CRKT Fossil Folding Pocket Knife: Compact Stainless Steel Plain Edge EDC Folder with Frame Lock, Everyday Carry Knife, Satin Blade Finish 5460, Brown

When I opened the box and held the knife in my hand for the very first time, I thought "Damn those scales have sharp edges." And they do. When its new, it has a lot of tiny sharp pointy edges where the scales were machine cut. Fortunately they wear down and smooth out and the knife is very comfortable in my hand now.The blade is very impressive. I bought the big one to replace a CRKT M16 that I carried for 16 years and gave to my nephew. I wanted a little flash and like you, loved the look of this knife.But the handsomeness of the weapon is nothing compared to how robust this monster folder is. I actually considered buying a belt sheath for it and carrying it open in the sheath. It would look awesome carried like that.The blade is thick, like industrial thick, but the grind is a flat taper that starts about halfway down from the top of the steel. Gimping is short, sharp and works well. I polished the tapered section my blade with some rouge with my power drill and man is it gorgeous. The bearings are silky smooth and the blade pops into position with a nice, masculine thunk.The design of the handle, the ergonomics of it, is excellent. If you ever have to fight someone with this knife, it will serve you very well. Your grip will remain strong and stabilized, even if wet, and the heel of the handle will concentrate a decisive punch to any boney mass.This knife looks like an art piece, but its really a working knife. I can see it getting a lot of use around the farm, and riding in the pocket into town that night, ready to dazzle the lesser mortals who flip Spyderco's.The one bad decision CRKT made was the belt clip. I have enjoyed Coke's that came in stronger aluminum than the steel used for this belt clip. Its like a bad joke. I can easily, almost without effort, bend it. My one-year old can bend it. Seriously. CHEAP. How that clip ever made it out of design approval I will never know, but CRKT owes all owners a free upgrade. And CRKT, if you don't know how to make a good clip, ask Kershaw to make one for you. I have three of theirs and they are all grade A. Yours is a C-. D, really. Yours is the mere idea of a clip. Kershaw gives us the reality of a strong clip, properly designed.

Super knife. This larger of the two Fossils is BIG and HEAVY...really a belt clip or back jeans pocket kinda folder, and because I knew that going in (in spite of the product description) I rate it five stars. It is well designed and meticulously made by CRKT. The one-handed open is smooth as butter and the weight of the blade gives you a very satisfactory "thunk" when flipped open. The lockup is tight. A ball detente keeps the blade closed when folded, but it can still be opened with your fingers if you want (need) to be quiet. The handle fits a man's hand very nicely, and provides suitable grip when wet. The blade is heavy enough for just about anything you want to use it for short of felling trees and chopping your way through jungle terrain, and is sharp enough out of the box except for the anal-retentive among us (count me in that number) who just HAVE to use a stone to finish the edge. I anticipate that with minimal caution with its use and some cleaning and a touch of oil after the fact, it will outlast the owner.I really can't add much more to what others have said about the knife. What I will say, is whoever wrote the Product Description for these knives on the Amazon webpages needs to be fired...Worst description I have ever read, with incorrect names for the designer and the two other knives mentioned in the description, without bothering to state the dimensions or weight of the individual knife being described.Don't fault the knife for the faulty write-up, guys! If you can keep your wife from finding out how much you paid for it, you need to get yourself one. On second thought, forget that, get one period...you won't be disappointed.

The CRKT Fossil 5470 has a way of seeming small for a fairly large knife, certainly when you consider the substantial blade it it produces. This knife was purchased to be my EDC and also the "nicest" knife I have bought for myself. With respect of my review cred, consider my previous EDC's over the past decade in order have been CRKT M-16, Spyderco Tenacious, and Kershaw Leek. I'm not a high-end knife guy, but my knives are used and well maintained for EDC, backpacking, farming tasks, defensive mode, and of course opening retail packaging.Somehow the stout blade of the Fossil has a way of feeling smaller and less obtrusive in my pocket than my Kershaw Leek. Obviously the Leek is much smaller, but the Fossil just has a way of disappearing from my mind when carried yet is always ready to be deployed when needed. I give this knife a high rating for allowing me to tote such a large piece of razor sharp steel and hardly even notice its weight or volume in my pants.Aesthetically the knife is sexy. Everyone can see that and everyone that sees it in person has said the same. If you prefer a more discreet knife presentation, then the large blade can be a bit of a shocker for some. The satin polish on the business end does have classy contours that doesn't scream "tacky-zombie-skull-rape" implement. My opinion is that it bridges a gap between gentleman's knife and tactical folder.The knife is very sharp and seems to hold an edge well. I haven't had the time to put it through its paces, but I haven't needed to sharpen it yet, as naturally I use my new knife every chance I get. The opening is butter smooth and addictive to flick open as other reviewers have commented. The lock up is very sturdy when deployed. It was actually a little tough to disengage the liner lock at first, nearly causing a chipped thumbnail, but it seems to have smoothed out now.My only complaint at this time would be that the pocket clip is a little loose for retention in the pocket. I was working under my Jeep and found that the knife had slid out of my pocket when i was wiggling around on my back for a while. So I'll need to remove the clip, bend the clip towards the knife body and then it should create an adequate pinch and not fall out again.