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- Aug 4, 2002
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- 363
The first thing that impressed me about the knife is how amazingly smooth it opens. I already have a Benchmade Griptillian, and I'm used to the smooth opening action of that knife, but the TSEK really opens effortlessly.
For a fairly large folder, the TSEK is very comfortable to EDC. It is both thin and light. Much easier to carry around than say, my large CRKT Crawford-Kasper.
I also like the fact that the clip the TSEK does not interfere with the handling qualities of the knife. I find on almost 1/2 my knives I end up taking the clip off because it feels crappy in my hand.
Lockup is good and solid, as I would expect from it having an Axis lock. Again, the G10 grips feel great, which is to be expected as they are the same as on the AFCK.
I'm a little bummed because I ended up paying full retail for this knife at a local dealers: $140. I see this knife going for as low as $82 online, which is a bit misleading since everyone seems to be out of stock on them. Not surprising since this model is no longer in production. So, I decided to take the plunge.
Oh, one last thing. This knife has "Pre-Production 0711/1000" silk screened on the blade. My Gripillian has a similar message on it's blade, but as far as I know on the Griptillian that really doesn't add anything to the collectability or value of that knife. Does it add anything to the value of my new Tsek?
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For a fairly large folder, the TSEK is very comfortable to EDC. It is both thin and light. Much easier to carry around than say, my large CRKT Crawford-Kasper.
I also like the fact that the clip the TSEK does not interfere with the handling qualities of the knife. I find on almost 1/2 my knives I end up taking the clip off because it feels crappy in my hand.
Lockup is good and solid, as I would expect from it having an Axis lock. Again, the G10 grips feel great, which is to be expected as they are the same as on the AFCK.
I'm a little bummed because I ended up paying full retail for this knife at a local dealers: $140. I see this knife going for as low as $82 online, which is a bit misleading since everyone seems to be out of stock on them. Not surprising since this model is no longer in production. So, I decided to take the plunge.
Oh, one last thing. This knife has "Pre-Production 0711/1000" silk screened on the blade. My Gripillian has a similar message on it's blade, but as far as I know on the Griptillian that really doesn't add anything to the collectability or value of that knife. Does it add anything to the value of my new Tsek?
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