Great gimping.Īll of those are great features that add to the overall concept. The choil that allows the to grab the knife comfortably and securely. The added pommel at the end of the handle that can be used as a glass breaker/scull crusher. The knife is designed really well and smart, especially the overall looks, the shape of the blade, the ergos that will fit most hands and the added features, the unique and functional locking system. In order to keep the key in place while stored at the back of the handle and in the locked position, HX Outdoors added magnets, and it actually works really well (I haven't succeeded to shake the key off in both positions). In addition to that the knife includes a torx key, which is hidden in the back of the knife, which allows to adjust all of the screws, but also could be put through the specifically drilled holes in the blade and handles and by this provide additional security as a 100% fail proof lock with the assumption that the key stays in place - similar concept is used in the Extrema Ratio RAO knife. The knife essentially functions as a slipjoint - there are 2 liner bars with a detent ball on each side and those create the 2-step fixture of the blade (half-stop and the fully open position). It arrived shaving sharp, no issues with centering or bladeplay out of the box, and no fit&finish problems out of the box either. The knife came in a beautiful HX Outdoors branded cardboard presentation box.

It shares a lot of features with the now discontinued CRKT Jorneyer knife (designed by Liong Mah), but couldn't be called a clone IMO because of the many differences from that model - blade shape and grind, handle materials and shape (G10, added millings) and the added crusher in the end of the handle. So I got this knife as well and would like to share my review of it.

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