CRKT Hissatsu Folder?

I've used this site occasionally to read up on experiences of other knife owners. This is my very first post. I just couldn't let anyone else fall into this knife.

I'm referring to the fixed blade version of the hissatsu. I just received it after buying it on ebay. My first impression...

Great knife if you like a knife with an edge of an axe. This is only for the fixed blade version, I don't have the folder.

The blade geometry, in my opinion, is only good for one thing... Stabbing things. So just like a previous comment. If you like stabbing a 2x4 then this knife will do the trick. The edge is so thick that I'm sure that if I try using this knife for anything, it will dull quickly and will be a big bitch to sharpen unless you use an axe grinding stone.

For useful knife geometry, I think that this is the worst knife that I've ever bought.

Now, to mention China. I didn't know that crkt made knives in China... In fact at first I thought this was a knock off... which is why I ended up here. Looks like they do make knives in China. However, I don't think that this knife would have been better if it was made in Taiwan. It is just a piece-o-s knife.

Seriously, it is only useful if you decide to tie it to a long stick and use it as a spear head. It has no useful features as a knife.

Hope this helps anyone wanting to buy this knife.
 
Thanks for the heads up about the Hissatsu FB, but this thread is about the folder . . . .
 
cavelion said:
The blade geometry, in my opinion, is only good for one thing... Stabbing things. So just like a previous comment. If you like stabbing a 2x4 then this knife will do the trick. The edge is so thick that I'm sure that if I try using this knife for anything, it will dull quickly and will be a big bitch to sharpen unless you use an axe grinding stone.

For useful knife geometry, I think that this is the worst knife that I've ever bought.
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I guess the eBay seller should have included CRKT's blurb on how the Hissatsu is a purpose-built weapon designed for maximum stabbing power and 2x4 penetration, or however they phrased on their website.
 
I don't know what all this poor opinion on CRKTs is about. I have owned 3
M16-13s and every one has been outstanding. I've had 3 because I keep losing them (they get used hard). There is nothing wrong with the lock. It is functional and reliable.
 
The handles are a specific type of plastic, Zytel, which is a widely used handle material. It is durable, light, and strong. There is nothing wrong with Zytel as a handle material.
 
i suppose i just hallucinated that 3 outta 5 i have had developed lock probs lol, might be but i sure rememeber boxing up 2 kaspers and 1 M16 Ti and sending them in for replacement, go figure lol.

do a search plenty of folks have had probs with them, like i said not all are bad but compared to say a BM or microtech, or spydie or EKI they arent very good imho.

i suppose they are ok as a utility knife but i dont think i would wanna use one for SD.

really the only thing wrong with zytel is it looks, well, cheap, i dont think any are gonna argue it looks better than say G10 for example.

just depends on what ya want outta a knife i suppose.

YMMV
 
Hate to sound too opinionated, but I hope I'm not the only one to think that $62 bucks

for a Chinese/Taiwanese made, plastic handled, flimsy linerlocked blade in Aus-8 is way

overpriced. There are several better choices of knives for less money out there. If I

shell out some serious cash for a knife, it better be worth it no matter where it is made.



Also is it just me, or didn't CRKT knives used to be a lot more afordable. I seem to

remember that they used to be priced around $15-$30, $40 tops. Now they are getting

into "Spyderco" pricing without the "Spyderco" QC.

"Not even close Bud!" (The Breakfast Club)


I'm not ignorant of the concept of a global economy, but high-priced, overhyped junk is

still junk.
 
I've owned a number of CRKTs myself; if you can weed out the overcosmetic commercialist junk, they've actually a few big hits.
-The Carson Line is fabulously tough and functional
-Veff serrations work beautifully
-Their button lock is one of few I'd be willing to trust
-The ABC is one of the handiest fixed knives I've owned
And on and on. The Hissatsu folder is one of the good ones, I think, but I mean that in the sense that it excels at the purpose it was engineered for. There are a few structural liabilities (the stop pin is just a wee piece of metal, and instead of the handle slabs being connected by rivets they're just screwed into the backspacer, etc.) but those popular photos seem to indicate that they're minor. My only real problem is that I'm wary of it's primary function. I know that any one of my knives could be used as a weapon, and that I could use one as such if I had to, but I don't want to carry a knife that was implicitly designed to this end. Especially if that design compromises its ability to perform basic tasks, which in this case, it does. The sinister curve and the thick tapered grind facilitate slashing and stabbing; I find the knife ill-suited to the utility role, so I don't have much excuse to carry it.
And I'm in Canada; my excuse really matters.

Having said all that, it is a wonderful knife. Few blades handle so intuitively, it's quick on the draw and on the replace, it's perfectly balanced for a fighting folder...and it's wicked fun to play with. Check out the new 2008 CRKT catalogue; lots of neat new stuff coming in...
 
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