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Pros: Blade Material, Blade Sharpness, Ease of Opening, Handle Feel, Handle Material, Lock Ease of Use, Lock Type, Overall Quality, Weight
Cons: Pocket Clip
Compact, a few idiosyncrasies
Just received this Knafs Lander 3 with Clutch lock and promptly switched the pocket clip for southpaw-friendly left-side carry. — To my surprise, I discovered that the cover plate on the opposite handle scale ("to keep it classy", as DCA often says) is not symmetrical, but rather has slight angle at the pommel-edge. While it fits flush with the profile of the knife for right-side carry, when switched for left-side carry, the cover plate slopes inward noticeably and exposes a wedge of grooved handle scale that's nearly a millimeter wide at the broad end. It's almost as if the cover plate was attached for right-side carry while the handle scales and lines were being ground and finished. — Mildly disappointing considering the price point of the knife, and that it's the third production model, so Knafs have had ample opportunity for feedback from left-handers. Especially when the rest of the knife is so obviously left-right symmetrical and ambidextrous (even down to the pivot screws and the slight milling of the scales at the thumb-studs). — (One might say, can't I just flip the cover plate over so that the angle sits flush? I could, but then the screws that attach it would not sit flush, as the holes are only chamfered on the one side (I checked). So, not an option).— The blade seems to be ever-so-slightly off-center when closed as well, though I haven't fiddled with the pivot screws to try and rectify that. —Everything else seems to be great fit-and-finish-wise, and the blade came shave-sharp. — Other reviewers have noted the small size of the knife. Thanks to their diligence, I expected that, and I find the 3.5-finger grip to be comfortable with my somewhat-smaller-than-slightly-larger-than-average hands. The balance is every-so-slightly handle-heavy; the knife wants my index finger at the milled indentations that sit next to the thumb-studs when closed, while I want my index finger closer to the pivot. — The Clutch lock is a little bouncy, more on close than open, and took me a little getting used to, similar to a Kizer Drop Bear's Clutch lock.— I'd love to have given this 5 stars, but the glaring wedge at the clip cover plate makes that regrettably hard for me to do.
