Thank you for your kind words

Hi Steve. This knife has it but is a bit heavy because of the steel scales. There is a titanium version which would be nice but more expensive. Thanks for commenting

Yes, exactly. I would love to try a few more. Thanks for commenting

@@MarkYoungBushcraft I would say you've already snagged two of the best - this and the Hornet (small fixed blade) are excellent. There are two other folders that I can recommend, based on my own experience of them, and a larger fixed blade that I can't recommend for you, and wish they would modify. 1) The P801, which is also a steel-handled, framelock flipper with a 14C28N, full flat ground, drop point blade. It has really elegant lines, eye-catching but uderstated blue hardware, and fairly slim profile that's easy to pocket with dress pants, all of which I find makes it a good choice for office carry. Even so, it's a good chunk of knife with excellent cutting performance, and best of all, it's under $40 USD. They've added a dark stone-washed version, which is pretty interesting, and one with a G-10 show side, but the original is still the looker, in my view. 2) The P121 Hussar, which is a liner lock flipper with G-10 handle scales. It's also 14C28N, but has a longer blade than the P801, with either a long, gently-sweeping clip point or a subtle trailing point, depending on your perspective. It has a high-ish (about 2/3) flat grind and a slight swedge along the entire back of it. It's not as slicey as the P801, but is still quite a good cutter. The handle is a little longer, much more hand filling, and very comfortable, so it has the ergos for harder use. The butt is also pretty neutral, so even folks with huge mitts can use it. I prefer it for yard work and EDC with jeans or work pants. It was my go to in cold weather, when I was stateside, when the bare steel of the P801 was a no-go. 3) The fixed blade is the Jager, and is sort of the big brother to the fixed balde you do have. It has a fairly broad, 4.5 inch, drop point 14C28N blade with a very high flat grind. The cutting performance is superb. The spine is crowned and the fit and finish are excellent. It also has the same kind of sheath system as the Hornet, with a nice thumb ramp for deployment, so it's easy to carry in a variety of ways. The handle is designed with a great palm swell and excellently done contoured G-10 scales, similar to the new contoured scales on the ESEE knives, and complete with thumb scallops. Unfortunately, the handle is too short and too thin, so it's hard to get a good grip, and when you do, it causes fatigue, which makes the kind of hard use and lengthy cutting that the blade is built for hard to do. Very frustrating. I've modded mine with a simple paracord wrap to give it more girth, and that helps a lot - I can do propper cutting with it now. But honestly, if they made the handle 1/2 an inch longer and 1/4 thicker, I would not be able to put the thing down and I am sure they would sell a LOT of them. It is, for my purposes and environment, a better choice than a contoured-handled S35VN ESEE-4, especially since it's less than 1/2 the price WITH a fully functional carry system. SO close.

@@charlescollier7217 G'day Charles, yep the 801 and Hussar are compelling folders alright, I could have easily gone that way too, I did want the 801 in black/grey in particular, but out of stock at the time, and I put that dough "towards" lol, a drop point Recon 1 in S35, .... but I did end up with their 108 and 105 "Fang', and gotta say the Fang is the best "inexpensive" folder I've ever had the pleasure of using. In any case, yes there's always nuances that can be improved upon, though I reckon we both agree, many of their 14C designs are genuine bang for buck winners. Cheers Duke.

oh how I have missed that humour😅 Thanks for commenting

Yes, Flipper was even in Germany on television...I used to try to watch the exact translation of the languages...when the German was done the American sentence was still coming out of the mouths of the actors... fascinating as a child!🤓

Thanks, you too Terry

It so is, wish it was a tiny bit lighter. Thanks for commenting

So is. Thanks for commenting

Great knife. Thanks for commenting

I have lost a few folding knives to the CBSA. I presented a case for them but was denied. I won't risk buying from out of country now because of the risk. Funny that some dealers still sell them in Canada. Thanks for commenting

it was Canada Customs who imposed the importation ban. It is not in the Criminal Code as prohibited like spring or gravity operated knives are. It is not illegal to sell or own them, just to import then. Yet, they are being imported and sold by a number of companies. Go figure

@@MarkYoungBushcraft Well I don’t think they have the right to interpret Canadian law, which is what they did. Perhaps that’s why they aren’t enforcing it very well, but I know a lot of stores had to stop selling them. At least I got a pretty sweet knife with a sort of hook on the blade, so that if you draw it a certain way, it hooks your pants and pops open by itself, for super cheap when stores got scared and sold everything off.

I have quite a few folders in my collection but have stopped buying them due to the Customs seizing many of them when. Mostly, am not a fan of flippers because they often don't feel right in my hand. This one is different. Thanks for commenting Duke

@@MarkYoungBushcraft Fair enough mate, sounds like its even tougher over there, I didnt think it would be an issue in Canada. I've stopped buying them too, but because I've enough, (a few dozen), I could have easily got away with 4 or 5, or one for that matter, lol, but mainly because I'm using fixies far more often. Always good to see an appealing design though.

Thanks, you too!

I can't understand it myself. Thanks for commenting

IKR? Some of the restrictions not only don't make sense, but are unsafe to boot. I watch another reactor from GB who reviews EDC stuff, and the things he has to put up with in a knife are just crazy to me. While I can understand (intellectually) the reasons for a blade length restriction - less than 3" only? Too short for many camping/bushcrafting needs. And he can't have a blade that locks open? What sense does that make? It just means the knife is susceptible to closing on something it's not supposed to - like your finger! And if the blade can be flipped open 1 handed, it's also illegal. So you have to use 2 hands to open the blade, even in situations where you don't have a hand free? This knife would be illegal on all 3 counts - and I'm sure there are more restrictions I'm not aware of. SMDH

Love it, yes

You have raised a key point on legalities. As a police officer for 36 years I know where the Toronto officers are coming from. It is very situational. Owning the knife is not the issue, it is about where you are and what you are doing at the time. "Weapon Dangerous" is a catch-all that can define anything from a rock to a ballpoint pen as a weapon depending on what the intent is at the time. Great discussion

Not exactly how it is worded but the end result is about the same. Thanks for commenting

@@MarkYoungBushcraft yes the wording is different