CRKT Apache, any good?

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I have just received a CRKT Apache1 and would like to have some opinions on this knife. ATS-34 blade sounds good. IS this knife a fair investment? Thanks in advance
 
Well just to put it this way,

I got my CRKT Apache II Limited Black Anodised about a year ago and are still playing with it .... great smooooooth action ...... shape (dagger if you go for this kinda stuff) and hard black coating..... further more ...... value for money.


oink....oink....Bob
 
I have one of the small ones, and it's a nice little knife. It was razor-sharp out of the box, has a nice smooth action and lock-up, and feels good in the hand.
 
An EXTREMELY underrated knife, given its' construction and the quality materials employed. And if you shop around, you can just about steal 'em. Great $ value! :D
 
Picked one up on trade about a month or so ago. GREAT little knife, lots of bang for the buck! Actually, I think I'd have to say they're the best value going out there. smooth action, tight lock up, razor sharp edge, a good point. It's really impressed me. one of the best things about it is the liner-lock. It's easy to release, but you'd be VERY hard pressed to do it accidentally.

One of the downers about it is the liner-lock, it looks a little thin...:D But, to give due credit the lock holds very well, better than the ones I've had on many of my liner lock knifes that costed six times as much.
 
I just picked up the small military model. Took it out and examined it and it is very nice, just a little too small for what I want right now. I am currently looking to trade it for a Matriarch.
 
Excellent value. Smokey Mountain was practically giving these knives away a couple of months ago in a close-out.
 
I got my 3" bladed Mirage for $14 (I think) from Smokey, on a closeout. The only reason I bought it is that it is A.) cheap, and B.) made for a southpaw ;)

Also, it has a thin aus6 blade that can easily be stropped to a razor and hold it pretty well. Great for 'unzipping' those tough packages.
 
Ok, I guess I'll be the first one to say anything negative. The large one I had was a little loose and the blade rubbed the handle. I tightened up the pivot and it stopped. The pivot could have used some locktite to keep it from backing up after tightening. On the up side, I tightened the pivot as much as I dared w/o stripping the screw's head and the pivot was still smooth and would work w/o problems. The only other thing I didnt like was that the finish on the bead blasted one I had was so rough as to impede cutting. Sorry to rain on the parade. Other than these 2 things, I liked it, and it would take a scary edge.
 
Raven: Yes. It's a discontinued model. I think it was a pretty good seller for CRKT, but sometimes they have to make room for new models, so the older ones go by the wayside.
 
I've had one for a few months now. The main reason I don't carry it is because I live on a college campus most of the year, and it's blade seems to be built more for piercing, rather than every day utility use. I find that it is a superbly built knife,very solid, and like someone else said, razor sharp. I also thought it had a rather thin liner, but I've tried spine whacking, torquing and twisting, and have not been able to get it to close "accidentally". I think I've seen one thread where someone complained about it closing during use, but that seems to be a common problem among various brands of linerlocks, with a bad one getting past QC now and then. The bead blasting is pretty rough, but it should get worn down with use, or some light sanding could be done to smooth it out a bit.When it first came out, I think it was a $120 production knife, that sold for $80. Either way, I feel that it's a good deal.

Chris Mapp
 
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