** Which CRKT folder is the best and why?

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Seems like CRKT are the latest rage. I am considering the large m16 and the large Kasper. S2 is nice but too small. Which folder do you guys recommend and why?

What is CRKT comming out with in the future?
 
Go with the M16-04--IMO it's the best CRKT knife available.

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No Seriously,... The Crawford/Kasper folder is undoubtedly the best that CRKT is producing right now! Take such an advanced design and couple that with absolutely excellent workmanship from CRKT and you can't help but have an instant winner!

Go, pick this knife up, feel for yourself.... and you too will say..... YES! THIS is what I've been waiting for!!




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Uh... huhuhuh. Asper. Uh... huhuhuh. You said a$$. (Beavis and Butt-Head mode off)

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Chang the Asian Janitorial Apparatus
 
The KFF is a breakthrough in the price range. Ergonomics are fantastic, steel is OK for a "pure fighter", and once the LAWKS is manually tripped, lock strength is excellent.

However.

They're budget linerlocks. If the LAWKS isn't tripped, the linerlock can fail. The LAWKS prevents that, but it's an extra manual stroke you may not have time for if it's a real "Quentin Tarantino moment".

You have to practice a cut as the initial move in a high-speed mess. Once the LAWKS is tripped, sure, it's as good a hard-target stabber as they come.

If your budget is $50, bingo, look no further. If your budget is $80, it's still a good buy although not the only option.

If you can afford it, the Carnivore is in my opinion the best fighting folder for "cannot hit 4" legal climates". You get everything the CRKT KFF gives you, plus better steel and better peak lock strength without the need for a second manual-action safety lever.

If you're in California, TX or any "no length limit" situation on folders, the Sifu is the current king.

(Note: the Point Guard also has the LAWKS, but the grip shape can get you in trouble of a different sort: "slip up" accidents on a hard-target stab, where you cut your own fingers due to sliding off the grip. The KFF absolutely prevents this, as does the Carny, Sifu, some others.)

Jim
 
For me it is a toss-up between the M16-04 and the KFF. I am very impressed with the design, workmanship and value of both these knives.
 
If you want a fighter, go with the KFF. Otherwise I'd say an M16 or a large Point Guard. I have a small KFF, it's a great knife and dirt cheap, and I would recommend it; the large would be a better fighter, but too big and heavy for me to carry around YMWV. If utility is your only concern, my M16-03Z is a great, strong, fun knife and I would not hesitate to tell someone else to get one too. The large Point Guard is also very nice. It's got the LAWKS safety, a very ergonomic handle, smoooooth action, and useful blade shape - this will be my next CRKT purchase.

One caution is that you will want to use Tuff Cloth or something similar. I have never had a knife rust, and all my blades have always been kept unprotected, and the first spots of rust I have ever seen on one of my knives was on my small KFF. It was just a little bit of rust and came off easily, but keep 'em dry and coated.

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Jason aka medusaoblongata
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Gotta love the M16-14, heavy duty and real quick into action with the Carson Flipper.

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Originally posted by nonbox:
S2 is nice but too small. Which folder do you guys recommend and why?
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Hmmm, it is hard question which folder is the best
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For ex. for what purposes the S-2 would be too small? For fight - certainly. But for letter opening, fruit peeling, nail cleaning and so on - the most daily cutting tasks - it is just right!

However even being forced to defend my life with knife I definitely would like little S-2 in my hand over 8-inched bowie in my home
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Let's try to play this game in a bit another way: tell me why you do need your knife (in another words - for what tasks?) and I'll try to tell you which CRKT knife would be better for you.
Of course in my opinion only
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Sergiusz Mitin
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Lodz, Poland
 
I prefer the Point Guard (plain edge) over the KFF and I've handled both ('checking them over for a friend). Both were superb for for the price (a CRKT staple), nice clean lockups with full liner engagement, and smooth opening.

Not much to choose between them. Both are great knives. Anyway, it may just be me, but the KFF feels awkward in the hand. Maybe I'm just not used to it (or my hand mutated to the shape of the battered BM CQC7 I used to carry). I have read posts from other users on the KFF who have no problem though. I made an order for the Point Guard immediately after getting home. I'd suggest going to a knife store near you and trying them out. Nothing beats a personal hand-on evaluation.

Redvenom
 
Wow ! CRKT has really hit the bigtime - being knocked off by Jaguar ! Seriously, they must be doing something right if they're already being imitated. But the difference between the $5 knockoff and the real thing cannot be expressed in $ (I have learned that lesson, as evidenced by a drawerful of knockoffs).

Jim March, I think you may be wrong about the shape of the PointGuard. It is curved and grooved to prevent slip-down on both the top and bottom of the handle. I have one on order, I guess I'll know soon enuff.
 
I appreciate that CRKT has found a niche in the higher-end knife market by offering affordable but serious blades.

However, would anyone consider paying a bit more if CRKT would offer "special editions" (e.g. ATS-34 blade/aluminum handles) in their more popular lines like the Crawford/Kasper Folder?

 
I have the large KFF and the M16-03Z. The M16 is extremely sharp, lightweight and the flipper is a whole lot of fun. I call the Kasper my "big ass knife". It's big and heavy and I don't carry it every day, but when I feel the need to carry a bigger blade then this is the one I take.

Best thing about the CRKT range is the price. Good cutlery is very expensive in S.A. so CRKT is a friendly price range.
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I too wouldn't mind paying a few $$ more for better blade steel, but I wouldn't mess with the handles - have to keep the costs down somewhere.
 
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