XTOUC Folding Knife EDC Pocket Knife 14C28N Blade Lightweight G10 Handle Camping Knives-Outdoor Hiking for Men SX603

I have many knives but use this one the most when outdoors, as it's light, sharp, and easy to open and close. I put it in my pocket with the clip on the outside of the pocket. Dulls fairly quickly but also sharpens quickly and easily. Great knife for the money.

This knife for the price beats all the competition. Just get it and you'll see why- fantastic size, action, design/style, weight and feel. It even has a deep carry and although there are button head screws this isn't a detractor as it helps grip the edge of your pocket. The button/ plunge lock is a little easy to press but maybe thats not so bad ...as it locks every time but maybe not as strong as a crossbar/axis type. It really is a joy to use- I can't find a single thing about it that I don't like. It is very similar to the Sencut Sasche, or Civivi Conspirator and superior to similar Ganzo/Firebird by miles with the 14C28N.

Let me start by saying that I'm not a knife expert. This knife just arrived, and to me, it is higher quality - even against knives that are 2-3x the price for similar materials and designs. The G10 scales feel great. The blade shape and material is excellent for EDC. There is no blade play and it seems to has a tight lock when it is deployed. This is very sharp out of the box and should last for years to come based on the material. Like anything else, if you intentionally abuse it, it may not be a great purchase. I saw in other reviews that some were concerned about the button safety. I have regular sized hands, and I'm a bigger guy (6' 2"), and I can see that being a potential issue for me. The button can be accidentally activated during excessive pushing or prying since it is not flush with the scale. If it was recessed or even just flush, it would be a lot safer. You just have to be careful when using it, just as you should be with any other knife. The only other complaint I have is with the placement of the thumb studs. They are too close and not easily used.

Exceptionally well made, a perfect everyday carry knife, very smooth action, outstanding locking device.

Well people. I have said it before but this time... It's is the best..!!!!!. This knife xtouc sx602 green .. for the money.. is the best. Best. Budget knife you can buy. .....Imo.. I have had it 3 weeks now .. put it through everything a knife should do. And it said give me more... Never quit on me not once. .. .. button lock . Perfect... Blade steel.. perfect... Action.. perfect... Edge... perfect... I could go on and on ... But I love it so much . I have a new one in my cart right now ... And I don't do that for anything......and I mean anything... So if you need a new e.d.c. you are crazy if you don't pick one up .this company has been around since 1990... They know knife making....don't waste you money on high dollar knifes ... Buy one of these . You will be glad you did ... Thanks Amazon.... You know me I will be back soon...

This feels very solid in hand, 14c28n blade can last Edg super long, if you want the botton lock solid feel, this the good one, I have the SENCUT Sachse also, sencut sachse feel good to, but SX603 feels more solid in hand and 14c28n lot more better then 9cr18mov.

This is a superb quality “check box” pocket knife which I bought because it hit many of my personal checkboxes, but then returned due to the same “finger safety “ anxiety I feel with known lock back brands like Spyderco, Kabar Dozier, plus all liner locks, all frame locks, and most cross bar locks except SOG XR and Ganzo. The root of the problem is online knife sellers (KCOI/BHQ) and YouTubers promoting flashy opening and closing techniques. Nothing to match balisong pyrotechnics, but stuff like magically snapping the thumbstud design open when I sometimes have trouble (Kabar Dozier) even rolling it out, blowing my mind by using the bottom finger to snap it out, and simply disengaging the lock to flick it open or closed (principally Axis and other crossbar lock designs - unlocking nubs on opposite sides of the handle; but lately some button aka plunger lock designs too). This whole movement to snap out blades probably started with the combination of stiff detents and flippers on liner lock designs. And that started from liner lock’s dirty little secret - that they need a snappy opening or the liner lock won’t seat against the tang deeply enough for a safe, jar-resistant lockup. (Kershaw’s Speed Safe may have faux switchblade dramatic openings, but the “Safe” is rightfully in its name - it uses its built-in snappy opening to get a solid lockup). The work-around for liner locks without Speed Safe has been to lock them closed with a ball bearing on the liner lock leaf spring fitting into a tiny matching cavity on the side of the tang when fully closed. With the perfect leaf spring tension, ball bearing size, and depression, the blade will stay closed until the right amount of finger flipper pressure has built up which causes the detent to suddenly release and propel the blade into full lock up. This was really the invention of the “fidget friendly” opening/closing/reopening/reclosing cycle many owners love. The Speed Safe did all the work in its own and the magic wore off too quickly. Then operator skill level nuances developed. Can you snap open a lockback like Cold Steel and Spyderco? How about a liner lock with no flipper tab? Can you do it with strong thumb alone, or do you need to add wrist flip? A bug wrist flip ot near invisible manipulation? Can you do that with a large round Spyderco hole? How about Benchmade with Axis crossbar design locks? (Wait, Axis locks can simply be unlocked in a pinch grip yo let the blade freely swing open or closed!) Knives started getting re-tuned for flashy fidget friendly openings. Cold Steel is well known as one of the harder blades to snap open due to extra strong retention-in-handle from a super strong lock bar designed to minimize accidental unlocking when fully opened. So, let’s just weaken the spring! (Verdict) New fidget friendly standards came into play. A knife had to fling open as though on ball bearings, so little race cages with tiny ball bearings - susceptible, of course, to mere pocket lint - came into existence. The blade was also now expected to “fall free” - no “sticking” requiring shaking it loose - which meant only a short range of movement should be required to release the blade. The comical, but sad, result for one new wave designer was a 2023 button lock new release that had an easy to use button releasing the blade to swing open with a snap, and to swing closed with no “button stick”. Unfortunately the button lock then proceeded to fail to do its job as an actual lock-up mechanism, accidentally unlocking with only gentle table top taps on its spine in one YouTube video. (The company explained the lock up angles it used to eliminate all button stick was the culprit.) The insanity of playing to fidget-friendly excuses for buying had finally reached its limit, ir more precisely my limit. Using hardware tweaks to compensate for a beginner’s lack of thumb and precise angle, or inferior wrist snap technique, now resulted in degradation of actual utility and defensive uses. tk;dr - I bought this knife due to a glowing review by an articulate and convincing YouTube table-top reviewer due to satisfying the following check boxes: renowned budget performer steel from Sandvik (14C28), beautiful blade design, premium G10 (with liners), button lock, thumb stud out of the way from pocket snagging - close to handle, perfect sized flipper - not ginormous. Mostly, NOT a notoriously unreliable (as a class) liner lock. When I got it, it looked like Ganzo made it. That’s a good thing! Solid, well-finished, good-to-premium materials. Unfortunately, 3x the price of a Ganzo/Firebird. And, unfortunately, a button lock plunger that, unlike my Hogue X1 Micro Flip, didn’t cover nearly as much of the tang as I’d like to see, yet had its push button higher above the handle, not collated or sunken in) (hence more prone to accidental release). BTW I really like the Ganzo cross bar imitation of the Benchmade Axis lock (legal copy, the patents expired). It has a lot of return spring pressure (to resist accidental opening from loose carry snags and jostles) and takes a solid pressure to pull back the opening nubs - omega spring is tight (also seats in deep, so a longer release pull is required). But do you know what happened on a husband and wife YouTube review team? They loved the Ganzo quality, but went on to but criticize the feel of the Axis lock copy - despite the inherently safer execution- because it wasn’t as much fun ti going open and closed. It is these combination of factors - not materials quality, fit, finish - that led me to return this. I don’t need or want cool snappy openings or stick-free drop closings. I want finger safety. If, like the Ganzo, this emphasized solid, finger-safe lock up over friction free openings and closings, I would have kept it for the G10 and 14C28. I just felt that the implementation of the plunger lock design looked too shallow, and the external height of the button didn’t emphasize safety. IMHO when deployed, the release button should have been flush with it below the handle, and the spring should have been stiffer. I used the return funds, plus a mere additional $10, to buy a large Voyager here on Amazon.

This is a really nice looking knife, and for the price, you expect a good quality product. Admittedly, this is a well-constructed blade. Unfortunately, I have some safety concerns. The overall design is very functional. The stippled G10 handle provides a good grip and the slight finger groove gives added purchase. The 14C28N blade is razor sharp. I was able to shave my arm hair right out of the box without stropping or fine-tuning the edge. I do however have concerns for safety. The button lock seems positive when you open the blade. Upon closer inspection, you can see the level of engagement between the button and the blade. It is hard to accurately measure, but my ruler shows between 1/32 and 1/16 of an inch. That is a very small surface area of engagement (see picture). Adding to the concern is the raised release button and its position on the handle (pencil points to release in picture). Depending on your hold, if you are right handed, your thumb falls either right on the release, or immediately adjacent. If whittling, not such a concern, but any use where the blade is under compression, like pushing or thrusting, you run the risk of inadvertently depressing the button and the blade closing on your fingers. Yep, you could seriously hurt yourself, particularly with such a sharp edge. Lefties will fare better, but caution is still required. It is possible that the raised actuator (flipper) portion of the blade that forms an extension to the finger groove when opened may allow a slight safety factor should the blade release while in use, it depends solely on how far your index finger wraps around the handle. Long fingers may stop a forcefully folding blade, but it wouldn't for me (see picture). Besides the flipper opening feature, the blade is outfitted with two thumb studs that typically would allow a thumb operated open. Unfortunately, these studs are narrower than the handle and placed too close to the body of the knife to allow my fat thumb from getting a grip to operate. I can only use the flipper to open. The studs are also geometrically placed too close to the pivot minimizing the use of leverage to open. Thus, if using the offhand to grasp the studs to open, it resists easy operation. I really want to love this knife but I love my digits more. Hopefully the folks at XTOUC take some of this criticism into account and offer a redesign.