Second knife in the Five Rings Project. Spartan Blades and Tu Lam of Ronin Tactics, same Pandia platform as FIRE. Named for Musashi’s Water: adapt, flow around the obstacle, keep balance.
Blade is 3.25″ CPM MagnaCut, spear point, high flat grind. 61–63 HRC. MagnaCut is the modern all-rounder — edge hold, toughness, and corrosion resistance in one steel. Flipper on IKBS bearings.
Handle is 6AL4V titanium, about 4 oz. Frame lock. Artwork shows Tu Lam as a modern samurai in a special-operations scuba setting. Monolithic titanium clip. Anodized hardware can vary slightly piece to piece.
8.25″ overall. 5″ closed. USA made. Boxed.
Handle it in Fresno before you buy.
Specs
- Model: Spartan–Ronin Five Rings Project WATER (Pandia)
- Designer: Curtis Iovito; collaboration with Tu Lam, Ronin Tactics
- Action: Manual; flipper, IKBS bearings
- Lock: Titanium frame lock
- Overall: 8.25″ (21.0 cm)
- Closed: 5″ (12.7 cm)
- Blade: 3.25″ (8.3 cm)
- Steel: CPM MagnaCut, 61–63 HRC
- Blade style: Spear point, high flat grind
- Handle: 6AL4V titanium with Five Rings / Tu Lam scuba-samurai artwork
- Clip: Monolithic titanium
- Weight: 4 oz
- Packaging: Boxed
- Origin: USA
