I'll just received my Lightning so I can give you my short evaluation of this knife. I bought the smaller one, HTA 1, with the semi serrated blade. Pewter coloured handle.
Apperance:
It is a rather small knife, but not too small. Very nice finish on the aluminum handle. Good solid feeling to it. I like this knife.
Action:
The opening is not as smooth as the Odyssey's but you can still flick it open quite easily. I think you can adjust this. I need to get smaller hex wrenches before I can try this though. Solid blade lock, does not collapse if you try to white knuckle it or tap the blade back. Easy to close the knife, even after the tests.
The edge:
The serrated part is sharp, one of my fingers learned this the hard way. Only a minor injury, no big deal. The plain edge part was not as sharp as I wanted it to be. One DMT moment later - sharper but still not as sharp as I would like it to be.
Hmmmm, maybe i need to practice my sharpening skills a bit, or...
Conclusion:
I like this knife a lot. Great looks, fits my pocket very well, smooth action, solid feel to it. The new cobalt blue HTA 1 looks even better. If Buck only could make these with a ATS-34(or better) steel blade...
Time to go home and sharpen some more.
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/Jonas
