CRKT Obake Fixed Blade Knife: Burnley Titanium Nitride Plain Edge EDC Knife, Outdoor Utility Knife with Handle Wrap, Etched Blade, and Nylon Sheath 2367

Awesome little knife with a unique carry and deployment. This review is of the Columbia River Knife and Tool (CRKT) Columbia River Knife and Tool's 2367 Burnley Obake Every Day Carry Knife. Obake is Japanese for shape shifter or changeling. I think that alludes to the versatility of the carry options. The full tang knife is small and light, but beefier than you would expect for a knife of this size. When I first picked it up, it was noticeably heaver than I expected. The grip wrap is such that I have no worry about slippage--even when wet. Thank the Samurai for that technology. The kydex sheath has a rip cord with a nifty metal skull bead that you feed your belt through. Then the sheath is put IWB (inside the waistband) at any position you feel comfortable. After wearing this knife for a week, I can say that it does not slip down while wearing due to the rip cord length, and can be easily moved when driving if necessary. Upon deployment, the sheath comes safely with the knife until it hits the end of the rip cord and then the knife and sheath separate. No chance of an accidental injury upon deployment nor of accident when re-sheathing the knife. The creator Mr. Lucus Burnley has a great demo at [...] There are some limited editions of this same knife for sale with colored faux stingray inserts--but not on Amazon. Academy has the same knife but for $5 more than Amazon. A friend who is a knife expert advised me that this deployment method is actually of ancient design, but the implementation here is unique. Whoever invented it, it works. I still love my Tek-Lok belt clip-outfitted knives Blade-Tech Tek-Lok with Hardware (1 - Pack), but I'm going to carry this knife with the rip cord for a month or two before deciding whether to use a Tek-Lok with it. (Note: The Obake also comes with a belt clip that you can screw onto the sheath that I have not yet tried and probably won't because Tek-Lok is so superior to any other belt clip I've ever seen or used.) You can buy a much more expensive knife, but this looks expensive with the cool blade etching, appears to be stout and tough, fits comfortably at all positions because it is so sleek even with the sheath, and is cheap enough to carry every day and not be afraid to use for self defense or opening the mail.Update: Been wearing every day since I got it. It works with a suit, jeans, short and T-Shirt, even with my gi. Plenty of knife, but easy to carry and conceal. I would buy it again (and now am thinking about getting the special edition).

CRKT is becoming my go-to brand.This knife is an excellent value for the price. Very tough made, solid quality, priced comparable to inferior knives.Ok, let’s just admit it, given the design of this knife, it’s not an ordinary pockets knife. It won’t carry well in a pocket. It’s a shank; this knife was designed for self defense. And after a lot of handling and carrying, it seems quite perfectly designed for its purpose (I’ve obviously never used it for self defense, so I can’t review it’s performance on actual physical testing).The sheath is excellent; great retention and the lanyard works well strapping the knife tip-up style on the belt. I recommend reworking the lanyard as shown in my photo, to carry as I mentioned (11 o’clock for me). Keeps the knife quick at hand, easy to draw, and highly accessible for last resort defense, while still being flexible enough to move with you and not jab your gut out.I was worried about the grip on this knife, flowing right into the blade as it does, but the grip is excellent; knife stays glued to your hand. And the edge. The edge came right out of the box sharp enough to shave the ears off a gundark. The point is also well sharpened to a nearly needle-like tip. Just drawing it out to cut a package, the tip barely nicked my finger upon leaving the sheath, and sliced through, surprisingly deep, with almost zero effort.If you’re looking for an excellent, tactical everyday carry knife, look no further than the Obake.

This is an awesome small knife for EDC. The overall length fits in my hand from my wrist to the tips of my finger.The knife itself is VERY sharp. The acid etching on the blade gives it a unique look and the paracord that is wrapped around the handle is wrapped very tight with no looseness that I find.The knife is very snug inside the nylon sheath which itself is very sturdy.The knife / sheath also comes with an optional J hook so that you can attach it to your belt or waistband. The sheath also has a lanyard which you can thread through a belt loop giving you an additional layer of security so that if the knife and sheath somehow fall out of yourpants (or where ever you are holding it).This is my first CRKT knife, but it certainly won't be my last!Columbia River Knife and Tool 2470 Achi Ray Skin Cord Wrapped Fixed Blade Knife