DOTS USA unveils its Master Designer knife series, featuring four designs by Alex Hossom and Darriel Caston. The collection includes the PrimoPrimo and Preacher folding knives with advanced materials, while the Nagiryu reflects modern Japanese aesthetics. HT ONE uses innovative VG XEOS steel, enhancing durability and functionality in contemporary everyday carry knives.
Primo
Primo, the design by Alex Hossom that won the 2025 Blade Show Tactical Knife of the year! This flipper folding knife has a S35VN Recurve Drop Point blade with a Carbon Fiber handle. The blade has a length of 3.35″ with a thickness of .15″ and a liner lock. The overall length is 7.87″ when open and 4.52″ when closed with a weight of 3.7 oz.
Preacher
Preacher, designed by Alex Hossom, is a slim folding knife with a drop point blade and Carbon Fiber handles that is simple and elegant. Featuring a front flipper, the blade deploys and has a double detent lock. The blade has a satin finish S35VN steel that is 2.99″ long and just .126″ thick. Overall, the knife measures at 7.01″ long open and 4.02″ closed with a weight of 1.76 oz. This knife has a non-reversable pocket clip and a lanyard hole.
Nagirya
The Nagiryu is Darriel Caston’s take on a modern Japanese-inspired gentleman’s folder—clean, precise, and purpose-driven. The long, straight tanto blade, and arched, skeletonized handle echo traditional Japanese design, but everything about this piece is tuned for today’s EDC world. This knife is incredibly slim with a thickness of just .059” (1.5mm) and light weighing just 1.26 oz. The blade is made out of LC200N which is a high nitrogen alloyed tool steel known for its superior corrosion resistance, high toughness, and excellent machinability, even at hardness levels up to 60 HRc features a double detent lock up. Overall, the knife measures out at 6.53” when open and 3.7” when closed.
HT ONE
HT ONE is a wedge lock folder with a drop point blade and G10 handles. This knife opens by use of the thumb groove near the spine of the blade and locks in place via the wedge lock which runs along the spine of the handle. The blade is made of VG XEOS (VG XOES is a new steel from Takefu Steel Works with improved wear resistance and strength over other steels in the VG series) with a satin finish that is 3.7” long with a thickness of .157”. Overall, the knife measures at 8.8” long open and 5.1” closed with a weight of 5.5 oz. This knife has a reversable pocket clip and a lanyard hole.
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