CIVIVI Elementum Gets a Bronze Age Retool: Ultem, Lexan, and a Working Labyrinth

CIVIVI's Elementum is the brand's most popular and best-selling knife, and it's easy to see why: it's inexpensive, incredibly versatile, and has more variants than you can shake a stick at. That latter point just became even more true, as the brand has announced another pair of new editions — but these aren't just material or color tweaks. The Civivi Elementum Flippers (C18062AM-1 and C18062AM-2) have elements that harken to the Bronze Age and, more specifically, Greek mythology.

For the most part, the two knives are built identically, with their only real difference in the handle scales. One boasts naturally yellow Ultem scales, while the other uses clear Lexan — a slight price difference between them, but functionally they're the same knife, so it's really a choice of which appearance you like best. The deeper story is in the presentation side: a maze pattern is CNC-machined below the handle scales, and within that maze sits a small ceramic ball that users can navigate by tilting the knife, like a pocket-sized labyrinth.

It's hard not to draw a connection between Daedalus's mythic maze and Christopher Nolan's upcoming The Odyssey adaptation, and the Greek theme extends to the blade itself. The 2.96-inch satin-finished blade is built from Nitro-V steel — a classic, low-investment performer that CIVIVI often turns to — and features a rock-grind pattern on the flat. While machined rather than hand-hammered, it recalls the appearance of Bronze Age blades and gives the knife a rugged, ancient look that matches the labyrinth motif.

Mechanically, it's all familiar Elementum: flipper deployment with a caged ceramic ball-bearing pivot for quick, smooth action, jimping along the spine to reduce slippage on tougher cuts, a classic liner lock, right-side tip-up pocket clip, and a lanyard hole. The knife measures 6.99 inches overall and weighs just 2.98 ounces, keeping the Elementum's legendary carry-friendly profile intact.

The Verdict: The Elementum's Bronze Age retool is one of the most creative takes on a budget classic in recent memory — a functional fidget labyrinth, Greek-inspired detailing, and the same dependable Nitro-V blade. It's a collector-minded twist on a proven everyday carry.

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