Casual Knife Guy
NC

May 27, 2020

Pros: Weight, Ease of Opening, Handle Material, Blade Material

Cons: Weight

Love this knife

This is a wonderful EDC knife. Beautiful aesthetics and ergonomics with textured titanium scales. The handle is tall but not wide so it comfortably fills your hand. It fits easily in pocket. Pleasantly heavy feel, not a lightweight. Good flipper action with a sweeping bellied Blade. The locked blade is so solid it almost feels like a fixed blade due to a new 4 point locking mechanism. A small protruding glass breaker at top of knife when closed does not catch on your pocket or cause any issues. It’s a part of the locking mechanism. Overall very pleased with this knife built for heavy duty but good looking for EDC.

Gary
Charlottesville, Va

Apr 13, 2019

Pros: Handle Material, Overall Quality

Cons: None

Yes, it is as good as it looks

Yes, the lock seems rock-solid, but honestly I didn’t buy it just for that reason. All the other locks on my knives have been quite secure. I finally decided to buy this one because the handle is gorgeous, the knife has some nice weight without being too wide, and I like the blade shape. The handle has a good texture to it—not slippery. The blade is centered and is almost completely enclosed in the handle, making the flipper necessary. It has a very secure detent and requires some pressure to exercise the flipper but then it pops out fast and locks up with vault-like confidence. I was skeptical about the “glass breaker”, wondering if it might be too sharp or a risk in my pocket but so far so good. Yes, the box is crap but I didn’t buy it for the box. This is one unique knife at a good price point.

Mike
WA

Mar 17, 2019

Pros: Ease of Opening, Pocket Clip, Blade Material, Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness

Cons: Weight

I like it!

I was really interested in this one when I heard about it, and waited for it to be released. I'm impressed! The overall fit and finish on this ended up being very nice. I was initially concerned when I opened the box, because I had a lot of blade play. It turned out the pivot was just loose. I cranked it down, and even with significant tightening, the blade flies right out. The lock works as advertised. This knife locks up tight! It really is impressive. You work it just like a liner lock, so it's easy to use, but it feels much more solid than a standard liner lock. I also have had no issues with the pivot coming loose again. The blade came razor sharp with a beautiful satin finish. The pocket clip works very well with the handle texturing, having good grip but not tearing my pockets. I also really like how it feels in my hand. The handle is not overly thick, but it is a tall handle, so it still fills the hand really well. The only negatives were my receiving it with a loose pivot, the packaging was pretty cheap (understandable though, as GTI is a smaller company), and it is a heavy knife (the solid titanium handles are not milled out at all). I am not bothered by weight, but a lot of people are. All in all, this a really high quality blade. Definitely recommend.

Project9
Charlottesville VA

Jun 23, 2019

Pros: None

Cons: None

If you love titanium...and lots of knife real estate...

This is a distinctive design. The Delta Lock does give a rock-solid lock-up. The handle is fairly slim for such a substantial, hefty knife and yet has unusual depth, making for a really good grip. The diamond texturing on the titanium is beautifully-done and effective. The blade—also of significant depth—is almost completely enclosed within the handle. The detent is very confident—the only possible downside is that it can take a little extra pressure to flip the blade. The unusual glass breaker shape and location was initially a concern for my pocket but it hasn’t been an issue. All-in-all, an impressive, commanding piece of innovative design. Hope to see more from this maker.

Bart
Henderson, Ky

Aug 08, 2021

Pros: Ease of Opening, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness

Cons: Weight, Pocket Clip

Beautiful craftsmanship, excellent lock, super heavy, very poor detent

I was so pumped to get this blade but when unboxing I lost my excitement. Very heavy, 7.5ozs for a 3.25" blade with no internal milling? One of the poorest detents of any knife in my collection. Barely a shake to deploy the blade, not good for blade retention within the handle. Pulled it out of my pocket and the thumb stud caught the pocket and deployed like it had the Emerson wave feature, again... very weak detent. Thumb studs work great but without a bearing system, the flipper takes a good wrist flick for deployment. At this price point they could've used at least S30, S35, but should be 20CV. CTS-BD1 is a good, midgrade steel but not at $225. Packaging is beyond plain to say the least, again... look at the price, $225. Blade grind is good and came EXTREMELY sharp. Very well built and very good fit and finish but mine had a small ding on the spine of the blade that should've been caught during it's final QC inspection. Very well centered and I love the T10 hardware on ALL the screws. Excellent lockup but has an extremely thin locking liner. Very odd for such an over-built folder. Blade jimping does not grab, thumb just slides over to the spine of the blade. I know this sounds like a bad review and I love the look and feel of the knife but so many cons versus pros. I understand that it's a new innovative locking mechanism and it's in the over-built, heavy duty realm of knives but this should be in the $150-$175 range for what your getting. Sorry knife enthusiasts but I will sending mine back for a full refund just for the ding on the spine alone.