I received it recently so here are the pics I took not long after unboxing the thing:
First thing - the handle is very comfortable and fills my hand nicely (to be expected at that thickness), the palm swell is just awesome and finger guard and jimping are also very nice.
It came fairly sharp, nothing special, but I fixed that soon after taking these pics.
Sheath is thin kydex, but that being said it is REAL KYDEX, not some kind of glass filled POS that other manufacturers use (yes, I'm looking at you Cold Steel). Sheath retention was tight (a bit too tight) but after some breaking in - it's just right.
Carry - I just toss it in my pocket and that's all, no need for me to do anything special, it fits the pocket nicely and it's easy to access and getting it out of sheath with just one hand is not a problem.
Performance - it is not a slicer. It is what it is. It's a knife under 50€ that you'll most likely never break and it'll hold an edge for long time, unless you need your knife for cutting very thin slices of whatever - this will be a decent EDC. Pairing this with thin slicer folder such as Spyderco would be ideal. This thing can handle some abuse.
Sharpening - I only sharpened it once, but it took an edge without any issues, I marked it with a pen, then started with medium and then switched to fine diamond from each side, it was shaving very easily, and strop got it to pop hairs with very light touch.
If you need or want really rugged EDC for about 50€ - you can't go wrong with this.
Just keep in mind it's not a slicer and it won't really be a feather either, you'll feel it in your pocket and you'll know it's there.
First thing - the handle is very comfortable and fills my hand nicely (to be expected at that thickness), the palm swell is just awesome and finger guard and jimping are also very nice.
It came fairly sharp, nothing special, but I fixed that soon after taking these pics.
Sheath is thin kydex, but that being said it is REAL KYDEX, not some kind of glass filled POS that other manufacturers use (yes, I'm looking at you Cold Steel). Sheath retention was tight (a bit too tight) but after some breaking in - it's just right.
Carry - I just toss it in my pocket and that's all, no need for me to do anything special, it fits the pocket nicely and it's easy to access and getting it out of sheath with just one hand is not a problem.
Performance - it is not a slicer. It is what it is. It's a knife under 50€ that you'll most likely never break and it'll hold an edge for long time, unless you need your knife for cutting very thin slices of whatever - this will be a decent EDC. Pairing this with thin slicer folder such as Spyderco would be ideal. This thing can handle some abuse.
Sharpening - I only sharpened it once, but it took an edge without any issues, I marked it with a pen, then started with medium and then switched to fine diamond from each side, it was shaving very easily, and strop got it to pop hairs with very light touch.
If you need or want really rugged EDC for about 50€ - you can't go wrong with this.
Just keep in mind it's not a slicer and it won't really be a feather either, you'll feel it in your pocket and you'll know it's there.
