Pros: Weight, Ease of Opening, Handle Material, Blade Material, Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness
Cons: Handle Feel, Pocket Clip
Know how to use a Karambit before buying a Karambit
So I've seen a lot of reviews on many sites claiming this folder is hard to close. It is not. If you are familiar with how to use a Karambit, you'd know the standard grip would be a reversed or ice pick grip. When held in this orientation, performing a flail (look it up its too much to explain) positions the Karambit in a manner where your thumb is free to interact with the lock disengage to retract the blade. Also, performing a flail while retracted will deploy the blade incredibly quick, plus it sounds and looks pretty fancy. Basically if you know how a Karambit is used in Silat martial arts you'll be proficient with this knife, both in a general handling and defensive aspect. About the knife; heavier than you'd think (not a bad thing at all), great ergonomics, fun as anything to fidget with while at the same time practicing handling skills. Only reasons for 4 stars are the handle material and belt clip. Handle material itself isn't the issue, it's how smooth it is that's the problem. If you have slightly damp hands from sweating or whatnot, this knife has a tendency to spread its wings and fly out of your hand with a little help from the oversized retention ring. The belt clip is just incredibly tight. Had to bend it up slightly to allow it to guide onto my waistband. Also the flush carry design of the clip negates the Quickdraw advantage of the retention ring, let alone is freaking hard to get out of your pants without using two hands. All in all it's a super fun, attractive and sturdy knife to own. I find myself wanting to use it as a tool just to have it on me as much as possible (Canadian law states self defense is not a valid reason for carry, must have a utilitarian purpose).
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