Thank you for the review. You know, i think we will make smaller version :)

This is my personal favorite knife from the last full year; one way or another I will eventually own this gem.

The "Great" is the effort put into the knife? Would you say Metal Effort?

I'm about to go drop $455 on this thing. Thanks a lot Nick.... Jerk. #nickshabazzmademedoit

I Have been really impressed with the details and quality of the CKF knives I've held they seem to be really stepping it up lately. I understand the gripe with the Limited Edition but as a business model for CKF it seems to be working. I havent seen secondary prices really being that high after they stop making them.

Love the handle, sexy lines. Blade is kinda boring.

Nick can you please help me with the bit size on the clip of the rat 1

Well Nick, look what you did, they're completely sold out now. With that being said, can't wait for mine to arrive tomorrow!

just purchased this knife and after some cleaning and lubrication, it does have a shiro kind of drop shut action. enjoy the action very much. the only thing is the screws are slightly scratched but ckf gave customers backup screws so can't complain.

Hi nick hope you answer ,just got one on the secondary, my query is ,after disassembly and cleaning is it smoother as I'm nervous about loosing a ball ,in anticipation from down under ,long term sub love your reviews totally no bias and honest opinions keep it up,I noticed your sub numbers are going up you are the go to channel for an honest review and with the saturation of knives you help alot of people filter through some knives ,thanks Steven fraser

I have one of Malyshev's designs in my collection, the Gnome. I sure do wish I had known the story of the design before I bought it, but I sure do admire his design chops regardless.

Nick, did you happen to notice if the stop pin is CF? Another reviewer pointed that out and if so that has to be the first knife I have heard with that. If so, not sure I like that. I know CF is tough, but could it hold up to the whacking?

Totally agree with your sentiment of fantastic design, execution, and yes, value. I am fortunate to own many CKF and Shiro (over 15 now) knives, and Shiro better take notice. My Gratch is an equal to ANY of my Shiro's in action and quality, for less than half the price. Nick, please do yourself a favor and check out the Cheburkov Small Strizh. Or if you like I'll send you one to try. I think it will check a lot of boxes for you and is another example of decent quality and value from those crazy Russians.👍👍😁

It reminds me of the Grimsmo Rask? What do you think?

Visually it kind of resembles what it’s named after. The way it slants downward at the back.

Thought this may have been a good opportunity for Russian Nick to make a cameo appearance, guess you have lost touch with him since the move......I do miss some of those alter egos.......nice knife/review

I’m so close to buying this knife! I think it’s just gorgeous! But I already own 3 knives that I love that are within an 1/8” of this knife. Does resisting the pull to add this knife to my rotation mean I’m finally growing up?

I just watched Dr Frunkey's review and he linked back to yours, Nick. I missed this review of yours. Definitely a knife worth the money.

Gorgeous. Get one before they're gone Nick.

When I first purchased this it looked like a dressed-up kitchen knife. Now I get it.

Dont know if I can afford to watch your videos much longer?🙄

Nice knife,

I picked up a new CKF Aich (Malyshev, M390, Ti, CF) at FRWK (Garage Sale) plus 10% discount code $211.50 shipped to USA. (FRWK can be a better bargain most of the time). The Aich is not at Sukhoi level perhaps & it's a little heavy...but it's a Malyshev and I LOVE the piece for that money...I may even send it out to be milled to lightened up a bit. This Sukhoi is a beauty, but a little too large for me. CKF offerings are alway interesting! I own 3 of their knives and just cherish them. Saving for a one-off Snecx Terra (gulp!), perhaps in the future.

beauuuutiful knife

It’s just so beautiful

Wow. I thought the 2.0 was good in S35vn. After watching this I'm summoning my nerve to anodize the ti scales bronze to better compliment the light blue parts. Thanks for the great review Nick.

Love this knife but that price is like saying how much can I charge for thls ,instead how many can I sell which intern makes them more money at a better price and makes us a happier consumer.

OMG its so beautiful

I had to go all the way to Australia to get mine!

dang it available anymore.

Nikolai, Spasibo! Great review, and even me, Russian living in US, strongly thinking that 450 is ridiculous for the knife, would consider owning one (on top of another 100 knives from around the world already). As for the name, for everybody, please refer to this en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sukhoi . CKF has a lot of knife names which you can only understand if you understand Russian culture or slang a bit. Spasibo i zdorovya tebe Nick!

[insert any chris reeve pricing joke here]

Does CKF make a small knife? I can’t recall one.

Looks very useful & dependable CF ++ & clip. Aside from the ball play . Daddy like👀 beautiful! Sofa knife due to size. Damn

I don't know if being a limited edition is necessarily a bad thing. It allows for manufacturers to do a production run, assess how it is received on the market, and commit to a long-term run if it proves to be popular. I don't follow Casio closely, but I feel that's what they do with their G-Shocks. There are some models that available for a year or two, and there are some that have been in continuous production for decades. That sort of model would allow designers and manufacturers to move a little more nimbly and refine their designs and processes. I could be misunderstanding the situation too and this is a limited edition for the sake of scarcity and collectability like Disney does with their time-limited releases of their films. I dunno.

PSA - Unless you are flush with cash, don't watch "Gem" reviews after a few cocktails. Also, don't get into watches ;) Thanks for another great one Nick.

I love baroque knives that are functional

For any benchmade people out there (I'm more of a spyderco person) what is a good first benchmade? I am thinking either griptilian or go all out and get the 940-2.

Amazing knife. It reminds me of a baleen whale motif. Can't think of one so beautiful. Wish I could afford. :(

If you like the Sukhoi range and want to be even more impressed, consider the Sukhoi SU47 Berkut......

It is out of stock on CKF. Where can I get one? Am I S.O.L. ?

455 is a great price

I guess only a great salesman can sell to himself.

Sugoi Sukhoi

This is a most impressive knife, but the price - eeeeeeeeeeehhhh... At this price I wouldn't be comfortable using it for cutting things at home, let alone taking it somewhere outside. It's pretty much a piece of art that a discerning collector may buy just for personal aesthetic pleasure.

Hello I just got the sukhoi 4 newest version of the ckf line I wanted to get this out there where ever I can Sukhoi 4 is a total fail u can’t not put any pressure on The lock bar side including pocket clip or it will lock detent down solid I tried every way I could the only way this knife operates correctly Is u have to put all 3 fingers on the small section of frame above the Pocket clip to fire which leaves u no grip on knife this is sad design I sent my back for refund the next day just fyi

Artisans. That is all.

To big and expensive for my edc ! Nice review though.

Put it up in your next charity auction?

It looks... sugoi

Man the price has almost doubled since the last time I saw the Sukhoi for sale. Then again they have made a bunch of changes that would obviously incur a bigger price tag.

did nick just call us a jackass in russian

fuck... why oh why they don't make this just sliiightly shorter :/ i'd trade my large seb 21 for a 3,5-3,7" Sukhoi instantly

Ridiculous name. This obviously should be the Wingman (disassembled by the Dark Knight!).

limited edition is ALWAYS ugly...

Would you please stop shaking the knife around so much? There is allot of artistry here that we just can't take in due to your frantically flipping it all over the place. Talk as fast as you please, but come on, slow the hands down! Thanks.