I fiddle with this knife like a toy all the time. This knife may not be AS good as the Payson for that purpose but i am always fiddle opening and closing it all the time and I am left handed!

lol sco has this thing at a retail list of $700. Selling for $550. The zt 0452, which is also too expensive lists for $275 and often goes for $225. That's like comparing a $20k car to a $40k car then being stunned when the car that costs twice as much is better. Are you slow? imho all of these items are too expensive for what they are but knife bros wont quit buying em, so it wont change.

Love them both!

I am a Spyderco Fanboy and appreciate all that goes into the design and Quality. Also a Glock fanboy.lol

I'm a proud American but the taichung factory has produced my favorite knives so... screw it.

The most annoying thing to me about many of the comments I read on this topic, and yes typically from fellow Americans, is the complete lack of understanding that the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China are not the same thing. Taichung produces great stuff, so if one's entire goal is anticommunist virtue signaling, perhaps a glance at a map is in order.

AndyMcGehee WE, Reate, etc. are made in what part of that map?

AndyMcGehee bravo

I appreciate their use of harder to machine, semi obscure steels and a reasonably well heat treated blade for a production knife. But they just fall behind in most other aspects in my opinion.

I LOVE Spydie flicking mine! 😛

I'm left handed and I own this knife. Actually you can apply. I can open it just fine with my left hand from 4 different ways from 4 different fingers and I can close it one handed too. Now it may take a little practice to get use to it but once you are it's a breeze. I can post a video on here to prove it. I usually let it ride in my right pocket and it works better for left handers' that way because it wont scratch your smartphone screen which will be used more and pulled out of your pocket more times than your knife most likely will. I can always switch hands to use it which may be a slight draw back if you want to use this knife tactically but this is not the knife for you anyway if all you care about is tactical use. And I can still use it in my left pocket if I wanted to. And lets face it, how many times have you had to defend yourself with a knife? Even you are up against a gun its useless anyway. But even if I had to and this was in my left pocket I believe I STILL could do it. I can do it all one handed in my left hand and can even close this one handed in my left hand in a mere second as well. Case Closed. This knife is perfect. If anyone wants to challenge me on this I will upload a video of me writing in my left hand and then using this knife just like I said I could!

If you are crazy enough to spend $400 on knives then this probably isn't the only high end knife you have and so sometimes I wear a Benchmade Anthem in my left pocket and the Drunken in my right pocket. Its works great that way. Left handers' dream for your right pocket. But you can wear it in your left pocket too if you wanted to. I'm so use to opening this thing with my left hand and I don't even have to spidy flick it either!

Funny how just 3 years ago it was Spyderco that appeared lost in the woods, and ZT had it together. Things change quickly. Totally agree they need to fix their warranty, but I kind of feel their pain at the same time. Being Spyderco they attract a "wide audience" some of whom are less than seasoned on knives in general. However, at $410, they're creeping into a Koenig, Olamic (and formerly Holt) et al price range. These guys and others will honor a knife if you're the first or fifth owner. For the extra $100 or so, you've got a knife for life.

I completely agree with your sentiments about service and warranty. I am a huge Spyderco fan, but my personal warranty experience with them has been marginal. If this knife came with the same CS support that CRK offers, I would buy one today. (I’ve used CRK CS twice, each time it has made me want to buy another of their knives).

Dude this comment is gold

What is their warranty?

The 3.5in AND the 3in Nirvana are in the works. Confirmed by Peter Rassenti himself .

@@DoctorFrunkey Yes!! Time to start saving

Most things to me look better than a sabenza. I get so bored looking at sabenzas.

NitrousFox The clip is just BAD out of the box. There is no talking around it. Spyderco needs to address this.

Adam purvis

Did you see my comparo video? I agree with your assessment but I do see the price difference.

@@DoctorFrunkey I did see it and I agree that the price difference is justified. Drunken is without a doubt the superior knife, but are those differences worth it when you can get something so similar? That's all I'm sayin. Keep up the good work!