No question, 4 1/2" is a big knife. Even when it is as thin as this one. The radiused spine and jimping are fantastic. Actually there is nothing to fault on the blade at all, grinds are even and fairly thin, nice taper to a thin point and it is dead centered. Lock is solid and the blade will free drop when the lock is released, albeit with a little stick which should go away. Construction is tight with no gaps on the spine along the lockbar. That's the good part.
The bad really centers around the covers. The mark side cover is pulled away from the scale and both sides have prominent coarse grit scratches and we're not properly finished. I could live with those Hawks as the gap would eventually fill with gook and I could easily finish sand the covers and lightly buff. Issues of a more serious nature involve very poor cover shaping with a noticeable depression between the front pins and the bolsters. Most troubling of all is that the pins were supposed to be ground flush during finishing but somehow they now protrude on the back edge of the pin and are recessed slightly toward the front?? It almost appears as the pin has bent under the stress of the lockbar? Refer to the spine shot above where you can see the pin appearing somewhat distorted. This one unfortunately will need to be returned. I might be willing to accept these issues and fix what I could on $50 knife. This is a long way from a $50 knife.
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