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Microtech Brachial
The Microtech Brachial is what happens when Bastien Coves of Bastinelli Knives hands his Persian design language to the most precise automatic maker in America. The result is unlike anything else in the Microtech catalog: an upswept, trailing point blade with real curve to it, riding a contoured handle that flows instead of squares off.
Underneath the sculpture is pure Microtech, a push-button side-opening automatic that fires with the authority the brand is known for, machined in the USA and finished to the same standard as the OTF flagships.
The Microtech Bastinelli Collaboration
Bastinelli's signature is the curve, and the Brachial wears it everywhere: the sweep of the edge, the belly that rolls through draw cuts, the handle arc that indexes your grip without thinking about it. Microtech's contribution is everything mechanical, from the fast, strong deployment to the frag-pattern machining that keeps the aluminum planted in hand. Details worth noticing include the jimping along the spine of the handle, a cleanly executed pocket clip, and a hidden lanyard slot sized for 550 paracord, a small touch that says both makers actually carry knives.
Brachial Specs and M390 Steel
The numbers land at 8.125 inches overall with a 3.25-inch blade and about 4.6 ounces of 6061-T6 aluminum, sized squarely for everyday carry. Blade steel follows the production run, typically Bohler M390 with CTS-204P and Elmax appearing while supplies rotate, and all three punch at the top of our comparison of every major knife steel. Among side-opening automatic knives, the Brachial is one of the few where the fixed geometry feels like the whole point rather than a compromise.
Who the Brachial Is For
Microtech pitches it for hunting, utility, and self-defense, and the upswept profile genuinely earns all three: the long, curved cutting edge slices and skins in a way straight-spined tacticals cannot, while the fine tip still handles detail work. If the sculptural side-opener idea appeals but you want a wider, harder silhouette, the Borka-designed Stitch is this knife's spiritual sibling. Between the two, Microtech has quietly built the most interesting corner of the American auto market.