7X57chilmau
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So, I just got back from our annual family vacation to visit my Mom and her husband in Southern Florida. We made our annual pilgrimage to Everglade City, lunch at the Rod and Gun, and a visit to the Tru-Value hardware store there. The owner has a fondness and willingness to discuss knives that's just fun, and he carries a variety of Kershaw products. I try to buy one each year to commemorate the trip.
This year, I took home a beautiful little Kershaw 1610, a 2-1/4" assisted linerlocked folder with brick red anodized handles, a Ken Onion/Frank Centofante collaboration. I can't find much info about it. It's a nifty little bugger, though.... Warncliff style blade, with a very straight edge, hollow ground. The blade material isn't marked, and I've found various reports of either 440A or 13C26.... I'm leaning towards the sandvik steel after sharpening the knife... It doesn't burr like 440A usually does, and seems to acquire and hold a better edge than I'd expect, under the limited use it's gotten so far.
The liners are steel, and have a very high polish - almost looks chromed. The safety lock is much better than the Leek's design - it acts on the pivot area, not the tip, and has a light detent that makes a soft "click" when it engages. It's location causes it to be automatically locked when the pocket clip is used. It is easy to unlock single handed, with the same finger you hit the flipper with.... Making it a useful lock. My Leek lock never got used, except by accident, because its location sucks.
The fit and finish on this one is better than any folding knife I've owned. The blade is beautifully ground, almost flawless. It's Perfectly centered when closed. Lockup is tight, and the lock doesn't "over latch" and become difficult to unlock even under excessive loads.. The assisted opening is firm and confident.
I tried to find definitive info on this folder, but Kershaw's site doesn't have anything on it. Just vendor sites with questionable info. Build date on the tang is Jan 08.
You might have noticed that I really like this knife... I'll post some photos when I get them downloaded... and maybe update when I've had more time with this little cutter.
J
This year, I took home a beautiful little Kershaw 1610, a 2-1/4" assisted linerlocked folder with brick red anodized handles, a Ken Onion/Frank Centofante collaboration. I can't find much info about it. It's a nifty little bugger, though.... Warncliff style blade, with a very straight edge, hollow ground. The blade material isn't marked, and I've found various reports of either 440A or 13C26.... I'm leaning towards the sandvik steel after sharpening the knife... It doesn't burr like 440A usually does, and seems to acquire and hold a better edge than I'd expect, under the limited use it's gotten so far.
The liners are steel, and have a very high polish - almost looks chromed. The safety lock is much better than the Leek's design - it acts on the pivot area, not the tip, and has a light detent that makes a soft "click" when it engages. It's location causes it to be automatically locked when the pocket clip is used. It is easy to unlock single handed, with the same finger you hit the flipper with.... Making it a useful lock. My Leek lock never got used, except by accident, because its location sucks.
The fit and finish on this one is better than any folding knife I've owned. The blade is beautifully ground, almost flawless. It's Perfectly centered when closed. Lockup is tight, and the lock doesn't "over latch" and become difficult to unlock even under excessive loads.. The assisted opening is firm and confident.
I tried to find definitive info on this folder, but Kershaw's site doesn't have anything on it. Just vendor sites with questionable info. Build date on the tang is Jan 08.
You might have noticed that I really like this knife... I'll post some photos when I get them downloaded... and maybe update when I've had more time with this little cutter.
J
