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Guardian 3.2
The Guardian 3.2 is Bradford's answer to its own first generation. After years of user feedback on the original Guardian 3, Bradford reworked the platform with a deeper finger choil, an integrated guard, and a profile stretched just enough to fit the upgrades without trimming the 3-inch cutting edge.
A Safer Grip Under Pressure
The choil now wears a small protective lip. Slip your index finger forward during a tough push cut and that lip catches you before the edge does. The new guard moves your grip back a hair, giving four fingers room to wrap with intention instead of crowding the bolster. Small changes on paper, real differences in hand.
Super Steel Selection From AEB-L to MagnaCut
Bradford runs the 3.2 across one of the deepest steel rosters in fixed blade EDC. AEB-L for stainless that sharpens like butter. Elmax for an all-around wear and corrosion balance. Bohler M390 when you want a long-running edge that laughs at moisture. And CPM MagnaCut sitting at the top of the order for buyers chasing the current benchmark in toughness, edge holding, and rust resistance combined.
Two Grind Profiles For Two Use Cases
Saber grind leaves a thick spine and tapers low for batoning, prying, and heavy field work. False edge runs a sharpened clip up top for piercing performance without giving up belly real estate.
Handle Choices Across G-10, Carbon Fiber, and Micarta
Pick from sculpted 3D scales in Natural, Black, OD Green, Camo, and Burlap Micarta, plus Carbon Fiber, G-Wood, and textured G-10. Pair any handle with stonewashed or Nimbus blade finish and the configuration count crosses 300.