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Reate Mantis
The Reate Mantis is a collaboration with custom maker Alvin Lee, bringing his sculpted design language into a production titanium flipper. The shape does the talking: a 3.5 inch Elmax sheepsfoot over contoured titanium at 8.2 inches overall, with the kind of surface work, hand rubbed blades on the flagship build, that usually stays on the custom bench.
The Alvin Lee Design Behind the Reate Mantis
Production collaborations live or die on whether the factory can hold the designer's lines, and this is the pairing where Reate's machining earns its keep. The Mantis runs a liner lock rather than the brand's usual frame lock, deploys off a flipper tab, and carries on a right hand, tip up clip, with the top build wearing a Zircuti clip as its signature. The sheepsfoot blade brings a straight working edge and a dropped, controlled tip, geometry that excels at draw cuts and utility work while staying civilized enough for dress carry.
Reate Mantis Elmax Steel and Titanium Builds
Every Mantis runs Elmax, the Austrian powder stainless that balances edge retention and corrosion resistance without the stubborn sharpening of the harder exotics. Our steel comparison guide covers where it sits against M390 and CPM-3V across the rest of the catalog. Stock is 0.137 inch on a 4.7 inch closed length at 4.9 ounces. The grid runs five builds: bead blasted or black DLC titanium, each offered in a smooth or milled pattern handle, with blades in hand rubbed, belt satin, or belt satin DLC to match.
Reate Mantis vs the 9D-V2
These two are near spec twins, 3.5 inch blades on .137 inch stock at almost identical length and weight, which makes the fork unusually clean. The Mantis is the dress pick: Elmax, hand finishing, a designer's silhouette, and a liner lock. The 9D-V2 is the daily user, trading the exotic steel for 154CM and FatCarbon at the working end of the lineup. The full Reate catalog covers everything around them.