The Honey Badger; Im Not Impressed

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Just got the large one and within 5 minutes its back in the box with a shipping label going to a friend who said he'd take it if I didn't like it. Slight lock stick out of the box, just does not have any feeling of quality to me like ive seen on youtube and heard.Flips ok, also not very impressive.Hate that opening hole thought it wouldn't bother me but it would've been better without it. This is definitely not for me, and I don't see all the fuss associated with this knife.Anyone have this knife and like it ?
 
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... I've never heard of this knife. Who makes it? I was expecting to see something about a Bark River fixed blade from the name.
 
Its a budget flipper folder that got good reviews and supposedly sells out in certain sizes . you can google it and youll see the info on it. Made in China by an unknown company; I have no problem with that just don't like this knife.
 
goldie said:
Its a budget flipper folder that got good reviews and supposedly sells out in certain sizes . you can google it and youll see the info on it. Made in China by an unknown company; I have no problem with that just don't like this knife.
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I’m ok with Chinese as long as it’s not a clone! I’ve heard of it but I do not buy knives like this although one of my very good friends ONLY buys knives such as this.
 
for its price point it is a very nice knife and I own quite a few very high end flippers and the HB actually flips pretty good even compared to them.You cant really try to compare this to more expensive ones and be happy---sorry.For me it makes for a great knife to gift to friends to use as a beater knife.
 
I'm sure it's a fine knife or whatever, but, it's pretty underwhelming given the competition Ruike and a few others provide in the same price range. Why opt for FRN and 8Cr13MoV when you can get 12C27 / 14C28 and G10? This would have been an excellent offering ~8 years ago, but it's just about par for the course for a <$40 imported bearing flipper nowadays. I have my eyes set on some of the more interesting options in that same price range.

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Comeuppance said:
I'm sure it's a fine knife or whatever, but, it's pretty underwhelming given the competition Ruike and a few others provide in the same price range. Why opt for FRN and 8Cr13MoV when you can get 12C27 / 14C28 and G10? This would have been an excellent offering ~8 years ago, but it's just about par for the course for a <$40 imported bearing flipper nowadays. I have my eyes set on some of the more interesting options in that same price range.

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What's the top one with the nuclear symbol? Also is that a backspacer or another blade?
 
I have a small and a medium Honey Badger. Each are great knives at the price point. They’re not $40 knives though. I got mine for $25 and at that price they’re a great option. Prices may have gone up due to a few YouTube reviews.
Comeuppance said:
I'm sure it's a fine knife or whatever, but, it's pretty underwhelming given the competition Ruike and a few others provide in the same price range. Why opt for FRN and 8Cr13MoV when you can get 12C27 / 14C28 and G10? This would have been an excellent offering ~8 years ago, but it's just about par for the course for a <$40 imported bearing flipper nowadays. I have my eyes set on some of the more interesting options in that same price range.

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I’m not sure about the knife on top but the one on the bottom is an Eafengrow. We shouldn’t support those knives here as they’re the biggest counterfeit brand of the moment.
 
My only issue with Boney Hadger knives is they use the Emerson wave without permission or royalty payment on some models.
 
unwisefool said:
What's the top one with the nuclear symbol? Also is that a backspacer or another blade?
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“JT D2 Steel Blade G10 CNC Handle Ball Bearing System Pocket Knife Folding Blade Knife“

It’s a backspacer with what looks like a glassbreaker at the end. I’m sitting on that particular purchase until I see some reviews.


Hackenslash said:
I’m not sure about the knife on top but the one on the bottom is an Eafengrow. We shouldn’t support those knives here as they’re the biggest counterfeit brand of the moment.
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As far as I can tell, Eafengrow doesn’t actually produce anything - they (just like Canku, TacticalGearz, and many others) just put their logo on the item and resell it. For every knife they sell under their name, I have found 3+ unbranded iterations of that same knife on wholesale sites.

That one piqued my interest because I like the design and it doesn’t appear to be a clone of anything.
 
I watched the Nick Shabazz review of the HB a couple days ago. The handle is the kind of thing that that looks great in a photo but in person I’m convinced will look cheesy. I love hexagons and buying knives I don’t need, so might snag one at the right price.

Seems like a solid competitor for the Cutjack except the steel choice. It’s cool this comes in a lot of combinations of size, blade shapes, and plain/serrated edges. I think there’s 27 variants not counting handle colors.
 
The liner is very thin, and the material used in the liners and pocket clip seem cheap. I guess I was expecting more from the videos I saw and was definitely disappointed when I got it.
 
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