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Pros: Blade Material, Blade Sharpness, Handle Feel, Handle Material, Lock Type, Overall Quality, Sheath, Weight
Cons: Ease of Opening, Lock Ease of Use, Pocket Clip
Great and terrible at the same time
This knife has a comfortable handle and a nicely finished blade. The blade spine is rounded, it looks and feels great. The handle is nicely contoured, and the overall design is great for cutting things on a flat surface. The bronze color is nice in-person and the overall finish on both sides looks great. The jimping is great as well, especially the one closer to the tip. That's where the good things end. The thumb studs, are not finished at all and are rather rough (almost sharp). It is quite hard to thumb-flick for me (I flick open knives as a hobby, so my fingers are quite strong). Surprisingly, it is much easier to reverse-flick it using the middle finger. The lockbar has no insert, and the knife has a persistent lock stick. The pocket clip sits directly on the lockbar and adds quite a lot to the overall lock tension. The screws on the clip are positioned such that some of them seat on the bending portion of it. That, too, adds a lot of tension. Due to this and the lockstick, it is pretty hard to disengage the lock. The heel of the blade is weird and you'd need to be careful not to get a cut while closing the knife. Overall, I would not recommend this knife in its current form. Would this be an awesome knife if the manufacturer addressed these issues? Absolutely!