This is the first time I've handled a production ArcLite, and I think Camillus did a pretty good job of staying faithful to the design. The ergonomics are good, but as someone mentioned about it, the edges are a little sharp, and need to be broken. They're begging for some cord wrap, and I will doubtless wrap this one soon.
The edge wasn't quite what I expected after the excellent factory edges on my Beckers and 154CM Talon. Has a burr along the length, and came with a nick about 1/2" back from the tip. Should only take a few minutes to fix that, though.
The sheath has great retention. Too good, in fact. When I pulled the knife (already in the sheath) out of the box, I immediately hung it around my neck by the ball chain, and tried to withdraw the knife. The ball chain broke immediately, and unfortunately the holes in the sheath are too small for even 3mm cord. Guess I will take a drill to the holes, and try heating the sheath to loosen it-takes two hands and a ton of effort to remove or insert the knife. This would never work as a neck or even belt knife with the sheath as-is.
The sheath matches my Elite Tactical Carry Systems sheaths closely, and will accept the same belt loops and clips. Should also accept a mini-TekLok.
I love this design, but I'm kind of let-down about having to do so much work on both the knife and sheath to make it a usable package.