I've read that the liners are aluminum... "The Grivory handles feature 6061 heat treated aluminum liners for the utmost in strength and stiffness and are ergonomically designed to afford a wide array of grip options including the palm reinforced forward grip for which they are particularly well suited." (taken from ColdSteel.com)
Thanks for the review! I just bought two of these, one in XL clip PE and one in XL Tanto PE. Stupid Walmart.com (great prices!) botched my first order containing my XL Vaquero, hopefully I can still get it! They have been outta stock for weeks now!
I don't know why people on the forums have such an issue with Cold Steel! Who else of the legit knife companies are making folding knives over 5", heck!! over 4" (resilience and ruckus aside) without charging $120 minimum?! I love my Benchmade 710 as much as the next knife hound, but why put crap on a company that is smart enough to make stuff (ok, the "Sarong"? Really?) that no other manufacturer will even consider making? We're talking folding AND fixed blades, swords, martial arts training weapons, machetes, tomahawks (and not $200 ones mind you!) and lots of other cool stuff for what (on the secondary market) is very affordable.