Sell me your favorite knife

Before I even start this sales pitch I will say that I love every knife we sell but following with the OPs request I am only going to try to sell my personal favorite knife. To those that follow me on social media or pay attention to my post on here, it will come as no surprise that it is the ZT0456. The day these came in to our shop, I unboxed the first one and put it in my pocket. I carry 2 knives everyday and one of them has always been the ZT0456 since that day.

While my goal in this post is to sell this knife, I will start with the one negative that most will openly admit. It is heavy for its size. So if weight is a factor for you then this may not be the knife to get.

Why I love it? The list is long but I will try to hit the main bullet points:

-Incredible flipping action. If you are in to flippers and the type of person that can sit around on the couch and flip a knife for hours, irritating your significant other, this knife will cause them to move out in no time!

-Fits the hand perfectly. When people come in our shop and give it a true go, 99% are shocked by how well this knife just fits their hand perfectly. This ranges from small to 4XL size hands.

-The CTS-204P on this knife is amazing. I have owned a lot of knives, and I do not take it easy on any of the ones that go in my pocket. I will use them for anything that a knife should be used for. With my 456 I have carved up a ton of sticks, processed a few thousand boxes, cut a ton of tape and any other task you could think of for an EDC. In almost a year of use I still have not sharpened it. I touch it up with a strop a couple of times a week and it has stayed hair shaving sharp. No other knife I have owned has competed with that.

This is one of those knives that people either love or hate. There are very few in between. I do find that a lot of the haters that get the knife in their hand, change their mind most of the time.

A few pics to go with the sales pitch:D

Mine cleaned up after some lasering:
https://flic.kr/p/QFUmcs
https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/

https://flic.kr/p/PdGPjX https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/

https://flic.kr/p/Mr2e2b https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/

https://flic.kr/p/KQiu8R https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/


Broken down for the first time after 6 months of good use:
https://flic.kr/p/Lv1vRH https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/

https://flic.kr/p/L3a9vv https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/

Finish off with a nice Glamour Shot:
https://flic.kr/p/K1ZLMy https://www.flickr.com/photos/57703464@N02/
 
Super informative discussion everyone, thanks for that!

The interesting thing is that it has caused me to look closely at what I am really after. I am realizing that I will always have some kind of folder with a pocket clip for opening boxes and dirty work. Something inexpensive and light that I won't worry too much about, but will always have on me. For my "Real Knife" I think it is going to always be belt carried. For that, I am still leaning toward the venerable Buck 110. I would need to add a thumb stud to make it perfect. I'm going to sit with that idea for awhile.
 
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