Ruko Blackout Folding Knife

Ruko builds this folder as the Blackout, a name that speaks to the finish rather than the mechanics. Dark hardware on a working folder does not catch light and does not show every scuff the way a bright finish does, which is most of the appeal for anyone who uses a knife rather than photographs it.

A folder lives or dies on whether it actually gets carried, and a plain dark one gets carried more often than something that has to be looked after. That is the whole argument for a blacked out working knife over anything with a finish worth protecting.