It's pretty much unbelievable to me that this knife, brand new, cost me only $28. Here's a compact tactical and EDC blade that features textured G10 handles, skeletonized SS liners, strong liner lock (from all appearances), functional jimping on both the top and bottom (!), good 4 corner clip, strong lockup, and super fast deployment riding on phosphor bronze bushings. The feel is solid, balance is good, the deployment is rapid (thanks to the phosphor bronze bushing), and the lockup is flawless on the Tenacious. The full flat ground 8Cr13MoV blade (like AUS8) is beautifully finished and I think will handle most cutting tasks very well (it is on the wide side however). Like Japanese-made AUS8 steel, 8Cr13MoV is a high carbon (.8%) stainlees steel that is balances corrosion resistance, edge holding, toughness, and ease of sharpening well. Expect good but not excellent rust resistance from this steel. The one downside I can detect is insufficient in-handle retention caused by a weak detent. But thats about it. Intially I had discounted this blade as being too heavy and therefoer I wasn't interested. I was wrong. This is an outstanding, EXTREMELY HIGH VALUE blade that I suspect can pretty much handle whatever you throw at it. This knife offers amazing value (like a more affordable Spyderco Caly3). /////////////////////////// Nutnfancy Likeability Scale for Spyderco Tenacious: 8 of 10 (price considered)
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