Mistwalker
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One of the knives I saw and liked at Blade was the new Ken Onion designed CRKT Foresight. Knowing I had a trip to South Florida coming up I thought a large aggressive folder with a stainless steel blade just might come in handy.
Dimensions from the CRKT website
Open Overall Length...8.69 inches
Closed Length ........5.17 inches
Weight .....................6.3 ounces
Blade Length...............3.5 inches
Thickness....................0.16 inches
Material.......................AUS8
Blade-HRC..................58-59
Finish...........................Black Ti-Nitride
Grind............................Hollow
Style.............................Modified Drop Point
Edge.............................Razor Edge / Triple-Point Serrations
Handle Material...........Aluminum
Liner............................420J2
Lock Type....................Locking Liner
Carry System...............1 Position Clip
This knife has a wicked blade geometry. I chose the serrated version because I like to have one at least partially serrated blade on me and the fixed bladed I had planned to carry has a plain edge. They do also offer the knife with a plain edge.
The aluminum handle is held together via three screws through the spacer and the pivot pin.
The knife blade deploys by use of a flipper that becomes an integral guard with the blade open. The blade is centered, and there is no side to side play in the blade but it opens very smoothly and fluid, and locks up with a nice solid click. Even after being opened and closed 5 or 6 dozen times, maybe more at this point, there is still no play and the blade feels nice and solid. The lock still only engages the thickness of the liner lock. A feature of this knife I find interesting is that the stop pin is in front of the pivot pin rather than behind it. From what I remember of physical science class and simple machines this in theory should make for a stronger knife.
There is a scalloped recess on the back of the handle above and just to the rear of the pivot pin. The forefinger naturally falls into it upon opening the knife and I think this allows for the shorter than usual flipper.
There is a recess in the interior of the handle that allows large thumbs easier access to disengage the lock, and the edges of the teeth on the liner lock have been broken so it offers good traction but doesn't remove your fingerprints.
I'm not always crazy about finger grooves on knives, some work for me and others do not. I happened to like these the first time I held the knife, and it feels good in both over hand and underhand grips, and the points are just aggressive enough to make for a secure purchase in a reverse grip without being uncomfortable.
The knife came with an extremely sharp edge! It really made quick work of multiple layers of nylon webbing.
I've carried in on long hikes through swamps, and through a fairly large city.
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Dimensions from the CRKT website
Open Overall Length...8.69 inches
Closed Length ........5.17 inches
Weight .....................6.3 ounces
Blade Length...............3.5 inches
Thickness....................0.16 inches
Material.......................AUS8
Blade-HRC..................58-59
Finish...........................Black Ti-Nitride
Grind............................Hollow
Style.............................Modified Drop Point
Edge.............................Razor Edge / Triple-Point Serrations
Handle Material...........Aluminum
Liner............................420J2
Lock Type....................Locking Liner
Carry System...............1 Position Clip
This knife has a wicked blade geometry. I chose the serrated version because I like to have one at least partially serrated blade on me and the fixed bladed I had planned to carry has a plain edge. They do also offer the knife with a plain edge.
The aluminum handle is held together via three screws through the spacer and the pivot pin.
The knife blade deploys by use of a flipper that becomes an integral guard with the blade open. The blade is centered, and there is no side to side play in the blade but it opens very smoothly and fluid, and locks up with a nice solid click. Even after being opened and closed 5 or 6 dozen times, maybe more at this point, there is still no play and the blade feels nice and solid. The lock still only engages the thickness of the liner lock. A feature of this knife I find interesting is that the stop pin is in front of the pivot pin rather than behind it. From what I remember of physical science class and simple machines this in theory should make for a stronger knife.
There is a scalloped recess on the back of the handle above and just to the rear of the pivot pin. The forefinger naturally falls into it upon opening the knife and I think this allows for the shorter than usual flipper.
There is a recess in the interior of the handle that allows large thumbs easier access to disengage the lock, and the edges of the teeth on the liner lock have been broken so it offers good traction but doesn't remove your fingerprints.
I'm not always crazy about finger grooves on knives, some work for me and others do not. I happened to like these the first time I held the knife, and it feels good in both over hand and underhand grips, and the points are just aggressive enough to make for a secure purchase in a reverse grip without being uncomfortable.
The knife came with an extremely sharp edge! It really made quick work of multiple layers of nylon webbing.
I've carried in on long hikes through swamps, and through a fairly large city.
.
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