Kershaw Launch 20 Auto – 3.0″ CPM MagnaCut Satin Reverse Tanto Blade, Raw Aluminum & Marbled Carbon Fiber Inlay Handle USA Made – 7050

The Kershaw Launch 20 7050 is a USA-made side-button automatic folder with a 3.0-inch CPM MagnaCut satin reverse tanto blade on a raw aluminum handle with marbled carbon fiber inlay — the most geometrically distinctive and materially unique automatic in the Launch lineup, pairing the benchmark alloy in an unusual blade geometry with a carbon fiber surface treatment unlike any other handle in the catalog.

The Launch series represents Kershaw’s highest-tier USA-made automatic folder production — KVT ball-bearing pivot, side-button deployment, liner lock retention. The Launch 20 7050 runs CPM MagnaCut, the steel that changed the conversation for American-made production knives — simultaneously outperforming CPM-S35VN and M390 in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. The reverse tanto is the blade geometry that most directly inverts the conventional tanto’s design logic. Where a standard tanto keeps the spine flat and angles the edge upward at the tip to create a reinforced secondary edge and strong chisel-ground tip, a reverse tanto curves the spine downward while keeping the edge flat or minimally curved — producing a blade where the spine drops toward the tip from above while the edge runs nearly parallel to the handle axis. The reverse tanto’s lowered spine creates a tip geometry that is more refined and controllable than a conventional tanto’s angular secondary edge while retaining the character and visual identity of the tanto blade family. The satin finish on CPM MagnaCut delivers a smooth, reflective blade surface that shows the reverse tanto’s geometry clearly — the spine’s curve and the edge’s line are both fully readable in the satin’s reflective surface. The raw aluminum handle develops a natural patina with carry, honest uncoated metal. The marbled carbon fiber inlay is the material that most distinguishes the 7050 from every other knife in the Launch catalog: marbled carbon fiber uses a resin transfer or stabilization process to produce a carbon fiber composite with a visually organic, non-repeating surface pattern — distinct from the uniform woven crosshatch of standard carbon fiber panels. Where standard carbon fiber has a predictable, symmetrical grid pattern, marbled carbon fiber reads as each piece having its own unique visual character, combining the lightness and rigidity of carbon fiber composite with a surface that is visually distinctive in the way Damascus is to stainless steel. All assembled in Tualatin, Oregon on Kershaw’s USA production floor.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut steel, reverse tanto profile, satin finish — benchmark edge retention, toughness, and near-H1 corrosion resistance; reverse tanto’s lowered spine produces a more refined and controllable tip than a conventional tanto while retaining tanto visual identity; satin finish makes the blade geometry fully readable
• Handle: Raw aluminum with marbled carbon fiber inlay — uncoated bare aluminum developing natural patina with carry alongside a marbled CF surface with organic non-repeating visual character distinct from standard woven CF crosshatch; the most visually unique handle material combination in the Launch catalog
• Deployment: Side-button automatic — press the button on the spine; KVT ball-bearing pivot delivers fast, smooth, one-hand deployment; liner lock retention
• Carry: USA made, 3.0-inch blade (confirm clip configuration)

Collectors and carry enthusiasts who want the most geometrically and materially distinctive automatic in the Launch lineup — the 7050’s reverse tanto geometry and marbled carbon fiber inlay are both unique in the Launch catalog, combining a blade geometry not found on any other Launch variant with a handle material that produces a per-piece organic pattern in the CF surface. Buyers who appreciate CPM MagnaCut’s benchmark performance in a 3.0-inch everyday carry format with a satin finish that showcases the blade geometry. Buyers who want the Launch 20 as a standalone carry piece that is immediately visually identifiable as different from every other Launch in the catalog.

CPM MagnaCut, satin reverse tanto, raw aluminum with marbled carbon fiber inlay, USA-made side-button automatic, and Kershaw Lifetime Warranty — the Kershaw Launch 20 7050 is the most geometrically and materially distinctive automatic in the Launch lineup.

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