Civivi Brigand vs Pro-Tech Malibu

Comparison of the Civivi Brigand (C909A) and Pro-Tech Malibu (5201).
Thanks to Jake at Bearded Gear for loaning me his Malibu so I could do this comparison.
You can find his Channel and Instagram below.
Bearded Gear TH-cam - / @beardedgear
Bearded Gear Instagram - / bearded_gear
The Pocket Perspective Instagram - / thepocketperspective
-------Specs-------
Brigand, Malibu
Blade Length - 3.46” (88mm), 3.25" (83mm)
Closed Length - 4.45” (113mm), 4.25" (108mm)
Overall Length - 7.92” (201mm), 7.5" (191mm)
Handle Thickness - 0.51” (13mm), 0.48” (12mm)
Blade Thickness - 0.12” (3mm), 0.125" (3.18mm)
Weight - 3.77oz (107g), 3.15oz (89g)
Blade Type - Modified Sheepsfoot/Reverse Tanto, Modified Sheepsfoot/Reverse Tanto
Blade Grind - High Flat Grind, High Flat Grind
Steel - D2, CPM 20CV
Handle Material - G10/SS Liners, Aluminum
Lock Type - Liner Lock, Button Lock
Clip Position - L/R Tip-up, Right Side Tip-up
Pivot Type - Bearings, Bearings
Origin - China, United States
Price - $70 MSRP & $60 Street, $270 MSRP & $200 Street
Behind the Edge Thickness - .018", 022"
-------Time Stamps-------
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Specs
04:29 - Design
16:53 - Build Quality
22:50 - Summary
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[@enriquescott2983]

If Civivi ever puts button lock on Brigand is Protech Malibu is in trouble

[@markm8956]

And better blade steel

[@mattharvey968]

Great comparison! The Civivi is definitely in my price range!

[@michaelrobertson8975]

just received my malibu. talk about underwhelming. where did all this hype come from?

[@charlesard8639]

You should come back man. You did some good reviewing.

[@gregoryblake3377]

Great reviews I'm glad I found your channel.

[@DC-lu3ii]

Great stuff as always

[@Duck420Ag]

I have a Malibu and am looking for the Brass scaled Brigand at the moment. I've heard this blade shape as a reverse tanto, modified Wharncliffe, and also a modified sheepsfoot. But I've always considered this to be a Seax, although smaller.

[@SodaPopCurtis808]

Both are beauties! I prefer larger blades so I would buy the Brigand. The Malibu is pure eye candy. Cheers mate! Good vid….

[@marcelvdfvandamme5927]

Both very nice blades. Personally I prefer a bit larger blades, so in that case my preference should go to the civivi. But the Malibu has more cutting edge, so a more practical blade size wise.
Also I like the looks of the Malibu better. But that price....😓

[@ThePocketPerspective]

Yeah, you could buy two Brigands and have enough left for a good meal.

[@marcelvdfvandamme5927]

@@ThePocketPerspective exactly 😎

[@DiegoMartinez-ou5wn]

I just bought both of these lol. Blue Malibu and a copper handle 154cm blade brigand.

[@gonzalomcordovez]

Awesome comparison Wes. Love the malibu and that button lock but the civivi got the looks and price 🤣👌

[@ThePocketPerspective]

Tough choices...😀

[@beardedgear]

Sweet comparison dude!

[@ThePocketPerspective]

Thanks again for the loaner!

[@highwindsedc]

Awesome comparison and with those one I can say it’s genuinely as apples to apples.l as it gets in the knife world.

[@DeRock401]

One is an amazing knife with an amazing lock. The other is a civivi.

[@AVGyerra22]

I'm not sure what you mean by this but civivi knives are good

[@cjanderson1011]

👍🏽

[@xjimmontg9241]

Who is copying who?

[@davidnalls8628]

Civivi is a Chinese company so…

[@razormonkey5000]

@@davidnalls8628 Just say you're not sure.

[@razormonkey5000]

The Malibu is newer.

[@bdach88]

Chinese vs American. Easy decision

[@cueball981]

Brigand all day. My hands are XXL. The Malibu just doesn't make the cut, especially its price! My gosh! Way overpriced IMHO.

[@davidnalls8628]

ProTech just hits different. Top notch.