{"product_id":"the-back-door-microtech-cmtx5-dual-action-automatic-3-5-drop-point-discontinued-collector-model-made-in-usa-c-300765-1-trade-in","title":"The Back Door: Microtech CMTX5 Dual Action Automatic - 3.5\" Blasted S30V, Carbon Fiber, Hidden Clip Trigger, 2004 Collector Model, Serial 0617 - Made in USA (C-300765-1) (Trade In)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack Door Entry. A Discontinued Microtech Collector Piece From 2004, Complete With The Full Package.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a Microtech CMTX5 dual action automatic, serial 0617, in carbon fiber with a blasted S30V blade. It comes complete with the box, the instructions, and the sheath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CMTX5 ran in 2004 and has not been made since. It is a liner lock folder that opens two ways. You can push the ambidextrous thumb studs like any manual knife, or you can press the pocket clip and it fires open on its own. The clip trigger is a Butch Vallotton design, and it is the reason nobody looking at this knife would guess it is an automatic until it goes off in their hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat hidden release is the whole point of the model and the reason collectors still chase it. Microtech has made a great many automatics over thirty years. They have made very few where the trigger is the pocket clip, and they have not brought the mechanism back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: CMTX5 Dual Action Automatic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerial Number: 0617\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Number: C-300765-1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction Year: 2004\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Length: 3.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall Length: 8.0\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClosed Length: 4.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Steel: CPM S30V\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Finish: Blasted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction: Dual action automatic, ambidextrous thumb studs or hidden pocket clip trigger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLock: Liner lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle Material: Carbon fiber\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiners: Blasted titanium\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePocket Clip: Titanium, tip up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware: Tamper resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4.0 oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanyard Hole: Yes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes: Original box, instructions, and sheath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCarbon Fiber and Blasted S30V\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe CMTX5 came in a few handle materials and carbon fiber is the one that suits the knife best. It keeps a 3.5 inch folder at four ounces, and against a blasted blade there is nothing bright anywhere on it. S30V was the top stainless of the era and it still sharpens and holds an edge like a knife you would carry today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eComplete In The Box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis one is not just the knife. Box, instructions, and sheath all came with it, which on a twenty year old discontinued model is most of what separates a collector piece from a used knife. Finding a CMTX5 at all takes patience. Finding one with the full package takes longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA Note On The Action\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing on any CMTX5 you look at. Owners of this model have reported over the years that the sear does not always hold the blade fully closed, and Microtech no longer services the automatic function on the CMTX5. That history is part of the model rather than specific to this example. The manual thumb stud opening works independently of the auto mechanism either way. If you have questions about this particular knife before you buy, reach out and we will answer them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Back Door\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Back Door is where returns, blems, one-offs, and trade ins go. Everything in it is priced below the regular listing and described plainly, so you know exactly what you are getting and why it is here.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrotech has built in the United States since 1994, starting in Vero Beach, Florida and now headquartered in Western North Carolina. More than 95 percent of their components are made in house. This one came out of the Vero Beach era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Microtech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44375326097588,"sku":"BD-CMTX5-300765","price":1399.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_02622.jpg?v=1788298266","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/the-back-door-microtech-cmtx5-dual-action-automatic-3-5-drop-point-discontinued-collector-model-made-in-usa-c-300765-1-trade-in","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}