TANGRAM Folding Pocket Knife ACUTO440 Drop-Point Sharp Blade Liner Lock Brown G10 Handle Knife,Dirk Pinkerton Progression TG3008A2

I love the cool milled G10 scales, secure grip, strong pocket clip, perfect EDC size and shape, nice sharp blade, lots of jimping, skeletonized steel liners, and 4 way adjustable pocket clip.I hate the sharp pointed flipper tab with jimping underneath. This, combined with the strong detent, is sure to cause you pain. break your fingernail, and generally make it difficult to open the knife. I have strong hands, but I usually resort to two-handed opening, which is not easy since there are no thumb studs.I also hate getting the knife in and out of my pocket. The milled cutouts in the G10 really scrape your pocket, causing accelerated wear and difficult entry and exit. I bent the clip up a bit which helps, but a long term partial solution is to chamfer the top edges of the milled cutouts under the clip using a small wood chisel or woodcarvers chisel.In summary, this knife has great potential, but its flaws are serious enough to prevent it from being a great EDC.

For the price you are going to have a hard time finding a better knife. The Acuto steel takes a very keen edge and is easy to sharpen it might not hold that edge as long as some more premium steels but its good enough. My only problem with the knife is the overly aggressive jimping by the flipper tab. It actually hurt to flip more than a couple times. A quick disassembly and a visit to the dremel fixed that. I really like the blade shape and that it has a sharpening choil. It has very little blade play and a blade that is almost perfectly centered. 80% lock up out of the box so it might not have the longevity of some more expensive knives. Only one of the steel liners is milled so its a little heavier than it needs to be. Overall this knife is better than some knives that are 2x the price.

I understand these were originally priced at $36 but are now at $24 which is what I got mine for. I think that price is much more appropriate as this knife is a little on the small side. It is certainly smaller in hand than it looks in pictures. The knife itself is quality construction as you would expect with Kizer being the manufacturer. Solid lockup, easy release, good flipper. As others have noted, the lightening/style cuts in the G10 do affect pocketing and withdrawal negatively - not too badly but certainly noticeable. The blade cut paper cleanly OOTB but only reluctantly shaved. The Rumble was sharper but this will be much easier to sharpen, being hollow ground and with no recurve. The handle just provides a full grip with no extra space. If they offered this with smooth, polished grips it would make a nice, inexpensive gents folder that would still offer good traction via the cutouts.

I really wanted to like this knife more...but I can't. I have no complaints on the blade steel but it's everything else. I liked the way the knife looked and wanted to try a Kizer sub-brand knife.Good: Price, good quality materials, looks goodBad: G10 is aggressive which is not a problem except under the pocket clip that is really strong and makes it hard to pocket, deployment action to blade play is a balancing act that requires tuning and re-tuning like cheap machine heads on a guitar that constantly needs adjusting. If I eliminate the blade play the deployment is very lack luster, if I free the blade up to have the action where it needs to be then I end up with less than desirable blade play.Conclusion: What can you expect from a sub $25 knife? I was hoping for just a little more knowing it's ties to Kizer. For $28-30 you can buy an Ontario Rat-1 or Rat-2 with AUS8 and be extremely happy.

Not razor sharp out of the box. Perfectly lined up with an awesome detent. No wiggle in the blade. The flipping action is very poor and takes some effort (we own tons of knives and are familiar with flippers). The blade Steel is pretty solid, holds a great Edge, I've got no issues with chipping or folding at all after several weeks of hard use. Same thing with the handle material, very solid well-made material. I highly recommend this knife for EDC especially for smaller or thinner pockets. Great knife for the money.

Bought this knife to wear with clean clothing that matches the handles color. It's narrow and easily tucks into my pocket with the clip and isn't a bother when you neel and sit. The blade was out of the box sharp. My only complaint is the liner lock it's too recessed. Closing with one hand is harder than it should be. Over all this is a good knife.

First off thisknife comes in really nice packaging. Knife is fairly lightweight for a edc. Feels good in hand. Knife had no edge at all and dull as could be. Not sure about this steel. I expected more from the company that makes kizer. It’s ok but I wouldn’t buy this steel again.

Good flipper action, a sharp blade, functional/attractive jimping & well-machined G-10 scales combine to make this an excellent budget choice. I like the “dirty mustard” colored scales, but the liner lock disengagement is a little tricky because there’s not quite enough clearance to easily depress the release with your thumb. Also the milled lines in the G-10 under the pocket clip tend to really grab the material on my jeans. Despite these flaws, I recommend the knife.