Best production Kershaw currently

I’m still a big fan of the Blur. Add a deep carry clip and it’s a great EDC. I carry one often.

The Knockout is also good and has a great blade profile.

Link cuts great but it’s kinda bulky. Solid build though.

Leek is a smaller option and comes in a nice variety. I like it and the Dividend, with the Dividend getting a slight nod due to a more comfortable handle option with the composite version.
 
I'm gonna have to say the quad 7 Bareknuckle. It's a great looking design, and the KVT bearings make it a great manual flipper.

I've been a sub-framelock fan since KAI introduced it so that's a plus. And the standard model comes in 14C28N, which I've had nothing but positive experience with.

I actually carried my Bareknuckle today, but it was a little dressed up:

 
For me, it’s gotta be the Leek. It may not be heavy duty, or come in the latest-greatest super duper steel, but it does what it’s designed to do flawlessly. As a smaller, lightweight, unassuming EDC, it’s really tough to beat. It’s like the Mazda Miata of the knife world.
 
grownstar said:
I'm gonna have to say the quad 7 Bareknuckle. It's a great looking design, and the KVT bearings make it a great manual flipper.

I've been a sub-framelock fan since KAI introduced it so that's a plus. And the standard model comes in 14C28N, which I've had nothing but positive experience with.

I actually carried my Bareknuckle today, but it was a little dressed up:

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I've read that the detent is pretty stiff on the bareknuckle. Is that accurate in your experience?
 
Since it was my first "expensive" knife and the only one I carried everyday for a few years until I went down the rabbit hole, I'll have to go with the Leek.

Granted, I haven't bought a Kershaw in 4 or 5 years I still own that Leek and will always cherish it. It's pretty much a safe queen now.
 
Overall, I’d probably say the Bareknuckle BUT if assisted ain’t a problem, I’d say Dividend.

There are plenty of options available, and don’t overlook their imports either. The Decimus is a really good one as is the CQC-K line, especially the revamped ones in D2 steel.
 
I wish I could say the Bareknuckle, but I've disliked both of the ones I've owned.

For me, it's gotta be the Link in M390, despite the fact that it's an assisted knife.
 
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I am fond of their old US made Zing. Sandvik 14C steel, non-assisted.

I would choose a new Kershaw based upon those two details:

1. Sandvik steel.
2. No Assisted opening garbage.
 
I’m a fan of the Bareknuckle and the copper Natrix. The Skyline is sweet, too. So is the Dividend. And Knockout. A few of their as yet released 2020 models look pretty cool, too. They have a lot of great blades.
 
I like the Link - but I have not tried the XL Copper Natrix - I want one of those, as I have enjoyed my OG copper Natrix.

I really liked the Strobe, but my wife liked it better and confiscated it to her knife-bag.

Then there is the excellent Dividend, slimmer and more Leek-like. The Bareknuckle is a good one...I just don't know which to carry when choosing every morning.

Good to have problems like these.

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Link is nice, but bulky for my needs. The Dividend is a good knife for the money. If you want to up the steel you can get S35V, M390 (what I have) and the upcoming composite version with a D2 edge.

The Leek is another good Kershaw.
 
stonproject said:
I've read that the detent is pretty stiff on the bareknuckle. Is that accurate in your experience?
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Stiff enough to make the blade fly out, that's for sure. But it's not a finger destroyer the way some make it out to be.

I currently have 3 of them. The standard, the Olive/Blackwash, and the Damascus, and all of them have their detents dialed in. One of the cool things about the sub-framelock is that your middle finger can rest right in the cut-out, if need be.

What I'm saying is, if you have the chance to check a Bareknuckle out, gofer it!
 
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