Crkt m16-14zlek

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My personal everyday knife I carry is the CRKT M16-14 ZLEK after carry this blade for a little over a year now I feel now I can safely write a pretty honest and good review over this blade.
Blade length: 3.75 inches overall length: 9.25 inches weight: 6.2oz
Blade type: tanto hallow grind Blade steel: AUS8 HRC 58-59 Lock: Liner lock
Misc.: comes with flipper, glass breaker, belt cutter
Although most people think that this blade is far too big to carry I like to know when I’m carrying a knife, the flipper makes it an excellent blade to just whip out given practice it can come out faster than any spring assist blade. Although some of my friends have said that the two locks are too overly complex, I don’t seem to mind after all “once the blade is out who really cares how long it takes to put back,” It is a quite sharp blade to begin and work with if you know how to sharpen a tanto that is I am a huge fan of the strength in AUS8 steel although the HRC hardness I wish was a bit harder. The additional belt cutter and glass breaker really do work. I had an old Nissan Datsun that is missing a driver seat belt and a side window due to this knife along with several dozen broken bottles of miller high life. Overall if you’re looking for an excellent and economical, work/self-defense blade I would highly recommend this blade it has served me well and I will continue to carry this blade.

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My personal everyday knife I carry is the CRKT M16-14 ZLEK after carry this blade for a little over a year now I feel now I can safely write a pretty honest and good review over this blade.
Blade length: 3.75 inches overall length: 9.25 inches weight: 6.2oz
Blade type: tanto hallow grind Blade steel: AUS8 HRC 58-59 Lock: Liner lock
Misc.: comes with flipper, glass breaker, belt cutter
Although most people think that this blade is far too big to carry I like to know when I’m carrying a knife, the flipper makes it an excellent blade to just whip out given practice it can come out faster than any spring assist blade. Although some of my friends have said that the two locks are too overly complex, I don’t seem to mind after all “once the blade is out who really cares how long it takes to put back,” It is a quite sharp blade to begin and work with if you know how to sharpen a tanto that is I am a huge fan of the strength in AUS8 steel although the HRC hardness I wish was a bit harder. The additional belt cutter and glass breaker really do work. I had an old Nissan Datsun that is missing a driver seat belt and a side window due to this knife along with several dozen broken bottles of miller high life. Overall if you’re looking for an excellent and economical, work/self-defense blade I would highly recommend this blade it has served me well and I will continue to carry this blade.

Feel free to comment and give your thoughts

I've been carrying your knife's little brother, the M16-12ZLEK for several months now and I agree with you about the overall positive experience. I prefer my EDC equipment to be on the small side so for me the 12 is a better fit for EDC. The only problem I've had so far is that the "thumb studs" (which in reality are actually blade stabilizers on this knife) tend to loosen because the design is such that these studs slam up against the handle when flipping the blade into the open position. The repeated shock of this force knocks the studs loose (at least on my knife). I fixed this by unscrewing the studs and adding a drop of LocTite thread locker. The true nature of the studs as stabilizers became apparent to me when, after disassembling the studs, the blade suddenly was no longer rock solid in its lockup position but displayed quite a bit of wiggle or blade play. I then realized that these studs are not really intended as opening structures but are rather an integral part of the design that is absolutely necessary to keep the blade solidly locked up when in the open position. In my opinion, this is a major structural design flaw because if the studs are so integral to a solid blade lockup, they should have been made an integral part of the blade and not screwed in where they are prone to being dislodged. Having said that, if the LocTite does its job and keeps the studs securely fastened to the blade, the knife should remain solid. Other than that stud issue, my overall impression of this knife is good.