Good Knife, Solid, Sharp. Upon arrival I noticed the 2 grey stripes on the blade. I thought it might be a product defect, but after looking at the images again I realized it was supposed to be painted on shininess. Their paint nozzles must have been out of whack because mine looks nothing like the picture, just 2 1/4" grey lines on the blade.

I still give this knife a 4 stars because of the price and overall quality. Paint defect is minor but very noticeable. Would have been perfect if they just left those 2 stripes off the blade.

I had the knife for about a week before the first screw came out. After 2 weeks of having and using the knife the main screw that acted as the swivel point for the knife snapped off. Very flimsy knife and falls apart when put to any real use.

I have had this knife for 3 years and use it every day and only have to sharpen it once every month. It stays extremely sharp and cuts well the paint is not easily scraped off so it looks good for a long time. The only 2 problems I have with it are after about 3-4 months the screws come lose or come out so its best to take it apart and put locktite on all screws except blade adjustment screw then it works nicely. The other problem is with the finger assist on the back if the knife is on your waist or in your pocket the finger assist likes getting caught. Other than that the knife is great is is quick and easy to open even for people that are not good at flipping knives open. It is well balanced and feels nice in the hand and after like a month it gets worn in and is fast to open.

This knife is bigger than most pocket knifes but the painted on black chain finish looks amazing. The paint will ware some after some use but it will only fade. The paint does not chip off like so other knives. If you sharpen this knife enough you can even split wood with it. I recommend this knife because it is cheap and definitely worth the price. This is made from 440 steel just like most knives are. This knife is also hand crafted in china.

this is a great knife to have, at only [...]. i can't review this knife simply bunched up, so i separated it....

Blade: 4/5
good design, drop point blade. the steel is 440, the blade claims to be 440C, however, the edge holding durability and the cheapness makes this knife appear to me to be 440A. it has a soft fence design, non glare. the design does rub off if your cutting something hard like wood. it sharpens up nicely, but the blade gets blunt faster then better quality steels. there is a finger choil on the blade tat allows you to choke up on it, but it's pretty small, and if you have large fingers it might not be safe. the blade has a flipper and ambidextrous thumb-studs. the flipper has aggressive jimping, and the thumb studs are grooved, but not knurled or textured.

Handle 3/5
the handle is ergonomic, but the grooves are placed so that you need either large hands, or smallish hands. in between and your small finger may get jammed on the last groove.

lockup (liner lock) 4/5
the lockup is solid front to back, however, from side to side there is minuscule, almost invisible to the naked eye movement. it does have a ball bearing detent, although the ball bearing or the detent is not very strong. the ball bearing detent is a small ball bearing in the blade, and then a small dip in the handle that is not visible. it keeps the blade closed, and it helps assist in manual opening. the liner lock has a aggressive imping- almost too aggressive.

opening it 3/5
the knife opens as a onehanded manual- as in it is not assisted. i don't know why there is a flipper in the back, because to open it that way you need to accompany it with a wrist flick.

other things- it has a lanyard hole, and a nice blackened clip.

i like it, buy it.