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New knife day! First time in six months! I had some initial reservations buying, as KW, BHQ, and the company website had conflicting specs. It came out to be a bit larger than I expected. More on the knife later, picture time!
The knife is flawless in all but one thing; The clip is a different color, more of an olive. Not sure if this was intentional, but I believe so as all the online retailers seem to picture it this way, including Kizer.
Blade length has varied from site to site.
Kizer: 3.57"
KW: 4.05"
BHQ: 3.50" w/ 3.25" edge
AMZN: 3.5"
According to my Helix stainless made in USA ruler, 3.57 is correct for the cutting edge. Definitely uses bearings, really smooth but you can feel them (I've owned enough bearing pivot knives to tell the difference now).
Ordered it last Thursday, USPS said I would get it Saturday. As of Monday night, 10pm tracking said it was still in Utah at their main processing hub in SLC. It finally arrived yesterday, but apparently the postal person didn't want to leave it in my mailbox, so left a slip. Finally got it this morning. Exasperating.
However, now that I have it, I'm satisfied. Truly a beautiful knife and definitely worth what I spent, if not more.
The question now remains, if China can now make knives this good, where are the cheapies and knock-offs gonna start coming from? Because surely it is counterproductive for them to make great knives and knockoffs?
The knife is flawless in all but one thing; The clip is a different color, more of an olive. Not sure if this was intentional, but I believe so as all the online retailers seem to picture it this way, including Kizer.
Blade length has varied from site to site.
Kizer: 3.57"
KW: 4.05"
BHQ: 3.50" w/ 3.25" edge
AMZN: 3.5"
According to my Helix stainless made in USA ruler, 3.57 is correct for the cutting edge. Definitely uses bearings, really smooth but you can feel them (I've owned enough bearing pivot knives to tell the difference now).
Ordered it last Thursday, USPS said I would get it Saturday. As of Monday night, 10pm tracking said it was still in Utah at their main processing hub in SLC. It finally arrived yesterday, but apparently the postal person didn't want to leave it in my mailbox, so left a slip. Finally got it this morning. Exasperating.
However, now that I have it, I'm satisfied. Truly a beautiful knife and definitely worth what I spent, if not more.
The question now remains, if China can now make knives this good, where are the cheapies and knock-offs gonna start coming from? Because surely it is counterproductive for them to make great knives and knockoffs?
