Pro-Tech Scapegoat Compact Auto Prototype, Ramon Chaves Design, NYCKS 2026 Exclusive, Antique PVD MagnaMax, Stonewashed 17-4 Steel Handles - Made in USA (NYCKS26.ScapegoatC.1)

A New York Custom Knife Show Scapegoat Compact prototype, designed by Ramon Chaves. Thirty were produced.

This is the compact Scapegoat, built as a prototype run for NYCKS. Blasted and tumbled 17-4 steel handles, an Antique PVD MagnaMax blade with matching hardware, a black lip pearl button, and a black deep carry clip.

Specifications

• Model: Scapegoat Compact Auto Prototype, Ramon Chaves Design
• SKU: NYCKS26.ScapegoatC.1
• Edition: New York Custom Knife Show 2026, 30 produced
• Blade Steel: CPM MagnaMax
• Blade Finish: Antique PVD
• Handles: 17-4 steel, blasted and tumbled
• Button: Black lip pearl
• Hardware: Matching Antique PVD
• Pocket Clip: Black deep carry
• Action: Push button automatic
• Country of Origin: Made in USA (Placentia, California)

A Prototype Run

Pro-Tech calls this a prototype, which means the compact Scapegoat was not a finished catalog model when these were built. Thirty exist in this form. Whatever the production version ends up being, it will not be these.

MagnaMax

MagnaMax is a newer powder steel from Crucible, built to hold an edge longer than MagnaCut while keeping stainless corrosion resistance. It is still uncommon in production knives, so seeing it on a show prototype is part of what makes this one worth paying attention to.

The Antique PVD

PVD deposits color onto the steel in a vacuum chamber as a hard ceramic layer rather than plating or painting it on. The antique tone reads as a warm aged grey rather than a bright finish, and running it across the hardware as well keeps the whole knife on one note.

Ramon Chaves

Ramon Chaves builds knives with a design language people recognize immediately, and the Scapegoat is one of his. Pro-Tech putting their automatic action underneath a Chaves design is the version most people can actually get their hands on.

Why This One Stands Out

A Chaves design, a prototype frame, a steel that barely exists in production yet, and thirty units from one show. This is the one from the NYCKS table that will be hardest to find later.

An Automatic

Push button automatics are restricted in a number of states and cities. Worth checking your state and local law before you order.

About Pro-Tech Knives

Pro-Tech builds its knives in Placentia, California. Automatics are what they are known for, and the action on a Pro-Tech button is most of the reason these cost what they do.

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