WE Knife's Tally Limited Edition Runs 210 Pieces in M390

WE Knife's limited runs have become the company's real product cycle: build two hundred pieces, number them, include a signed certificate, and move on before the market settles. The Tally WE23090-3 is the largest of the current group — 210 pieces, a 3.91-inch Bohler M390 blade, polished gray titanium, and $390.

The numbers: 8.68 inches overall, closed length 4.77 inches, blade thickness 0.16 inch, handle thickness 0.51 inch, and 4.06 ounces. M390 at 58-60 HRC with 4mm stock is a deliberate choice for a knife this size — it is the compromise between a laser and a pry bar, and it is the spec WE reserves for knives it expects to be carried rather than displayed. Every piece carries a unique serial and a signed certificate of authenticity.

What separates the Tally from the rest of the limited batch is proportion. Its 3.91-inch blade sits on a 4.77-inch closed frame, which is a shorter handle-to-blade ratio than the Tracks or the Gunwale, so the knife reads as blade-forward in the hand. That suits a working knife and works against it as a fidget object, because a longer handle is what makes a flipper feel controllable.

Compare the three: the Tracks is $430 for a 3.88-inch blade at 5.04 ounces, the Gunwale is $470 for a 3.87-inch blade at 5.47 ounces, and the Tally is $390 at 4.06 ounces. The Tally is the lightest of the trio by roughly an ounce while giving up almost nothing in blade length. That is the whole argument for it — the same steel, the same limited-run treatment, less weight in the pocket, and forty to eighty dollars less.

Verdict: the pick of WE's current limited editions for anyone who actually carries their knives. Buy the Tally if you want a big-blade folder that does not feel like a brick; step up to the Gunwale only if you want the heavier, more slab-like handle and a different terrain finish. At 210 pieces, availability is the real constraint.

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