{"product_id":"the-back-door-pro-tech-2026-synapse-2-custom-003-auto-3-5-acid-wash-magnamax-two-tone-17-4-steel-limited-to-100-made-in-usa-trade-in","title":"The Back Door: Pro-Tech 2026 Synapse 2 Custom 003 Auto - 3.5\" Acid Wash MagnaMax, Two-Tone 17-4 Steel, Limited to 100 - Made in USA (Trade In)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBack Door Entry. Used - like new. Bought the week after Blade Show Atlanta and kept in its box in a safe since. Never carried. No drop damage. Comes with the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the Pro-Tech 2026 Synapse 2 Custom 003, designed with Vero. One hundred pieces made. It is the Custom version of the Synapse 2, which means the aluminum handle is replaced with two-tone blasted and tumbled 17-4 stainless, and the blade is acid washed CPM-MagnaMax rather than stonewashed or DLC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat The Custom Changes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard Synapse 2 runs an aluminum handle and lists in the low three hundreds. This one is 17-4 stainless, worked in two finishes so the blasted and tumbled surfaces read differently as you turn it. That puts real weight in the hand and changes the whole character of the knife from a light carry auto to something that feels like it was built to be kept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe details are where the hundred piece run shows. A white pearl firing button against black hardware, and a DLC black titanium milled clip. Nobody picks a white pearl button by accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Synapse\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Synapse started as Joseph Vero's titanium flipper. Pro-Tech built the automatic version, and the second generation is the one that got people's attention. Vero brought the minimalist outline and the signature blade groove. Pro-Tech brought the push button action they have been refining for two decades, which fires harder than most people expect from a button lock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCPM-MagnaMax\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMagnaMax is one of Crucible's newer steels and it is built to push edge retention past MagnaCut while keeping the corrosion resistance that makes a steel worth carrying. The acid wash finish on this one is not a coating, it is a treatment, so it wears in rather than wearing off.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhy This One Is Priced At Retail\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a hundred piece run there is no secondary market on these yet. We looked and there is not one available anywhere. That means there is no established used price to come under, and this knife has never been carried. If you have had a search alert running on the Custom 003, this is the listing you were waiting for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCondition: Used - like new. Never carried.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: 2026 Synapse 2 Custom 003\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign Collaboration: Vero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduction Run: Limited to 100 pieces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAction: Push button automatic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLock: Button lock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Length: 3.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall Length: 8.2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Steel: CPM-MagnaMax\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Finish: Acid wash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle Material: 17-4 stainless steel, two-tone blasted and tumbled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFiring Button: White pearl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware: Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePocket Clip: DLC black titanium, milled\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes: Original box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop Damage: None\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCountry of Origin: Made in USA (California)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSKU: VERO-SYN2-CUSTOM-003-BD\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Back Door\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Back Door is where returns, blems, one-offs, demos, and trade ins go. Everything in it is described plainly, so you know exactly what you are getting and why it is here. This one is here because somebody bought it, put it in a safe, and decided he would rather someone carried it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMade in the USA\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePro-Tech machines every knife in California and has been building automatics there since 1999. American made auto action with this level of finish work is exactly what we like to carry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProudly carrying American\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pro-Tech","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383549882548,"sku":"VERO-SYN2-CUSTOM-003-BD","price":585.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0635\/4049\/4516\/files\/IMG_1764.jpg?v=1789340499","url":"https:\/\/lonestarknife.com\/products\/the-back-door-pro-tech-2026-synapse-2-custom-003-auto-3-5-acid-wash-magnamax-two-tone-17-4-steel-limited-to-100-made-in-usa-trade-in","provider":"Lone Star Knife \u0026 Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}