Smith & Wesson CK33 4.7" Hawk Bill Plain Blade Extreme Ops

by Smith & Wesson

Product Features

• 440C steel blade
• G10/stainless handle
• 3 inch blade, 5 inch closed length
• Removable pocket clip
• Limited lifetime warranty

Product Description

The Karambit's claw-shaped curved blade originated centuries ago in Indonesia and was used primarily to cut crops, today it is considered a self protection tool.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000UUXE2Q
• Item model number: CK33
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,909 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #72 in Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Hunting > Hunting & Tactical Knives > Tactical Knives

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Karambit, August 23, 2007

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Daniel Ronsayro "DRonsayro" (Atlanta, GA) - See all my reviews

Excellent Blade, beautiful knife, my only concern is the liner lock. Under actual use, practicing with the knife, at least once now, with your hand directly over the liner lock during a downslice, the lock failed (well, not failed, but the position of my hand slipped enough on the knife while cutting through a hanging pig that it released the lock on recovering my stance) and the blade nearly closed on me. I have a small cut from it, fortunately there was no pressure on the backside of the blade to cut me deeply.

I have practiced with it a lot more and haven't had that problem since, but this was my first non-fixed blade karambit. I think I'm going to stick to fixed blades.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Knife, March 4, 2010

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G. Chance "deathiswatching" (Annandale, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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Others have pretty much summed up this knife, but I'll throw in my 2¢. Overall a good take on the karambit design. Very high-quality materials were used here, from the G-10 grip to the liner and blade steel. The blade is very sharp right out of the box and has stayed sharp through the minimal use I've put it through (this is for self-defense more than utility, though the karambit makes a good box opener at times). I would say this blade is curved just barely enough to call it a true karambit, but this was necessary to make it a practical pocket knife, hard to do with this type of knife.

The down-side of all this quality is the weight. It is very heavy for a pocket knife (heck some fixed-blades are lighter). Also it is very large. Not a problem so much if it was just the blade but I only have average hands, and while I can use this knife, a smaller grip would be more comfortable for me. For someone with large hands, this would be perfect. I'd also like the opening to be a bit looser, I think there is one of those annoying California-approved liner lock studs that keep you from being able to just flip it open. The thumb stud is well placed for leverage, so it is not too bad.

S&W are a bit hit or miss on there knife designs (very innovative on all though), but this one is most definitely a hit. The best folding karambit-type knife I have seen.

Just a word of warning, as with all karambit knives, these are not toys and are designed for one thing, to make really nasty cuts in flesh. Just be careful when using and don't start spinning it around on your finger just cause it has a hole, I've seen too many people without training get really nasty cuts doing this.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent knife!, July 9, 2009

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Blake M. Houghton (Bakersfield, CA) - See all my reviews
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This knife is EXTREMELY good quality. It's nice and hefty, which caught my attention, so when I was examining it I noticed many places where S&W could have cheated and thinned out the metal or used less pieces, but they didn't. I've bought two Smith and Wesson knives recently, and I would give them both 6 stars if possible! This knife is DEFINITELY worth your money if you want a good, comfortable karambit.