Category: Knife of the Week (Page 9 of 37)

Availability update: The Kershaw XCOM 3425 reviewed here is currently unavailable at Knife Depot. This review is retained for reference.

What happens when you turn a classic M3 trench knife into a modernized folder? You get an eye-catching knife with excellent ergonomics and superior cutting capabilities.

The Kershaw XCOM boasts a unique design with a shape that works surprisingly well as a hard-use folder.

Designer Les George wanted to pay homage to the World War II fighting knife. So he took the spear point blade and condensed it into a 3.6-inch black-coated folding blade that locks open with a liner lock. Only one side is sharpened but the blade still pierces and slashes like no one’s business.

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The Condor Cavelore is an ingenious design from Joe Flowers. Not only does it look like it comes straight from neolithic times but it also works flawlessly as a modern bush crafting tool.

So how did Flowers achieve such mastery? He essentially combined the look of the popular Otzi knife with the design of the Bushlore, which is among Condor’s best knives.

The 4.3-inch blade with Scandi grind is made with durable 1095 high carbon steel that won’t let you down.

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Since the original first launched in 2019, the CRKT CEO has been widely considered the best slim EDC folder out there. So how could CRKT make the instant hit even better? Make the knife even more carry-able.

The CRKT CEO Compact takes everything that made the previous CEO models so great and condenses it into a more concise design.

Its blade is 2.61 inches long and made from 1.4116 stainless steel, making it perfect for quick tasks around the office. A flipper tab with an IKBS ball bearing pivot system makes opening smooth and easy.

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For more than a century, Case Knives has made its name making high-quality traditional knives in various patterns.

But recently, Case has propelled itself into the future with modernized folding knives made of the same quality and build as its traditionals.

Behold the Case Marilla.

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When you’re in a situation that calls for a push dagger, strength and dependability are crucial. And there’s no stronger push dagger than the Cold Steel Drop Forged Push Knife.

What makes the push knife so powerful is that it’s made from one solid piece of drop forged 52100 high carbon steel. Cold Steel brags that this is arguably the strongest push dagger on the market. The truth is that very may well be the case.

Just watch the classic Iron Proof video from Cold Steel:

The blade on the knife is 4 inches with two sharpened edges, making it the largest push dagger in Cold Steel’s lineup.

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After a long hiatus, the Knife of the Week is back!

We have exciting news coming soon at Knife Depot, and we wanted to revive our featured knife series with a new for 2022 tactical karambit from Kershaw.

The Kershaw Outlier features a 2.6-inch hawkbill blade with a black-oxide BlackWash coating that dampens any reflective properties of the functional 8Cr13MoV stainless steel.

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In 2011, Kershaw and Zero Tolerance created a highly ambitious knife that pushed the envelope — a knife called the ZT 0777. Difficulties in production and issues with availability in materials caused the knife to see a very limited run.

Six years later, Kershaw created a budget-friendly iteration of the original that’s smaller and more economical while retaining many of the design features that captured the attention of the knife community.

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If you could only choose one OTF automatic knife for your collection, reach for the Benchmade Infidel.

The Infidel is the flagship out-the-front model from the iconic butterfly brand and has been a mainstay of its lineup for years. Continue reading

While it’s the biggest and baddest knives that get all the attention, it’s the small, industrious knives that do most of the work.

The Victorinox Rambler is the perfect example. This small Swiss Army Knife is the same size as the world famous Classic SD model when closed. However, it packs 10 different functions into the diminutive design.

Because knife is in the name, we thought we’d start there. It has a small pen blade that gets the job done for small tasks and can become razor sharp easily. Another fan favorite is the scissors, which can be used for everything from trimming stray hairs to getting off plastic tags.

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Even after all these years, when you ask for recommendations on the best everyday carry knife, the Spyderco Paramilitary 2 will undoubtedly be the top choice. The PM2 has been a previous Badass Knife of the Week, but in honor of the week we celebrate the country’s independence, we decided to run back the PM2 with the upgraded S110V blade and Blurple handles.

The Spyderco Paramilitary 2 remains the go-to choice for best EDC knife with its nearly flawless design. So what could be better than a PM2? A PM2 with upgraded steel and sexy handle scales.

This version of the popular folder features all the same assets we’ve come to love and respect in the original. The 3.42-inch blade has an excellent slicing belly and piercing point. It opens with the iconic RoundHole and locks into place with the Compression Lock. Not only is the lock reliable and safer than something like a liner lock but it makes opening and closing the blade almost hypnotic.

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