Provoke EDC Folding Knife with Kinematic, Black, 4040V

First - I am an Emerson snob, and have been debating buying one of his Karambits for a few years now...but I hate, hate, hate that "wave" feature, which I was fortunate to not have forced on me for the first few I bought. I never thought I would buy an EDC knife that wasn't an Emerson, but someone told me about the Caswell-designed CRKT Provoke. I did some checking on it, and BOOM, ordered within minutes. Second - the CRKT Provoke. This thing is everything it's advertised to be. It is a self-defense tool first and foremost. The blade is extremely sharp, and deploying it will likely cause you to "need to smoke a cigarette afterwards" (as one online reviewer noted)...it's that good. With a little practice (as in 20-30 reps per hand), you'll have this thing snapping to its "I mean business zone" with alacrity, and you won't want to carry anything else as a defensive bladed tool. Yes, it's wide. Yes, it's heavier than most "pocket" knives, but that's not what this thing is about. It's about safety and lethality in one package. You'll get used to the 6.1oz weight in a day. You can withdraw from your pocket (or other primary carry position) with it in its non-lethal tool mode and use it for pressure-point or punching techniques; then change instantaneously to "Mr. Nasty" in a split second. I will likely purchase at least one more of the colored versions (first one I purchased is the black TiN non-serrated version). That will be a first in 40 years of buying combat folders for me. That's how much I like this thing. Razor sharp, flawless function, masterful execution. It's exactly what it says it is. If you want the best non-firearm pocket defense tool, I highly recommend this one. About the only thing I would wish for is a left-hand carry version, so I can draw my firearm with my right hand, and deploy the Provoke with my support hand. It's not particularly well-suited for left-hand carry unless you're wearing LE gear and have a place to clip it to, or if you're willing to give up some deployment speed and carry it blade-side up in your left front pocket...that minor "aside", whenever I go out, it's in my right front pocket, deep carry (practically invisible), and deploys itself upon drawing from my pocket. BUY THIS. You won't be disappointed.

This is a well-designed and crafted tool that you can depend on. Everything about it feels very nice and slick, and you gotta love the ingenious mechanical design. It enables you to quickly grab and deploy the blade in the primary karambit defensive grip, with the index finger in the ring, pinky by the blade and the claw pointing up. This is accomplished without sacrificing the ergonomics, as this knife feels very nice to grip and wield. It's also fun to just practice/play with. I really like the low profile pocket clip too. The D2 tool steel blade is very sharp, should hold its edge very well and be tough to break. The only thing I can pick on is that the knife that I received initially didn't deploy its blade too smoothly or confidently. However, it was just bone dry. After I lubricated the pivot joints with some nice knife lube, everything became smooth as butter and satisfying to deploy. Anyhow, this is definitely one of the neatest and nicest quality knives that I've ever messed with and I heartily recommend adding it to your collection.

Friggin' fantastic knife. Irresistible to flick open for no valid reason whatsoever. The clip is a little funky, but once you get used to it no worries. Worst part is knowing they make a kinematic axe now, and you're gonna have to ask yourself why you didn't buy that instead...

High grade steel, durable construction, integrated belt clip, comes with a friction lock sheath, and quite possibly the COOLEST folding action I've seen in a knife.

CRKT great knife and you get what you pay for

Likes. Can be opened by one hand faster than any other knife you will get on the market. Very sturdy design, you'd think a gimmicky knife would be flimsy but when fully deployed it feels like a rock. Less likely to "accidentally" deploy than you might think. Dislikes. Could have used at least three serrations for strap cutting. Did not come very sharp, double bevel limits how sharp of an edge the blade is capable of. This isn't exactly designed as a work knife. Something you need to be aware of. There are methods of opening this blade that are not "annotated" on the product, check your local knife laws before carrying. Rather or not a knife violates a law is often a matter of "judgement" for the officer and this could be argued to be a flick knife (even without mechanical assistance) or a "pocket hook" knife. That is to say the simple act of drawng the knife from your pocket can deploy the knife if you catch the "thumb notch" on your pocket... Damn near needed stitches on my ass cheak the day I found that out. Which means if a police officer ever asks to see your knife, be very, very careful drawing it. It can be readied as fast as any fixed blade knife and with one hand operation. What i usually do is dip my index finger in the finger hole, while catching the thumb notch with my middle finger, a quick flick of the wrist deploys the blade, flip the knife into my palm and it's ready for use. Thumb notch knives need to be drawn, you have to find the notch, flip it, etc. Pocket hook you risk missing the pocket liner and then your stuck still having to deploy the knife, this one you can do what I do, or, use it as product shown, or, just an outword flick of the wrist will usually deploy the knife... the only thing faster than this knife to ready would be a fixed blade knife. That said. For what it is............ the price is a little high. But it is a quality purchase if you feel like you might ever need a knife now now now now. With some serrations it would make a good first responder knife because of it's one handed nature. I do wish it had other configurations of blade besides karambit.

The best knife I have every carried. Its small and compact and can be deployed in seconds.

I have a few Karambit knives: Fox 479 Carbon Fiber Karambit, Emerson Knives Super Karambit, Masalong Pterodactyl and this knife. The advantage of a fixed blade is the speed of having the blade ready to go. However the major advantage of a folding Karambit is the ability to use it for submission maneuvers, as well as the obvious. In the closed position, this can serve as an impact weapon such as a Kubotan. There are a few methods of deploying the knife after some experiments with it, for me: 1) Pushing down in the blade mechanism opens it as a user draws it 2) Strongly executing a chopping motion in the ice pick method 3) Drawing from the holster in the backwards motion, which is the opposite of drawing an Emerson Wave Karambit. There are four Pivots/joints that make this knife morph from one form to another. In the folded position the user is safe from a cut. It is easier to do a two handed folding of the knife. However I have figured a way to close this one handed. I hold it blade up, and using my thumb, I unlock the mechanism to free the lock. While letting gravity do the work, the blade will start to fold and I guide the mechanism the rest of the way. It takes practice. The grip is aluminum and the blade is a flat black D2 blade. The whole blade and handle are coated with a black titanium component of paint that is matte finished. The belt clip is not reversible from what I can tell. Pressing on the end of the clip the hook opens enough to mount it into a pocket. Action, so far, has been reliable and smooth. This is a unusual and unique design. Update After 24 hours of testing, the elbow joint locked up. Since I bought it used, I didn’t try to get warranty work. I ordered another one again. They have a lifetime warranty under the original owner.

Dieses Messer verspricht seinen Zweck, es lässt sich super leicht aufklappen und macht unheimlich viel Spass. Jeder der sich das zulegt wird Spass daran haben, vor allem ist es mal ein nicht übliches Messer und sticht sich aus der Masse heraus.

Hammer

Verarbeitung ist Top aber das Messer sollte mit der Scheide gekauft werden da es beim Tragen in der Hosentasche leicht aufgeht, eine unangenehme Erfahrung die ich selbst machen musste.

Well crafted, great design the best self defense knife. Really tough to find and buy the sheath though!