Zero Tolerance is coming out with new folding knives for 2019, announced at this year’s SHOT Show. Three new knives were introduced at the Show, and three others came out recently.
ZT knives, made in the USA, are typically strong, durable, and built to handle very demanding use. They’re over-built for casual use, which is true for many knives of similar sizing these days, but the quality and performance are well-liked by anyone looking for a more premium knife.
The new offerings are priced from $200 to $280.
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Zero Tolerance 0393GLCF
The new 0393GLCF flipper knife is very similar to the 0393 knife that was introduced last year, but with two major differences.
First, the blade has a new “working finish,” similar to what’s found on Rick Hinderer knives. It’s described as a “no-nonsense finish” that hides scuffs and scratches better than a stonewashed finish.
The frame is made from titanium, and the handle is made from a glow-in-the-dark carbon fiber material. After being charged with light, the lighter parts of the carbon fiber weave will emit a soft green glow.
Zero Tolerance says that the glow makes the knife easy to find in the dark, and also makes the 0393GLCF knife a conversation piece.
- Blade Length: 3.5 in. (8.9 cm)
- Steel: CPM 20CV
- Blade finish: Working Finish
- Titanium frame lock with hardened steel lockbar insert
- Reversible pocket clip
- Handle: Carbon fiber
- Closed Length: 4.75 in. (12.1 cm)
- Overall Length: 8.25 in. (20.9 cm)
- Weight: 5 oz. (142 g)
Street Price: $260
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Zero Tolerance 0022
The new ZT 0022, designed by Tim Galyeon, is the smallest knife they ever made.
Zero Tolerance says that the 0022 practically disappears in your pocket – until it’s needed, and that it’s still capable of meeting a full range of cutting tasks around the home and office.
I don’t think that ZT has ever talked about their knives’ usefulness around the home and office, but it’s an interesting emphasis. They also describe it as an office-appropriate EDC or even as a backup knife, although personally I think its looks are still a little too tactical/tacticool. Something like the ZT 0450 I reviewed here has softer looks, in my opinion, or the Spydero Techno that I reviewed.
The blade is under 2″ long, and the handle has a stonewashed titanium frame with carbon fiber front scale. A decorative blue-anodized pivot ring and matching spacers give it a little color.
- Blade Length: 1.8″ (4.9 cm)
- Steel: CPM 20CV
- Blade finish: Stonewashed
- Titanium frame lock with hardened steel lockbar insert
- Reversible pocket clip
- Handle: Carbon fiber
- Closed Length: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
- Overall Length: 4.75 in. (12.2 cm)
- Weight: 1.7 oz. (50 g)
Street Price: $200
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Zero Tolerance 0470
The ZT 0470, a Dmitry Sinkevich design, has a marbled carbon fiber insert, creating by randomly dropping carbon fibers onto a plate and then adding resin. It looks to be more of an inlay than the carbon fiber scales you’ll find on some of the other knives.
The 0470 is designed to be a highly practical and easy-to-EDC design.
- Blade Length: 3.4 in. (8.6 cm)
- Steel: CPM 20CV
- Blade finish: Two-tone satin and stonewashed
- Titanium frame lock with hardened steel lockbar insert
- Reversible pocket clip
- Handle: Bead-blasted titanium with marbled carbon fiber insert
- Closed Length: 4.4 in. (11.2 cm)
- Overall Length: 7.8 in. (18.8 cm)
- Weight: 3.2 oz. (92 g)
Street Price: $260, available now
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Zero Tolerance 0640
The new ZT 0640 is a collaboration with Ernest Emerson, sporting an Emerson-style thumb disc for easy one-handed opening. It’s a manual opener, with brass washers at the pivot.
It features a green carbon fiber composite overlay on both sides of the knife.
- Blade Length: 3.75 in. (9.6 cm)
- Steel: CPM 20CV
- Blade finish: Satin on the grinds, stonewashed on the flats
- Titanium frame lock with hardened steel lockbar insert
- Reversible titanium pocket clip
- Handle: Machined and stonewashed titanium with green carbon fiber inlay
- Closed Length: 4.75 in. (12.1 cm)
- Overall Length: 8.5 in. (21.6 cm)
- Weight: 4.4 oz. (125 g)
Street Price: $248, available now
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Zero Tolerance 0562Ti
The 0562Ti is a variation of the original ZT 0562 that was announced in 2014. I purchased a ZT0562 back in 2015, intending to review it here, and it’s a very sturdy and well-designed knife.
The new ZT0562Ti is nearly identical to the 0562, also featuring the Hinderer slicer grind-style blade, but now featuring a fill titanium handle. The 0562 had a titanium frame, but with a textured G-10 handle scale.
The 0562Ti is a flipper, with KVT caged ball bearings pivot. There are pocked machined on the inside of the front handle scale to shed some weight.
- Blade Length: 3.5 in. (8.9 cm)
- Steel: CPM 20CV
- Blade finish: Stonewashed flats, machine-satin grinds
- Titanium frame lock with hardened steel lockbar insert
- Reversible pocket clip
- Handle: Titanium with stonewashed finish
- Closed Length: 4.8 in. (12.2 cm)
- Overall Length: 8.3 in. (21.1 cm)
- Weight: 5.3 oz. (152 g)
Street Price: $280, available now
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Zero Tolerance 0460Ti
The new Zero Tolerance 0460Ti, a Dmitry Sinkevich design, is a variation of their ZT 0460 knife, but with full titanium handles. The original 0460 featured a carbon fiber front scale.
The ZT 0460Ti design is just as polarizing of a design as the 0460, but those who liked the geometry but not the carbon fiber now have an all-titanium handle choice. The ergonomic handle curve features partial 3D machining for dimensionality and enhanced grip.
- Blade Length: 3.25 in. (8.3 cm)
- Steel: CPM 20CV
- Blade finish: Machine satin grinds, stonewashed flats
- Titanium frame lock with hardened steel lockbar insert
- Reversible pocket clip
- Handle: Titanium with stonewashed finish
- Closed Length: 4.4 in. (11.2 cm)
- Overall Length: 7.5 in. (19.1 cm)
- Weight: 2.9 oz. (83 g)
Street Price: $220
