I recently was looking for a small and lighter knife to carry because most days lately the EDC needs amounts to cutting tape to open Amazon packages and carrying a 3.5-4.0” blade knife just becoming a chore. So I ordered a CRK Small Inkosi, a Techno 2, and a Lil Native to try out some ~2.5” blades.
Don’t you know the Lil Native won me over! I’ve never been a fan of sub 3” blades but this is a killer little knife.
Most small knives you struggle to open them right handed and you can just forget left handed. (I’m right handed but it’s nice being able to open with either hand.)
The Small Inkosi has teeny thumbstuds that are very hard to open right handed and impossible left handed. The Techno 2 was great right handed but the lock bar blocked the opening hole for left handed. Meanwhile the Lil Native surprised the heck out of me it flicks open super easy both hands and operates just as easy as a large knife for me.
The Lil Native also gives you a huge grip, I can really manhandle this tiny knife with the choil it’s a full 4 fingers grip while the other 2 were 3 fingers at best. And the compression lock is awesome I have zero play in mine, and the knife is super light weight and carries like nothing in the pocket.
I loved the Lil Native so much it up sold me onto finally trying a Shaman a couple weeks ago. We all know how awesome the the Shaman is but I feel like a lot of guys missing out on his little brother. I have a bunch of knives but could easily whittle my whole collection down to these 2 knives which pair perfectly and are really easy to rotate between, and by that I mean because the operation of both is identical with their easy to access spydie holes and compression locks. They are equally comfortable to hold and easy to operate, no matter which one I’m carrying.
Don’t you know the Lil Native won me over! I’ve never been a fan of sub 3” blades but this is a killer little knife.
Most small knives you struggle to open them right handed and you can just forget left handed. (I’m right handed but it’s nice being able to open with either hand.)
The Small Inkosi has teeny thumbstuds that are very hard to open right handed and impossible left handed. The Techno 2 was great right handed but the lock bar blocked the opening hole for left handed. Meanwhile the Lil Native surprised the heck out of me it flicks open super easy both hands and operates just as easy as a large knife for me.
The Lil Native also gives you a huge grip, I can really manhandle this tiny knife with the choil it’s a full 4 fingers grip while the other 2 were 3 fingers at best. And the compression lock is awesome I have zero play in mine, and the knife is super light weight and carries like nothing in the pocket.
I loved the Lil Native so much it up sold me onto finally trying a Shaman a couple weeks ago. We all know how awesome the the Shaman is but I feel like a lot of guys missing out on his little brother. I have a bunch of knives but could easily whittle my whole collection down to these 2 knives which pair perfectly and are really easy to rotate between, and by that I mean because the operation of both is identical with their easy to access spydie holes and compression locks. They are equally comfortable to hold and easy to operate, no matter which one I’m carrying.
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