HOKC Officer's | 310-589903 | Pocket Knife, EDC Knife by Official Dealer - Designed by Russian Master Igor Skrylev - Liner Lock, TPR Handle, Brass Flat Washers, One-Sided Thumb Stud, Long and Durable AUS8 Stainless Steel, Black Stone Wash Finished - Ideal for Camping & Hunting

Wow, love this big knife! It's thick, sturdy and really well built, the blade (AUS8) arrived razor sharp, it's perfectly centered and locks up with zero play. The wooden grips have an awesome "gun grip" checkering and they fit the hand comfortably and are great with gloves too. The extra large thumb stud opens it quick and easy with one hand smooth as butter! It also has a secondary back-up lock you can deploy if desired as an extra safety for hard use situations. Just a really unique cool knife, love the fuller that's machined into the blade and the jimped thumb ramp.I don't find anything bad about this knife however the first one had some scratch marks on the blade so I returned it and they sent out a replacement right away, the blade has a very nice unique matte satin finish that I like, but apparently may show scratches more than usual. I read another reviewer stated the handles are too squared on the edges and I agree to an extent, however It's not really an issue for me, I'd call it a characteristic of the knife more than a con, I probably wouldn't have noticed if I hadn't read that review. Also keep in mind there's no pocket clip, I was lucky to have a hand stitched leather sheath laying around that fit this perfectly! I'm real happy with this knife for the price.

Very well made work knife, can be used as a outdoors knife, the locking feature will come in handy during use as it keeps the liner lock from moving.

handed scales need to ground round

I just received my knife from UPS and am writing this just after opening the box and examining it for the first time. These are my immediate impressions. This knife meets or exceeds most of my expectations. I have several HOKC knives, the Gecko and the T-34, others. I love them all. Very well built. Sturdy, functional, very Russian. This knife is no different, It's a large heavy knife with a perfectly shaped blade. The balance point is back about an inch or so into the handle. Fits and feels great in my big hands. The squared handle edges don't seem to be an issue. The blade is pretty sharp. I will touch it up with a fine grit steel and in five minutes or so it will be scalpel sharp. It's a little tight, but a drop of oil and some working in will have it opening pretty smoothly in no time. I don't know how I did not notice that it has no pocket clip, so that was a disappointment. Other then that, I am very pleased with my purchase as I expected I would be. Thank you HOKC. Dasvidaniya Tovarisches!

Excellent fit and finish can't beat it for 20 bucks

I have handled Melita-k knives in the past. So I know how rugged these knives are supposed to be. This Hokc version of the officer folding knife is great budget option for edc, and then some. It has a tang lock to prevent accidental closing. The grip is decent enough to perform aggressive tasks. The blade shape is very common with russian duty knives since the 80`s. I have taken this knife hiking and prepped rockfish with it. You can't go wrong with is price.

This knife is a beast.