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Short of customs this is the best EDC knife money can buy. It is that simple. I am a newbie but have purchased several models and there are no words. By the way your reviews are spectacular you are the Doug DeMuro of Knife reviewers and you know more about knives than anyone on the Internet. That’s my opinion
My God. This is beautiful. Absolute knife perfection. Even with the round pivot.. for a Shiro? Bring it. I like the weird flashy drippy stuff too, but there is just something about a simple Shiro. Monochrome will never go out of style. It will never look dated. I do have some clones I bought years ago, *not* counterfeits. Still not proud of it, but I will absolutely own the real thing one day.. or die trying. Oddly enough, I’d lean towards the f3, which is very odd for my usual tastes. Thanks for sharing MC, this is definitely my jam, give it a couple extra flips for me. Like pouring one out for the homies. 😁👍
Hey complex, I have a solid opinion on the detent and action. When the lefty f95 zero came out a while ago, I was in a position to jump. The lefty neon wasn't for me and I passed on it. We are in a "not war" with Russia currently. This really looked like my last chance to get a Shirogorov. But, what if something happened to it, sending it back is not so much an option, not for a while at least. I had a great solution... I just bought two of them! :0 One has a rather strong detent and the other is more medium. The medium one is the parts knife/lost the other one knife. I really like the strong detent. That blade is heavy and if it opens tip up in my pocket... God help my arteries!!! For the first few weeks of carry I had to be cautious to keep my finger off the lock bar. Now, it's not much different either way. It always opens hard and so far, (doing superstitious thing now) hasn't open in my pocket. Both needed the factory lube cleaned out to drop, but they both dropped shut immediately after cleaning. I think most will drop from the factory if you adjust the pivot carefully and remove any thick lube. Running dry for over a month and never looking to go back. I had been CRK only, for mostly lefty reasons, for several years despite a temporary Maxamet mini addiction. Always a small to work and a large at other times. Carbon fiber knife art ones for casual days, all titanium ones for yard/woods workdays, damascus ones because I have money to waste... The f95 has kicked them out. I have forced myself to carry the CRK's some days to prevent Shiro burnout and to justify having over 20 CRK's laying around. Tldr; The (lefty) F95 zero is the best knife in my collection. It became the Russian Czar of my knife drawer. Both came perfect and are absolutely identical other than one has a little softer detent.
I'm a titanium snob and will take Ti anytime instead of CF. Almost all of my blades are Ti. They just age well. Got my F95 zero at 900 brand new. No complaints. won't look back on the CF F3.
Just picked this up. Love it. I have an F3 green micarta, Quantem2, and ursus. Of those the F3 detent is the easiest but my f95 is just a hair behind it and better than the quantems. Also agree with you on the F3 filling up the hand better.
if you squeeze the lockbar on any shiro you will see it lock up more and the lock bar begin to bow.. that's by design.. and that's why shiros have a tab on the lock bar insert to prevent over travel during hard use in the OTHER direction... 🙂
Hi MC! This comment is a bit late, sorry I couldn't stay in sync for a few days, great content as usual! And as a hint, there are F3s in MICARTA on sale on Shirogorov's home site, so it is quite possible that some of your dealers will start getting them sometime soon too. Watch out!
Absolutely love the size and looks of these megabuck knives that will probably just stay as personal Grails for me. I like the slotted screws on the exterior: IMHO they look much much cleaner than Torx and much easier to clean from pocket lint as well using a toothpick. A tritium tube would probably look great on the pivot screw slot too when cleanly done with properly cured Norland UV resin.
Fellow lefty here, I bought two as soon as I saw them on Recon1. Little did I know they would be in stock so long. I had to get rid of some stuff, but they were a welcome addition and I have zero regrets.
I bought two because I wasn't sure parts would be available and if we were going to get into a nuclear with the makers government. I must ask... What drove you to get three of the same knife? Did you get the from Recon 1? The lefties sat there FOREVER!!!!!
@@ToxicityAssured I bought my first one, and sold it to chase something else, and so on. I currently have none again, but will likely get another in the future. Always chasing something haha
@@jdisdetermined it’s MRBS, multi-row bearing system, so the ball bearings. I believe the roller bearings are denoted as SRRBS or DRRBS, single/double row roller bearing system
I wouldnt pay for real deal but shamefully I did pay for Green Thorn ... cant compare to real one but for 75 bucks it is better than any Benchmade I handled .. except it having K110 steel it feels nice, tight, drop shut, smooth, nice fit and finish ... So if somebody wanna that shiro and dont wanna pay $$$ .. If you dont have moral issues, just get the GT F95. it is worth the price, it would be worth quite more ..
I have one of their F3 clones, It looked cool to me before I really knew who Shiro were, now I'm desperately trying to figure out how to buy a real one. I try not to buy from Ali these days (especially when it's a small maker or something being cloned!) but without having picked that up on a whim, I would never have known how much I would love the design, and certainly wouldn't have even considered spending what an original costs. It's not always simple.
I think the reason they do that with the gymping on the F95 is to match the gear pattern on the back I don't really think it's jimping I just think it's decorative gear pattern on the front to match the back
Hey Metal Complex you need to try the F95 Turtle Gen 4!! Amazing amazing amazing!! Thinner blade stock and crazy details in the Turtle patern scales borrowed from custom division knives! In my opinion is a knife with so much detail that worth the eleven hundred territory. I am sure you gonna like it alot!!
Hey metal complex was just on blade hq and saw the benchmade infidel was discontinued. Have you seen or heard anything about it or why it was discontinued?
I've got a F95t gen4 l don't know how it could get any better It's got the better jimping the CPS... 3.5 mm Blade stock It's a laser ...the action is crazy smooth. Close your eyes. You can't even feel it close... But with that said, I've got a pimp purple F3NS that I traded for. Should get it in about a week so we'll see.. Regardless, love me some Shiro's!! 🐢Power!! 😂👊🏼
My brand new Hati Gen3 has a much stronger detent than my f3ns and two f95nl’s. I am wondering if they are heading in a heavier detent direction. It has softened a bit after a break in period but is still pretty hefty
Are Shirogorov’s not the the knives that sing when the blade is deployed? I remember a higher end manufacturer that always has a distinct ringing sound when opened, anybody familiar with the knives I’m thinking of?
After been blinded by the shiny bling of the quantum 2 I think I’m steering towards the understated beauty of this one. Now just have to track one down. Anyone know where the best place to start recon1 have sold out?
Great video! I like my F95 zero more than my F3NS because unfortunately my F3 has more of a weak detent. Lol even though the F95 cut me pretty damn good when my finger slipped off the flipper. Any ideas on how to get my F3 to have a stronger detent?
I'm glad my f95 zero has a strong detent for pocket safety reasons. The blade moves so freely... If it opens, then you are in real trouble! Mine came a little dull the last 1/2 inch of the blade by the flipper. When I sharpened it, I left it dull. That little non razor blade section saved me a few times.
@@metal_complex your right it's what I imagine when I think of Shirogorov .the quantum is certainly impressive a bit flashy but beautiful whereas. The f95 gets straight to business. Thanks for your advice. Value your opinion. Finally decision made 👍 Of course there's always the classic knife nuts answer of both 😂
MC do you EDC knives like this that have handles that are "slick"? I'm a simple bitch in that my favorite knife ever is the Kizer Dukes so maybe that's why I can never get used to something with minimal grip.
You can go to their website. It’s in Russian but they have other steels use like m690 if I’m remembering right… I honestly don’t remember the steel or if that is even the right number but yeah lol
I grabbed my first shirogorov from recon1 a week ago. It's a well made knife but I'm not super impressed. It just doesn't do it for me for some reason. I like it but not for the price.
@@rtaveno yeah that's why I'm not too worried about it. Just bumbed i dont like it as much as i thought i would. Got an arius incoming too so hopefully I'll like it
great knife, but i may be in the minority here i think i like the look and hold of the herman slim over the shirogorov. i may need to hold the F3 to complete my opinion but...
I got the slim and I don't know if it is just that specific knife but holy hell the detent was HEAVY - like giving my thumb a black eye heavy. What's the point of a detent that you can't open without wincing? And the ano on it got scratched off on the clip in about 1 day of wear.... and now i didn't let any metal objects into the pocket.... Anyways that turned me off to Herman knives... So i got a shiro (ursus nl the "cheap" one ) instead and that's been great.
@@GOLD_FEVER The lefty version of this took over my pocket a few months ago like Russia took over parts of Ukraine... Sorry, too soon? (Seriously though, fuck Putin. Russians and Ukrainians are cool people.)
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Short of customs this is the best EDC knife money can buy. It is that simple. I am a newbie but have purchased several models and there are no words. By the way your reviews are spectacular you are the Doug DeMuro of Knife reviewers and you know more about knives than anyone on the Internet. That’s my opinion
My God. This is beautiful. Absolute knife perfection. Even with the round pivot.. for a Shiro? Bring it.
I like the weird flashy drippy stuff too, but there is just something about a simple Shiro. Monochrome will never go out of style. It will never look dated. I do have some clones I bought years ago, *not* counterfeits. Still not proud of it, but I will absolutely own the real thing one day.. or die trying. Oddly enough, I’d lean towards the f3, which is very odd for my usual tastes. Thanks for sharing MC, this is definitely my jam, give it a couple extra flips for me. Like pouring one out for the homies. 😁👍
Hey complex, I have a solid opinion on the detent and action.
When the lefty f95 zero came out a while ago, I was in a position to jump. The lefty neon wasn't for me and I passed on it. We are in a "not war" with Russia currently. This really looked like my last chance to get a Shirogorov. But, what if something happened to it, sending it back is not so much an option, not for a while at least. I had a great solution... I just bought two of them! :0
One has a rather strong detent and the other is more medium. The medium one is the parts knife/lost the other one knife. I really like the strong detent. That blade is heavy and if it opens tip up in my pocket... God help my arteries!!! For the first few weeks of carry I had to be cautious to keep my finger off the lock bar. Now, it's not much different either way. It always opens hard and so far, (doing superstitious thing now) hasn't open in my pocket. Both needed the factory lube cleaned out to drop, but they both dropped shut immediately after cleaning. I think most will drop from the factory if you adjust the pivot carefully and remove any thick lube. Running dry for over a month and never looking to go back.
I had been CRK only, for mostly lefty reasons, for several years despite a temporary Maxamet mini addiction. Always a small to work and a large at other times. Carbon fiber knife art ones for casual days, all titanium ones for yard/woods workdays, damascus ones because I have money to waste... The f95 has kicked them out. I have forced myself to carry the CRK's some days to prevent Shiro burnout and to justify having over 20 CRK's laying around.
Tldr; The (lefty) F95 zero is the best knife in my collection. It became the Russian Czar of my knife drawer. Both came perfect and are absolutely identical other than one has a little softer detent.
I don't know how, but Shirogorov has mastered heat treat protocols for multiple steels. Their m390 is the best i have ever experienced!
I'm a titanium snob and will take Ti anytime instead of CF. Almost all of my blades are Ti. They just age well. Got my F95 zero at 900 brand new. No complaints. won't look back on the CF F3.
Just picked this up. Love it. I have an F3 green micarta, Quantem2, and ursus. Of those the F3 detent is the easiest but my f95 is just a hair behind it and better than the quantems. Also agree with you on the F3 filling up the hand better.
Oh my finally a super high end knife I love that I can actually afford!!!!
Sold out that’s a price I can afford everyday lol 😂
if you squeeze the lockbar on any shiro you will see it lock up more and the lock bar begin to bow.. that's by design.. and that's why shiros have a tab on the lock bar insert to prevent over travel during hard use in the OTHER direction... 🙂
Hi MC! This comment is a bit late, sorry I couldn't stay in sync for a few days, great content as usual! And as a hint, there are F3s in MICARTA on sale on Shirogorov's home site, so it is quite possible that some of your dealers will start getting them sometime soon too. Watch out!
Absolutely love the size and looks of these megabuck knives that will probably just stay as personal Grails for me. I like the slotted screws on the exterior: IMHO they look much much cleaner than Torx and much easier to clean from pocket lint as well using a toothpick.
A tritium tube would probably look great on the pivot screw slot too when cleanly done with properly cured Norland UV resin.
I do like that the Zero is available in lefty...love my Neon Zero for that very reason.
Fellow lefty here, I bought two as soon as I saw them on Recon1. Little did I know they would be in stock so long. I had to get rid of some stuff, but they were a welcome addition and I have zero regrets.
Check out the F95R NL. They’ve done a couple of variants with fat carbon inlays. I own a jungle green version and it’s glorious. Highly recommend 😁
Where does the 95mm blade measurement come from?
I’ve had 3 of these F95 Zero’s. The first two were slow drop-shut out of the box, but the latest batch was definitely much tighter.
I bought two because I wasn't sure parts would be available and if we were going to get into a nuclear with the makers government. I must ask... What drove you to get three of the same knife? Did you get the from Recon 1? The lefties sat there FOREVER!!!!!
@@ToxicityAssured I bought my first one, and sold it to chase something else, and so on. I currently have none again, but will likely get another in the future. Always chasing something haha
@@jasonrogers1252 Is the Zero multi row ball bearings or is it roller bearings?
@@jdisdetermined it’s MRBS, multi-row bearing system, so the ball bearings. I believe the roller bearings are denoted as SRRBS or DRRBS, single/double row roller bearing system
Congrats on the score. Looks great 👍. Thanks for the review.
Are these just a super fancy upgrade to ZT knives? They look very similar…
These sterile looking knives are the bees knees to me. Beautiful knife. Thanks MC!
Folk our found of saying the Koenig arius is the best production made knife and it’s damn well up there but this is the one for me.
I wouldnt pay for real deal but shamefully I did pay for Green Thorn ... cant compare to real one but for 75 bucks it is better than any Benchmade I handled .. except it having K110 steel it feels nice, tight, drop shut, smooth, nice fit and finish ...
So if somebody wanna that shiro and dont wanna pay $$$ .. If you dont have moral issues, just get the GT F95. it is worth the price, it would be worth quite more ..
I have one of their F3 clones, It looked cool to me before I really knew who Shiro were, now I'm desperately trying to figure out how to buy a real one. I try not to buy from Ali these days (especially when it's a small maker or something being cloned!) but without having picked that up on a whim, I would never have known how much I would love the design, and certainly wouldn't have even considered spending what an original costs. It's not always simple.
I think the reason they do that with the gymping on the F95 is to match the gear pattern on the back I don't really think it's jimping I just think it's decorative gear pattern on the front to match the back
I like the offset screws! Think of it as a Shirogorov trademark, some have blue plastic looking bear picture hideous bolts!
Can't wait to see the new Hati gen. 3 review!
My favorite shiro is the neon zero but I wouldn’t mind a slightly bigger version between the f95 and the neon
Hey Metal Complex you need to try the F95 Turtle Gen 4!! Amazing amazing amazing!! Thinner blade stock and crazy details in the Turtle patern scales borrowed from custom division knives! In my opinion is a knife with so much detail that worth the eleven hundred territory. I am sure you gonna like it alot!!
So MC, Shiro or Hinderer?
Hey metal complex was just on blade hq and saw the benchmade infidel was discontinued. Have you seen or heard anything about it or why it was discontinued?
I've got a F95t gen4 l don't know how it could get any better It's got the better jimping the CPS... 3.5 mm Blade stock It's a laser ...the action is crazy smooth. Close your eyes. You can't even feel it close... But with that said, I've got a pimp purple F3NS that I traded for. Should get it in about a week so we'll see.. Regardless, love me some Shiro's!! 🐢Power!! 😂👊🏼
My brand new Hati Gen3 has a much stronger detent than my f3ns and two f95nl’s. I am wondering if they are heading in a heavier detent direction. It has softened a bit after a break in period but is still pretty hefty
Are Shirogorov’s not the the knives that sing when the blade is deployed? I remember a higher end manufacturer that always has a distinct ringing sound when opened, anybody familiar with the knives I’m thinking of?
You are thinking of Herman Knives.
After been blinded by the shiny bling of the quantum 2 I think I’m steering towards the understated beauty of this one.
Now just have to track one down. Anyone know where the best place to start recon1 have sold out?
Recon 1 has one left!! 👊🏼
The screw heads are so cool...
How do it preforms as screwdriver/ soup can opener ??
Terrible. Just like every other knife. Use a screwdriver / can opener.
Great video! I like my F95 zero more than my F3NS because unfortunately my F3 has more of a weak detent. Lol even though the F95 cut me pretty damn good when my finger slipped off the flipper. Any ideas on how to get my F3 to have a stronger detent?
I'm glad my f95 zero has a strong detent for pocket safety reasons. The blade moves so freely... If it opens, then you are in real trouble! Mine came a little dull the last 1/2 inch of the blade by the flipper. When I sharpened it, I left it dull. That little non razor blade section saved me a few times.
Billion knifes like this one already...
I can only afford to own one shiro (just!)
Keep jumping between this model and the quantum gen2 your thoughts please…
Which would you choose?
I like the ergos on the F95 better. Plus, it's classic Shiro. Essentially their flagship model
@@metal_complex your right it's what I imagine when I think of Shirogorov .the quantum is certainly impressive a bit flashy but beautiful whereas. The f95 gets straight to business.
Thanks for your advice. Value your opinion.
Finally decision made 👍
Of course there's always the classic knife nuts answer of both 😂
quantum is so baller homie
Nice! Love the look.
Bet you didnt think the next version of the F3 NS would cost the same as the F95 Zero...lol
But I bought it anyway...
@@metal_complex Me too... 🤣
MC do you EDC knives like this that have handles that are "slick"? I'm a simple bitch in that my favorite knife ever is the Kizer Dukes so maybe that's why I can never get used to something with minimal grip.
Ya. If it's wet, it's bad. Otherwise it's fine
I wonder if Shiri can still ship to US from Russia.?????
Seems like they can
Never held a Shirogorov, how is their heat treatment on their M390 compared to other top notch manufacturers?
I believe they go out of their way to make sure the rockwell is high
@@metal_complex I'm sure they do based on the level of the rest of their quality process. Do they use any other blade steels or is it always M390?
They do have other blade steels
You can go to their website. It’s in Russian but they have other steels use like m690 if I’m remembering right… I honestly don’t remember the steel or if that is even the right number but yeah lol
@@samuelsmithee S90V, M398, Cromax, many others.
I grabbed my first shirogorov from recon1 a week ago. It's a well made knife but I'm not super impressed. It just doesn't do it for me for some reason. I like it but not for the price.
Best thing about buying a Shiro is they are very easy to move for about what you paid for them if you aren’t feeling it.
@@rtaveno yeah that's why I'm not too worried about it. Just bumbed i dont like it as much as i thought i would. Got an arius incoming too so hopefully I'll like it
Hate the way that if I were to be stabbed by one of these and most likely say ‘nice knife!’ 😂
great knife, but i may be in the minority here i think i like the look and hold of the herman slim over the shirogorov. i may need to hold the F3 to complete my opinion but...
I got the slim and I don't know if it is just that specific knife but holy hell the detent was HEAVY - like giving my thumb a black eye heavy. What's the point of a detent that you can't open without wincing? And the ano on it got scratched off on the clip in about 1 day of wear.... and now i didn't let any metal objects into the pocket.... Anyways that turned me off to Herman knives... So i got a shiro (ursus nl the "cheap" one ) instead and that's been great.
beautiful knife
I want an F3. Have the money. Do not have the opportunity 🤷🏻♂️
Nice, just scored one for $950. Sounds like I did good.
You did
WOO F-ZERO!
Shirogorov does a much better heat treatment on M390 than what you'll get from a lot of those more affordable production knives.
Good Morning MC! Thanks for the knife porn to start my day off right!! haha
So, Shiro do runs of their knives with a few little changes over time? That means the F3NS is coming back... Anyone need a kidney?
Yes super nice
The devil is indeed in the details!
🤯
I can understand that these are objectively great knives (build, materials, etc.), but … the design is as bland as unseasoned chicken breast dude. 🤣
One of my favorite parts of them is the design 🤣 they are simple and very usable haha
I think it has a classic look. Like a nicely tailored suit. The quality behind it is all the flash it needs. No needles peacocking required 😂
Your paying a lot money for the brand name and looks
A bit, but less than you would assume. I also said that in this review.
Have you ever handled one of these? I was in the same boat until i pulled the trigger on the ursus nl... And now i won't daily anything else!
@@GOLD_FEVER The lefty version of this took over my pocket a few months ago like Russia took over parts of Ukraine... Sorry, too soon? (Seriously though, fuck Putin. Russians and Ukrainians are cool people.)
Not impressed at all…boring