S-TEC 7.25" Karambit w/ G10 Handle & Quick Deploy Sheath

First off, I've had this knife for 8+ months, I carry it daily along with my endura 4 and para 3 Spyderco knives. For the price I love this thing, the quick deploy is delightful, still works. knife edge retention is about what you can expect from a knife that's 20$, it would be short sided and idiotic for me to complain that it doesn't hold up as well as my endura (vg10 steel)...If you don't know how to sharpen or pull it across a "V" sharpener then probably not the knife for you...but that says more about you than it says about the knife. I recommend the smiths pocket diamond sharpener, 2 passes on the conical honing end and it's back to a razor. The guy that posted not 1 but 2 videos of the knife failing to fold...should stay away from sharp objects, for one the way he attempts to fold the blade back in is a great way to cut yourself....were it possible to just press the blade into a table to close it, which it isn't(that would be a terrible design). The knife has a liner locker....so trying to "close" it with blunt force is an excercise in futility along with being equal parts laughable and depressing. I hope someday he figures it out, and changes his review, operator error is a poor reason to leave a 1 star review....you got outsmarted by a 20$ knife, I'm sorry you didn't watch the handful of other videos showing the action for both deploying and folding/sheathing the knife. For the people saying the blade became so loose it wouldn't be safe to continue using because the liner locker wasn't catching....buy a screwdriver set for electronics, 120 pieces with all the torq/Philip/Allen tips you will ever need to tighten your knife...or just throw the knife away because basic knife maintenance is beneath you and you would rather write a scathing 1 star review than turn a screwdriver a half rotation. Might I recommend a fixed blade, mayhaps one made of rubber, wouldn't want you to hurt yourself. And last, the people that said the belt clip was garbage....I'm sorry but do you not have a screw driver either? Once you understand the basics of the buffer rings and one screw threading into the "bigger" hollow center "screw", this sheath has a plethera of different builds for any kind of deployment, direction, or hand dominance preference....and for the likely same handful of folks that couldn't keep it clipped on their belt or couldn't open it to clip to their belt....it has a locking mechanism, slide it over and push the release, if it doesn't depress you slid the lock the wrong way, then once you have it clipped, I recommend clipping the sheath on a belt that isn't already securely fastened around your waisted, unfasten your belt, leave it in the loops but get some slack wherever you intend to attach, press until it clicks, if it won't click....you guessed it, it's locked and you just have to slide it 1/4" to the other side, *click*....oh whats this here? You can lock it once it's attached to keep it from bumping and some how miracling it's way off your belt? Astounding! Also in case this wasn't obvious, okay, you're right, clearly it wasn't...there are little black bars of plastic that come with the clip....you may be wondering why? the clip can fit on a belt around 1.5" wide, if yours doesn't, it's because you have those little black retention bars already installed on the clip simply pull em out, you can also use them to hike the sheath up on a narrower belt or allow it to sit lower on your waist...play around with it see what works best. Pro tip: if you can't get the retention bar out by pulling on it, don't bend it back and forth simply turn the clip so the back of the retention baris facing you, using a small straight blade press out the center fastener of the retention bar...viola.It's a great knife with a unique deployment action that I haven't found on any other knife from any other knife maker, I would love to know if someone is doing it better, I'm aware of the Emerson wave on Fox karambits, but this is a different action for folks who like the kydex sheath and the ability to adjust directional deployment.

The media could not be loaded. The quick draw holster is adjustable & secure, love how fast you can access the blade for emergency situations and how sharp it is. Five stars.

So, like others, I was expecting a spring assisted karambit with a nice holster system... I was initially very disappointed that the knife has no spring assist. However, once I configured the very nice holster, I am very pleased with the action of the knife. On a one-handled pull from the left side of my belt, the knife opens automatically about 90% of the way on a standard pull (not quite far enough to lock, but close). Pull it out fast and it will lock open (but be careful). This is made possible by the very nice design of the plastic sheath (holster) that grabs the thumb stud and forces the knife open as it's pulled out. If you added a spring assist to the design, it would snap open all the way and lock on sheath exit, which would be amazing.-I recommend reversing the side of the knife the clip is on -- takes a very small torx bit, this way the clip does not interfere with the holster.-I also recommend removing the spacers between the sheath and the clip and putting the spacers on the outside face of the holster so the knife is closer to your body. You can only do this after you have reversed the clip.Back to the knife. The design is very nice and very lethal. The angle of the blade relative to the handle is more functional (for doing damage) than a lot of the other decent folding karambits available right now (which are more obtuse). The quality of the handle is very nice. Fit and finish are very good. The knife is almost razor sharp from the factory. A mild polishing and it would shave hair. Nothing to complain about besides the lack of an axis spring assist. It is an overall very good value at the price paid (May 23rd, 2017).I have no affiliation with any knife company. Just a user / collector.

Best unboxing knife. Have had this for a while and it stayed sharp in spite of all the amazon boxes ive opened with it. Feels good in the hand. Good design black feels like batman

As someone who owns 9 spydercos, 2 kizers, 4 kershaws, 3 schrades, 4 leathermans, as well as 30+ other random manufacturers, in dozens of different steels from 440c all the way to cpm s110v, I can honestly say this was a gamble that paid off.Generally at this point I don’t buy knives unless they are name brand, but I saw this design and thought it was cool so I took the gamble. Well needless to say it is worth it, the Kydex sheath is fairy sturdy, and the locking mechanism on it works well.As for the knife itself, it’s not made of some super steel so don’t expect it to hold up like cruwear, 3v, m4, m390, or any of the other super steels. It came sharp enough to shave with and the tip is very sharp. The flipping action isn’t that smooth but it will likely get better after I pull it apart to lubricate the pivot and thread lock the pivot screw back at a reasonable tension. The locking action is nice and sturdy, I hit the back of every knife I buy to make sure the blade won’t swing closed while the lock is engaged and this didn’t budge at all (side note: stay away from kershaw cqc knives, the lock is dangerous).The finger ring is nice and smooth as well, and comes with what could be called a glass breaker even if it’s not pointed.All in all it’s a fantastic knife for the price.