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I just wanted to post a summary/impression review of this knife. I do not have any pictures, so google if you're curious.
This is a 5.4 inches(closed) and 8.9 inches(opened) folding knife in S30V by Crucible. The knife is a frame lock according to 5.11, but I would classify this as a hybrid between a liner lock and a frame lock, but it is more a frame lock I would say. I've used a lot of folding knives and this is the best one I've used so far(price and value considered!). It retails for about 100 - 130$ I think. I live in Norway, so it's obviously a lot more expensive here. In my eyes, that's a very good price for a knife with S30V, the buildquality is excellent(I've heard some people have experienced some problems with these knives, but I haven't). It is made in Taiwan, or assembled at least, so they can keep the cost down. Pretty clever! The quality, fit and finish is superb and surpasses my Master of Defense knife by far(maybe I've just been unlucky with mine).
I got mine new and unused from a knifecollector for about 120$ (around 850 Norwegian "kroner"), which is a bargain over here.
The blade is 4 mm thick and 3.5 inches long. It has serrations and comes in both drop point and tanto(I have the tanto). The tip is really strong on both the bladeshapes and won't bust on you. It is not a delicate tip, but more a chisel type tip(something you probably will find on Striders and Crusader Forge folders). The finish on the blade is bead blasted, all the steel parts are beadblasted I think.
The knife has two slabs of thick steel liners(not skeletonized) and some thin G-10 grips for comfort. The G-10 is milled perfectly along with the steel liners. No sharp edges whatsover. The knife also has a skullcrusher/strikepommel at the end which also works as a overall strengthener because the knife is pillar construction, but the pillarhousings are overbuilt.
The knife locks up like a bankvault and is of course easily adjustable with torx. The knife comes with a torxhead. The locknut is a cylinder with two thick screws, pretty much the same as the pillars which keep the knife together. It bushings are not nylon but copper or something. These are cut out with incredibly tight tolerances, along with the screws, so there is no bladeplay, nor horizontly or vertically. As the knife comes new, it's locktited like a stuck pig in a mudpit, so it's not easy to break open and you will probably need two similar torxheads(one to counter turn). It opens up with a oval shaped hole, which I believe could have been a little bit larger, but it's not a huge issue, maybe if you're wearing thick gloves.
Because framelocks and linerlocks are the most simple locking mechanisms you will find, this knife is incredibly reliable. I have batoned with it and torqued it sideways and it did not fail(allthough I do not recommend doing this to any folding knives unless you're weird and excited like me). The knife has a thick stop pin located on the same place as Cold Steel's knives which has the Tri-Ad lock. I own a Cold Steel American Lawman, but I',m not sure which one will fail first. Both are tough as nails though. The combination of the knife's overbuilt construction and lack of skeletonized liners makes it incredibly heavy and chuncky, but I like it. FYI, it weights 223 grams(7.9 ounces). Not your average EDC, but I EDC it anyways.
The ergonomics are very good. It's a large handle which fits both large and small hands. It has very sharp jimping on both the blade, forward portion, the locking frame and on the rear portion, something Nutnfancy would like I think. Take a look at a picture of the knife and you'll see what I mean. The clip is very strong and good. It knife can be converted to both tip up/tip down and both left and right. Very important for some people. The knife has an uncylindered lanyard hole, which means that the knife has two parallell holes like the Strider SnF for instance. This means that you can add cool lanyards without having to remove it if you want to take the knife apart.
All in all, this knife is excellent in my opinion. it's designed by Steve Tarani and its POU is primarily and hard-use utility knife that won't break your bank. When they developed the knife, they stood on the handletransition, drove over it with an APC, salt sprayed the steel parts and other abusement tests.
Similar or competitive knives, before people begin bashing or commenting because it's made in Taiwan, I will sum up other knives I THINK this knife would measure up with, with price and value heavily considered.
This knife is extremely tough, trust me, of all the production made folders available today, this one stacks up as one of the toughest compared with price and value. If you want a "Striderish" folding knife, but don't have the money to buy a Strider, this will be a great buy. As said before, the quality is superb and you'll be surprised that it doesn't cost more than it does. Other similar knives would be Zero Tolerance and some Cold Steel offerings with Tri-Ad locks(they are much lighter though, just took the lockstrength to consideration).
You have a lot of categories of folding knives. This one falls under the heavy duty, overbuilt tank-folders. If weight is not an issue, if Taiwan or non US-made is not an issue(remember, it's American steel) and bladelength is not an issue, I highly recommend this knife. I don't think everyone is aware of 5.11's knifeseries, but they're incredibly high quality. Of all Taiwanese made folders, I think 5.11 has the best quality, at least when it comes to build and tolerances. And yes, most of my folders are Taiwanese made.
Have a nice day and take care!
This is a 5.4 inches(closed) and 8.9 inches(opened) folding knife in S30V by Crucible. The knife is a frame lock according to 5.11, but I would classify this as a hybrid between a liner lock and a frame lock, but it is more a frame lock I would say. I've used a lot of folding knives and this is the best one I've used so far(price and value considered!). It retails for about 100 - 130$ I think. I live in Norway, so it's obviously a lot more expensive here. In my eyes, that's a very good price for a knife with S30V, the buildquality is excellent(I've heard some people have experienced some problems with these knives, but I haven't). It is made in Taiwan, or assembled at least, so they can keep the cost down. Pretty clever! The quality, fit and finish is superb and surpasses my Master of Defense knife by far(maybe I've just been unlucky with mine).
I got mine new and unused from a knifecollector for about 120$ (around 850 Norwegian "kroner"), which is a bargain over here.
The blade is 4 mm thick and 3.5 inches long. It has serrations and comes in both drop point and tanto(I have the tanto). The tip is really strong on both the bladeshapes and won't bust on you. It is not a delicate tip, but more a chisel type tip(something you probably will find on Striders and Crusader Forge folders). The finish on the blade is bead blasted, all the steel parts are beadblasted I think.
The knife has two slabs of thick steel liners(not skeletonized) and some thin G-10 grips for comfort. The G-10 is milled perfectly along with the steel liners. No sharp edges whatsover. The knife also has a skullcrusher/strikepommel at the end which also works as a overall strengthener because the knife is pillar construction, but the pillarhousings are overbuilt.
The knife locks up like a bankvault and is of course easily adjustable with torx. The knife comes with a torxhead. The locknut is a cylinder with two thick screws, pretty much the same as the pillars which keep the knife together. It bushings are not nylon but copper or something. These are cut out with incredibly tight tolerances, along with the screws, so there is no bladeplay, nor horizontly or vertically. As the knife comes new, it's locktited like a stuck pig in a mudpit, so it's not easy to break open and you will probably need two similar torxheads(one to counter turn). It opens up with a oval shaped hole, which I believe could have been a little bit larger, but it's not a huge issue, maybe if you're wearing thick gloves.
Because framelocks and linerlocks are the most simple locking mechanisms you will find, this knife is incredibly reliable. I have batoned with it and torqued it sideways and it did not fail(allthough I do not recommend doing this to any folding knives unless you're weird and excited like me). The knife has a thick stop pin located on the same place as Cold Steel's knives which has the Tri-Ad lock. I own a Cold Steel American Lawman, but I',m not sure which one will fail first. Both are tough as nails though. The combination of the knife's overbuilt construction and lack of skeletonized liners makes it incredibly heavy and chuncky, but I like it. FYI, it weights 223 grams(7.9 ounces). Not your average EDC, but I EDC it anyways.
The ergonomics are very good. It's a large handle which fits both large and small hands. It has very sharp jimping on both the blade, forward portion, the locking frame and on the rear portion, something Nutnfancy would like I think. Take a look at a picture of the knife and you'll see what I mean. The clip is very strong and good. It knife can be converted to both tip up/tip down and both left and right. Very important for some people. The knife has an uncylindered lanyard hole, which means that the knife has two parallell holes like the Strider SnF for instance. This means that you can add cool lanyards without having to remove it if you want to take the knife apart.
All in all, this knife is excellent in my opinion. it's designed by Steve Tarani and its POU is primarily and hard-use utility knife that won't break your bank. When they developed the knife, they stood on the handletransition, drove over it with an APC, salt sprayed the steel parts and other abusement tests.
Similar or competitive knives, before people begin bashing or commenting because it's made in Taiwan, I will sum up other knives I THINK this knife would measure up with, with price and value heavily considered.
This knife is extremely tough, trust me, of all the production made folders available today, this one stacks up as one of the toughest compared with price and value. If you want a "Striderish" folding knife, but don't have the money to buy a Strider, this will be a great buy. As said before, the quality is superb and you'll be surprised that it doesn't cost more than it does. Other similar knives would be Zero Tolerance and some Cold Steel offerings with Tri-Ad locks(they are much lighter though, just took the lockstrength to consideration).
You have a lot of categories of folding knives. This one falls under the heavy duty, overbuilt tank-folders. If weight is not an issue, if Taiwan or non US-made is not an issue(remember, it's American steel) and bladelength is not an issue, I highly recommend this knife. I don't think everyone is aware of 5.11's knifeseries, but they're incredibly high quality. Of all Taiwanese made folders, I think 5.11 has the best quality, at least when it comes to build and tolerances. And yes, most of my folders are Taiwanese made.
Have a nice day and take care!
