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Pros: Weight, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Blade Material, Sheath/Scabbard, Materials, Finish, Blade Sharpness
Cons: None
Excellent, excellent Knife...
I saw this knife and fell in love with it right away, but I finally got this knife after about a year of thinking it over. Once I had it, I wished I hadn’t waited so long! This knife is excellent. The blade is a full 1/4 thick, and everybody I show it to comments about how “beefy”, “strong” or “sturdy” it is. The entire design from the blade to the standard TOPS coating, to the G-10 grips are just flat out awesome. The blade design is also a perfect compromise for those who want both a plain and serrated blade as it has a small section of serration near the base of the cutting surface, with the large majority of the blade being kept plain. When you’re holding this knife, it absolutely feels like it locks into your hand, no matter what grip you’re using. The handle even has small textured sections (I wouldn’t call it jimping, as the tread is bigger than that) to index the knife correctly when you’re using it in the reverse or “ice pick” grip. If I HAD to pick any gripe with this knife, it would be that I would like it even more if the handle length was extended by 1 inch to 1.5 inches. There isn’t anything wrong with how it is now, but it would make it that much sweeter for how I like to use a fighting knife. I even use the kydex sheath it came with on a regular basis (a rare thing for me, as I think that most factory sheaths are garbage). I only had to slightly remold the kydex to give it a bit of solid hold and retention. For the money, this knife can’t be beat. It goes well beyond the term "durable". You can abuse it, use it and it’ll still be around for years and years to come. TOPS got it right with this knife and I plan on buying another soon.