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Why the hate on t6 for a reviewer it may be boring but an industry standard is honestly kinda nice think about your prospective on that I don't want to by a new bit everytime a buy a knife is that what you want the market to do?
I've had this knife for 2 weeks now and I love it. Great value. The ergonomics cannot be overstated. It's comfortable with a gorilla grip, choking up with the index finger on the choil, or reverse grip for combat, Filipino style. Light weight, 5 ways to deploy (though front flipping takes practice), smooth action, razor sharp factory edge, and I disagree, I think $85 was a reasonable price or I wouldn't have bought it. YMMV.
I've had mine for a little over a week, for me this knife is frickin HUGE in my hand. My EDC for the last 25 years has been the Kershaw 1550 Blackout. I am not a collector (can't afford to be) lol. I was really hoping this would replace my old blackout, but unfortunately it will likely spend the majority of its life in the pouch. My dream is to someday have a Para 3 Maxamet to carry me through my golden years, something nice to pass down through the family after I'm Gone
I’ve also had this knife for two weeks. Food slicer supreme! I love this knife. Apples 🍎, meat 🍖, throats… uh, never mind that last one. Lol. 😅 Great knife.
I reviewed this a couple weeks ago and said almost exactly what you said here. This is a Sencut knife at an elevated price. In fact, some Sencuts have T8 all the way around (like the Serene) and the same materials at $30 less. Like an idiot, I didn’t check the specs, and assumed at $85 we’d get G10, T8, and NitroV or 14c28n. I think it would have been better without the thumb studs, with G10 or all aluminum, T8 all the way around, and more and better jimping. And I don’t like the glass breaker bead. Seems gimmicky and you’ll need something like a Glock front sight tool to remove that tiny little nut. This should have been a $50 Sencut without question. It’s ok… it’s not great. And for $85, that’s not a budget knife for most people, so it should be closer to great than ok and it’s not. Feels a bit “cash grab-ish” and they got me. Won’t happen again, and I’ll certainly read the specs and be more cautious when purchasing my next CIVIVI. Good stuff as always, MC! 👊🏻
I already had both the Exiton and Ziffius plus the Sencut Watauga when I got this one. I'm totally pleased that I can carry on the job. This one is a bit overshadowed by the Vision FG, or it would be all over the community as the greatest economy knife ever.
I have the all black version. I really love the looks. The problem is, I tried cutting cardboard with it. I got some scratches on the blade. I wish it was more like Spyderco's DLC.
Just bought this silver variant. Really like the cut-out elongated fuller. Wish they'd done the back wrap out of machined micarta, but I'm likely the only one who thinks that...
I’ve got a lot of experience with using both d2 and k110 in a construction setting. K110 has slightly better edge retention but I find it rusted slightly easier. Not a major difference, but some.
THANK YOU for "holding the line". I'm not so sure a "budget knife" shouldn't be under $65... or even $50! What is it? It's a nicely manufactured chunk of steel with a bevel on one side for very basic cutting tasks... and it has a bit of plastic, or fiber and resin to use as a handle. And yes, it has a simple hinge with mass-produced ball bearings. And they probably manufacture many of these knives with budget steels for about $2 to $3 each. My K110 FreeTiger FT-51 was $26, so... there's that!
Wondering if you saw the new Buck 461 Advance that dropped at Walmart? $40, runs on bearings, liner lock. Don’t know what the blade steel is but it a feels nice for a budget piece
Nice blade. BTW: the FRN of the backspacer is the same material as G10, just produced differently (molded vs layered). Head over to Mannix channel to get a good explanation of the differences.
Is it just me, or does it look like the XM8 rifle that was considered by the army about 20 years ago? The thumb hole looks like the carry handle, the curve of the spine matches the rifle. The black insert on the handle looks like the (rubber?) forend grip on the XM8 too.
You keep commenting on civivi's pocket clips. But I'm wondering if they have sent you any of their titanium replacement clips. And what you think about them?
My issue with this knife is the blade steel and the aluminum handle as well as the blade angle rising towards the centerline. Disappointed with this product. Good review though. Thanks
Love the look and blade shape...boo for flipper knives with thumb studs. Update: I'd prefer an extra $30 for it to have S35VN...or cru wear, drooooool.
Bra at this point you just gotta remove them studs yourself. Totally agree though, I'm alright with an opening hole and flipper, but thumbstuds and flipper both stick out and catch on stuff in different ways
I’ll jump in even though you didn’t ask me… I reviewed this knife on my channel a couple weeks ago and said the exact same things. I also reviewed the Sencut Serene. The Serene has the exact same materials and has T8 all the way around. It’s a much better knife and it’s $30 less.
I like the black & gold and blade shape on the Exciton more, but this does look cool, but not $85 worth of cool when I can get particle steels for the same or cheaper. Now, I know you hate billboarding on blades but I think a completely blank blade makes me suspicious, perhaps because I feel like they’re not proud of they’re work if they’re not putting their name on it…. Kinda sorta. Also, I think you should consider adding Value Knives as a schema for say $75-$125 knives. Finally, bro, do you not go driving over rickety bridges all the time? 😏
I love the look of this knife, when it dropped I’m like “yes! Finally an affordable Exciton” but upon learning that the blade steel was K110 I chose to buy the Vision FG instead and I definitely think I made the right choice. If Civivi releases this exact knife with 14c I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
Interesting choice. Why do you prefer nitro-v over D2? (K110 is essentially D2 for clarity) I have knives in both of these steels and while I understand the situational advantages of nitro-v, D2 is better all around no?
@@coreyhudson3484 I don’t prefer Nitro-V I just prefer the Vision FG which happens to have Nitro-V. I was saying if the Sentinel Strike had 14C28N then I would have definitely preferred that!
Maybe we could start a writing campaign to get them to swap out the K110 and replace it with either 440 A or 7Cr17MoV Both widely known to be the greatest steels of all time!!! 🤪
dumb question....but why does civi always put there Damascus blades on semi weird handles... like it wold be a nice, cheap, show off kind of knife that i can use to open boxes and packages at work and not care about it. but why green.... would love it with the stonewashed and black or the inverse... but its alwase green. i have a Damascus aultis that i ended up finding carbonfiber scales for, also modified some titanium benchmade bugout thumd studs, picked up the civi titanium clip set and anodised them blue and now it looks great, i guess i could sand of the green but aluminum is a pain in the ass to anodize and you need harsh chemicals and dyes... if they where steel i could cold blue them easily, and i know titanium is we's thing, aluminums fine but i guess i just wish they'd give us more options. idk just food for thought, at least it keeps me from spending a bunch of money on knives i dont kneed
Whether true or not, K110 seems like it's less likely to be some bastardized, suspect flavor of D2. Wondering if it's a powdered metal form of D2 like CPM D2...
The main advantage of k110 is that you know where it comes from, aka made by Bohler. From what I understand regular D2 can be a bit opaque on where it comes from, and thus, what level of quality it is.
I was seriously sold on it until I seen a nut on very end of the tool. I was asking myself the whole video. What is that. In my mind I already knew what it was. Oh well, it is what it is.🤳🛸👽🔞
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Why the hate on t6 for a reviewer it may be boring but an industry standard is honestly kinda nice think about your prospective on that I don't want to by a new bit everytime a buy a knife is that what you want the market to do?
Yo that ceramic glass breaker works REALLY well lol. I smashed up a pickle jar. Yes im that one guy 😂
Hey, when all else fails.
Those pickle jar lids are pure evil. Lolol
I've had this knife for 2 weeks now and I love it. Great value. The ergonomics cannot be overstated. It's comfortable with a gorilla grip, choking up with the index finger on the choil, or reverse grip for combat, Filipino style. Light weight, 5 ways to deploy (though front flipping takes practice), smooth action, razor sharp factory edge, and I disagree, I think $85 was a reasonable price or I wouldn't have bought it. YMMV.
I put the Damascus blade on the red/black and made the perfect Civivi 😊
My favorite ~$100 folder hands down
Hah! I did the same!
@@davidreagan2830 as soon as I saw the pics a few months ago, I knew it needed to happen.
I've had mine for a little over a week, for me this knife is frickin HUGE in my hand. My EDC for the last 25 years has been the Kershaw 1550 Blackout. I am not a collector (can't afford to be) lol. I was really hoping this would replace my old blackout, but unfortunately it will likely spend the majority of its life in the pouch. My dream is to someday have a Para 3 Maxamet to carry me through my golden years, something nice to pass down through the family after I'm Gone
I’ve also had this knife for two weeks. Food slicer supreme! I love this knife. Apples 🍎, meat 🍖, throats… uh, never mind that last one. Lol. 😅 Great knife.
I reviewed this a couple weeks ago and said almost exactly what you said here.
This is a Sencut knife at an elevated price.
In fact, some Sencuts have T8 all the way around (like the Serene) and the same materials at $30 less.
Like an idiot, I didn’t check the specs, and assumed at $85 we’d get G10, T8, and NitroV or 14c28n.
I think it would have been better without the thumb studs, with G10 or all aluminum, T8 all the way around, and more and better jimping.
And I don’t like the glass breaker bead.
Seems gimmicky and you’ll need something like a Glock front sight tool to remove that tiny little nut.
This should have been a $50 Sencut without question.
It’s ok… it’s not great.
And for $85, that’s not a budget knife for most people, so it should be closer to great than ok and it’s not.
Feels a bit “cash grab-ish” and they got me.
Won’t happen again, and I’ll certainly read the specs and be more cautious when purchasing my next CIVIVI.
Good stuff as always, MC!
👊🏻
I already had both the Exiton and Ziffius plus the Sencut Watauga when I got this one. I'm totally pleased that I can carry on the job. This one is a bit overshadowed by the Vision FG, or it would be all over the community as the greatest economy knife ever.
K110 has one benefit compared to random chinese D2 .. Bohler consistency and HT
The knife to me is awesome! The only thing I wish was different was the grip is thicker for style points, but disregarding that, the rest is amazing!
I have the all black version. I really love the looks. The problem is, I tried cutting cardboard with it. I got some scratches on the blade. I wish it was more like Spyderco's DLC.
Just bought this silver variant. Really like the cut-out elongated fuller. Wish they'd done the back wrap out of machined micarta, but I'm likely the only one who thinks that...
I’ve got a lot of experience with using both d2 and k110 in a construction setting. K110 has slightly better edge retention but I find it rusted slightly easier. Not a major difference, but some.
Finally, I've been waiting for this one!
THANK YOU for "holding the line". I'm not so sure a "budget knife" shouldn't be under $65... or even $50! What is it? It's a nicely manufactured chunk of steel with a bevel on one side for very basic cutting tasks... and it has a bit of plastic, or fiber and resin to use as a handle. And yes, it has a simple hinge with mass-produced ball bearings. And they probably manufacture many of these knives with budget steels for about $2 to $3 each. My K110 FreeTiger FT-51 was $26, so... there's that!
Ive found k110 to be a little less stainless and a little more edge retaining.
Wondering if you saw the new Buck 461 Advance that dropped at Walmart? $40, runs on bearings, liner lock. Don’t know what the blade steel is but it a feels nice for a budget piece
I have the damascus version its badass and the core is 10cr aka vg10 so better than d2 and looks great
I thought it would be small too for some reason.
I was really excited for this knife. Got one and it’s alright but the flipper is too easy to fail. Did anyone else feel this way?
Hoping to snag this on the secondary.
Hey metal complex, would you go for the We exciton or a Malibu as your first button lock?
Nice blade. BTW: the FRN of the backspacer is the same material as G10, just produced differently (molded vs layered). Head over to Mannix channel to get a good explanation of the differences.
Is it just me, or does it look like the XM8 rifle that was considered by the army about 20 years ago? The thumb hole looks like the carry handle, the curve of the spine matches the rifle. The black insert on the handle looks like the (rubber?) forend grip on the XM8 too.
@14:30 - Happy you have the glass breaker when you drive into the ocean, but sad you have K110 steel that will rust with the salt water.
Hard to tell without really experiencing it but Id probably take little rust on $80 knife over having my lungs filled with salty water :)
@@r6201sk 🤣🤣
You keep commenting on civivi's pocket clips. But I'm wondering if they have sent you any of their titanium replacement clips. And what you think about them?
My issue with this knife is the blade steel and the aluminum handle as well as the blade angle rising towards the centerline. Disappointed with this product. Good review though. Thanks
"The same seceret sauce" lol thanks for that ..!!
Thanks for sharing bud!👊🏻
I agree, brother, on all points 👌
I was tempted but I'm not gonna pick this one up, a little too much for D2, if I see it on sale I'll grab one
Love the look and blade shape...boo for flipper knives with thumb studs. Update: I'd prefer an extra $30 for it to have S35VN...or cru wear, drooooool.
Boo to thumbstud knives with flippers 😂
Bra at this point you just gotta remove them studs yourself. Totally agree though, I'm alright with an opening hole and flipper, but thumbstuds and flipper both stick out and catch on stuff in different ways
Would you say this knife is good? Or is there a better button like knives around the same price that you would say are better?
I’ll jump in even though you didn’t ask me…
I reviewed this knife on my channel a couple weeks ago and said the exact same things.
I also reviewed the Sencut Serene.
The Serene has the exact same materials and has T8 all the way around.
It’s a much better knife and it’s $30 less.
@@TimsSchoolOfFish that’s really cool. Can you send me the website or where I can look at the other knife
Noice! Great review add usual.
I like the black & gold and blade shape on the Exciton more, but this does look cool, but not $85 worth of cool when I can get particle steels for the same or cheaper.
Now, I know you hate billboarding on blades but I think a completely blank blade makes me suspicious, perhaps because I feel like they’re not proud of they’re work if they’re not putting their name on it…. Kinda sorta.
Also, I think you should consider adding Value Knives as a schema for say $75-$125 knives.
Finally, bro, do you not go driving over rickety bridges all the time? 😏
That's pretty nice, I missed this one thx
It’s still available. He linked it in the description.
My response to the 2 ½ minutes........ " That's what she said"!!! Lol
The detent for the flipper is dreadful. Ither than that, i love itm
You okay MC? You sound bummed, or tired, or meh. Hope you’re okay bud.
I nominate, handle cloak, because every spaghetti wizard needs a cloak on his knife.
I think it's great, but Nitro-V would have been more acceptable at the price point
I love the look of this knife, when it dropped I’m like “yes! Finally an affordable Exciton” but upon learning that the blade steel was K110 I chose to buy the Vision FG instead and I definitely think I made the right choice. If Civivi releases this exact knife with 14c I’d buy it in a heartbeat.
Interesting choice. Why do you prefer nitro-v over D2? (K110 is essentially D2 for clarity) I have knives in both of these steels and while I understand the situational advantages of nitro-v, D2 is better all around no?
@@coreyhudson3484 I don’t prefer Nitro-V I just prefer the Vision FG which happens to have Nitro-V. I was saying if the Sentinel Strike had 14C28N then I would have definitely preferred that!
Maybe we could start a writing campaign to get them to swap out the K110 and replace it with either 440 A or 7Cr17MoV Both widely known to be the greatest steels of all time!!! 🤪
dumb question....but why does civi always put there Damascus blades on semi weird handles... like it wold be a nice, cheap, show off kind of knife that i can use to open boxes and packages at work and not care about it. but why green.... would love it with the stonewashed and black or the inverse... but its alwase green.
i have a Damascus aultis that i ended up finding carbonfiber scales for, also modified some titanium benchmade bugout thumd studs, picked up the civi titanium clip set and anodised them blue and now it looks great, i guess i could sand of the green but aluminum is a pain in the ass to anodize and you need harsh chemicals and dyes... if they where steel i could cold blue them easily, and i know titanium is we's thing, aluminums fine but i guess i just wish they'd give us more options.
idk just food for thought, at least it keeps me from spending a bunch of money on knives i dont kneed
Thanks for the review. I will pass on this one.
K110 Pass !
Whether true or not, K110 seems like it's less likely to be some bastardized, suspect flavor of D2. Wondering if it's a powdered metal form of D2 like CPM D2...
Civivi sold me this on pre-order for 100 then knifecenter had it for 85 right after release.... lame! I do like the knife though.
I don't know why they need to come up with so many different names. K110 steel is just German D2.
The main advantage of k110 is that you know where it comes from, aka made by Bohler. From what I understand regular D2 can be a bit opaque on where it comes from, and thus, what level of quality it is.
Austria*
Capsule corp...😂
2x4 over my head😂 you are such jackass..I Love It!😂thanks for all you do for us!
It’s a budget ziffius!
I am so embarrased. I failed the flipper the first couple times.
It's ok. It's common for a lot of guys to have issues getting it up. Nothing to be embarrassed about 😏
Blade shape police 😂
I was seriously sold on it until I seen a nut on very end of the tool. I was asking myself the whole video. What is that. In my mind I already knew what it was. Oh well, it is what it is.🤳🛸👽🔞
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I love the knife, seems U are a little late to this party
Was disappointed in the action. Feels cheap. Don’t like the detent to be honest . Gonna disassemble and try again . .
ALL FORMS OF D2 NEED TO BE COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY GOTTEN RID OF FOREVER!
Slap Score = 0
So over with D2 & button locks.👎
Looks cheap and nasty.
Thanks