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I received my Sandrin TCK 416 and, as promised, here is a very short review with pictures. And sorry for the broken English, it's not my native language.
TL&DR : it's just a glorified box cutter but the blade material is very cool with an incredibly long lasting edge.
Sandrin knives is an Italian company producing luxury knives with stratospheric prices.
That's why some months ago I was interested to discover they released 2 cheaper knives (TCK and TCK 416).
Because I'm a collector and I was intrigued by the blade material I decided to order the TCK 416 (at the time the price was 110 euros, now it's 145 euros).
You receive the knife in a box like this:
The closed lengh is 115 mm (4.52")
Sandrin knives don't use steel as blade material. They use cemented tungsten carbide (tungsten carbide particles held together by a cobalt metal binder). The rockwell hardness is 71.
It is more brittle than steel but it should be tougher than ceramic knives.
The edge retention is amazing. Perhaps you saw the Cedric & Ada Youtube video about the Sandrin TCK. With 1540 cuts it's the record of all knives tested on this channel.
Total length of the knife is 200 mm (7.87"):
The TCK 416 is a two hands opening knife. Holes in the blade are purely decorative.
The handle is in steel and it's a frame lock with a tip-down right hand clip. The action is very stiff so it's also a two hands closing knife.
The blade is incredibly thin (0,9 mm or 0.035") with a length of 82 mm (3.22"). The handle is 4.5 mm thick (0.177").
Total weight is 62 g.
If you chose the TCK model (with titanium/Carbon Fiber handle) the weight is only 38 g.
Of course, with a handle that thin it's not comfortable in the hand.
The lock is secure but due to the very stiff action the "fidget factor" of this knife is zero.
Apart for a collector like me who will let the knife as a safe queen in a Pelican box, I think this knife can be used as an urban EDC for light tasks like paper or cardboard cutting. Or record breaking manila rope cutting
But nothing involving cutting hard material because the blade will likely chip.
Sandrin offer a Lifetime Guarantee but I think it's only for defects in the knife and not for improper use.
Conclusion : I'm happy about this addition to my collection. It's a cool and exotic piece with a very unusual blade material. But realistically this TCK 416 does not make a lot of sense. The usability is poor due to the very thin handle and the stiff action. Yes the edge is amazing and the blade material is an impressive technology but for an EDC knife I think a good steel is a better and much more versatile option than this tungsten carbide blade.
TL&DR : it's just a glorified box cutter but the blade material is very cool with an incredibly long lasting edge.
Sandrin knives is an Italian company producing luxury knives with stratospheric prices.
That's why some months ago I was interested to discover they released 2 cheaper knives (TCK and TCK 416).
Because I'm a collector and I was intrigued by the blade material I decided to order the TCK 416 (at the time the price was 110 euros, now it's 145 euros).
You receive the knife in a box like this:
The closed lengh is 115 mm (4.52")
Sandrin knives don't use steel as blade material. They use cemented tungsten carbide (tungsten carbide particles held together by a cobalt metal binder). The rockwell hardness is 71.
It is more brittle than steel but it should be tougher than ceramic knives.
The edge retention is amazing. Perhaps you saw the Cedric & Ada Youtube video about the Sandrin TCK. With 1540 cuts it's the record of all knives tested on this channel.
Total length of the knife is 200 mm (7.87"):
The TCK 416 is a two hands opening knife. Holes in the blade are purely decorative.
The handle is in steel and it's a frame lock with a tip-down right hand clip. The action is very stiff so it's also a two hands closing knife.
The blade is incredibly thin (0,9 mm or 0.035") with a length of 82 mm (3.22"). The handle is 4.5 mm thick (0.177").
Total weight is 62 g.
If you chose the TCK model (with titanium/Carbon Fiber handle) the weight is only 38 g.
Of course, with a handle that thin it's not comfortable in the hand.
The lock is secure but due to the very stiff action the "fidget factor" of this knife is zero.
Apart for a collector like me who will let the knife as a safe queen in a Pelican box, I think this knife can be used as an urban EDC for light tasks like paper or cardboard cutting. Or record breaking manila rope cutting
But nothing involving cutting hard material because the blade will likely chip.
Sandrin offer a Lifetime Guarantee but I think it's only for defects in the knife and not for improper use.
Conclusion : I'm happy about this addition to my collection. It's a cool and exotic piece with a very unusual blade material. But realistically this TCK 416 does not make a lot of sense. The usability is poor due to the very thin handle and the stiff action. Yes the edge is amazing and the blade material is an impressive technology but for an EDC knife I think a good steel is a better and much more versatile option than this tungsten carbide blade.
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