RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series
RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series

RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series

SKU: WSFK04-113-HOT

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A manual reverse tanto in Habanero Red Cerakote over a blacked-out CPM-3V blade. Thumbstud open, button lock closed, one hand either way. Beside it in the box sits Heat Treated Habs, a 5 oz habanero sauce Butterfly Bakery of Vermont made for this knife and sells nowhere else. Reserve Series knives are produced in small batches and offered in limited quantities. Automatic mode not available.

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$169.95 USD

RMX Habanero Thumbstud Reverse Tanto | Reserve Series

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Our spiciest drop yet

The knife came first. Habanero Red Cerakote with a sheen like the pepper's waxy skin, a blacked-out CPM-3V blade, and the same thumbstud and button lock RMX owners carry every day. A knife named for a pepper should bring the heat. So Kyle Crawford, our Director of Product, made a call. Kyle has lived in Southern Oregon for 25 years, but he grew up in Vermont, and his longtime favorite hot sauce still comes from home, from Butterfly Bakery of Vermont, the small-batch maker you may have seen on Hot Ones. He asked owner Claire to build a habanero sauce for this knife and nothing else. She said, "Let's do this." The sauce is Heat Treated Habs. Made to Kyle's spec, and you cannot buy it anywhere. The only place it exists is inside this box, next to the knife that shares its name. One knife, one bottle, one box.

Product Features

Named for the pepper, finished like it

Habanero Red H-318 Cerakote on a one-piece magnesium handle, with a sheen close to the waxy skin of the pepper itself. The blade is blacked out over CPM-3V and the hardware goes black with it, so every bit of color on this knife is the red. It is the loudest RMX we have ever made, and it still disappears into a pocket and gets to work like every other Thumbstud Reverse Tanto, because under the finish it is the same knife.

One thumb open, one thumb closed

Push the thumbstud and it is open. Press the button and it is closed. One hand either direction, and your thumb finds the stud without looking by about the second try, so you can work it while your other hand holds whatever you are cutting. It stays manual. There is no automatic pivot in the box and no way to fit one, which means it ships legal in all 50 states exactly as sold. If push-button automatic is what brought you to the RMX line, the Drop Point and the standard Reverse Tanto both do it. This one does not, and that is the trade it makes.

The sauce is not a souvenir

A full 5 oz bottle of Heat Treated Habs, made by Butterfly Bakery of Vermont to a recipe Kyle Crawford spec'd for this drop. Not a miniature, and not a relabel of something already on their shelf. Butterfly Bakery makes sauce with peppers from small Vermont farms, and you may know them from Hot Ones, but this bottle exists for one reason, and it is the knife beside it. Expect bright fruit up front and real heat behind it. Carry the knife all day. Crack the sauce open at dinner. Use both.

Product Specifications
Blade Steel
CPM-3V
Warranty
Lifetime
Mechanism Type
Manual Thumbstud
Lock Type
Button Lock Open
Overall Length (Open)
7.5"
Overall Length (Closed)
4.3"
Blade Length
3.2"
Handle Thickness
0.5"
Total Weight
2.40oz
Handle Material
Magnesium
Handle Finish
Habanero Red H-318 Cerakote
Blade Profile
Reverse Tanto
Blade Material
CPM-3V
Blade Finish
Blacked out
Blade Hardness
60-62 HRC
Blade Sharpening Angle
15°
Clip Type
Mini Deep-Carry
Clip Position
Tip up, Reversable
Lanyard Hole
Yes, With Pocket Clip Removed
Country of Origin
Responsibly Sourced Globally, Bench Built in Oregon

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  • Ken B.
    Verified Buyer
    1 month ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Color is deeper than the pics

    I fell in love with the drop-point thumb-stud and have been contemplating getting the recent reverse-tanto model but was waffling - I'll admit I'm collecting but don't really want every model. I have the original convertible tanto in black, grabbed Blackout and Raw when they came out, Compact reverse tanto in green, and the thumbstud in Bronze which has turned out to be my favorite - it lives on my desk for fidgeting.

    So I was thinking a reverse-tanto thumbstud would be a nifty addition, but already had knives in both of the colors offered so I was having a tough time deciding. I'm glad I waited, when this red guy came out I jumped and ordered immediately, and it arrived today - absolutely lovely! The color is deeper than a lot of the pics look - I'm really happy about that, and now it lives next to the other thumbstud on my desk so I can dual-fidget!

    I'm happy the blade has a black coating, that should protect the CPM-3V from rust and looks really nice with all the other black hardware (even the clip!).

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  • Josh S.
    Verified Buyer
    1 month ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Hot sauce! Hot knife! Hot damn!

    Another awesome one! This is really freaking nice guys! First off I really like cerakote on this reserve series. The gloss is nice on it. I’m a Union commercial painter and I have grown to not like gloss finishes personally. I’ve become much more of a matte finish person over time. This finish is really nice though and really works on this color. I just got the standard rmx reverse tanto thumb stud when it released a few weeks ago. Wasn’t expecting a reserve series drop to come so soon of this model but happy it did. This is definitely my favorite of the few RMX that I have now. It came super sharp out of the box, centering is perfect, action is great, the acoustics are really great on the open and close as well. This is my first Worksharp reserve series knife my others are just the standard production runs, the presentation over all was really nice. The microfiber cloth the knife was wrapped is nice. I was also happy to see a sticker in the box as dumb as it sounds. Over all it’s the same rmx reverse tanto thumb stud in 3V, but with a different coat of paint (and a bottle of hot sauce, which is really damn good! Thanks! ) This is a damn good knife and I’m absolutely in love with this thing. My only complaint which is a very very small nit pick, would be that you stop printing reserve series on the show side of the blade. I know it is, you know it is, the only person that doesn’t know it is is most likely someone that wouldn’t be interested in the first place. If anything…

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  • EDWARD B. J.
    Verified Buyer
    1 month ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    RMX HABANERO

    Got mine delivered today!! Thank you so much. SUPERFAST SHIPPING. Love the knife. Sharp as SHIT! Like a razor blade.

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  • Evan
    Verified Reviewer
    3 weeks ago
    Rated 2 out of 5 stars
    Looks great until it doesnt

    I really like the look of this but after 1 standard cardboard box cut to have the cerakote start to wear on the blade that is pretty disappointing. I expect some wear but not after a single use. It cuts well but has a sharp back end point that jams your hand so it is not a pleasant fidget knife either. So overall a cool idea but not very good execution for longevity.

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  • Monsur A.
    Verified Buyer
    3 weeks ago
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Black and red all day!

    The finish on it is great! My 3rd worksharp! The blade is super sharp! Love the excellent quality and attention to detail

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