Monofletch
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Civivi Pintail- S35vn and Civivi build quality
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Whats your favorite civivi?
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If only this knife had a 3.5 inch blade, I d get one right away. I ve been looking at it.
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If I were to get just one knife from these, it would probably be the Ortis. It’s medium sized and great. But I don’t really like the scales and I hate the feel of the knife. Also, first time, but it arrived pretty dull. I think a lot of people would love this knife, but it’s not for me. Mostly because I LOVE the odium for a small knife, and the Riffle feels better in the hand than the Ortis does for me. So, I’m keeping the Odium and the Riffle and sending back the Ortis. I bet a lot of people would do the opposite though and choose Ortis over the other two.
Also seconding the person who said Praxis. That is a fantastic camping style knife but it’s too big for me to want to EDC.
I have the upgraded Ortis in Damascus and Carbon fiber. Mainly went that route for the scale upgrade and it was well worth it if you like the form factor of the knife but dont like the scale material.My riffle and Ortis arrived today. Pictured with the odium (bottom)
If I were to get just one knife from these, it would probably be the Ortis. It’s medium sized and great. But I don’t really like the scales and I hate the feel of the knife. Also, first time, but it arrived pretty dull. I think a lot of people would love this knife, but it’s not for me. Mostly because I LOVE the odium for a small knife, and the Riffle feels better in the hand than the Ortis does for me. So, I’m keeping the Odium and the Riffle and sending back the Ortis. I bet a lot of people would do the opposite though and choose Ortis over the other two.
Also seconding the person who said Praxis. That is a fantastic camping style knife but it’s too big for me to want to EDC.
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I have several knives from WE and not one of them was dull out of the box. By "pretty dull", do you mean "less sharp than the edge you'd put on it", "less sharp than normal for Civivi", or actually dull? If actually dull, I have to ask. Where did you buy it and was it "new"?
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How do you like the Elementum?
(I already have an Odium...)
(I already have an Odium...)
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I agree, every civivi I have ever gotten has been razor sharp out of the box except this one. This one was “literally wouldn’t cut paper” dull. Not “it was cutting roughly” but “it did not cut paper”. The detent was also really really stiff so I think I maybe got the 1 in a million bad QC civivi. Yes it was new and from Amazon. I guess it’s also possible it was a fake but I genuinely don’t believe so. I’ve already returned it so I can’t double check.
I’ve had some time to use the riffle a bit and I absolutely love it. I’ve heard some people don’t like Civivi micarta but I love the scales on this. Only nitpick is I wish the blade was black. Maybe I’ll have to get it in Damascus one day.
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If you’re asking me, I wasn’t that impressed by it, mainly because to me it fits the same niche the Odium does and I like the Odium so much more, plus no middle finger flick is a dealbreaker for me on any knife at the moment. But if I talk about it objectively, it fit the hand well, was easy to manipulate, was razor sharp with a thin blade, and it deployed like a dream. I think 99% people would enjoy the knife, and if I didn’t already have an Odium, I’d be among them.
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Sorry to post so much in a row but after having some time with the Riffle, I love it.
The Odium is still my favorite Civivi. It’s small, maneuverable, looks cool, is fidgety and handles all the rough and tumble tasks I throw at it every day (envelopes, the occasional box)
But I did often wish “man, I wish they made the Odium but bigger”. The Riffle isn’t exactly that, but, for my needs, it’s a bigger Odium. Similar blades. Fidgety. Feels great in the hand. Light but doesn’t feel cheap or like a toy. Super happy with this purchase.
I think on a day to day basis I’ll grab the Odium most of the time. But the Riffle is a great addition that I like having as an option that feels like it fills a different niche based on need and mood.
The Odium is still my favorite Civivi. It’s small, maneuverable, looks cool, is fidgety and handles all the rough and tumble tasks I throw at it every day (envelopes, the occasional box)
But I did often wish “man, I wish they made the Odium but bigger”. The Riffle isn’t exactly that, but, for my needs, it’s a bigger Odium. Similar blades. Fidgety. Feels great in the hand. Light but doesn’t feel cheap or like a toy. Super happy with this purchase.
I think on a day to day basis I’ll grab the Odium most of the time. But the Riffle is a great addition that I like having as an option that feels like it fills a different niche based on need and mood.
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I don't know what the issue was but at least the return policy over there is good. Otherwise, it would have been worth contacting Civivi. They have decent customer service and I'm sure they'd have taken care of you.
If only this knife had a 3.5 inch blade, I d get one right away. I ve been looking at it.
And neither of these has the thumb stud opener option.
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I recently got my first civivi with the imperium. I do really love the size and quality of the knife but was not a fan of the bearing action. Just because I prefer washers because I have more control when closing the knife. Especially without a flipper tab, the back edge of the blade near the choil nicked me when I was closing the knife. Anyone happen to know if civivi makes any washer knives? Or maybe a knife around the size of the imperium with a rounded flipper? I hate pointy flipper tabs
If only this knife had a 3.5 inch blade, I d get one right away. I ve been looking at it.
And neither of these has the thumb stud opener option.
The Governor, in my etc rotation, is made with washers. That knife continues to grow on me.
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The Riffle is an awesome knife.
I was not sure if I was going to like it with the goofy cutout but I think it is a great blade.
It is light and has perfect action, for a 55 dollar knife Civivi did a nice job on this.
If I had to nitpick this had the most obtuse angle of all my Civivi knives.
When I sharpened it I followed the factory grind and it felt like I had the spine pointing at the ceiling.
It probably is about 40 degrees, that will get dropped to a sub 30 number this weekend.
Still though it was very sharp out the box and from looking at the factory grind lines on it I see Civivi finishes their knives with a finer belt than most companies.
It was a breeze to remove the factory lines.
All in all an excellent blade.
Yea the riffle is an excellent knife! Love the micarta too and great budget steel
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I have heard people say that Civivi uses cheap micarta but I really like this kind the best out of all I have tried.
It looks nice and it has the perfect amount of grip.
I did not realize it had 14c28 steel till I got it in the mail and that was a great surprise.
I thought this was D2.
Either way Civivi does do a decent heat treat on all the steel I have tried from them so far.