I just scored my first Emerson, and of all the possibilities, I got the one that the man, Mr. Emerson apparently used to carry himself. The full titanium CQC-12 Comrade. Holy crap this knife is amazing. I've heard all these complaints about Emerson and while they might be true, based on this knife, I'm going to assume that they are the minority of owners and not the majority.
This knife out of the box looked like there was so much attention to detail put into it. Along with a Sebenza, I've never felt such a solid knife. I mean, the blade does not budge at all when locked up. The clunk that you hear when you deploy and lockup the knife is even more satisfying than the thwack that you hear in a Sebenza. The grind on the knife, and the geometry of the edge is perhaps the most perfect grind I've ever seen on a knife, again alongside the Sebenza. I can't speak to the other models of EKI, but this CQC-12 is second to none, in terms of knives. I'm so ridiculously stoked about this knife. If I had to describe this knife in one word, it would be BADASS. No space.
If a knife is any indication of the man, or of the company, I'd say that Mr. Emerson and EKI is amazing. And I ain't trying to kiss ass. That's the impression this knife leaves me. Honestly, similar to the feelings I had of my first Sebenza. It just makes me respect Chris Reeve because his knife was just that amazing. Now for me, the same can be said about Emerson. I like Spyderco and Benchmade as much as the next person, but none of their knives have left me in awe like the Sebenza and now this CQC-12. In fact, I've never even written an quasi-review before. Not even for the Sebenza, but this CQC-12 just made me feel like doing this.
Anyway, now I'm just being long winded. If you ever have a chance to check out a CQC-12, especially the full ti version like mine, don't even pause to pull the trigger. It's awesome. Later
This knife out of the box looked like there was so much attention to detail put into it. Along with a Sebenza, I've never felt such a solid knife. I mean, the blade does not budge at all when locked up. The clunk that you hear when you deploy and lockup the knife is even more satisfying than the thwack that you hear in a Sebenza. The grind on the knife, and the geometry of the edge is perhaps the most perfect grind I've ever seen on a knife, again alongside the Sebenza. I can't speak to the other models of EKI, but this CQC-12 is second to none, in terms of knives. I'm so ridiculously stoked about this knife. If I had to describe this knife in one word, it would be BADASS. No space.
If a knife is any indication of the man, or of the company, I'd say that Mr. Emerson and EKI is amazing. And I ain't trying to kiss ass. That's the impression this knife leaves me. Honestly, similar to the feelings I had of my first Sebenza. It just makes me respect Chris Reeve because his knife was just that amazing. Now for me, the same can be said about Emerson. I like Spyderco and Benchmade as much as the next person, but none of their knives have left me in awe like the Sebenza and now this CQC-12. In fact, I've never even written an quasi-review before. Not even for the Sebenza, but this CQC-12 just made me feel like doing this.
Anyway, now I'm just being long winded. If you ever have a chance to check out a CQC-12, especially the full ti version like mine, don't even pause to pull the trigger. It's awesome. Later
but if it ever is, I'll give you first crack at it 