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Hogue Deka
The Hogue Deka is Allen Elishewitz's everyday carry folder for Hogue, named for the Greek word for ten and launched to mark the company's first decade of knifemaking. It pairs a thin 3.25 inch blade, just 0.094 inch at the spine, with the ambidextrous ABLE Lock, and the polymer build weighs about 2.1 ounces, one of the lightest full size options among our folding knives.
The clip point gives a versatile belly and a fine tip, while the modified wharncliffe runs a straighter edge for controlled draw cuts and detail work.
CPM MagnaCut, CPM 20CV, and 154CM Blade Steels
Blade steel tracks the build. Polymer Dekas run CPM MagnaCut at 62 to 64 HRC, pairing serious edge holding with near total rust resistance. Standard G-10 models run CPM 20CV at 59 to 61 HRC for long edge life, and the carbon fiber Collector Series stays on 20CV as well. The Deka Manual Trainer uses 154CM in a tumbled finish. Our comparison of every major knife steel breaks down the differences.
Polymer, G-Mascus G-10, and Carbon Fiber Handles
Glass reinforced polymer frames with a crosshatch texture come in black, blue, and FDE and keep the Deka at its lightest. G-10 adds rigidity for a couple tenths of an ounce, in solid black or Hogue's G-Mascus patterns in Green, Blue Lava, and Dark Earth, where layered material reveals damascus style color shifts when machined. Carbon fiber builds with a green tritium insert sit at the top of the range. Our guide to knife handle materials covers how each one holds up.
ABLE Lock Crossbar and Deep Carry Clip
The ABLE Lock, short for Ambidextrous Bar Lock Enhanced, is Hogue's patented crossbar: a spring loaded bar across the tang that releases the same way from either hand, so closing never puts a finger in the blade path. Dual thumb studs on phosphor bronze washers make it a smooth ambidextrous opener, and the tip up deep carry clip swaps sides, with replacement clip and Torx screw kits sold separately. The same lock anchors the larger Hogue Mysto.
DLT Exclusive Deka in MagnaCut and OD Green G-10
We released our own Deka pairing CPM MagnaCut with OD Green G-10 and an FDE Cerakote blade, bringing the premium steel of the polymer line into a G-10 frame. It comes in both clip point and wharncliffe, alongside the rest of our DLT Trading exclusives.