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Pros: None
Cons: Weight
Different
I usually prefer a lighter weight edc and a pocket clip. Finally I, because the blade is that beautiful spg-2 steel, I really don't want to hurt it. Like it's fragile? So, I don't carry it to work. I don't know how I wound up at Mcusta, I really don't..? My favorite knives are Spyderco Shaman, MKM Belone, Kizer Genie, Benchmade Griptillian. Shaman is hella useful. Belone has gobs of style. Genie is light and quick. Griptillian is..well the grip. The Mcusta has a different style and feel. I have a bad thumb, giving me pain in some actions. So, I applied a medium-fine abrasive to the micarta (?) to open the recess to the thumb hole, softened some corners, and the 'crests' of the wavy texture. There was plenty. Now deployment and overall is more comfortable for me and I stopped before losing the cool engravings. The action is smoother than any other knife I own. Bear in mind that I don't spend over $300 on a knife so I don't know what $900 gets you. Detents are there. It won't open up in your pocket and you must be deliberately slow to notice it either side of lock-up. Lock-up is solid. Centering is excellent. Disassembly with the small screws is unfortunate. Your driver must fit well and push hard to defeat the thread locker or you'll be sorry. Mcusta is a small family business inherited by the scion and my impression is he has not made great changes in how things were done. It's kind of old school post war Japanese business model. There are no slick western marketing practices, only polite invitations like: "Please hurry, only 13 left in stock". Mcusta is a contraction of machine custom. Quaint. I want another in their line-up but I don't spend $375 on a pocket knife. I am proud to own this knife.