Blackout

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Anyone have any thoughts on the Kershaw Blackout. I saw one at the local WM but they didn't have any in stock. The picture I saw looked kinda interesting.

Thanks!
 
It's a pretty cool knife. Tip down only though, It opens pretty fast w/o bladeplay but i wouldn't get the wal mart one The serrations are awful IMHO.
 
Nice knife, feels good in the hand, nice long clip. Its a little difficult (for me) to get my thumb under the thumb stud to flick it open, but thats a minor quibble. See Bladeforums member Kershawguy, who may have a factory second at a discounted price. Thats where I got mine.
 
Powernoodle,
I know what you mean.
Don't try to flick the blade out like you would normally do.
Push the thumbstud forward (toward the front of the knife). I hope that's clear :)
It works for me.
Doc
 
Love mine, quick AO, good ergos, but the steel is meh (some are listed as 440A, kershaw's website states its 14c28n) but overall, good for around $30 I got mine for at walmart. I wouldn't pay too much more than that personally.
 
jhyde7585 said:
Love mine, quick AO, good ergos, but the steel is meh (some are listed as 440A, kershaw's website states its 14c28n) but overall, good for around $30 I got mine for at walmart. I wouldn't pay too much more than that personally.
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The original ones were 440A. They're 14c28n now. Just picked one up at walmart too and for $30 bucks it's great.
 
i had mine for several years. i like fast a/o. Not a big fan of one sided opening stud and tip-down right side carry.
For the money is not bad though
 
I have an old 440A one. The liner sticks a bit, and is sometimes painful to disengage, and I wish it had ambidextrous thumbstuds. It has an adjustable pivot, but it is not easy to disassemble the knife further than that.

Mine is an early 200's model, so YMMV.
 
gomipile said:
I have an old 440A one. The liner sticks a bit, and is sometimes painful to disengage, and I wish it had ambidextrous thumbstuds. It has an adjustable pivot, but it is not easy to disassemble the knife further than that.

Mine is an early 200's model, so YMMV.
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ummm, you mean like....200...ad? :eek: :D
 
I've had a Blackout before and it was one of the few (if not the only so far) Kershaw knives that I just didnt like. To me it just seemed "cheap" compared to all of Kershaw's other offerings. I've changed my mind about others that I didnt like at some point or another but I have yet to get another Blackout.
 
Picked one up on clearance @ WM a couple of months ago to try out some features I normally avoid; black coating, partial serrations, AO. Carried it exclusively for a couple of weeks. Decent steel, ergos and fit & finish but didn't change my mind about the above features. I still prefer the smaller, non AO Kershaws like the Skyline and OD-1 but still, a good deal @ $30.
 
I got one yesterday and paid much more than 30 for it and still feel like I got a good deal. I like the assised opening and it came shaving sharp. I don't like the tip down only choice, but can live with it. For a beater knife, which is what I plan to use it for, I think it is an excellent product.
 
I have to say, I don't get this one. It seems like that size of knife with A/O and plastic handles would cost less. Kershaw has other knives with SS or G10 handles, and everything else comparable, that cost the same. Am I missing some feature that makes it so special?
 
Nope. It just has a sleek look and the usual awesome assisted open feature. Mine came sharper than almost every other knife I own. Time will tell how the edge survives. At this price, I don't intend to baby it.
 
I would definately get a Blur instead. Most of the Walmart knives that go on sale, do so for a reason. I got a Salvo on sale at WM, and although I like it and consider it one of my primary users, there are some minor design flaws.
 
Picked my blackout up in early 08, drugged it through the mud. Dug up IED's and wire in IQ and AFG. Mud, sand, gravel plus whatever i needed to cut, wire, soda cans plastic, it survived. only a small ding on the blade and one chip on the serrations. The auto opening has slowed but i retired it in 2010 and got a new one
 
I love it when I hear stories about good value blades serving someone well on the job. When I used to go to the desert I took a large Gerber paraframe that I got at the BX. I didn't realize at the time that it was a "cheap" knife. All I knew was that it was a sturdy knife.:)
 
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