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I received two "free promo" knives recently that before receiving them, I felt sure they would turn out to be cheap crappy knifes.
While not knives I would ever purchase, unexpectedly they both turned out to be pleasant surprises.
One came as a free promo with a 5.11 Rush Multicam 12 backpack I purchased last month on sale.
It's a Chinese made knife, with nicely textured fiberglass/nylon scales, with a very comfortable ergonomically designed handle shape and a scalloped spine which is great for digging into wood.
A 3 inch plain edge blade.
The knife does not appear in their catalog nor is it sold on their web site.
I wrote to 5.11 to ask what the steel is and was told it's 420c with fiberglass/nylon scales and a black oxide coated blade. .
Of the two "freebie" knifes, I like it best.
The second knife I received also as a free promo last week that came with a pair of Vertx multcam pants on sale.
It's a CRKT Made of 8Cr14MoV steel, a 3¼ inch partially serrated blade with an aluminum handle, overall 7 3/8 long.
The knife does not appear in their catalog or on their web site.
Either made in Taiwan or China though it does not say, it has '7012N' on the blade.
With what looks like white colored *nylon (*?) washers.
The 5.11 has bronze washers.
Both knifes are extremely shaving sharp, both open very fast and very smoothly with just an easy flick of the thumb stud.
The 5.11's blade is perfectly centered compared to the CRKT's blade being off center.
Over all, for being promo freebies... I'm surprised at the quality of both knifes which will probably be great around the house beaters.
While not knives I would ever purchase, unexpectedly they both turned out to be pleasant surprises.
One came as a free promo with a 5.11 Rush Multicam 12 backpack I purchased last month on sale.
It's a Chinese made knife, with nicely textured fiberglass/nylon scales, with a very comfortable ergonomically designed handle shape and a scalloped spine which is great for digging into wood.
A 3 inch plain edge blade.
The knife does not appear in their catalog nor is it sold on their web site.
I wrote to 5.11 to ask what the steel is and was told it's 420c with fiberglass/nylon scales and a black oxide coated blade. .
Of the two "freebie" knifes, I like it best.
The second knife I received also as a free promo last week that came with a pair of Vertx multcam pants on sale.
It's a CRKT Made of 8Cr14MoV steel, a 3¼ inch partially serrated blade with an aluminum handle, overall 7 3/8 long.
The knife does not appear in their catalog or on their web site.
Either made in Taiwan or China though it does not say, it has '7012N' on the blade.
With what looks like white colored *nylon (*?) washers.
The 5.11 has bronze washers.
Both knifes are extremely shaving sharp, both open very fast and very smoothly with just an easy flick of the thumb stud.
The 5.11's blade is perfectly centered compared to the CRKT's blade being off center.
Over all, for being promo freebies... I'm surprised at the quality of both knifes which will probably be great around the house beaters.
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