Pros: Blade Material, Blade Sharpness, Handle Material, Lock Ease of Use, Overall Quality
Cons: None
Nice Knife, but Cold Steel Changed Tip
I really like how light the knife is and how sturdy it is. Even though the G10 scales are thin, they can't be pressed together with reasonable force. It is super light so it carries well. I wear 5.11 shorts with large belt loops, so I can slip the knife in a front belt loop and it sits horizontally under a t-shirt. For me, that's great to carry because it doesn't print at all, and you can't see the pocket clip. It also arrived incredibly sharp and the tri-ad lock is like a vault, even on a knife this thin. The one thing I'm disappointed in is that the tip looks different than in all of the pictures online, on Knifecenter, and even Cold Steel's own website. One of the reasons why I chose this knife is because of its unique, thick tip, which is evident in Knifecenter's top down view. The knife that arrived still says "Air Lite," but it has the same blade shape as the older Pro Lite tanto, Mini Recon 1, Verdict, etc. If it has a slight hollow grind on the majority of the blade (hard to tell if it's actually hollow and not flat), the tip is definitely flat grind. Compare the tip of one of the previously mentioned knives and the tip on the Air Lite and they're the same. The Air Lite doesn't look like it does in the pictures. It doesn't affect the functionality of the knife that much (though the tip isn't nearly as thick and robust as the picture shows), but it is very disappointing in the aesthetics department, and let's face it, that's one factor of why we choose certain knives. Knifecenter was excellent as always, and they get things shipped out to Hawaii pretty quickly.
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