Camillus 'Hustle"

JD Mandrell

JD Mandrell

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Found this a few days ago new in the knives at my local "Box" store.

AUS8 and G-10, out of the box, it locks up with no play at all, opens very smooth and the factory edge is arm hair shaving sharp. :)



Liner lock is solid and well done.


Pic' is a little blurry, but it has almost full steel liners nested within both scales.


Lanyard hole is pretty much worthless, you can get something like tarred bank line through it, but it's not even close to being large enough for paracord.


Fairly thick blade stock, with nice jimping.


Up beside an Ontario RAT 1, which is probably the knife this one will be compared to alot. Similar value for what you get.


The only real negative for me here, is typical of bargain folders, they are pretty much right hand knives. The "Hustle" comes setup only for right hand tip down, and there is less clearance between thumb stud and handle for southpaw, BUT the angle your thumb approaches the stud, actually makes it still very usable for southpaws as far as that goes, I can actually open it just fine.


Non-reversible pocket clip aside, I like this one a lot, you're getting a lot of knife for under $25.00.
 
I think I'd rather have that then my $32 Kershaw Speedsafe I bought to destroy at work.

I have two knives in AUS8 and like them quite a bit.
 
Nice review. Some times the low end knives aren't bad. This one's not my type, but I got my cheepies that work great too.
 
I also bought one of these from Walmart for around $25 and I like it alot. Feels good in the hand, very smooth manual flipper, solid lock up.
You can buy it from Walmart.com for $16.88. Definitely worth $17 with free site to store shipping.
 
Is this a walmart exclusive? That's the only reference online. Not even on the camillus site
 
I can't find any information on it except for this thread and the Walmart site. Possibly exclusive.
 
Very nice blade indeed. The hustle is as smooth to open as my pm2 and my manix 2 . Hair shaving sharp great textured g10 . Im very impressed for 24.95 with aus 8 and g 10 you cant go wrong
 
I saw that at Walmart as well but after the liner lock failing repeatedly on the last Camillus (Not the old Camillus USA) I bought there (Cuda), I'm staying away from that brand. Plus side I found another brand new Kershaw Skyline for $29 2 minutes later. Still can't get over what a great knife that is for $30. Anyway, that actually looks like it's pretty good quality but I could've lost fingers from that last Camillus so even though this looks solid I'm not going to purchase any "new" Camillus blades. Hope you enjoy it though, if I had bought that instead of the Cuda I'd probably be a fan of them.
 
Especially on value knives, I always judge each individual knife. Too much room for variance. This one is very rock solid. Far better than my skyline
 
I handled Camillus model #18673 today.

VG10 blade, tanto blade, carbonitride coated, G10 handles, 7" overall length.

It was very light and a little small for my taste. The blade, scales and liners were thin. When I gripped the knife the lock stuck out just far enough for me to move it when I took a good grip of it (held it tight). It scared me a little, it felt like I may close the knife on my hand unintentionally.

I am really liking the Hustle though.
 
I seen this knife at Wal-Mart earlier, and it seems like a good knife for the money. AUS 8, and G10 for $24.99 is an awesome deal. I may have to pick one up and see how it compares to the "budget reference", Rat Model 1. Another knife that I have been carrying lately, in this price range, is the new ESEE Avispa, and I like it just as much as the Rat 1. It actually grew on me the more I carried it, and now I love it. If you like the Rat folders, then I definitely recommend the ESEE Avispa. One thing I really like about knives in this price range is you don't feel bad about using them hard, unlike $150+ knives.
 
I just picked one up today and find it to be an excellent value. I've never been a Camillus fan. I find their knives a little gimmicky. I saw this yesterday at a near by big box store and found this review to be one of the few mentions of this model. Very well built, awesome blade shape without feeling heavy. Decent steel with well made & smoothed G10 handles. Feels like a much more expensive knife. It's a steal at $24.99. It's also my first Camillus.
 
I hadn't read any reviews on this knife at time of purchase. But I picked one up today while I was at Wakmart. I'm really impressed with this knife. Really tactical folders are not my thing. But when I saw the price on this knife I had to pick it up. Glad I did As it locks up really solid.
 
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