About Defiant7: While the name Defiant7 may be new and unfamiliar, the guys behind it all are well known to the custom knife world: Les George and Chad Nichols. Les George has a long established reputation as a custom knife maker, designer, and machining ninja. Aside from his custom work, Les has been doing in house production versions of his designs the past several years with the crazy popular VECP, ESR, Talos, etc. Chad Nichols has been the guy pushing the boundaries of materials with his stainless damascus and mokuti under the Nichols Damascus banner. What is not as widely known is that Chad works quite a bit behind the scenes with custom knife makers to get their designs into a production format. Defiant7 is the cumulation of Les and Chad's experience, skills, and passion for craftsmanship. They wanted to start a company that was not a 'company', but rather a sandbox where they were free to create and produce their knives on their terms.
About the Valmara: The Valmara Auto as the name implies, is an automatic version of Les' custom Valmera. With curves in all the right places, a lightning fast and snappy action, and easy to carry Valmera is a perfect choice for an everyday carry folder. It is not a big beefy tactical folder. It is not a dainty "gent-tac" but has just the right mixture of elements to be a carry knife with just a bit of "cool guy". The drop point profile blade is great all around profile for whatever tasks are at hand. The aluminum handle features a black hard coat anodized finish and contoured milling foe a comfortable and secure grip. A titanium pocket clip keeps everything in place.
The Blade: Drop point blade profile with a corrosion resistant black DLC finish.
The Frame: Contoured black hard coat anodized frame with satin hardware and a black titanium pocket clip.
