The Marfione Custom Anax (Named after the emperor Dragonfly) was introduced in 2014 on Microtechs 20 year anniversary. With this model they also unleashed the NEW Marfione Customs packaging (A lot closer to the modern version we know now) with a metal certificate of authenticity and a Marfione Custom zippered pouch with a metal dagger cutout velcroed to the outside, this all sits inside magnetic closure lid box. At the time and still now this is the most extreme stylized and high end packaging we see in the knife industry.  

The Anax was the first ever Integral (The handle is one solid piece of material not 2 handle slabs screwed together) from Marfione and Microtech, this model also used the Sub-Frame lock bar mechanism. At that time machining integrals was extremely time consuming and prone to failure, the Sub-Frame lock bar allowed the ease of 2 piece machining with the coolness of the integral and relative lack of hardware on the show side. Another premiere we saw was on this model was the Todd Begg style pressed ball pocket clip adding to the very futuristic design language of the Anax. The hardware was also a slight throwback to the multipoint fasteners of a decade ago instead of using the Triangle fasteners we saw the unveiling of the "6 Shooter" screw heads, these were essentially doubling the classic tri-point hardware they had become known for in earlier years. This model also used a threaded modular lanyard system consisting of a needle style "Stinger" that most of the knives shipped with and the ball "Wrecker" style that was a little more rare, these were made from braided steel cable and would thread into the rear of the knife where the traditional lanyard would sit.

In 2022 Microtech would begin a collaboration project with Rike Knives in China to produce a few of their lineage folding knife models including first up the Anax then the Socom Bravo and eventually the Matrix. This bittersweet collab brought the Anax to the masses now with a traditional fully integral single piece frame and other accents not seen on this model before. The Anax now has carbon Fiber inlays on the show side of the handle along with pivot collars and an overtravel stop on the lock bar, the knife is also now fitted with the traditional Triangle hardware and comes with the needed Microtech Bits in the box along with both types of threaded lanyard.