I recently got to play with a CRKT M16-03 and it honestly made my jaw drop. The design was gorgeous, the action was among the best, and the fit-and finish was comparable to any production knife I've seen. Maybe it was an especially nice one, but even at full retail it seemed like a steal. Past CRKT knives have made me think they're "getting there" with the Taiwanese manufacturers; now I think they ARE there.
I didn't pick up the knife because I only carry blade-hole types and it was big for one person I knew would like it and too small for the other. I'm sorely hoping CRKT will offer the spearpoint in the M16-02 and M16-04 sizes; then I'd already have Christmas gifts for two friends! Otherwise, I see no advantage to a tanto point whatsoever and also find it jarringly inappropriate with the curves of this knife. C'mon, CRKT, go spearpoint!
Still, I give the knife I saw top marks.
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-Corduroy
(Why else would a bear want a pocket?)