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Hey guys, this is gonna be my first official review so let me know what you like and don't like about it. That said lets move on to the reviews. I've had all these knives for a while but i wanted to make sure i used them enough to get the feel of them before i put up bad information.
The first knife is gonna be the Kershaw Tremor
Blade length: 3.5 inches
Overall length: 9 inches
Weight: 6 oz
Opening: Flipper (Assisted)
Lock: liner lock
Blade steel: 8cr13mov
Handle material: steel lined G-10
Pivot: torx screw
Clip: tip up or tip down right side
Price paid: $32 USD
Ergonomics: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Speed: 6/10
Usefullness: 7/10
Out of box sharpness: 8/10
Fit and finish: 8/10
Overall: 7/10
My thoughts: I love this knife, I use it for edc, though many people may think its too big for edc. Lockup is fantastic (there was very slight blade play side to side when i got it, but that was fixed very easily). The liner is milled out only on the locking side.
Next is the Bradly Kimura II
Blade length: 3.6 inches
Overall length: 8.9 inches
Weight: 5.4 ounces
Opening: Balisong
Lock: Balisong
Blade steel: 14c28n
Handle material: 420 stainless steel
Pivot: torx screw
Clip: none
Price paid: $91 USD
Ergonomics: 4.5/10
Value: 7/10
Speed: dependent on skill
Flippablity: 8/10
Usefullness: 6/10
Out of box sharpness: 10/10 (have heard otherwise from other people)
Fit and finish: 6/10 (had return one defective one)
Overall: 8/10
My thoughts: Great balisong for under $100. Very little handle play, and no blade play when open. Smooth flipping.
next up is an A.G Russell Cowboy slipjoint
Blade length: 3.5 inches
Overall length: 8 inches
Weight: unknown (my guess would be 4~ish oz)
Opening: nail nick
Lock: slipjoint
Blade steel: 8cr13mov
Handle material: steel lined linen micarta
Pivot: pined
Clip: none
Price paid: $22 USD
Ergonomics: 4/10
Value: 7/10
Speed: 3/10
Usefullness: 5/10
Out of box sharpness: 6/10
Fit and finish: 7/10
Overall: 5/10
My thoughts: great if you looking for a slipjoint with a larger blade. Otherwise pass on this one
Next up is the Kershaw Crown
Blade length: 3.25 inches
Overall length: 7.5 inches
Weight: 3.8 oz
Opening: ambidextrious thumb studs
Lock: liner lock
Blade steel: 8cr13mov
Handle material: steel bolsters with polished micarta scales
Pivot: torx screw
Clip: tip up right side only
Price paid: $15 USD
Ergonomics: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Speed: 8/10
Usefullness: 8/10
Fit and finish: 6/10
Overall: 6.5/10 (for the lower quality steel)
My thoughts: Absoultly without a doubt, the best value i have ever seen in a knife! aside from slight fit and finish issues this knife preforms just like the more expensive overseas kershaws,which themselves perform way out of their price class!
more to come soon
The first knife is gonna be the Kershaw Tremor
Blade length: 3.5 inches
Overall length: 9 inches
Weight: 6 oz
Opening: Flipper (Assisted)
Lock: liner lock
Blade steel: 8cr13mov
Handle material: steel lined G-10
Pivot: torx screw
Clip: tip up or tip down right side
Price paid: $32 USD
Ergonomics: 10/10
Value: 9/10
Speed: 6/10
Usefullness: 7/10
Out of box sharpness: 8/10
Fit and finish: 8/10
Overall: 7/10
My thoughts: I love this knife, I use it for edc, though many people may think its too big for edc. Lockup is fantastic (there was very slight blade play side to side when i got it, but that was fixed very easily). The liner is milled out only on the locking side.
Next is the Bradly Kimura II
Blade length: 3.6 inches
Overall length: 8.9 inches
Weight: 5.4 ounces
Opening: Balisong
Lock: Balisong
Blade steel: 14c28n
Handle material: 420 stainless steel
Pivot: torx screw
Clip: none
Price paid: $91 USD
Ergonomics: 4.5/10
Value: 7/10
Speed: dependent on skill
Flippablity: 8/10
Usefullness: 6/10
Out of box sharpness: 10/10 (have heard otherwise from other people)
Fit and finish: 6/10 (had return one defective one)
Overall: 8/10
My thoughts: Great balisong for under $100. Very little handle play, and no blade play when open. Smooth flipping.
next up is an A.G Russell Cowboy slipjoint
Blade length: 3.5 inches
Overall length: 8 inches
Weight: unknown (my guess would be 4~ish oz)
Opening: nail nick
Lock: slipjoint
Blade steel: 8cr13mov
Handle material: steel lined linen micarta
Pivot: pined
Clip: none
Price paid: $22 USD
Ergonomics: 4/10
Value: 7/10
Speed: 3/10
Usefullness: 5/10
Out of box sharpness: 6/10
Fit and finish: 7/10
Overall: 5/10
My thoughts: great if you looking for a slipjoint with a larger blade. Otherwise pass on this one
Next up is the Kershaw Crown
Blade length: 3.25 inches
Overall length: 7.5 inches
Weight: 3.8 oz
Opening: ambidextrious thumb studs
Lock: liner lock
Blade steel: 8cr13mov
Handle material: steel bolsters with polished micarta scales
Pivot: torx screw
Clip: tip up right side only
Price paid: $15 USD
Ergonomics: 8/10
Value: 10/10
Speed: 8/10
Usefullness: 8/10
Fit and finish: 6/10
Overall: 6.5/10 (for the lower quality steel)
My thoughts: Absoultly without a doubt, the best value i have ever seen in a knife! aside from slight fit and finish issues this knife preforms just like the more expensive overseas kershaws,which themselves perform way out of their price class!
more to come soon
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