buyer who wants the build quality of the full Chris Reeve Knives lineup in a knife they can carry anywhere, this is the one model that does it.