This EDC Folder Made Cutting-Edge Knife Steel Tech Once Thought Impossible a Reality

Magpul managed to make high-performance blade steel faster and cheaper to manufacture than ever before.

Close-up of a Magpul folding knife with a tan blade and black handle held in a hand.

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Published December 26, 2025

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Even without knowing its significance, the Magpul Breslau EDC knife has a lot to offer. It measures 7.375 inches in total — right in the everyday carry sweet spot — and has a 2.94-inch blade, which is short enough to adhere to some of the most stringent blade length laws.

It also has a lightweight, incredibly tough polymer handle, a speedy flipper deployment and a strong, durable, reliable lug locking mechanism (similar in function and execution to a crossbar lock).

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Closeup of Magpul Breslau USA blade stamp — Because this knife steel is molded, the lettering on the side of the blade is embossed, not machined.

None of that matters in the grand scheme of things. What does is that the Breslau features a blade steel technology once thought impossible: Metal Injection Molding (or MIM, for short).

While not entirely novel, Magpul has improved the process in several crucial ways.

Magpul Breslau knife in hand in front of machinery — Novel technology or not, this remains an outstanding EDC knife with unique styling.

The concept is pretty simple: powdered metal is mixed with a binder and then shaped and solidified by feeding the mixture into a mold. It works similarly to plastic injection molding — a process Magpul, specifically, has pioneered for decades.

The resulting steel, MVNS35, is functionally equivalent to S35VN, one of the most highly regarded steels available. The difference? MVNS35 is both cheaper and faster to make, and that makes all the difference.