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.

Is very sharp does work and opens easily butI put it on my right side over back pocket when pulling it out had a problem hitting my fingers and could cut you was looking for a real quick draw type knife without going to a fixed blade

For what a karambit is made and used for, this knife for the price, is a great deal. It comes adequately sharp, but I had no problem honing it to a razors edge. The kydex sheath is good quality and can be adjusted for different belt widths. The sheath aids in deployment of the blade. Simply grab the knife with your index finger in the loop naturally, the blade springs open in the edge "up" position for a natural grip. When drawing the knife, do so up and away from your torso to avoid the chance of injury. This is a good blade and quite easy to use with just alittle practice.

Great tool to carry

The media could not be loaded. 10/10 this knife is so smooth, I love the grip you get with your hands, the blade is very sharp so be careful. Also think the belt accessory that helps you quick draw the knife is pretty neat, you can even adjust the direction of where you can pull the knife from. Also in my opinion I do love the ring of the knife it looks very durable and how it feels when you place your thumb on it other than that this knife is a beast!

Great to carry, quick draw, easy to use

Overall, this is a rather nice karambit style knife, but it has pros and cons.Pro: it's a great design all told. The blade is sharp out of the box and locks open firmly on my copy at least. It has an intimidating hawkbill curve, good for slicing and with a nice piercing point. I drove it right into the shipping box without an effort. The finger loop is heavy enough to work as a brass knuckle if you want to just hold the closed knife in your fist and punch with index finger forward. So overall design; 5 stars. the blade is single edged, though, so you won't be able to employ many of the martial arts moves that the karambit is specifically intended for. Subtract 2 stars.The sheath opens the knife reliably every time as long as your draw motion is rapid enough. Back up to 5 stars. Add a bonus star because I've never seen anything like this for a folding knife of any kind.But the sheath itself is rather chunky. The only possible way to conceal it is beneath a very loose shirt or a bulky sweater. The design is such that the belt spacers prevent the sheath from latching shut if they're used. It's really a poor design, a simple belt loop would have been much better and more concealable. And it makes a loud "snap" noise when pulling the knife from the kydex holster. Minus two stars. This wouldn't matter if you have a threat standing right in front of you, but there are bound to be times you want to get a knife out without telling the world that "something" just happened. Of course, you can draw the knife by rotating it forward and then lifting it out, but this doesn't deploy the blade. There's no way to pull out and open the knife without the snap. Reholstering is also less than instinctive... at least it has been for the first couple of days.So we're standing at 4 stars right now. I don't know if I will carry this knife every day. It's a good concept that could have been executed in a more user-friendly way. There isn't even a diagram for assembling the sheath, I had to look on the internet. I would definitely carry it in front of a handgun carried OWB (outside waistband), because I've already got a considerable bulk showing under my shirt or coat in that case. Otherwise, I feel like this knife takes up more space than it's worth. It stands about 1 & 1/2" away from my waist including the sheath; that's thicker than any of my handguns including their holsters. It's hard for me to imagine where I'm going to carry this that a spring-assist pocket karambit is not a better choice... although I could just carry this one in a pocket, the thumb studs are fine for opening it with.I would carry this knife in its sheath hiking or anywhere concealment was not an issue. Otherwise, it's going in a pocket, or I'm using another knife entirely. If the sheath were a better design, I would want to carry it all the time. As it is, I need to subtract 1 more star due to lack of overall carrying utility in my opinion.Sad to say, my review ends up at 3 stars. This is a 5 star karambit knife with a 1 star sheath. The concept behind the sheath is 5 stars... it's just crippled by poor execution. Maybe some day I'll learn to mold kydex enough to make a belt clip and replace the clunky one supplied. Until then...

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.