I had high hopes for the AK74. Loved the knife. Great deep carry clip, DP blade, decent steel, good ergos, beautiful styling and the knife was priced right. What is there not to like?
The aluminum scales. I found that the metal scales were a problem for me if my hands were wet or sweaty. Also did not like how warm the knife became on hot days.
This was the knife that pretty much turned me away from knives with metal scales. With a few minor exceptions of course.
If Boker ever offers that knife with a different scale material like FRN or G10, I will be more than happy to reconsider the AK.