Scale texture. Bold color. In-house hollow grind.

The Dragonscale milling pattern on the Dixon is one of McNees' most visually distinctive handle treatments. The machined scales create a layered, almost organic texture across the titanium that gives you serious grip while making the knife immediately recognizable. This version pairs the Dragonscale milling with a green and bronze anodized titanium handle and an Atomic Stonewash blade that adds a rugged, hard-use character to the finish. Stonewashed hardware throughout keeps the build cohesive.

Note from Lone Star Knife & Supply: The Dixon is one of the most impressive American-made folders at this price point. The in-house hollow grind is the detail that makes it stand out. It carries like a big knife and cuts like a blade twice its size. If you want a serious USA-made folder with genuine custom shop DNA, the Dixon is the one to start with.

The Dragonscale pattern is milled into the titanium on both the show side and lock side, creating a tactile grip surface that performs in the hand and stands out in the pocket. Green and bronze anodization adds color depth to the machined texture, and the Atomic Stonewash blade gives the knife a working finish that hides wear without sacrificing visual interest.

Specifications

• Overall Length: 8.375"
• Blade Length: 3.75"
• Blade Steel: CPM MagnaCut (63-64 HRC)
• Blade Grind: Hollow ground, in-house at McNees Knives
• Blade Finish: Atomic Stonewash
• Handle Material: 6AL-4V Titanium, Dragonscale milling
• Handle Finish: Green and Bronze anodized
• Hardware: Titanium, Stonewash finish
• Lock Type: Frame Lock
• Opening Method: Manual
• Country of Origin: Made in USA (Vernon, Alabama)

What Makes This Dixon Stand Out

• 3.75" MagnaCut blade, hollow ground in-house at 63-64 HRC
• Dragonscale milled titanium on both show side and lock side
• Green and Bronze anodized handle, one of the most striking Dixon colorways
• Atomic Stonewash blade finish for a rugged, hard-use look
• Stonewashed titanium hardware throughout
• Frame lock with smooth manual action
• Made in the USA

Built Thick, Ground Thin

The Dixon platform is built on robust blade stock, but the in-house hollow grind is what transforms it. McNees grinds every Dixon blade in-house in Alabama, heat treated to 63-64 HRC. The result is a knife that slices far past what the blade thickness suggests. CPM MagnaCut brings the edge retention, corrosion resistance, and toughness to back up that geometry over the long term.

The titanium frame lock provides confident lockup with smooth, controlled manual action. Made in the USA, start to finish.

About McNees Knives

McNees Knives is a veteran-owned small business out of Vernon, Alabama. Jonathan McNees has been refining his designs since 2010, building knives that combine custom-level machining with real-world carry performance. Every Dixon is hollow ground in-house at the Alabama shop. The PM line has outsourced machining done exclusively by US shops, with fitting, detents, and sharpening handled by Jonathan and his team directly. Made in the USA is not a marketing line here. It is how the shop operates.