Being my 1st non Victorinox knife I did a lot of research before making this purchase. I looked at the offerings of Benchmade, Spyderco, Kershaw and Buck.
I didn't really like Spyderco's styling.
I was surprised at the amount of QC issues I read with regards to Benchmade especially at the price.
Buck had ok offerings but nothing that really "spoke" to me.
Then I saw the 1910CKT! Dare I say love at first sight.
I loved the look of the DLC coating, initially I was worried it would wear off like black oxide coatings (which is one reason I never considered black blades). I was very surprised to hear how durable it is compared to other coatings so I decided to give it a try.
I did some more reading on Kershaw's quality since that is very important to me. Every thread every article I read on this topic said basically one thing...Kershaw's quality is amazing. However I still kept my expectations a little low so I won't be disappointed.
So I received the package this morning and quickly cut open the amazon box. As I pulled it out of its red box and plastic packaging I was totally blown away. It was amazing. Perfect fit and finish. The black aluminum anodized frames where smooth and perfectly finished. The texturing on the G10 is beautiful and grippy. The blade came razor sharp right out of the box. It opens so smooth and locks up so well, no play whatsoever! The contours feels like they were tailor made for my hands. Its comfortable, light yet has a very solid feel to it. It nice and slim sliding right into my pants pocket.
I would purchase Kershaw again without a second thought!
I really like the hawk lock as opposed to a liner or frame lock. I wonder if Kershaw is planing to design more models with this type of lock.
The only thing I'd do to it is remove the pocket clip since I really don't like them on any knife.
This is going to join my Cybertool 41 and Cadet as my EDC's. I love this thing so much I'm defiantly going to order a second one.
Just thought I'd share
I didn't really like Spyderco's styling.
I was surprised at the amount of QC issues I read with regards to Benchmade especially at the price.
Buck had ok offerings but nothing that really "spoke" to me.
Then I saw the 1910CKT! Dare I say love at first sight.
I loved the look of the DLC coating, initially I was worried it would wear off like black oxide coatings (which is one reason I never considered black blades). I was very surprised to hear how durable it is compared to other coatings so I decided to give it a try.
I did some more reading on Kershaw's quality since that is very important to me. Every thread every article I read on this topic said basically one thing...Kershaw's quality is amazing. However I still kept my expectations a little low so I won't be disappointed.
So I received the package this morning and quickly cut open the amazon box. As I pulled it out of its red box and plastic packaging I was totally blown away. It was amazing. Perfect fit and finish. The black aluminum anodized frames where smooth and perfectly finished. The texturing on the G10 is beautiful and grippy. The blade came razor sharp right out of the box. It opens so smooth and locks up so well, no play whatsoever! The contours feels like they were tailor made for my hands. Its comfortable, light yet has a very solid feel to it. It nice and slim sliding right into my pants pocket.
I would purchase Kershaw again without a second thought!
I really like the hawk lock as opposed to a liner or frame lock. I wonder if Kershaw is planing to design more models with this type of lock.
The only thing I'd do to it is remove the pocket clip since I really don't like them on any knife.
This is going to join my Cybertool 41 and Cadet as my EDC's. I love this thing so much I'm defiantly going to order a second one.
Just thought I'd share
