CRKT Hissatsu Folder?

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youstfu

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After buying an SOG Flash II I had an urge to buy another knife, an assisted opener to be exact. I was looking around and saw the CRKT Hissatsu Folder:

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Specifications:

- Assisted Open (with Autolawks)
- Blade: 3.875 Inches, AUS 8, 56-58 HRC, Teflon Coated
- Handle length: 5 inches
- Overall length: 8.75 inches
- Weight: 5.8 oz. (164 g)


After seeing quite a few pictures of the knife being penetrated through various objects, I began wondering how effective the knife would be for penetrating, and if the blade would hold up and not chip/break.

I have searched around and didn't find any full reviews on it. I've only heard good comments about them, but nothing specific. Can anybody comment on the knife? Some things I need to know:

- Blade Play (yes or no?)
- Autolawks (is it strong?)
- Penetration Power (is it effective?)
- AUS-8 Blade (is it effective for the job?)



The cheapest price I found was $62. If you guys say it's good, I'll buy it and do a review in a few weeks in return so these questions won't be asked again :).

And yes, I'm going to drive the knife into some wood (it IS a knife meant for penetrating, right?) :D.
 
I have the fixed blade hissatsu, it has been a huge dissapointment. If this blade is heat treated the same as the FB hissatsu I's say don't waste your money. If you like AO why not go for a kershaw or a benchmade, I hear they have really good AO knives.
 
Can you elaborate? What part(s), specifically, about the knife was a big disappointment?
 
I picked up a few Hissatsu folders with the Outburst A/O after getting a chance to play with my friend's. The A/O on the Hissatsu surprised me. I have a Leek, and I've handled a few other A/O knives, but this thing opens up fast :eek:

Construction wise, they're pretty solid, no blade play in any direction. The auto LAWKS is a nice feature, but I definitely wouldn't treat the Hissatsu like a fixed blade. It's a nice back-up that should keep your fingers safe as long as you're using the knife properly.

The AUS-8 isn't a "super steel" like S30V, but it holds a good edge and gets very sharp for me.

I like the Hissatsu a lot, nice design and the A/O is great. This is a pretty big folder though. The pictures don't do it justice :thumbup:

PS - What's your email youstfu?
 
Ludwig said:
I picked up a few Hissatsu folders with the Outburst A/O after getting a chance to play with my friend's. The A/O on the Hissatsu surprised me. I have a Leek, and I've handled a few other A/O knives, but this thing opens up fast :eek:

Construction wise, they're pretty solid, no blade play in any direction. The auto LAWKS is a nice feature, but I definitely wouldn't treat the Hissatsu like a fixed blade. It's a nice back-up that should keep your fingers safe as long as you're using the knife properly.

The AUS-8 isn't a "super steel" like S30V, but it holds a good edge and gets very sharp for me.

I like the Hissatsu a lot, nice design and the A/O is great. This is a pretty big folder though. The pictures don't do it justice :thumbup:

PS - What's your email youstfu?
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Thanks for your input. My email is covertvortex@yahoo.com
And before anyone warns me about spam, I don't care if I get spam, it's my spam email anyways.
 
I've got a knife with the lawks (m16) and a knife with the outburst, the My Tighe.
both features are nice.
I also have eyed the hissatsu folder a bit.. looks like a nice knife, I might pick one up eventually as well.
 
youstfu said:
Can you elaborate? What part(s), specifically, about the knife was a big disappointment?
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mostly that is a CRKT LOL.

imho the locks on CRKTs are not good, the lawks is ok but i do not like the autolawks.

if i was gonna carry a folder for SD it would not be a CRKT.
 
SIFU1A said:
mostly that is a CRKT LOL.

imho the locks on CRKTs are not good, the lawks is ok but i do not like the autolawks.

if i was gonna carry a folder for SD it would not be a CRKT.
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Why, what's wrong with with it? Is it not durable or something? I want to know specifics lol.
 
No offense but, the above is just an opinion not concrete fact.

Same opinions get mentioned often enough on a forum and sometimes they become 'fact'.

youstfu , I own several CRKT's , I can think of three of them that I would be more cautious of the lock , but that is meaning knives I would not stab into a 2X4 with all my might.
I cannot think of any folder I would stab into a 2x4 with all my might because I value my fingers too much.

Any lock on any brand of folder can fail under the right circumstances , I don't give a rip what anyone says to the contrary , you want to safe and sure ? buy a fixed blade.

That said , the lock on the Hissatu will serve you well as long as you dont play commando with it.

There is absolutly nothing wrong with Aus8 , it is a fine steel and will sharpen better than the fancy alpha numeric steels everyone's so hard over.

Your best bet is to try and handle one in person , yourself.
 
youstfu said:
Can you elaborate? What part(s), specifically, about the knife was a big disappointment?
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Made in China, nuff said. Too bad they did not list that on the website.

More specifically the handle is from I can tell plastic, the blade is a pain to sharpen and the blade does not hold an edge well at all.

Its a shame because the m-16 series I have handled seemed much better.
 
Sapper76 said:
Made in China, nuff said. Too bad they did not list that on the website.

More specifically the handle is from I can tell plastic, the blade is a pain to sharpen and the blade does not hold an edge well at all.

Its a shame because the m-16 series I have handled seemed much better.
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The Hissatsu folder is a really nicely made knife.

It's made in Taiwan, where CRKT has been manufacturing for years.

(Recently, they've made some knives in China - including the fixed blade Hissatsu. I personally don't buy knives that are made in China.)
 
I've had several crkt knives and been well pleased by almost all of them. If the blade is AUS 8 that's good enough for me. I don't like assisted openers but that's just me. CRKT in my experience has pretty good customer support so if you have a problem i think they'll take care of you.It's a $62 knife and from my experience it will probably be worth it. As far as crkt knives being made in Taiwan to me that's a moot point since to my knowledge just about their whole line is made offshore and always has been. good luck,ahgar
p.s. the {almost} mentioned above was an m-16 I got a few years ago that would not hold an edge for over 5 minutes, no matter who sharpened it or what you did, it would come up sharp and the before you know it, dullsville. i guess it was a friday/monday knife.
 
rifon2 said:
The Hissatsu folder is a really nicely made knife.

It's made in Taiwan, where CRKT has been manufacturing for years.

(Recently, they've made some knives in China - including the fixed blade Hissatsu. I personally don't buy knives that are made in China.)
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Ehhh... I was talking about the fixed blade :p
 
rebeltf said:
No offense but, the above is just an opinion not concrete fact.

Same opinions get mentioned often enough on a forum and sometimes they become 'fact'.

youstfu , I own several CRKT's , I can think of three of them that I would be more cautious of the lock , but that is meaning knives I would not stab into a 2X4 with all my might.
I cannot think of any folder I would stab into a 2x4 with all my might because I value my fingers too much.

Any lock on any brand of folder can fail under the right circumstances , I don't give a rip what anyone says to the contrary , you want to safe and sure ? buy a fixed blade.

That said , the lock on the Hissatu will serve you well as long as you dont play commando with it.

There is absolutly nothing wrong with Aus8 , it is a fine steel and will sharpen better than the fancy alpha numeric steels everyone's so hard over.

Your best bet is to try and handle one in person , yourself.
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CRKT's are famous (or notorious) for bad liner locks. thats a fact.

i have had liner lock problems with 3 outta 5 CRKT folders i have owned and none were used particularly hard.

of course, when ya have probs all ya have to do is box it up and send it back to 'em and they will send ya another, BUT if i wanted a folder for SD i wouldnt want one with a known propensity for having lock probs (& this isnt saying all of them are bad, but some definitly are).

personally, i can think of others more suited for SD due to this fact, & imho the hissatsu is if nothing else designed with SD in mind, i doubt they sell many for use as utilty knivesl lol, though i suppose they would be ok in this role.

the hissatsu is a neat design though.
 
Funny thing is..I own or have owned so many folders from striders to benchmades to emersons and the only folder in my toolbox is an old crkt m16 with Aus 6. It takes a razor edge and has never failed me and is just the right price to mess up. I am pretty keen on the folder in this thread. Does it have a flipper? I have only used AOs with a flipper so am not sure how well this would fire without one. Any input?
 
SIFU1A said:
CRKT's are famous (or notorious) for bad liner locks. thats a fact.

i have had liner lock problems with 3 outta 5 CRKT folders i have owned and none were used particularly hard.

of course, when ya have probs all ya have to do is box it up and send it back to 'em and they will send ya another, BUT if i wanted a folder for SD i wouldnt want one with a known propensity for having lock probs (& this isnt saying all of them are bad, but some definitly are).

personally, i can think of others more suited for SD due to this fact, & imho the hissatsu is if nothing else designed with SD in mind, i doubt they sell many for use as utilty knivesl lol, though i suppose they would be ok in this role.

the hissatsu is a neat design though.
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I hear ya , and well said . :thumbup:

Funny, I thought the Hissatsu was solely made for slicing vegetables ??


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yep, a utility knife lol.

CRKT's imho have pretty good F&F, some really cool designs, if they would just solve the prob with locking they would be one of the better values around, i know if they decided to do it they could.

could it be cheaper to just replace those with problems?? might be.
 
The Hissatsu folder doesn't have a flipper. It has a disc in place of the thumb stud too. Mine came in a little stiff, but after some use they've gotten much better. The A/O is really forceful.
 
I just got one of these into the shop today and handled it.
It is a very specific use knife, with little in the way of utility, unless you are stabbing...whatever.
The edge is too fat for most cutting, and this knife is HEAVY!
The AO is clunky and my first impression was to remove the torsion bar, but the fastener is hard to get at and too tiny for any tool I have here.
The handle is comfortable and I think the texturing would be effective until it got smoothed down.
It is a blocky knife, which doesn't lend itself well to discreet carry in you pants pocket.
It's neat, but not real useful for most people. I could never see myself carrying a knife like this for any reason.
 
I just got one of these. I find F&F to be very nice. I like the Auto LAWKS and liner lock lockup. I find it to be solid. Opening is swift but that's if you can get it to start opening. My biggest complaint is that I have found it to be very stiff to open. So much so that after trying to work it in several hundred times, all I managed to do is hurt my thumb. I am small and have small hands. Also getting older (60) so maybe that's part of the problem also.

I tried adjusting the torsion bar by moving it back a touch and rotating it a touch, but finally removed it completely. It now opens easily like a standard one handed opener and by adjusting the screw on the side of the handle, I can either get it to flick open, or not if I choose.

As others have said, it is large, heavy and somewhat "deadly" looking and I wouldn't edc it outside of my house or around the yard. I like the point as most of my knives don't have a sharp point and it is very useful in many instances, especially such a solid, sturdy point. Also, the blade came very sharp.

David
 
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