Columbia River, CRKT Koji Hara Ichi, Assisted Opening 1070KS

by Columbia River

Product Features

• CRKT Assisted Opening Designed by Koji Hara pocket knife
• Closed length 3 1/4 inches
• 420 J2 stainless steel with brushed finish and thumb stud
• Black Kraton and Zytel handles
• Outburst Assisted Opening System

Product Description

Columbia River, CRKT Koji Hara Ichi, Assisted Opening 1070KS CRKT was delighted when internationally known Japanese knifemaker and American Knifemakers' Guild member Koji Hara agreed to design a personal knife for CRKT. CRKT's goal was to apply Koji's remarkable design sense to a small personal folder which could incorporate their patented OptiFastTM assisted opening mechanism. For rigidity and strength, CRKT used their InterFrame open build, with two 420J2 stainless steel liners. In a first for CRKT, they created layered injection-molded scales of Kraton® and Zytel®, the latter with Koji's terraced Air-Step design. The result is a small knife that gives good grip, fits the hand nicely, and is truly functional for a variety of work tasks. The Ichi features bronze and Teflon bearings at the adjustable blade pivot for smooth, fast action The handle tapers neatly into a modified drop point pen blade with a high-hollow grind made of high-carbon stainless steel. An ambidextrous thumb disk allows easy one-hand opening. Blade: Length: 2.50" (6.4 cm) Thickness: 0.096" (0.245 cm) Steel: 420J2, 54-56 HRC Closed: Handle length: 3.25" (8.3 cm)

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• ASIN: B002I1PQLW
• Item model number: Koji Hara Ichi
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,713 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Ichi a great buy., July 4, 2011

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Richard A. Goldsmith "python134r" (Sunny South Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Columbia River, CRKT Koji Hara Ichi, Assisted Opening 1070KS (Misc.)

I purchased 2, one all black the other std silver blade, quality is great, operates well and it is a very handy little blade, great for inexpensive gifts for those who appreciate high quality low cost edge tools. I saw this retailing in NYC for $59.95, of course at that time which was 2 years ago I paid about $25.00 each.

Cannot beat CRKT for bang for the buck and cost / quality.

Rich G.

4.0 out of 5 stars inexpensive quality, April 7, 2010

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R. Colbourne (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Columbia River, CRKT Koji Hara Ichi, Assisted Opening 1070KS (Misc.)

Although many gripe about the 420J2 steel used on this knife, it seems ideal for the size and shape of the blade, and it's very sharp out of the box. At first, I thought that the assisted opening feature didn't work, but after a dozen or so attempts it began opening with a flash. I use it mainly around the house, opening boxes, cutting cardboard... . I have other knives that I've used for similar chores, but I like the unobtrusive size of this knife. The liner lock holds the blade securely in the fully opened position, with no noticable play, and the quality is right up there with CRKT's finest offerings (disclaimer: I'm a fan of their knives because of the cost/quality equasion). 4 stars because 5 seems a little too perfect for me to offer.

4.0 out of 5 stars assisted opening knife, December 23, 2009

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R. Roselle "p[8 0--0" (po[i09i8) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Columbia River, CRKT Koji Hara Ichi, Assisted Opening 1070KS (Misc.)

my knife needed some adjusting and had a burr on the blade tip . After some work on my part it is fine know .