Free Shipping
Made In USA
Reate T1000
The Reate T1000 is a beast of a knife in the most literal sense the catalog offers: a 3.5-inch blade riding 0.236-inch stock, a full 6AL4V titanium frame, and over ten ounces of weight in the pocket. Reate builds it for those who want overbuilt and dressed up in the same knife, and the family now spans two generations with distinct blade steels and grinds.
Reate T1000-V2 in M390
The current T1000-V2 runs a compound grind M390 blade at 8.9 inches overall and 10.5 ounces, and the four builds are where the dress side shows: satin M390 over bead blasted titanium with zirconium accents, hand rubbed M390 with Zircuti accents, a full two-tone build, and a blacked-out version pairing satin DLC M390 with black DLC titanium. The accent hardware is the tell that this is Reate's premium end, the same materials language as the maker's zirconium dress flippers, applied to a knife with six millimeters of blade stock.
The Original T1000 Tanto in CPM 3V
The first-generation T1000 takes the same titanium frame in a harder-use direction: a satin CPM 3V tanto at 9.1 inches overall and 10.9 ounces. 3V is a tool steel chosen for impact toughness rather than stainless convenience, which makes the original the pick if the T1000's mass is going to get used rather than admired. Per DLT's own product write-up, the knife rides smooth ceramic bearings and deploys liquid metal smooth, a wink at the name that the blade backs up.
Frame Lock and Titanium Construction
Every T1000 locks up on a titanium frame lock reinforced with additional locking pins for bank vault lockup, with a right-hand tip-up pocket clip and the bead blasted 6AL4V handles carrying the knife's clean, machined look. Between the V2's M390 dress builds and the original's 3V tanto, the T1000 sits at the overbuilt end of the Reate folding knife catalog: rock solid in hand, unmistakable in a collection, and heavy enough that you always know it's there.