My first Kershaw

[dipbait]

Actually my second. I have an Alaskan Blade trader that I dont use because the blades fall out.

I was looking for a small one hand opening pocket knife. Bought a S&W Little Pal. It lasted one week , the blade wouldnt stay tight and wouldnt lock. Its in the trash now.

The only thing WalMart carried that fit my criteria was the Chive 1600. Its my first AO knife. Thats a feature that Ill want from now on. Sharpness, I knew it would be sharp from my expierience with the Blade trader , where I went to shave hair off my arm and promptly cut a flap of skin off. This knife is the sharpest knife Ive ever had. I thought I could sharpen knives well, but I cant match this. I spent the night shaving my legs. Just couldnt stop .The hair just floated off. Its well built, solid , I think Im going to like it.

Three things I dont like. The looks, I think its ugly. The recurve blade, looks like a booger to sharpen . Finally, I want to remove the clip but dont have a bit that small.

Would someone tell me what steel it is? How hard it is? And whats the likelyhood of it opening up unintentionally, like in my pocket next to the femoral artery.

 

[fatheadhill]

it's 420HC stainless-steel, as far as it's hardness.., I don't know, somone else here might.

Likelyhood of it opening in your pocket.., I'd say not likely at all. A friend of mine has been EDC'ing a chive for quite a while now with the pocket clip removed and he's never had it open accidently. It's his favorite little edc knife.

To remove the pocket clip you'll need a T6 torx bit if my memory serves me correctly, you should be able to find one at a local hardware or auto parts store.

If you want a Kershaw that's easier to sharpen and still fits nice down inside your pocket, check out the Leek. It's a bit bigger and the blade shape is easy to sharpen. It was my first Kershaw and I still love it.

Hope this helps!

 

[svrider3]

I think the RC is 58.