Home / Outdoors / Knives & Multi-Tools

A Legendary Chef’s Knife Maker Crafts a Stunning EDC Folder

Quintin Middleton’s new design brings striking beauty and premium functionality to a pocket-ready silhouette.

Close-up of a black and textured gray folding knife with smoke rising in the background.Middleton Made Knives
Add Gear Patrol as a Preferred Source on Google

By Steve Mazzucchi

Published

·

If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more

As profiled by Gear Patrol a few years back, South Carolina-based Quintin Middleton is one of America’s most talented and conscientious bladesmiths.

While his coveted creations typically fall in the culinary category (Santoku and San Mai chef’s knives abound), Middleton’s latest drop offers wider appeal. 

Knife with a textured beige handle resting on a cigar next to a glass of amber liquid on a dark surface.
With its grip-friendly textured handle, the OG Green Micarta edition is arguably the most classic-looking option.
Middleton Made Knives

He has teamed up with Germany’s Vulpex Knives on a new premium pocket knife that is as attractive as it is handy. 

It’s called the Fero, and here’s everything you need to know.

There goes my Fero…

Some monikers mean more than others do. They named this one Fero, meaning “the protector,” which appears to be Persian and/or Arabic in origin. 

Interestingly enough, in ancient Latin, fero is a highly irregular verb meaning “to carry,” which makes all the sense in the world for the rare folding knife from Middleton. 

Black folding knife with a copper-toned handle featuring a geometric pattern and a black clip.
The laser engraving on the Copper Fero takes it up a notch. Note the Vulpex fox logo on the off side of the blade.
Middleton Made Knives

(The only other I know him to have created is the badass folding chef’s knife known as the Ona, but that’s neither here nor there.)

Anyhoo, this collaboration knife is true to the MMK brand in that it is of premium quality and it looks as good as it performs.

Close-up of a gray folding knife blade with a blue handle and water droplets in the background.
All six versions of the Fero feature M390 super steel, so picking among them is really just a matter of taste (and price).
Middleton Made Knives

Toward that end, the Fero features a three-inch drop-point blade made of M390 super steel, which offers excellent wear resistance, corrosion resistance and edge retention. 

Deployable via a low-profile rear flipper, the Fero also features a frame lock, a super-sturdy mechanism you often see in higher-end knives.

Close-up of a black folding knife handle with a textured, marbled pattern submerged in dark liquid.
The darkly dazzling Black Fero with its marbled carbon fiber handle is my favorite of the bunch.
Middleton Made Knives

As for the handle, potential buyers are spoilt for choice, as the knife technically comes in six variants that are distinguished primarily by the scales (and secondarily by the blade finish).

At the $280 level, the handle scales come in marbled carbon fiber (with a black PVD-coated blade), blue-gray G10 (with a stonewashed blade) and OG green micarta (with a sandblasted blade).

Folded blue and gray pocket knife with metal clip on a dark wooden surface next to cigars and a glass.
The subtle rear flipper ensures snappy deployment, while the reversible clip makes it easy to tote in a pocket.
Middleton Made Knives

There’s also a $380 edition with a laser-engraved copper handle, plus two with crystallized titanium handles (one blue, one green). 

No matter which you pick, rounding out the package is a reversible tip-up pocket clip, because of course this knife is meant to be carried, not stashed in the kitchen.

Availability and pricing

The Middleton Made Knives Fero is available now in six distinct variants. The three core models shown below cost $280, while the Copper and Crystallized Titanium editions cost $380.

About the Author:

Now managing editor, Steve has served in a variety of roles with GP since 2019. Having previously written and edited for such publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Esquire and ESPN, he enjoys covering a range of topics — but mostly those pertaining to cycling, snow sports, pocket knives and motos — and dreams of a utopian world in which everyone’s bike seat is at the proper height.

Read More

Want to stay up to date on the latest product news and releases? Add Gear Patrol as a preferred source to ensure our independent journalism makes it to the top of your Google search results.

add as a preferred source on google
, , ,