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Pros: Weight, Handle Material, Blade Material, Sheath/Scabbard, Materials, Finish
Cons: Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness
Tough, strong, and functional. 3 reasons for 4 stars below
I had a chance to get my hands on it pre-release. Then I tortured it for 3 days straight and did some incredibly stupid things to it. I even posted a video of these experiments on my channel. The aftermath: the tip lost some coating, the handguard loosened up just a hair, and one of the screws went missing (recommend adding lock-tight). The balance of this knife is incredible, it wields very well. Very tactile grip works great bear-handed or with gloves on. If I had to trust a knife with my life, this would be the one. I didn’t give it 5 stars because of the lack of lock-tight, very noisy scabbard, and including too short a piece of the paracord. This CPM 3V blade took a boat load of abuse in the last 3 days but came out with no serious damage and looking oven better with some “battlefield” scuffs.