The first thing that hits you is that this thing is BIG - BIG, THICK, MASSIVE. And it's built like a tank.
The Good - big, built, top notch materials and construction. The axis lock. The blade is very sharp out of the box and cuts like dream due to the flat grind. It's very pointy
. The handle is very ergonomic and should be very secure due to the finger grooves. The pocket clip sits the knife very deep in the pocket, where it rides paradoxically light despite it's size and weight. And the olive drab is olive drab - not the crap brown you see in pictures.
The Bad - The stone wash? finish of the blade picks up everything. Prepare to spend time wiping down the blade. On my knife, the tip of the blade is significantly left of center and tightening the pivot does nothing to correct it. The blade is about 3/8ths of an inch too short or the handle is 3/8ths of an inch too long - take your pick. The handle scales are slick but the handle shape makes up for it. The pocket clip does sit out a bit far and interferes with the comfort of the grip a bit - at least for me.
How to perfect it - length blade or shorten handle - wave the blade - roughen the texture of the scales and flatten the clip a bit.
One other thing I notice on my knife - ymmv - is how rough the grain texture looks on the edge grind of the blade. It obviously doesn't affect the cutting ability and when I have to resharpen, I'll see if it smooths out.
The Good - big, built, top notch materials and construction. The axis lock. The blade is very sharp out of the box and cuts like dream due to the flat grind. It's very pointy
. The handle is very ergonomic and should be very secure due to the finger grooves. The pocket clip sits the knife very deep in the pocket, where it rides paradoxically light despite it's size and weight. And the olive drab is olive drab - not the crap brown you see in pictures.The Bad - The stone wash? finish of the blade picks up everything. Prepare to spend time wiping down the blade. On my knife, the tip of the blade is significantly left of center and tightening the pivot does nothing to correct it. The blade is about 3/8ths of an inch too short or the handle is 3/8ths of an inch too long - take your pick. The handle scales are slick but the handle shape makes up for it. The pocket clip does sit out a bit far and interferes with the comfort of the grip a bit - at least for me.
How to perfect it - length blade or shorten handle - wave the blade - roughen the texture of the scales and flatten the clip a bit.
One other thing I notice on my knife - ymmv - is how rough the grain texture looks on the edge grind of the blade. It obviously doesn't affect the cutting ability and when I have to resharpen, I'll see if it smooths out.
