Mcusta knives.

[ThirdTooth]

anyone one own any of these? real sleek beautiful knives, but hows the fit and finish, lockup, blade steel, etc?

 

[leafstorm]

They do have some beautiful designs. My only complaint with the couple I have owned is one out of the two had poor f&f (the other was flawless). The liner lock didnt engage the tang at the same angle as the grind on the tang. The lock still engaged but instead of having the full width of the liner contacting the tang it was only a little corner (about .020" of contact). I checked the contact by slipping a paper shim through the top (flow through design, the top being the part you rest your thumb on) of the knife to see how much the liner lock was touching the tang. It went down to the bottom of the tang almost. On top of that the scales were pretty poorly matched to the liners. It's possible I got a QC slip-up. Other than that, they are beautiful gents knives. It was the MC-16D that had this problem. The other one, the MC-51D, I will never get rid of. The clips are also part of the liner and are bent 180* to fit, they work real nice. I would buy a yoroi.

Cheers,
leaf

 

[Veil]

Thirdtooth,

I have the Cocobolo Damascus gents knife. It's a good knife. Integral low-ride pocket clip, centered blade, nice looking wooden handle slabs, a liner-lock with a good lock-up at around 25%-33%, a VG-10 cutting blade with a layered "damascus" cladding ( I think it's 420J but I may be incorrect on this one). All-in-all a very well put together knife. Judging from my own experience I'd say that if you like the look of these knives go right ahead and get one. I am very pleased with mine.

Now I'm just being picky but I figure I'd point out the less-than-great qualities:
The handle of the gents knife has some hot-spots because of it's very squared handle design and the fact that it has a pocket clip. Doesn't bother me when using the knife for gentlmanly tasks. Just thought I'd mention it.
Also, this can be considered a positive or a negative aspect of the knife design, but Mcusta's have a teflon washer between the handle frame and the blade. The Teflon washer makes for an incredibly smooth opening and closing knife but my guess is that since the washer is made of a flexible material that one may be more likely to damage it during disassembly than a phosphor-bronze washer. I've owned my Mcusta for years though and have not (even with continual flicking) seen any deterioration of the washer nor have I heard reports on this website of other users having problems with washer deterioration.

Veil

 

[arty]

I have two, the Take in Staminawood and the Nami. The Take is a linerlock. Fit and finish are excellent, and the blade steel is great. The lockup engagement could involve more than a part of the liner, but seems secure. The knife is a beauty.

The Nami looks great, but it is a framelock with a stainless steel lockup. I find it nearly impossible to open this sucker with one hand. The detent is a bit too strong for me. It is the only one-handed opening knife that I need two hands for in the drawer - and there are lots in the drawer. Fit and finish are great, the knife looks fine, the steel is VG10, as with the Take, and the price is right. The Nami is easy to carry in the pocket, since it is pretty thin. However, if you want a one-handed opener, this one is not for you.

 

[Alann45]

Have several.
The f&f is very good to excellent.
One has a blade that is just slightly off center. A Quincewood has a few more black "spots" than I would prefer.

My favorite is the Bamboo Cocobolo. Damascus bolsters. Gorgeous little knife.

 

[PapaTango52]

Sorry no info on their folders but I have 2 Mcusta fixed blades and they are lovely little knives.

 

[Rob-F]

Newbie here. Actually, I joined to talk about my Mcusta folder (MC53D) with damascus blade, cocobolo handles, and pocket clip; so this seems like a good place to start. I got this about 3 days ago, after sending back an Al Mar Hawk that I found impossible to deploy using the thumb stud. My first impression was: Very Pretty Knife! It was a little stiff to deploy, yet smooth. And just just as sharp as everyone says! The blade centering was a bit off. Not rubbing, but off. I decided to lighten up the action by turning the adjusting screw about a quarter turn CCW. It worked. So I turned it another eighth turn, and it got even lighter--but the action changed from smooth to gritty. It stayed that way for a day; then I decided to hold the knife under running water after using it for food prep. After I did this about 3 or 4 times, the grittiness cleared up and once again was smooth as silk. So it was probably just that: grit. maybe even True Grit. The centering, by the way, gets even worse after turning the screw CCW; although not so bad that it rubs. The only other thing is that the pocket clip is much stiffer than it needs to be--it grips very tight, and may prove to be hard on pants pockets. And the adjusting screw sticks out so that it is very hard to slip the knife all the way into place in the pocket for a "low rider" carry; and even harder to deploy from the pocket.

So: it's not perfect, but even so, it's a keeper (for me).