Here's a review of a nice knife; the Kershaw speed bump with black aluminum handles and a satin-finished Sandvik blade. Model number is 1595ALBLK, and it costs about $60 in stores. It's a great knife at a great price. Here are the details...
Handle Details: The Speed Bump is 4.87" long and .5" thick. It has two stainless steel liners, and the handles are black aluminum. They're held on via Torx (T-6) screws, and there are two on each handle scale. The pocket clip is also black and held on via two Torx (T-6) screws. It's removable, but only for tip-down right-hand carry. There's a lanyard hole in the butt, and the backspacer that holds the SpeedSafe is black plastic. The blade pivot pin is black and adjustable with a Torx (T-8) screwdriver. It has four small holes cut into it for aesthetics. The handle has a nice groove near the blade pivot, which is very comfortable when using the knife. Coupled with the open blade protrusion, it almost eliminates the possibility of your fingers contacting the cutting edge. Four holes on each side, cut through the liners, add a nice touch. There's no lock at all in the handle - we'll get to that later.
Blade Details: The Bump has a nice recurve blade of Sandvik 13C26. It has a satin finish, which I prefer to the tactical black coatings on blades. It's 3.75" long, and 1.25" wide at the curve. The left side of the blade has the Kershaw / Ken Onion logo, while the right side has 1595ALBLK over KAI Patented over MADE IN USA. The right side tang has the date of manufacture (MAR 07). The flipper has three small holes cut out for aesthetic effect. The blade locks open with Kershaw's Stud Lock. See, the thumb studs are black steel, and are spring-loaded. When the blade is fully open, the spring propels the thumb studs into place. The studs keep the blade open by wedging themselves against the top of the handle. It takes a tiny bit of practice, but the Stud Lock is totally ambidextrous and can be operated one-handed. Just pinch the thumbs studs between your index finger and thumb and press. It's easy. I love the recruve shape of this blade, and it's quickly finding it's way as my EDC.
Try out the Speed Bump if you haven't seen one; you'll be impressed.
EDITED to fix the blade steel info.
Handle Details: The Speed Bump is 4.87" long and .5" thick. It has two stainless steel liners, and the handles are black aluminum. They're held on via Torx (T-6) screws, and there are two on each handle scale. The pocket clip is also black and held on via two Torx (T-6) screws. It's removable, but only for tip-down right-hand carry. There's a lanyard hole in the butt, and the backspacer that holds the SpeedSafe is black plastic. The blade pivot pin is black and adjustable with a Torx (T-8) screwdriver. It has four small holes cut into it for aesthetics. The handle has a nice groove near the blade pivot, which is very comfortable when using the knife. Coupled with the open blade protrusion, it almost eliminates the possibility of your fingers contacting the cutting edge. Four holes on each side, cut through the liners, add a nice touch. There's no lock at all in the handle - we'll get to that later.
Blade Details: The Bump has a nice recurve blade of Sandvik 13C26. It has a satin finish, which I prefer to the tactical black coatings on blades. It's 3.75" long, and 1.25" wide at the curve. The left side of the blade has the Kershaw / Ken Onion logo, while the right side has 1595ALBLK over KAI Patented over MADE IN USA. The right side tang has the date of manufacture (MAR 07). The flipper has three small holes cut out for aesthetic effect. The blade locks open with Kershaw's Stud Lock. See, the thumb studs are black steel, and are spring-loaded. When the blade is fully open, the spring propels the thumb studs into place. The studs keep the blade open by wedging themselves against the top of the handle. It takes a tiny bit of practice, but the Stud Lock is totally ambidextrous and can be operated one-handed. Just pinch the thumbs studs between your index finger and thumb and press. It's easy. I love the recruve shape of this blade, and it's quickly finding it's way as my EDC.
Try out the Speed Bump if you haven't seen one; you'll be impressed.
EDITED to fix the blade steel info.
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