Customer Reviews

Mtech Extreme Tactical Folding Pocket Knife,With Aluminum Handle Knives Black

5 star:		(90)
4 star:		(71)
3 star:		(28)
2 star:		(15)
1 star:		(27)

 

 

With knifes, you have to use and abuse them a little before you can write a fair review based on it's performance. For most knifes of this price you wouldn't expect super high quality as you would with prominent knife makers like Benchmade or CRKT, etc. In this instance, however, this is actually a fairly well made knife. And, I will be quick to point out it is made out of the same high quality steel that most high end knifes are made from (440C). I have had no problems so far with mine in the two months that I have had it and I use it A LOT. Mostly as a utility knife but it would make an excellent all around everyday and campers knife. It has kept a sharp edge so far and the tip has not bent or been damaged even though I have used the tip to pry open things. The design is nice and comfortable to hold. The lock has worked well and consistent. I had to actually loosed the screws on mine with a torx wrench just a little so that the "quick open" finger notch worked more smoothly. With a light flick it whips open quickly now. It is super thin & the pocket clip works nicely. It's not too heavy even though it is a decent sized knife. I would rate this overall as a very useful utility and/or campers/hikers knife and would recommend it!

I bought this knife for my 14-year-old son, and he loves everything about it (and I certainly loved its low price!). But after two weeks of use, the screw on which the blade pivots loosened and fell out. Fortunately my son retrieved the part and handed all of it to me to be repaired.

If this happens to you -- and enough users on Amazon have reported problems with these screws backing out that you might want to anticipate it -- you'll need a small Torx screwdriver (size "T8" to be precise) and a bit of Loctite, or similar thread locker (available at any hardware store or auto parts store). The blade is surrounded by a nylon bushing on each side. Once you make sure that those bushings are in place, put a drop of Loctite on the screw, and use the Torx driver to tighten it to just where you would like it -- tight enough to have little or no play, but loose enough that you can extend the blade with a flick of the wrist. I'd suggest using "removable" threadlocker rather than "permanent", just in case you ever want to change the screw adjustment. And use just a drop; you don't want to foul the nylon bushings that keep the blade moving smoothly.

Incidentally, for those of you with video-game-playing kids, you might already own a T8 Torx driver, because it's the same tool that opens up an Xbox 360 controller. If you don't have one, you can get this one on Amazon for about five bucks: Silverhill Tamper Resistant Torx size T8 for Xbox 360 Controller

In spite of this annoyance -- and it definitely IS annoying -- the knife is an awesome bargain, fully meeting my son's needs.

I got this knife the other day and at first I was a bit skeptical about it. When I took it out of the box I was immediately suprised with how good it looked. Even though the grapghics are painted on, it still looks great. The blade is a good length for a tactical folder. It is a bit on the heavy side but I dont mind so owell. The blade deploys nicely with a good flick. I also purchased a S&W extreme ops(partially serrated) blade as my edc knife. Ill probably carry both and recommend both. Hope this review was helpfull.

This knife isn't a great buy because it's a great knife, but a great knife because it's a great buy. Come on, you get an almost 4", 440c blade with finger flipper, lanyard holes,ferro rod striker (the jimping at the end of the liners), tactical features, comfortable handle, cool blade paint and deep carry pocket clip for 7 change delivered.

The drop point blade is fairly thick and menacing with a nice even grind and edge. The flipper acts as a finger choil if needed. The liners protrude past the end of the scales and house the laynyard hole. It's also nifty that the edges of these protruding liners are jimped for use as a ferro rod striker. You would think this folder cost 50 bucks after listening to some of the complaints in other reviews. At this price I'm willing to sharpen the blade and tighten a screw or two... what's the big deal? Of course it's not going to be a zero defect knife at this price.

By the way, mine was extremely sharp out of the box and my screws haven't budged. My blade does not lock tightly into the handle as others have stated and can come loose but at this price I'll live with it or fix it if possible. Blade centering when closed is off a bit but this doesn't effect the use of the knife at all. For The Money, This Knife Rocks! I would recommend it to anybody and I'm going to buy a few more.

This is an amazing knife for the money. It is so easy to sharpen, and holds an edge as well as any stainless should.
Its no high carbon steel, but its a folder, leave the nice metals for a full tang, large knife.

The only downside to this knife, if carried regularly, is that the screws holding the whole this together will unscrew themselves. I learned this the hard way as one fell out and was lost. I found out that if you take them out, and apply a dab of super glue to the end, and screw them back in tightly, the glue will slide through the threading and keep it in place unless a significant amount of force is used to take them out.
Problem solved!

But really, a great knife, smooth to flip, a breeze to sharpen, and a cool factor that has all my friends oohing.

I was pleasantly surprised when I first received this knife in the mail. It's really nice looking, extremely sharp and works great. Within two weeks of using the knife, I was missing all of the tiny screws that hold the knife together. For $5, you get what you pay for I guess. But I almost stabbed myself the first time I reached for it and it was open all of the way because the screws weren't holding it together any longer.

I have had this knife for 3 years and use it every day and only have to sharpen it once every month. It stays extremely sharp and cuts well the paint is not easily scraped off so it looks good for a long time. The only 2 problems I have with it are after about 3-4 months the screws come lose or come out so its best to take it apart and put locktite on all screws except blade adjustment screw then it works nicely. The other problem is with the finger assist on the back if the knife is on your waist or in your pocket the finger assist likes getting caught. Other than that the knife is great is is quick and easy to open even for people that are not good at flipping knives open. It is well balanced and feels nice in the hand and after like a month it gets worn in and is fast to open.

it's the perfect knife for work as i am so hard on them. i'll probably be buying another one very shortly.

This knife sharpened up well. On these types of knives I just use a carbide sharpener like the accu-sharp since it won't hold an edge really long anyway. My suggestion for these types knives is to take each screw out individually (except for the bolt that holds the blade) and put a tiny amount of loc-tite on them and replace tightly. Then it probably will never come apart.

On the blade it says "440 steel" and "handcrafted in China" which mean "soft but serviceable metal" and "assembled by a 12 year old child in the 11th hour of his/her sweatshop shift". So QC could be shoddy, but on mine it is rather good.

The knife has a good feel and is useful for normal cutting tasks, and like I said above after a little work on it it should last a while, mine has.

This is a great knife.Opens very easy, strong belt clip and was razor sharp right out of the box.(shaved the hairs on my arm with it)!