CIVIVI Quality Level

[redsquid2]

I see these CIVIVI online and just started noticing them this year. Was not aware of this maker before that. How is the fit of the parts and build quality?

Thank you.

andy

 

[TheEdge01]

Their basically a budget version of WE knives. Their quality is actually pretty good especially for the price.

 

[redsquid2]

Their basically a budget version of WE knives. Their quality is actually pretty good especially for the price.

Yeah. The prices caught my attention. And looking at the specs, they look to be light weight for the blade length. I don't need anything built like a tank. Just a well-made EDC at a good price.

 

[TheEdge01]

Yeah. The prices caught my attention. And looking at the specs, they look to be light weight for the blade length. I don't need anything built like a tank. Just a well-made EDC at a good price.

It would probably serve you well with any light to medium daily tasks.

 

[Alsharif]

I've only heard great things about Civivi, WE is a great company.

 

[soc_monki]

I have a Baklash and a Plethiros. Both are excellent quality, nothing to complain about. Blades are ground well, and very slicey (and sharp!).

Only negative was trying to take apart my baklash, there was a ton of loctite in the pivot. Nice little crack when it let loose. The plethiros wasn't like that, so I guess it depends who puts it together.

Theyre great imo.

 

[halflife78]

I have one and so far it's been great.

 

[mwhich50]

I am a value knife collector. I really like my Civivi Praxis (coyote G-10). It is definitely a keeper.

I encourage you to also check out Bestech, and Artisan Cutlery. They are very similar in price, and quality. I have the three below: Bestech Scimitar, Civivi Praxis, and Artisan Archeo. These are all larger knives, and cost $60 or less. They are all very smooth, and seem pretty amazing for the price. They seem to be on a different level (higher quality) than the Chinese knives from American companies like Kershaw, and CRKT. I have a couple Artisan Waistlines, and there have some been issues. I would avoid that model. My Archeo is perfect, though.

 

[OrangeBlueOrangeBlue]

They’re WE Knives with lower-quality materials (e.g. steel bearings instead of ceramic). They clearly spend a lot of effort to keep quality high. The liners on their original releases are skeletonized, mirror-polished, and coated, and the rest of the knife is made with the same level of care.

 

[evilgreg]

I have a pair of Najas and for the money, I think they're great. Skeletonized liners, excellent action, edges anywhere but the cutting edge of the blade are rounded out nicely.

I don't have any pictures handy but this terrible one (the orange knife second from the top on the right is my franken-Naja combination of the orange normal blade one and the black damascus one):

I like the Naja, incidentally. It's got a weird mini-folding-smatchet kind of shape to it, but it's flat ground and thinner bladed than I expected. It's very comfortable in hand, and feels like a lot more expensive knife than it is in reality.

 

[evilgreg]

Here's a slightly better cell phone photo of my franken-Naja in its current configuration:

 

[Alsharif]

Nice!

 

[redsquid2]

Here's a slightly better cell phone photo of my franken-Naja in its current configuration:

Wow! Very nice!

 

[redsquid2]

I recently found the Anthropos and I think it is the best looking folder in that size and price range.

 

[Angus McGunnigle]

I have a Bestech Kendo that is a great knife.