Look through the CRKT catalog, and you will see page after page of successful hunting and fishing knife designs by Knifemakers' Guild member and Alaskan guide Russ Kommer, whose custom knife shop is now in Fargo, North Dakota. His prototype for the Full Throttle, which is definitely a rock-solid personal frame-lock folder that is made even slicker by the addition of the OutBurst assisted opening mechanism. It is a classy everyday carry with a flat profile that fills the hand and has perfect balance.

His design uses a hefty open build. The frames are 420J2 stainless steel in a lightly textured 25 micron-thick blue/black polyurethane hard enamel finish. Often used for surveillance equipment, tripods and computer parts, this thin, hard coating gives superior protection from corrosion, abrasion, and impact. A pronounced finger choil enhances grip. Gold-plated fasteners, blade stop pin, and dual ramped thumb studs add a distinctive custom touch. Columbia River have also replicated Russ's back spacer in gold-anodized 6061 T6 aluminum, complete with CNC-machined file work.

The premium AUS 8 stainless steel blade in a high satin finish features a high-hollow grind. A high-mounted custom removable mirror-polished stainless steel clothing/gear clip gives this rugged all-metal work knife great versatility.