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Kershaw 7650 Launch 13 AUTO Folding Knife 3.5" Two-Tone CPM-154 Wharncliffe Blade, Black Anodized Aluminum Handles
Raymond
Redmond, Wa
May 14, 2021
Pros: Weight, Ease of Opening, Handle Material
Cons: None
Quality knife all around
I really like this knife for the following reasons: Design - it has a futuristic design with the handle angles as well as the blade Length - It's long and powerful enough for day to day work. Action - the action is perfect. No bounce and a solid deployment I like to cut garlic with it. But it is also good at opening boxes and tearing up anything I throw in front of it. The handle seems most appropriate for when you put the thumb on the jimping towards the back of the blade for power. The pocket clip is not attached with fasteners which are flush or below the handle materials. Therefore the fasteners could snag on clothing if attaching to pants. Given that other similar models from the same brand have flush attachments there it is unclear why this detail was missed. For example: I mean the Launch 8 model which is a stiletto design and I recommend even higher than this model. Check it out
Kershaw 7650 Launch 13 AUTO Folding Knife 3.5" Two-Tone CPM-154 Wharncliffe Blade, Black Anodized Aluminum Handles
Mark
Anchorage, Ak
Feb 26, 2023
Pros: None
Cons: None
A new American Classic
Pros: Great Wharncliffe blade, Very pointy, ease of sharpening, nice 4 finger handle feel, good steel for the $$, Made in America!, smooth
Kershaw 7650 Launch 13 AUTO Folding Knife 3.5" Two-Tone CPM-154 Wharncliffe Blade, Black Anodized Aluminum Handles
Now that I live in Oregon, where there are more lenient knife laws, I've been looking forward to adding autos to my EDC rotation. This one makes for a perfect carry and has a cool factor to boot. It's a bonus that it's manufactured not far from where I live. Here are a few first impressions: Futuristic design with excellent machining on both the handle and blade. It looks like a mini marvel of industrial design. Incredibly light weight for its blade length. This knife will spoil you for how easy it is to forget it's there. The deep carry clip will make it disappear in your pocket. (Note: I honestly don't know how the law would feel about this as autos cannot be carried "concealed."I doubt the tiny clip peaking out would qualify as not concealed, probably depends on the cop) Clean action with good pressure needed for activation. The button lock also locks the knife closed and I can't forsee it opening accidentally. That's more than I can say about some manuals I have with weak detents that have accidently opened in my pocket. Easy enough (for a spring actuated knife) to close one-handed. This is important for me given that many manual knives are easy to flip open and closed in the blink of an eye. Needing two hands to close kind of defeats the purpose of a quick EDC. This isn't as easy as a manual cross-bar or compression lock, but it's not bad to force the blade down with an index finger and then transition to a thumb. The fingers never need to get in the path of the blade. More versatile than an OTF. The button is easier to operate than a side switch and can be opened more subtly/quieter using two hands so as not to scare non-knife people. It also affords the advantages of an auto while being easier to clean due to open construction and locks up with no play. You can't find an OTF without blade play. It also has a better blade to handle ratio because the blade doesn't have to be entirely encased in the handle. Affordable and American made. Usually these are mutually exclusive. It's impressive that Kershaw has pulled this off with its Launch line. In my opinion, the USA made Kershaw and Zero Tolerance offer better materials and fit and finish for the same or better price point than their direct competitors (and I own them all ;)) If you can get over the (ridiculous) legal hurdles governing autos, this one is a great option!
Kershaw 7650 Launch 13 AUTO Folding Knife 3.5" Two-Tone CPM-154 Wharncliffe Blade, Black Anodized Aluminum Handles
I had some misgivings about the size thinking it might have been too small especially after I saw the box..... But when I opened up the box I was pleasantly surprised The handle fits the hand much better than I ever thought possible both in a forward or reverse or hammer grip there's even a little bit of a thumb ramp on the paddle for the reverse grip. The lockup is perfect No blade play whatsoever action is snappy. Grind on the blade was perfect and laser sharp. It will be a great EDC next to my protech godson... I did have to make a slight adjustment to the pocket clip as it was too tight and would have torn up my pocket if I hadn't
Kershaw 7650 Launch 13 AUTO Folding Knife 3.5" Two-Tone CPM-154 Wharncliffe Blade, Black Anodized Aluminum Handles
J
Iowa
Apr 17, 2022
Pros: Weight, Ease of Opening, Blade Material
Cons: None
Bizarre handle shape...
... actually translates to good ergonomics for my hand. Reserve grip it's a little weird. The edge on mine wasn't perfectly straight with the last quarter inch near the tip kind of ragged. I fixed that on diamond plates and a strop. The blade stock is nice and thin with a very interesting spine and excellent jimping on the thumb patch. On sharpening the CPM-154 felt well cooked and was easy to deburr. I expect this have good edge retention. This is going to excel with utility cuts and is fairly slicey with a slightly backed off edge from the factory angle. Solid lock, good tolerances, light, very strong clip, fires well, good ergos, attractive. Only other complaint is with the back screw. It's locked down hard and the screws are softer than my Wiha bit was. 4.5 stars for the edge not being perfectly straight and the locked down, softish screws.
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