Heretic x John Gray Custom Wraith V4 Manual Bowie, Hand Ground Dark Rain, Vented Titanium Chassis, Abalone Button - Made in USA (NYCKS26-002)

Heretic x John Gray. A New York Custom Knife Show custom Wraith V4 Manual, serial number 012, with a hand ground Dark Rain bowie blade.

John Gray is a custom maker known for hard use, purpose built knives, and he ground this blade by hand. It is a bowie in Dark Rain, set in a vented titanium chassis with a rock ground titanium clip and an abalone inlay in the button. Heretic built it as a one off for the New York Custom Knife Show, and it came home with us from the show.

The box is signed by both John Gray and Tony Marfione, and a Heretic sticker signed by Tony Marfione comes with it.

Specifications

• Model: Wraith V4 Manual, Heretic x John Gray, New York Custom Knife Show 2026 Custom
• SKU: NYCKS26-002
• Serial Number: 012
• Blade Shape: Bowie, hand ground by John Gray
• Blade Finish: Dark Rain
• Chassis: Vented titanium
• Clip: Rock ground titanium
• Button: Abalone inlay
• Lock: Button lock
• Deployment: Manual flipper
• Includes: Box signed by John Gray and Tony Marfione, signed Heretic sticker
• Country of Origin: Made in USA (Melbourne, Florida)

Hand Ground by John Gray

A hand ground blade is shaped by eye and by feel instead of by a fixture, so the grind lines carry the maker's hand. On a bowie that matters more than on most shapes, because the clip and the belly have to flow into each other or the whole profile looks wrong. Dark Rain gives it a streaked, weathered finish that sits well on a hand ground surface.

The Vented Chassis

Venting the titanium cuts weight out of the middle of the handle where it does the least good, and it lets you see into the build rather than hiding it behind a slab. Abalone in the button is the one bit of color, and it moves with the light since it is real shell.

The Wraith Manual

The Wraith built its name as an automatic. The manual version keeps the same stout integral build and button lock, deployed by flipper.

Why This One Stands Out

A John Gray hand ground bowie on Heretic's Wraith, serialized, signed by both makers, and built for one show. The two of them do not collaborate often, and when they do it does not get reissued.

We Toured the Shop

The Great American Knife Tour™ visited Heretic Knives and did a full shop tour.

Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsyB9brPE-U

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