CRKT Identifying CRKT Model and Designer

[ChineseKiwi]

Happy New Year everyone!
Does anyone recognize, and could tell me which CRKT model this is and who the designer was?
Also keen to learn when this might have been made?

 

[KenHash]

Found on a Bulgarian vendor site. Unless CRKT has changed their box, I think this is a Chinese (3Cr13) fake,

Described as:
"
A small knife that fits in every pocket and has a wide application in everyday life, including for self-defense.
Total length: 16.9 cm
Length /folded/ : 9.7 cm
Blade length: 7.2 cm,
Blade thickness: 1.8 mm
Blade width: up to 1.7 cm
Blade material: 3Cr13
Black color
Lock mechanism: Liner Lock
Hardness: 56HRC
Weight: 114 grams
Handle material: metal"

 

[Shorttime]

Yep, counterfeit. There was a ton of "CRKT" coming from Ali's Express, during the Ken Onion years.

I still have a couple of my CRKTs, from different eras. The logo on this one isn't the same, which is why I call fake.

 

[tltt]

Design wise it's very late 90's-early 2000's. It has the Crawford / Benchmade style lightening holes, and the rest seems to be based on the Paul Chen / Hanwei Starship -


https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/...kblade_1_c7a964c404b630173d7479e2a01c9c1c.jpg .

 

[ChineseKiwi]

Thank you for confirming. I was concerned when it didn't match any of the CRKT catalogs I had.