Welcome to my review of the Kershaw Nerve folding EDC knife,The Kershaw Nerve is an excellent folding EDC option that is comparable to the Byrd Line of Spyderco,Red Line of Benchmade and Fusion Line of SOG,being part of their "value series" it does have 8Cr13MoV and it is made in China so if you don't like foreign produced blades then you may want to stop reading now.
I've had nothing but good to say about Kershaw's value line except for the name,I wish they would come up with a cool name for their value series kind of like Spyderco did with Byrd,however in all other respects the value line from Kershaw is outstanding,the Nerve (previously called the Blitz) has a 3 1/8 inch long modified warn cliff blade made from 8Cr13MoV,8Cr13MoV is a Chinese made steel with decent edge retention,decent rust resistance (not outstanding) and it's very easy to resharpen once it goes dull,the blade has a beautiful bead blast finish which is very durable but it will cause the blade to rust more easily,the blade deploys with a "thumb plate" with is very similar to the thumb disc from Emerson but it is placed deeper in the blade and provides more traction since it is "jimped" deeper than the Emerson versions,the blade is also hollow ground making it an excellent slicing blade,the knife does deploy fast and lockup solid with no play after you tighten the T8 pivot screw.
The handle is CNC milled G10 with a unique pattern and shockingly decent traction,the handle itself is 4 3/8 inches long and is decently ergonomic,it does have "jimping" on the finger choil,butt end and spine and it does provide decent grip,it is a liner lock and it's fairly thick for it's size (weirdly it's not "jimped" I don't know why Thomas W. didn't "jimp" it) ,it is 3.8 ounces so if you care about weight there's your answer,the pocket clip is positionable for right hand tip up and tip down carry only and if you carry tip up you can "wave" the knife open and it does use phosphorus bronze washer for a quick deployment,the price is outstanding specifically $23.00,Thomas W did a great job on the Nerve in my opinion,and finally competitive options,there is definitely alot of other high value blades out there but I think this compares directly to the Spyderco Tenacious,as to which one is better I leave up to your personal preference,thanks for reading guys take care!
I've had nothing but good to say about Kershaw's value line except for the name,I wish they would come up with a cool name for their value series kind of like Spyderco did with Byrd,however in all other respects the value line from Kershaw is outstanding,the Nerve (previously called the Blitz) has a 3 1/8 inch long modified warn cliff blade made from 8Cr13MoV,8Cr13MoV is a Chinese made steel with decent edge retention,decent rust resistance (not outstanding) and it's very easy to resharpen once it goes dull,the blade has a beautiful bead blast finish which is very durable but it will cause the blade to rust more easily,the blade deploys with a "thumb plate" with is very similar to the thumb disc from Emerson but it is placed deeper in the blade and provides more traction since it is "jimped" deeper than the Emerson versions,the blade is also hollow ground making it an excellent slicing blade,the knife does deploy fast and lockup solid with no play after you tighten the T8 pivot screw.
The handle is CNC milled G10 with a unique pattern and shockingly decent traction,the handle itself is 4 3/8 inches long and is decently ergonomic,it does have "jimping" on the finger choil,butt end and spine and it does provide decent grip,it is a liner lock and it's fairly thick for it's size (weirdly it's not "jimped" I don't know why Thomas W. didn't "jimp" it) ,it is 3.8 ounces so if you care about weight there's your answer,the pocket clip is positionable for right hand tip up and tip down carry only and if you carry tip up you can "wave" the knife open and it does use phosphorus bronze washer for a quick deployment,the price is outstanding specifically $23.00,Thomas W did a great job on the Nerve in my opinion,and finally competitive options,there is definitely alot of other high value blades out there but I think this compares directly to the Spyderco Tenacious,as to which one is better I leave up to your personal preference,thanks for reading guys take care!
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