CRKT M21-14SF Folding Knife with Liner Lock: AUS 8 Triple Point Serrations Blade, Aluminum Handle, Reversible Pocket Clip, M21-14SF

This is my 2nd crkt knife. My first that I still own and love is an m-16 z. The only complaint I have about that one is that it needs resharpening frequently but will take a shaving edge. I have carried it daily for 4 years now and finally decided to get a larger knife with better steel for my work as a paramedic. I really like the heft and size of this knife. I can see myself picking up.the trusty m-16 for times when maybe my pockets aren't as big but I can definitely see this m-21 becoming my edc the majority of the time. It came shaving sharp, the blade opens smoothly and if you have carried a knife with autolawks for any length of time u know one handed closing is just as easy as the opening. I am sold on crkt knives and will buy more. I gave my dad one for fathers day the same time I.got my first one. He never liked lockblades and was reluctant to use it. He has since fallen in love with that knife, carried it daily and has lost it. He replaced it with an m-16 titanium. These knives are well worth the money if you stay with the Taiwan made knives. I've never owned a Chinese one but the reviews here and my experience with the one I have that has Taiwan stamped on the blade tell me I made the right choice. Don't be afraid to spend the money, these are very good knives. I'm 40 years old and a farmboy and have packed a knife every day since I was a kid. You can't beat these in their price range and even some above it .

Excellent blade. Smooth opening and great locking system. i have several of these.

This is one solid folding knife coming out of the box. I love how the pocket clip can be switched from tip up, or tip down and even switched for left or right handed carry all with the same tip up or down carry. When I got the knife, I immediately went to switch the pocket clip from the tip down position to the tip up position (for right handed carry). I was amazed by the fact that the 3 little screws for the pocket clip had lock-tight on them. This is especially important to me since in the past, I had those cheap $15 chinese made pocket knives and those clip screws would come loose. Now i'm going to assume that the other screws had lock-tight on them, but I really don't know since I hadn't bothered to unscrew them. The auto-lawk doesn't really bother me so much. It doesn't take much just to use your index finger to work the safety and your thumb to work the liner lock in one hand. It's actually nice and makes it easier to close since I use the knuckle of the index finger that's activating the safety to bump flip of the knife closed. The other thing, the flippers on the knife are really nice when it comes to opening the knife. First off, using my index finger on the flipper makes for a quick opening, but also, I got to the point to where since my knife is carried tip up, can just catch one of the flippers onto the edge of my pocket and it will open on its own as I'm pulling the knife out. Takes some practice, but I got it down pretty well. Only down side of the knife is that it could be a lil sharper out of the box. Other than that, it's a fantastic knife. You definitely do get what you pay for in this case. I would definitely depend my life on this knife and this knife only if the situation ever rose. I would definitely recommend this folding knife for any outdoors men, survivalist, or prepper.*Update*Today I saw the main axle screw of the knife loosen up. I had to tighten it. This showed me that this screw does not come with loc tight. I just now took out the screw and squirt some loc tight on it. Should be good now.

Perfect length, perfect weight, and perfect design for my Every Day Carry knife. There's so many knives out there and so many different opinions on which is best and why. I'm not going there with this review. If you want and extremely well-built, heavy duty knife for self-defense and a host of other uses, this CRKT pocket folding knife is awesome. I'll be carrying this as my EDC knife for many years to come.

Great design and usability

Very nice knife but a little heavy for EDC. I weighed it at almost 6oz. The opening action is a bit slow but not bad. The double acting lock is a nice feature.The blade is sharp and well designed.The price is on par with other sling type knives.I recommend it.