The blue color and the shiny parts look nice. It doesn't look tactical or threatening, looks more like a letter opener. Although it's bigger knife, it does fit in my pocket well with a nice deep pocket clip (tip down). The liner lock works fine but I prefer axis lock so I can close it with one hand. 890 is assisted open so you have to use 2 hands to close it anyway, so I don't mind the liner lock. The thumb stud is a little different but when I got used to it, it's much easier to open than I first thought. Just a light flick in the right direction is all it takes. My 890 torrent lives in the car.