CRKT C/K Dragon review

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unvisible805

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I just picked up a CRKT Crawford/Kasper Dragon fixed blade from Big 5 Sports this afternoon for $30 on clearance. I've gotta say, for the price this knife is great. I typically tend to stick to tanto blades but this one caught my eye. I was looking for a fixed blade to wear on my belt to free up the pocket space once taken up by folders. its nice kydex sheath with multiple belt and paracord holes is great. i typically like to have my fixed blades on my belt running horizontally instead of vertically and i can always wear it as a neck knife. this knife seems to be more of a 'fighting' or 'self-defense' style rather than utility or multi-use. it has a great weight to it in the hand. i only have 2 problems with the knife.. one is the partial serration of the blade and the other is the quality of the metal.. 9Cr18 steel. now im not a metal expert, in fact im pretty much a newbie, but ive been lead to believe that 9Cr18 steel is a chinese version of 440c. i could be wrong on that tho, so if i am please let me know. :) the blade is 4.5" inches long, full tang blade. over all length is 9.25" inches. on a scale of 1 - 10, 1 being crap and 10 being absolutely amazing i give this knife a 6 or 7. i would totally buy it again if given the choice and i would recommend to a friend as well.

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p.s. at the same time i also picked up a Smith's Diamond Retractable Sharpener for $4, as i didn't have any other means of knife sharpening at the moment. it works pretty well. i wouldn't say its a japanese water stone by any means.. but it gets the job done.. and it also sharpens serrations and fish hooks!

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I knew a couple of mall ninjas who bought those a while back. They would take a horrible edge and hold it absolutely forever. Honestly, the knife is a pretty decently designed fighting blade, although I doubt that 99.999% of the folks who buy it will ever use it for such a purpose.

I like wharncliff style blades, so I can see where it could have potential as a utility style blade, but having handled one, I'd much prefer a more comfortable handle and a better steel. I'm pretty sure the custom Crawford models are made with s30v. Too bad that companies that do custom collaborations can't use the same high quality steel and simply lower the price through automation and mass production.
 
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