I got a new H&K Nitrous Blitz (Benchmade) today, and I thought I'd share some observastions with you all.
It's a very light knife, for as long as it is. I like the fact that it's 2.7 oz, and it has both liners unlike the Kershaw Skyline which is also a very light knife. I'm not picking on the Skyline, It's a great knife for the money. Who can complain about a $30 knife like the Skyline? It's sharp, lights, and made in the USA. I like the fact of both sides having titanium liners vs. one side being all G10. I ran into these knives in my search for a EDC knife to replace my favorite EDC knife, the Benchmade Dark Star, an Elishewitz designed liner lock that is sharp, light, and made of quality materials. The Dark Star served me well for nearly 10 years, and while I still own it, it stays home more often as it gets older.
The Nitrous Blitz is the knife that has met most of my requirements, but as also presented a few points that I'd rather not have noticed, nothing major though. It's light as I said before, it's made of quality materials, the blade is 154CM and the liners are titanium. The scales are G10, so they are light and have good texture. The blade is 3.4" long, so that's about perfect, over all length is 8", again perfect to me. The blade is plain edged, and it's not black, again perfect for me. The Benchmade Nitrous system that's in the Mini Stryker that I love, works fast, and is great. The Nitrous system in the Nitrous Blitz seems a little sluggish, and the liners seem a little thin when compared to the Mini Stryker. There is jimping on the finger groove part of the liner locks on the belly of the Mini Stryker, but not on the Nitrous Blitz. There is jimping on the top of the liners where the liners meet the base of the blade on the Mini Stryker but not on the Blitz. The thumb stud on the Blitz is smooth and rounded, but nice and sharp on the Mini Stryker. I'd prefer the grippy sharp one of the Mini Stryker, over the smooth one of the Blitz. I'm afraid my thumb may one day slip over the smooth thumb stud, and end up with a fresh new cut.
They are both good knives, and the Nitrous Blitz will probably serve me well for many years. I just wish Benchmade would produce the Blitz under their own name, and put more attention to detail in it. The Blitz cost about the same as the Mini Stryker did, so there should be more detail in the H&K Nitrous Blitz than there is, in my opinion anyways. They both cost about $100.
The search for that perfect EDC Knife continues. Maybe the fact that the search continues, is the fun part?
Next, I'm going to try the Spyderco Para Military 2. I hear good things about it, but I prefer a liner lock, tip down carry knife. The compression lock may take some getting used to.
DBAR
It's a very light knife, for as long as it is. I like the fact that it's 2.7 oz, and it has both liners unlike the Kershaw Skyline which is also a very light knife. I'm not picking on the Skyline, It's a great knife for the money. Who can complain about a $30 knife like the Skyline? It's sharp, lights, and made in the USA. I like the fact of both sides having titanium liners vs. one side being all G10. I ran into these knives in my search for a EDC knife to replace my favorite EDC knife, the Benchmade Dark Star, an Elishewitz designed liner lock that is sharp, light, and made of quality materials. The Dark Star served me well for nearly 10 years, and while I still own it, it stays home more often as it gets older.
The Nitrous Blitz is the knife that has met most of my requirements, but as also presented a few points that I'd rather not have noticed, nothing major though. It's light as I said before, it's made of quality materials, the blade is 154CM and the liners are titanium. The scales are G10, so they are light and have good texture. The blade is 3.4" long, so that's about perfect, over all length is 8", again perfect to me. The blade is plain edged, and it's not black, again perfect for me. The Benchmade Nitrous system that's in the Mini Stryker that I love, works fast, and is great. The Nitrous system in the Nitrous Blitz seems a little sluggish, and the liners seem a little thin when compared to the Mini Stryker. There is jimping on the finger groove part of the liner locks on the belly of the Mini Stryker, but not on the Nitrous Blitz. There is jimping on the top of the liners where the liners meet the base of the blade on the Mini Stryker but not on the Blitz. The thumb stud on the Blitz is smooth and rounded, but nice and sharp on the Mini Stryker. I'd prefer the grippy sharp one of the Mini Stryker, over the smooth one of the Blitz. I'm afraid my thumb may one day slip over the smooth thumb stud, and end up with a fresh new cut.
They are both good knives, and the Nitrous Blitz will probably serve me well for many years. I just wish Benchmade would produce the Blitz under their own name, and put more attention to detail in it. The Blitz cost about the same as the Mini Stryker did, so there should be more detail in the H&K Nitrous Blitz than there is, in my opinion anyways. They both cost about $100.
The search for that perfect EDC Knife continues. Maybe the fact that the search continues, is the fun part?
Next, I'm going to try the Spyderco Para Military 2. I hear good things about it, but I prefer a liner lock, tip down carry knife. The compression lock may take some getting used to.
DBAR
