That is certainly strange, given that a rapidly sold-out run must be profitable. Maybe a fatal flaw was discovered? If so, they should have offered to buy them all back.
@Brandon Rivera In Michigan I'm not limited to a nearly useless sub-2" blade on an automatic knife. The part of the law that restricts length here specifies "may not carry concealed WITH THE INTENT TO USE UNLAWFULLY AGAINST ANOTHER PERSON". Automatic knives are treated like any other pocket knife, in that respect.
To me, the only negative would be that my thumb would rest on that release button when I was using it. I can imagine pressing on that while using it, and having the blade fold on my fingers.
i agree, it’s the button placement that seems a bit awkward to me. it’s a really cool knife, but i can understand why maybe it’s back to the drawing board.
I was lucky enough to buy one when they first dropped. I took it out of the box and played with it for about 10 minutes and put it back. It’s been a “safe Queen” ever since. Glad I bought it!!!🔪🖤🗡
I have an old CRKT Glide Lock folder, with the handle scales made out of what I remember being bowling ball material (IIRC...) - it was a very gimmicky lock that gave no confidence during use whatsoever. I never carried or used it, just one of those cheap knives brought out when discussing oddball lock types with friends... This knife definitely reminds me of it - with the negative connotations as well!
This was always going to be a knife for collectors, and not SWAT officers or even regular guys looking for a knife to stand up to daily heavy use. I'd concur that the extra play in the glide lock that allows it to get pushed away from the scale and not latch properly is why the knife was pulled. I carry a knife at work (I'm a Chef) and even this short video would prevent me from buying one for my light to medium use.
It also looked complicated, so it may have been costly to manufacture, but if the first run sold out rapidly, the price could probably have been higher. It’s hard to understand what happened. Maybe the creator is indisposed?
This is such a beautiful knife. I'm a sucker for knives that combine beautiful design aesthetics with unique opening/locking mechanisms. I hope they fix the design issues and push this back out into the market ASAP. Although, for $100, I would like for them to include somewhat better knife steel for the blade - D2 at the very least.
If that little pin is all that's keeping it from closing, then i'd guess it was the reason for pulling it. It should have a thicker pin, that went in deeper. Lol. A problem i hear some guys have 😂. Joking aside, it's a gorgeous knife, i liked the 3 slipjoint designs this guy did for CRKT about 10-15yr back.
im thinking that due to the way the lock is positioned, if you were to stab into a sufficiently hard object with enough force, you could break/accidentally engage the safety button, slide the lock forward, and then fold the knife into your fingers? im guessing this posed a serious safety issue that made it worth discontinuing the knife? that was the first thing that came to mind when i saw that the forces you have to apply to fold the knife were eeriely similar to the forces you might apply to it stabbing into something hard.
I’m a sucker for spear point knives like this, and I would absolutely love something like this as a collector’s piece, but I hate the idea of carrying something that I can’t deploy and lock consistently with speed. This one kind of reminds me of if the SOG Pentagon and an Applegate/Fairbairn folder had a torrid affair and had a knife baby. Honestly, I’d still buy it. Not having much luck finding a used one…
Mechanism is unnecessarily complicated for a manual folding knife. Both for the manufacturer and the user. I like the stiletto-like design. They should've stuck with a standard (manual) button lock or make the blade and assisted flipper with liner lock.
Exactly. A true ugly duckling. I have a couple assisted MTech stilettos that are much more functional. Some designs weren't meant to ever go into mass production. This CRKT is a good example and their management recognized this.
Problem with crkt is the heat treat . I have had 4 crkt knives break from regular use . The worst of all was the fossil . Broke chips out of both blades somehow
Hope it makes a come back with suggested flaws corrected, but doubt that, the pearl clutching busybodies must have been appalled by the appearance and size.
Weird crkt are generally worth picking up.. I've got an old hole in one that I picked up almost 20 years ago now and my understanding is that it's now worth significantly more than I'd paid..
If there is a problem with locking, for example, it would be irresponsible not to issue a recall, together with an explanation. The “full effect” of a double-edge knife (the 2nd edge could be sharpened) probably makes it illegal in Massachusetts. Being defined as a “fighting knife” definitely would.
As a custom knife maker my guess is that that ridiculous bolster is why it was discontinued. Im shocked they would let that get past the paper design stage.
Cool lock up/release system. Too thick and heavy for this lad though. A bit mall ninja-ish, but I appreciate seeing it. Thanks for posting, interesting story!
It just seems too slow for what a knife of that styles intended purpose would be. I think the biggest failure is a mismatch between the lock and the deployment method. Maybe if paired with a gravity style deployment for self defense they could be on to something.
first impression, that locking mechanism is a huge safety hazard to a new user, it has a switchblade look going to it, as well as what could be considered a 3 sided blade(do to thickness and blood groove) which is outlawed by the geneva convention.
I owned one (recently given to a good friend who liked it) and honestly it's a pretty good knife for those that collect odd opening mechanism knives like my self but certainly not for every day use, I believe it's better suited as an interesting letter opener then a valued EDC piece.
First I've seen of it and it's a fine looking design but the issue would be a fail do to it's style of blade and such being a spear point or dagger like the Ti Lite VI & IV by Cold Steel I still like it and would have wanted one just a collection piece. ⚖️
Completely different, but I have the CRKT Deviation. That knife is unusable. Why? Because it's a work or art. I mean the action is immaculate. The locking mechanism is solid and folds back up really solid. Why is it unusable? Because the finish on the blade is so nice that any use is going to mar the finish. But, if I had to really use it, I am confident it will do my daily tasks quite nicely.
I think you got it, I would never carry or use a knife that should lock if there is any issue at all with the lock part. Dangerous for camping, survival and general use. A knife should work as intended, user ability aside
Because that falls edge on the back Can be sharpened to raise your sharpness Giving you a double-edge blade which in most States is illegal And I'll put a $1000 down right now saying some people did that and got in trouble for it
Well I usually don’t buy anything from china but even when something of decent quality and/or engineering comes along they always seem to discontinue the good stuff and this goes for all companies not just CRKT! 😢
Obviously it was done by people who grew up in the 90s, where saying "syke" or "psych" after saying something you didn't mean was common. So they called it the Psyche planning on pulling a syke.
They probably had to take that lock design back to the drawing board. Edit: idk could've been a failure at whatever oem they were using also take my ideas with a grain of salt. Awesome design though.
