CRKT Ken Onion Eros Lightweight Razor Edge Knife K455TXP

I love titanium frame lock knives. I own many knives. Through the course of knife ownership I have found that the lightweight knives make it into my daily rotation more than the heavier ones. The Ken Onion Eros is one of the lightest. Aggressively milled out titanium frame reduces weight on this knife. It is also razor sharp. Now the tip design is actually not ideal due to having such a fine point. While it adds to the overall silhouette of the knife, it can and will break under heavy use. This knife is not a heavy use knife. I consider it a gentleman folder whose main use will be opening boxes and letters. Why should you buy this knife over one costing $90 less? Well quality of construction, good steel, and of course the cool factor. A knife of this kind has a kind of exclusivity to it. If you are a knife collector who every day carries, this would make an excellent addition to your collection.Pros- Razor Sharp out of the box- Small, unobtrusive- Lightweight- excellent deployment speed with bearing system- nice designCons- Price is $111 / at this price point you have some competitive options, but not of the same materials- Fragile tip***************** If this review helped you please give thumbs up! *****************

The Eros is one of the best quality 3 inch blade you can get. Definitely not for hard use. Somewhat delicate tip won't withstand abuse for long.Came plenty sharp but the bevels were not evenly ground on both sides.Acuto+ blade steel seems to be decent.Titanium handles and frame lock provide strength and weight reduction. The handles have a funky skeletal look and feel that I enjoy. This is a very light knife. I love that.The lockup is not assisted. This knife has a fun snap action when deployed. I like to flick it when watching TV. Easily opened and closed with one hand.Wish the pocket clip was titanium but is adequate.I mostly use the Eros to open envelops, and light cardboard use.The Eros seems to be a spiritual successor to the Kershaw Leek.Great addition to my EDC rotation and collection.

The lock mechanism must be rough or has a bad fit , when I open the knife (it works flawlessly in that regard) but is difficult at best to release the liner lock. As sharp as the knife is I have cut myself twice trying to close it.Very messy as the knife drew a lot of blood, and wasted a great deal of my time. This is not a cheap knife, I would expect the build quality to be much, much better.Very Very disappointedLater..........George Barnes

I was looking for the lightest possible EDC. I've always carried the Kershaw Leek and thought this knife must be better because of the price point. It has some great features. It's impossibly light. It has a cool profile. The ball bearing opening mechanism is nice. But overall, I wish I'd just replaced the Leek that I gave to a friend. The blade is a little too pointy to do much with; I'm afraid it will break under any heavy use. The plastic handle feels cheap, which is not what I was looking for from such an expensive folder. The clip is very small and flimsy; mine bent badly within a weak. And it's actually a bit TOO light. It doesn't open with authority. There are much better, cheaper EDC options.

I've had this knife for almost a year, and at first I absolutely loved it. Sharp, fast action, very light yet stiff, great knife right? Well, it has a fatal flaw. Attached picture shows the internals of the ball bearing assembly, and the flaw. See the arc'd slot with the pin in it? The pin is the stop for the knife when it opens (it hits the end of the slot, stopping the blade). Seems like a nice design, but eventually lint or sawdust or whatever finds its way into that slot, and begins to pack up between the pin and the end of the slot. Eventually it packs enough in there to stop the knife from locking in the open position. This happened to my knife after 3 or 4 months, there's no way to get the lint out other then opening the knife up. So, I opened it... and tiny little ball bearings bounced off the table and vanished. I contacted CRKT and they sent my a new knife, I returned the old one. Predictably a few months later the new one had the same problems. I was MUCH more careful in opening and cleaning, don't think I lost any bearings but it's touchy work, eventually I know I'll lose some bearings, not sure what then. It's really too bad because otherwise I think it is an excellent knife, I love the feel, the blade, the lock. But it has this issue that I'm sure will end up sidelining it eventually. If Mr. Onion comes up with a fix, I'll be first in line to get a new one.UPDATE: So I don't know that I would really recommend what I just did because it's rather tricky, but it worked, and I think it permanently solved the problem. In a tupperware container (to catch the bearings), I disassembled the knife. I then took the two bare outside halves and drilled two small holes in them, one on either side of the stop pin location (see picture). When re-assembled these two holes line up with the slot in the blade where the dust / lint builds up. After re-assembling the knife, these holes can be used to blow out the accumulating lint without knife dis-assembly. The holes also provide a nice way for oiling the bearings.A note on re-assembly: I removed all the bearings from the tracks on both sides of the blade, cleaned the blade and then put some vaseline in the tracks. The vaseline was just sticky enough to hold the bearings in the tracks even when I turned the blade over to put bearings in the other side. Some cleaning with alcohol after assembly removed the vaseline, then I oiled it up and it's good to go.