The brilliant purple color of this Leek's anodized-aluminum handle is a fade-resistant, scratch-resistant dye that's permanently bonded to the aluminum-so it looks good now and will continue to look good later. The business end of the knife is a task-ready 3-inch blade of 14C28N stainless steel. This high-performance steel enables us to ensure the Leek's blade is razor sharp out of the box and holds that edge for a long time. Attractive purple handle; Made in the USA 14C28N high-performance stainless steel blade holds its edge, resharpens easily; stonewashed finish hides use scratches so your knife looks like new longer Anodized aluminum handle is comfortable, scratch and fade resistant Kershaw's assisted opening with convenient flipper; Tip-Lock secures blade when closed