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Product Reviews for the Kershaw Knives RAM Flipper Hawk-Lock® 3-1/8" Satin Plain Edge Blade
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Avg. Rating:  (Based on 3 reviews)
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Review 1:  Headline: Fast Opening But Falls Short...
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Pros:
Overall Quality
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Blade Sharpness
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Pocket Clip
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Ease of Opening
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Weight
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Handle Material
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Lock Type
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Cons:
Lock Ease of Use
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Blade Material
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Handle Feel
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by Kodiak PA From Kodiak Alaska on 05/08/2008
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I was very excited about this knife and looked forward to it. Overall after having it for a week I am a bit disappointed. Yeah, it's fast with the flipper and locks up well but I'm not too keen on the blade shape. The thumb studs work OK and are a nice touch since you could use them to open the knife when the sheeple are around. The handle is non-slip and feels secure. Knife is Kershaw sharp. To close the blade you have to press the lock release on the left side of the scale and though you can deploy the knife from either hand the knife is really designed for right handed people for closing. Overall it has a bit WOW! factor to it but I don't find myself using this as my EDC. To employe the knife you hold it with the knife's butt against the fatty part of your palm and by pressing on the flipper towards your palm the knife snaps open. To close you just pull on the releasing lever. Two other options for opening include using the thumb studs or by just pulling the lock release and flip your hand and the blade flies open. Overall a good but not a great knife.
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Review 2:  Headline: OK, I Screwed Up. I Admit It.
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Pros:
Lock Type
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Blade Material
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Ease of Opening
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Pocket Clip
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Overall Quality
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Lock Ease of Use
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Handle Material
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Blade Sharpness
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Cons:
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by Kodiak PA From Kodiak Alaska on 09/22/2008
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Several months ago I did a review on this knife that wasn't all that kind. I used the knife for a few weeks, had some concerns and I did the review. I wanted to do a follow up review several months later because some things have changed. For one this knife has turned into my daily carry knife so that says a lot. There still are a few negatives about this knife but are more opinion than actual negatives. I'm still not crazy over the blade shape but have learned to like it more. The thumb studs aren't that practical but to be honest, I never use use them since I enjoy flipper system of the knife so much. I realized the only time I use the thumb studs is when I am just goofing with the knife. I have never opened it with the studs for utilitarian use. In my first review I mentioned that this knife is more for right handed people. I was wrong...dead wrong. It is truly an ambidextrous knife for opening and though it is easier for me to unlock the knife with my right thumb I have easily learned to do the same thing left handed using my left index finger. The knife employs incredibly fast and I like this more than any speed assisted opener I have tried since my finger has slid over the thumb stud and I have ran my thumb over the blade more than once. With the RAM this is impossible. It is faster than any auto I have ever seen. You can depress the G&G Hawk design locking mechanism and just flip the knife open. I have flipped this knife (literally) thousands of times just playing with it and the blade has never loosened. Not once. There is no blade play in any direction. The finish has held up well and the knife is very easy to resharpen. The pocket clip is very secure though I would have preferred a wire clip than this one but that is just a personal choice. There is no better flipper on the market. I like this knife so much that I have since bought two more. This really is a special knife and sometimes one has to use it a while and compare it with some of the regular knives out there to really appreciate it. I have changed my tune...this is now my EDC. It is a great knife.
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Review 3: Headline: good knife
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Pros:
Overall Quality
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Blade Sharpness
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Pocket Clip
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Lock Ease of Use
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Handle Feel
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Ease of Opening
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Lock Type
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Cons:
Handle Material
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Blade Material
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Weight
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by Eddie From NC on 06/04/2009
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This is a fine knife. I have owned and used daily many knives over the years and have become a large fan of kershaw knives. Unlike spring assisted knives there are no torsion parts to fail in this knife to fail or weaken. It is all mechanical and the mechanism has not failed yet after thousands of openings and closings. The knifes integrity has not weakend at all (meaning the blade has not loosed in the handle requiring tightening). As one that carries and practices with my knives for personal defense I find that the deployability and effectiveness of this knife is superb. Now for the bad stuff. The handle materials are cheap. Aluminum IMO is the poorest material to use for a knife handle- it should be steel. the g-10 scales are also crap. g-10 has a tendency to crack and split over time(yes plastic does wear out). I replaced the g-10 scales with custom brazilian walnut an finished them to the contour of the handle for a better fit in the hand. A steel handle would ad to the weight marginally, however it would lend more to the durabilitiy of the knife and add the function of weight for cutting and slashing. If the knife ever needed to be thrown it would also add to that effect as well by providing a better balance for that purpose.Yeah I know pocket knives are not to be thrown, BUT a tactical knife should be able to be used in a myriad of situations. The clip is a multipostional clip which is good for choice of deployability. The blade material does not hold an edge for very long as is the characteristic of stainless. However, the knife is easily sharpenable as is yet another quality of stainless. The blade shape is strange, I reground mine to have a clip point. The clip point lends to better penetration. As one user pointed out- the thumbs studs are essentially useless as they are too short to be of any good use especially since the opening mechanism is so effective. I would also prefer that the knife be a bit bigger overall or at least be available in a larger size(about the size of my Cold steel recon 1) but this one is functional so I carry it every day. As one that carries for personal defense, if these minor changes were made to the knife I would stack it up against any high end knife on the market for usefulness in defense as well as utility and would highly recommend this knife. Personally, since I bought mine for $43.00 and mine is #1 of the first 500 made (from a retail store)I think the price on this website is a bit high for the shortcomings of he knife. Overall this is a good knife (for what I paid for it) and would recommend it for an everyday carry knife for utility and personal defense.
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