Hello Jeff; have enjoyed your videos for a long while. I bought one of these Urban Survival knifes after reading your review. I like it. Question which way do I turn the cap on top to get it off. Mine does not budge, tried it both ways?? Any ideas? Thanks and Cheers! Jon
Finally, I find this thing. That knife was described as a sort of penknife in "Without Fail", a Jack Reaver novel. I've been looking for it ever since.
Bought this knife some time ago. Has been very useful. Useful in self defense scenarios. I use it for letter opening.box cutting etc.. Does fine. Blade is thin but very sharp so be careful handling it. ;) lol! Recommend checking screws on the knife if you feel any play on the blade. Depending on the type of use for the knife these screws can become loose after a while.
I’ve had this knife for years now and it’s served me quite well. I can easily flick it open, one handed with my thumbnail once I got used to doing it. my only problem with it, is I don’t have two of them!
I think retailers will probably have to deal with fewer questions if they just put their own sticker with an inspection date. That will give the buyer peace of mind, and show diligence and integrity of the seller. Win win. Just my 2 cents.
I've got one of these knives and they are awesome for what it is supposed to be. Rides in the pocket and you'll never notice it it's so small and light. It's crazy sharp and penetrating...people in jail use much less knife and get the job done.
Hey Jeff, great video as always. :-) But there seems to be a simular model from Boker with a straight edge. Do you happen to know the name of that model? I`m having trouble finding the original.
hey mate if you think that knife is hard to open one-handed you should try a stat gear pocket samurai i just got mine a week or so ago and it took me a day or two but now i get it one hand almost first try every time it's only a total length of 120mm and has a 51mm 440c stainless steel blade that's decently sharp out of the packaging
EDC'ed it for about a month before I changed back to my old trusty cqc7. It's biggest downfall is its blade geometry. It is tool narrow for the amount of material removed in grinding, makes it doesn't really cut that well, and then the recurve tanto makes matters worse. It doesn't work well as a cutting tool. Functional, but far from enjoyable. I really hope they can make a full flat ground plain drop point version. Jim Wagner, as I respect his perspectives on knife designs, seems too fixated on recurves.
Hey Jeff quick question where is the review on the cold steel talwar and if you have the means could you posibly do a review on the Becker bk 7 I have been watching your videos since your channel started then I was under the age of 9 or so and now I'm I'm 15 and I gotta say you know your stuff man keep up the good work I'm a little version of you (:
Okay, I was browsing Boker's official website and just realize they have already made a version I was hoping for. It is called office survival. Maybe that is what you are referring to in the video?( there is a Chinese knockoff version with wharncliff blade, which I thought was what you were talking about the alternative blade shape) Defiantly will get one when it becomes widely available with a reasonable price, right now though it is kinda over priced.
that looks way more like a utility knife than a self defense knife to me. Its basically just a folding exacto knife with some extra room on their for cutting things like large boxes or packages. it even opens like a utility tool. The width of the blade does point in the self defense/ combat direction however. But even with that I'm still considering buying this for utility purposes.
Could you start doing more zippo videos? I loved those. And maybe do some different varieties of knives? Like not doing silent soldier, boker, thrunite. All those brands are great and all but it does get kind of boring to me. I love your videos and still watch every single one though!
Hey Jeff, could you review the boker plus B048? It's a knock off of course but, I have it and I have to say that besides having a little bit of a tough opening mechanism it's a pretty amazing knife for under $20. Cheers! :)
Hey man I was wondering if you could make a vid on benefits of rip up carry I carry tip down and a lot of people prefer tip up so if you could make a vid of why one would prefer tip up oppose to tip down
Haha, I was thinking to myself 'this sounds like a samurai weapon', literally one second later I hear 'because I'm not fighting ninjas every day', man that was great timing.. Also, glass breaking is about applying as much force through to smallest possible point. So even though the 'button' end might look like it would be more effective, but it wouldn't.
I think this would fit my hands fine. I know some knives seem small to you, cutlerylover, but the knife would fit my tiny Asian hands perfectly. Linerlock would be stiff, but those thumbstuds would be perfect for me.
looks like it could be a good whittling knife if it had a little bit thinner blade I think I'll make a non-folding whittling knife styled after it, starting with a 1/16" blade blan.
Why is everyone making fun of this knife it's meant for people with smaller hands a blade doesn't need to be huge to use I carry a small keychain victorinox and that thing can do more than my leatherman wingman
I like the discrete appearance, but if self defense is the main purpose, shouldn't it be quick and easy to open... maybe add a flipper and it would be great.
I can see this being useful as an EDC depending on which field you work in, but as a defense option? Nah, no reach and if I'm going with a cqc knife for defense, I'll take a Karambit over something like this.
I know two people who have owned this knife. The tip of the blade does not fully rest inside the handle and can come open in the pocket with relative ease. This caused them to either slice their hand in their pocket or get stabbed in the leg.
Nice! I'm buying it if I get to find it down here in Argentina. It's hard to find these things here. Importation is pretty much closed now -_-. Really nice review!
European countries have different laws. In England you can't own pistols and even the national shooting team practices overseas, while in the Czech Republic you can carry a pistol for personal defense legally. For knives, it's the same. Some places it's illegal, some places have length requirements and some places it's ok as long as it's a folder. You'll have to look up the local laws for where you are going/living.
Just some random thoughts from an old warhorse, but I believe that judging this tool by the blade, thus calling it a "knife," isn't quite fair. Wagner has been around the block a few dozen times, and he would never risk that reputation by putting his name on a knife (of all things lol) that is useless for it's intended purpose. Given the name, covert design, and shape of body and blade, to say nothing of the designer(s); I believe the intention was to create a multi-functional tool for a SHTF self defense situation. In that role, I believe it is perfection, but it's important to note that this intended philosophy of use means the blade is not the primary feature of the weapon. While this is absolutely my personal opinion, and I have no evidence, I would stake my personal reputation on this being the case. I see it's most useful as a surprise impact weapon, bladed weapon second. It's innocuous enough to be disregarded by any would-be trouble makers, and those angles look pretty devastating...The knife is a nice added touch though; once you've tried non-lethal and the assholes are thinking about getting up, they'll either rethink it, or learn the hard way, and either way you're justified. ;)
When I was running my own knife shop , I did Open Each knife to make sure the right knife was in the box and that nothing was broken b4 I shipped it out. Also I would open the box in front of the customer to make sure it was right, that way the customer could not come back saying something was missing .
canadianknifeExpert in most states including mine its only illegal to carry a knife if you either have malicious intent or conceal it. And self defense isn't malicious intent.
In every single stste you can carey any knife thats legal in that state as long as you say you have a use if a police officer asks you why you have a 10" survival knife and you say self defence they could charge you bur if you say its for hunting fishing opening boxes eating food then its legal
Review the punch very unique same concept basically a handle with a big ass needle n the end that had a cap and goes on a key chain make my mom and sister keep one. Easy access and no one noticea
A self-defense knife that's basically two-hand opening? Instant design fail. Might as well carry a neck knife, SAK, or heck, just carry an Xacto blade.
hi! cutlery lover i am a big fan of yours and i have a litlle question for you hope you can help me :) i really want a good knife but my budget is low(20$) and currently i have a tac-force speedster tf-468 and i was wondering if you could help me founding another knife? or you could make a video of you're top 10 cheap knife it would be perfect thanks again really apreciatte it ps: continue making amazing video :)
I would recommend the swhrt9b it is a medium blade length double edge belt knife and it is made by smith and Wesson it is a good knife and it is easily hideable and great for your budget (buy it off of amazon)
What a strange knife... I guess I'm oldschool, these new tactical knives just don't really do it for me. I'll stick to Case knives, GEC, and old schrades. This thing looks ridiculous haha. I'm not hating, if you're into it that's fine. It's just this thing is certainly not my cup of tea.
I think the concept is kinda silly, for 99% of the population, the first thing to go is fine motor skill when one is under an adrenalized state, and opening a pocket knife becomes much harder to do... so the idea of a small folder that takes time to open one handed is simply a bad design for those reasons. Now that 1% who can pull it off, good on ya... but the majority of people can not and will not, and in the time it takes them to even get it out of their pocket, let alone open it and be in the ready to defend yourself, could already be down and out.
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It's Satan's exacto knife. Beelzebubs scalpel.
Hello Jeff; have enjoyed your videos for a long while. I bought one of these Urban Survival knifes after reading your review. I like it. Question which way do I turn the cap on top to get it off. Mine does not budge, tried it both ways?? Any ideas? Thanks and Cheers!
Jon
Finally, I find this thing. That knife was described as a sort of penknife in "Without Fail", a Jack Reaver novel. I've been looking for it ever since.
Bought this knife some time ago. Has been very useful. Useful in self defense scenarios. I use it for letter opening.box cutting etc.. Does fine. Blade is thin but very sharp so be careful handling it. ;) lol! Recommend checking screws on the knife if you feel any play on the blade. Depending on the type of use for the knife these screws can become loose after a while.
I think "Scalpel on Steroids" is the proper way to describe this knife!
I’ve had this knife for years now and it’s served me quite well. I can easily flick it open, one handed with my thumbnail once I got used to doing it. my only problem with it, is I don’t have two of them!
I think retailers will probably have to deal with fewer questions if they just put their own sticker with an inspection date. That will give the buyer peace of mind, and show diligence and integrity of the seller. Win win. Just my 2 cents.
I've got one of these knives and they are awesome for what it is supposed to be. Rides in the pocket and you'll never notice it it's so small and light. It's crazy sharp and penetrating...people in jail use much less knife and get the job done.
I'm SO buying two of these. It has almost a pikal, karambit, s-blade-amalgamation to it.
i Love it! but why would they put the bevel on the left side? isnt like 80% right handed
Hey Jeff, great video as always. :-)
But there seems to be a simular model from Boker with a straight edge. Do you happen to know the name of that model? I`m having trouble finding the original.
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hey mate if you think that knife is hard to open one-handed you should try a stat gear pocket samurai i just got mine a week or so ago and it took me a day or two but now i get it one hand almost first try every time it's only a total length of 120mm and has a 51mm 440c stainless steel blade that's decently sharp out of the packaging
Thanks for the great review! Maybe they made the blade thicker so you can use it to lever s.th. open? Like a door or a hatch?
EDC'ed it for about a month before I changed back to my old trusty cqc7. It's biggest downfall is its blade geometry. It is tool narrow for the amount of material removed in grinding, makes it doesn't really cut that well, and then the recurve tanto makes matters worse. It doesn't work well as a cutting tool. Functional, but far from enjoyable. I really hope they can make a full flat ground plain drop point version. Jim Wagner, as I respect his perspectives on knife designs, seems too fixated on recurves.
Remove the thumb studs and fit a zip-tie through the hole...Emerson wave! Works for me!
***** hmm
Do you know what Boker calls the other model? I can not find it anywhere.
I have a few Bökers and I love them.
I will buy this one too, but I would gladly have paid a bit more for a better steel.
It would be nice to have a speed assist opener like you said thanks for the video
Hey Jeff quick question where is the review on the cold steel talwar and if you have the means could you posibly do a review on the Becker bk 7 I have been watching your videos since your channel started then I was under the age of 9 or so and now I'm I'm 15 and I gotta say you know your stuff man keep up the good work I'm a little version of you (:
Okay, I was browsing Boker's official website and just realize they have already made a version I was hoping for. It is called office survival. Maybe that is what you are referring to in the video?( there is a Chinese knockoff version with wharncliff blade, which I thought was what you were talking about the alternative blade shape) Defiantly will get one when it becomes widely available with a reasonable price, right now though it is kinda over priced.
Too bad there is no pen on it!!
Could be cool to have a Small pen for the replacement tip.
I Would replace my tactical pen with it
Good Luck With That.
I agree that it should be a flipper!
that looks way more like a utility knife than a self defense knife to me. Its basically just a folding exacto knife with some extra room on their for cutting things like large boxes or packages. it even opens like a utility tool. The width of the blade does point in the self defense/ combat direction however. But even with that I'm still considering buying this for utility purposes.
I use this for all my Amazon and Temu boxes! Also keep it in my key pocket when I’m collecting rent from the properties in rough areas
Tactical scalpel
Could you start doing more zippo videos? I loved those. And maybe do some different varieties of knives? Like not doing silent soldier, boker, thrunite. All those brands are great and all but it does get kind of boring to me. I love your videos and still watch every single one though!
Hey Jeff, could you review the boker plus B048? It's a knock off of course but, I have it and I have to say that besides having a little bit of a tough opening mechanism it's a pretty amazing knife for under $20. Cheers! :)
Looks pretty cool!
Looks like a scalpel, wonder if it would be effective as one. If one were to ever need one for a med kit.
Not as an scalpel because it isn't/you can't get it sharp enough, Good to dig out splinters and popping blisters and such.
I wonder if you could pass it through tsa in the airport without them knowing
They should put a wave ramp on it
Hey man I was wondering if you could make a vid on benefits of rip up carry I carry tip down and a lot of people prefer tip up so if you could make a vid of why one would prefer tip up oppose to tip down
A wave style hook or notch would improve this so much.
Haha, I was thinking to myself 'this sounds like a samurai weapon', literally one second later I hear 'because I'm not fighting ninjas every day', man that was great timing.. Also, glass breaking is about applying as much force through to smallest possible point. So even though the 'button' end might look like it would be more effective, but it wouldn't.
hi jeff would yo review the boker plus urban trapper
Love it, but would like to see an Emerson wave on the blade spine for fast opening.
I think this would fit my hands fine. I know some knives seem small to you, cutlerylover, but the knife would fit my tiny Asian hands perfectly. Linerlock would be stiff, but those thumbstuds would be perfect for me.
Hey does anyone know if the Ridge Runner Folding knife is legal in California for concealed carry?
/watch?v=nQQNEjJg86M if any of you need to see a video or something
Great Review Jeff. Keep up the great work. Nick.
looks like it could be a good whittling knife if it had a little bit thinner blade I think I'll make a non-folding whittling knife styled after it, starting with a 1/16" blade blan.
i can't find a different version of this like you mentioned. anyone have a link?
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Why is everyone making fun of this knife it's meant for people with smaller hands a blade doesn't need to be huge to use I carry a small keychain victorinox and that thing can do more than my leatherman wingman
I like the discrete appearance, but if self defense is the main purpose, shouldn't it be quick and easy to open... maybe add a flipper and it would be great.
I can see this being useful as an EDC depending on which field you work in, but as a defense option? Nah, no reach and if I'm going with a cqc knife for defense, I'll take a Karambit over something like this.
Some kind of wave open feature would be nice on this knife
I know two people who have owned this knife. The tip of the blade does not fully rest inside the handle and can come open in the pocket with relative ease. This caused them to either slice their hand in their pocket or get stabbed in the leg.
Nice! I'm buying it if I get to find it down here in Argentina. It's hard to find these things here. Importation is pretty much closed now -_-. Really nice review!
can you throw them using no-spin?
+hytato I would not recommend using any folder for throwing sooo...
Ian Duncan wasnt a "would u" it was a "can u" XD. some knives just dont have the shape or balance for it.
I bet it would just throw like a spike thrower
why isn't this assisted open? I don't even need auto
i wish to buy it....can you give me the store adress
would that be illegal in european countries?
LOL read local laws
European countries have different laws. In England you can't own pistols and even the national shooting team practices overseas, while in the Czech Republic you can carry a pistol for personal defense legally. For knives, it's the same. Some places it's illegal, some places have length requirements and some places it's ok as long as it's a folder. You'll have to look up the local laws for where you are going/living.
To me it looks like a shank to save your ass when you cant access any other tool
i suppose a nice thumb disc might improve the opening of the blade
Great video Jeff.
Just some random thoughts from an old warhorse, but I believe that judging this tool by the blade, thus calling it a "knife," isn't quite fair. Wagner has been around the block a few dozen times, and he would never risk that reputation by putting his name on a knife (of all things lol) that is useless for it's intended purpose.
Given the name, covert design, and shape of body and blade, to say nothing of the designer(s); I believe the intention was to create a multi-functional tool for a SHTF self defense situation. In that role, I believe it is perfection, but it's important to note that this intended philosophy of use means the blade is not the primary feature of the weapon. While this is absolutely my personal opinion, and I have no evidence, I would stake my personal reputation on this being the case.
I see it's most useful as a surprise impact weapon, bladed weapon second. It's innocuous enough to be disregarded by any would-be trouble makers, and those angles look pretty devastating...The knife is a nice added touch though; once you've tried non-lethal and the assholes are thinking about getting up, they'll either rethink it, or learn the hard way, and either way you're justified. ;)
Trying to open this thing in fight would be near impossible, and waiting to do so until it failed as a impact device is even worse advice.
wow, this has more than doubled in price since this video. it's $55 now!
My first thought was X-acto knife.
When I was running my own knife shop , I did Open Each knife to make sure the right knife was in the box and that nothing was broken b4 I shipped it out.
Also I would open the box in front of the customer to make sure it was right,
that way the customer could not come back saying something was missing .
I did exactly the same thing with my customers for the same reason.
Carbide tip and assisted flipper opening and that would be a functional item as intended
cutlerylover do you watch It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia?
Can you do a review of the sarco finger fighter knives
Is this knife legal as an everyday carry? In calif
Yes
Knife laws really don't matter unless you're committing a crime. How often do cops frisk you? Worst case scenario your knife will be confiscated.
canadianknifeExpert in most states including mine its only illegal to carry a knife if you either have malicious intent or conceal it. And self defense isn't malicious intent.
In every single stste you can carey any knife thats legal in that state as long as you say you have a use if a police officer asks you why you have a 10" survival knife and you say self defence they could charge you bur if you say its for hunting fishing opening boxes eating food then its legal
loadingoo1 Wrong. Do some research.
do u still have it?
+Strange vids sorry no problem....
Review the punch very unique same concept basically a handle with a big ass needle n the end that had a cap and goes on a key chain make my mom and sister keep one. Easy access and no one noticea
I wish the handle to be more straight to fit into Alpha Industries MA-1 pen pocket.
"for the day... and for the rest of their life"
+polonose 00 best quote
Can you do a review on the CRKT carson design M16- 10ks
anyone know of where i can get one of these inside of Australia
Fun fact - These are also available in (I suspect, unlicensed) Multicam.
A self-defense knife that's basically two-hand opening? Instant design fail. Might as well carry a neck knife, SAK, or heck, just carry an Xacto blade.
dajolaw And How the hack you took that conclusion? This is obviously a one handed opening, one just need training and getting familiar with it
I really want this knife and don't exactly know why.
hi! cutlery lover i am a big fan of yours and i have a litlle question for you hope you can help me :) i really want a good knife but my budget is low(20$) and currently i have a tac-force speedster tf-468 and i was wondering if you could help me founding another knife? or you could make a video of you're top 10 cheap knife it would be perfect thanks again really apreciatte it
ps: continue making amazing video :)
Save your money up for quality. knives are tools and tools should last a lifetime. see uploader nutnfancy for his list of best "bargain" knives
thanks a lot man
I would recommend the swhrt9b it is a medium blade length double edge belt knife and it is made by smith and Wesson it is a good knife and it is easily hideable and great for your budget (buy it off of amazon)
thanks bro i might buy it. after looking a couple review
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Its a cute point! I dont know about you but i think ninjas are everywhere so we must be prepared to sword fight at any given notice.
What a strange knife... I guess I'm oldschool, these new tactical knives just don't really do it for me. I'll stick to Case knives, GEC, and old schrades. This thing looks ridiculous haha. I'm not hating, if you're into it that's fine. It's just this thing is certainly not my cup of tea.
It's a shame it's so fugly. I can really see a use for a folding scalpel
That's one conspicuous looking pen.
I'll tell you this. The only times I've had a bad biker experience is when the knife was used first and then sold again as new by bad dealers.
It looks like a tactical scalpel
It's Satan's x-acto knife. Beelzebubs scalpel.
Sorry but its not skater tape if it was the textor would feel like sand paper
Did you even listen to what he said?
Listen to what he says instead of jumping straight into a comment trying to blast him! He says it's like Skater tape not actual Skater tape
Listen fool!
Michael Jacks its not called skater tape its called grip tape
grand thompson I don't know about that shit, He said skater tape.
Strange looking knife!
this is really coool...!
I think the concept is kinda silly, for 99% of the population, the first thing to go is fine motor skill when one is under an adrenalized state, and opening a pocket knife becomes much harder to do... so the idea of a small folder that takes time to open one handed is simply a bad design for those reasons.
Now that 1% who can pull it off, good on ya... but the majority of people can not and will not, and in the time it takes them to even get it out of their pocket, let alone open it and be in the ready to defend yourself, could already be down and out.
There are twist pens.
CRKT Eros FTW. Check that one out if you want a lightweight gentleman stabby folder.
This is definitely a fold able shank. lol
I would get this if it was assisted.
"Clip it to your bag"?? What if your wife isn't with you at the time? Then just clip it to your shirt pocket? LOL!!
wow 1st view... yay :D
cool
It looks like a prison shank.
That's an evil boker poker
I wish you showed putting the pen peice on
Looks like a tops back bite
I'm sorry that thing is a waste of money, it has no advantages, maybe if it was an otf auto.
Legit I thought this was meant to be a scalpel
This should really really be an auto.
looks like a shiv
ha... wagner
When you hurt/kill someone in Germany with a knife in self defense, you will be sued probably...