Great knife-- Sorry scabbard
586386
I have an original Russell Sting.  The purpose for purchasing this one was to retire the original and carry the new one.  The original scabbard has a belt clip so you can carry it inside the waistband of the pants or on the belt loop itself.  The new one has straps to attach it to your arm or leg.  I love the knife but hate the scabbard.  All of us do not wear tactical clothing all the time.  Someone really dropped the ball on this.
2038967
It would be the perfect knife  I ordered if it weren't for the lock back.... it won't lock back. I cut the whole _____out of my finge.b. How do I get a new one.poor Machining..
133935
This is most definitely the bossest ass knife. What is it? It's sharp AF, we can start there. You wanna slice some shiz? Do it. Do the thing. Slice away, my friend, this blade will maintain its fine, fine blade for approximately eternity. My only gripe is the stippling on the grip. What is it with tactical brands and using sandpaper texture. Do a woodgrain grip or something, Kershaw. Yeah I hope they see this Amazon review and heed my lovely advice.
1299148
Let me get something out of the way first - this is a non-locking knife.  It's a slipjoint, meaning that there is a back spring that keeps pressure on the blade when open but doesn't lock, similar to a Swiss Army Knife.  That said, the way the knife handle is designed it's nearly impossible to close the blade on your fingers but I still wouldn't use this as a heavy duty knife.

Alright, with that out of the way let's discuss the actual knife.  The ergonomics are excellent, with a easy three finger grip and a palm swell to ensure that the knife remains comfortable at all times.  The thumb ramp is jimped with Spyderco's standard angled grinding, which when combined with the finger choils provides for a very secure grip.  The handle is made of some sort of reinforced nylon.  Very tough but there is a little bit of flex.  Oddly enough, this knife doesn't use the standard Spyderco volcano grip pattern, but instead uses a distinct checkering for handle grip.  It's still effective for providing grip, even with gloves on.  The knife can be opened comfortable with one hand but closing is best done with both hands.  Finally, the knife uses Spyderco's fantastic deep-carry wire clip, secured by a single screw that can be swapped for left or right, tip-up carry.

The blade is wide and uses a full flat grind, making the knife an excellent slicer.  The short, leaf-shaped blade and (relatively) straight grind allow for good detail work but for smaller hands it can be difficult to lay your index finger along the top of the blade.  The blade steel is the very excellent N690Co, which in usage is very similar to VG10.  This steel takes a very keen edge with good retention, as well as surprisingly easy sharpening.

Overall, this is a great lightweight, easy carry knife.  It would be perfect as a small EDC knife due to the incredibly low weight and deep carry clip, or where laws would prevent you from carrying something larger.  I live in a location where laws limiting size for knives aren't an issue but I still carry this knife regularly because it's that good.  Definitely worth a look.
4409949
I am keeping this knife, despite the listing being wrong.  I meant for it to be an EDC option, but I won't carry anything over three inches here in California.  Laws are fuzzy, but why risk it?  Having handled it, I'm impressed with the design and workmanship.  It opens well, and the AutoLAWKS is impressive, if a little fiddly.  The cross guard is interesting, and surely divisive.  I find it prevents my natural grip, and impedes the pointability of the blade.  Then again, I'm not planning to actively use it.

One big star off for the incorrect listing!
4845306
Nice blade, quite sharp. Point is extreme.  The sheath will hold up a while. I've read comments about the black will wear off the blade ect.. This is a knife built to be used, yes, it will scuff with use. Not a show toy.
1628521
I loved this knife. The build quality is awesome. The blade very sharp, with a serrated area. The open action is easy to master so you can flick it open swiftly. The size is just right for carrying. But then I lost it. Now I need another.
447726
The knife is great quality and super sharp. I just got it delivered. I am familiar with knives as I use to be a butcher. The only issue is that the usable blade length is only 9 1/4". As you can see from the picture, the handle angles downward. It is 10 1/4" at the bottom but it is 9 1/4" at the top. If I wanted to cut the dome off  the top of a cake that was 10", the cake would get damaged.  Maybe I shouldn't take off a star for this but this is America and I can do what I want :-)
3967762
I really wanted to give this knife five out of five stars. The design is fantastic, marrying sturdy construction with compact form, and the changeable blade means a razor edge (literally) is never more than a moment away. No, this won't completely replace a quality fixed or folding blade knife. The razor blade is too thin and fragile for hard uses such as batoning (hah!) or heavy carving. That being said, the tiny size and durable frame make this and easy inclusion for everyday use. My primary issue with this knife (aside from the inherently fragile nature of a razor blade) is the stiffness of the liner lock. I've only had this knife for a short while, and this issue may fade with use, but the lock makes it difficult to release with one hand. This is particularly egregious when everything else about this knife is so well suited for one hand. That being said, this is still a case of dynamite coming in a small package, and you could do much worse for your everyday carry blade.
631572
This knife sits securely in its scabbard.  I've lost a couple of knives before this one, because they fell out while I was diving.  I like how the scabbard attaches to my Aqua Lung BCD, through a couple of grommets.  The blade itself is nice and sharp and will come in handy when I need it.
247522
See my other review of the Gerber Swagger, which I don't like as much as the Fast Draw, but if you have iron-plated thumbs the Swagger might be worth looking at.

This is a great knife, at least for me.  I carry it in my back jeans pocket and it fits very low, with nearly all of the knife handle hidden inside the pocket.  That's because the clip design is one that "loops around", turning 180 back on itself so the curve of the clip that snugs against the edge of my pocket is nearly at the very end of the knife handle.  It's almost invisible if it weren't for the clip on the outside.

Also, I love the fact that it is a "tip-up" carry, which for me puts the knife in the perfect position to open it when I pull it out of my pocket.  The slide lock works like a charm (now it does, see photos and re-work description below) and is very easy to operate.  And of course the blade is sharp as sh..., well , sharp as sharp can be.  Very nice to carry and use.

I would recommend it highly unless you happen to get one with a similar defect to mine.  See the rest of the story below.

I purchased this from Amazon as a discounted "open box" price, which I assumed meant it was a return.  It appeared perfect in every way but once I tried it out the defect became obvious - the slide lock would jam when the knife was used (force applied to the blade when you cut something) and required a lot of wigging of the blade in order to get the slide lock to release so you could close the knife.

Rather than send it back I decided to take it apart (bad habit of mine), and discovered that the slide lock mechanism uses a flat bar, sliding in a slot punched in the back of the blade, to lock and unlock the blade.  That slot is literally punched in the steel of the blade and left completely unfinished - no machining at all.  So the shearing force of the punching operation left a rough surface for the flat bar to slide against, and there was just enough of a burr for the bar to catch and jam.

I used a tiny grindstone in a Dremel tool to remove just enough metal from the slot to get rid of the burr.  I also did a little smoothing of the corner of the locking bar that slides inside the slot.  See photos for details.  After this work the knife operates like a dream.
1038364
This is a great knife for fishing and I am looking forward to testing it out. It arrived with an extremely sharp blade (as all CRKTs do) and the design is great. The handle and feel of the knife is superb. My only complaint is the sheath. As you can see in the picture, it really is a generic sheath. It does protect the blade, but it doesn't make for a very secure or safe protection if in a bag, pocket, etc...Mine will just stay in the tackle box, so I'm not really that worried. While it would take a lot of bouncing around to get the sheath to come off, it just isn't a nice sheath. However, for under $12, you can't really get angry; the knife without the sheath is well worth the purchase. Highly recommended. CRKT knives are amazing and this knife is another win. Thanks CRKT.
363936
Great knife, I find myself not using it because it is so good though.  I guess I need to get over it and use it as intended.
4489013
This is a great "little" knife... just be aware of how tiny it is. It is appropriately named Gnome. You can see in the photo how it scales to a quarter.
The Gnome came out of the box as sharp as you could want, and I actually like the drop-point blade shape much better than the Ritter. The detailing and work on the handle are really nice. Like I said, this is a great little knife.
However, the reason I will be returning this unit starts with the sheath. You can also see how that scales to the one from my Doug Ritter CRKT necker. All the advantages of a small knife disappear once it is in the sheath. The ungainly and flat-out ugly flanges and huge rivets totally detract from the clean, sweet lines of the knife itself. Add to that the fact that the first time I shoved the blade in far enough to "lock" it into the sheath so it could not fall back out, it was so difficult to remove that I was worried about cutting myself in the stugggle. That is not going to be a great thing if you need it in an emergency when you might not have two hands to deal with it. That gives it a "Fail" as a neck-knife"... who want to risk cutting yourself in an already potentially bad situation.
My final judgement is that this is not one for me. Compared to the DR/CRKT is too much of a duplicate in utility. As much as I wanted to have it grab me and become a favorite, I know it would languish in a drawer and I'd just be out the money... so, back it goes.
870617
This review basically parrots the review i did for the 6" version of this knife...

I'll start off by saying that this is a very good knife. The Victorinox Fibrox line of knives generally get very good reviews and for good reason. They use good steel, are easy to sharpen, and can be put in a dishwasher (however I NEVER put kitchen knives in the dishwasher, but you could and for some that's probably an attractive feature).

Victorinox calls this a Chef's knife, but it is not, at least in the classical sense. In my opinion it's more of a utility knife. And a great one when used for that purpose. The blade is a little too narrow to be used for board chopping/slicing, your knuckles will be banging into the cutting board. (I have average sized hands)

But as a utility knife this baby shines! Slicing open bags, parting out a chicken, slicing various proteins and bread stuffs (think bagels, muffins, etc.) or even as a backup to your main knife on a pinch. Utility knives are often the most abused knives in the block, and at this price point I don't feel guilty abusing it a little. I find the handles secure and comfortable. (on a side note, i also reviewed the rosewood version of this knife and did not care for that handle at all).

All is not perfect however. My biggest complaint is that the blade is rather thin and has more "flex" than I care for. If I want a flexible filet knife, i'll buy one thank you. I really notice the flexing of the blade when trying to get through a chicken joint or the cartilage of cooked ribs, etc. But still, other than the flexi-ness of the blade, I really like this knife. Sharpening is s breeze compared to my Japanese knifes. No need to break out sharpening stones, just take 10-20 swipes across a good honing steel and it gets razor sharp. Really, razor sharp...

I also have the 6" version of this knife (comparison photo below), which is equally useful and highly recommended. Pick your poison with either of these, some might prefer the shorter version...

So overall (on a scale of 1-5):

OOTB Sharpness: 4
Fit/Finish: 3
Comfort: 3
Performance: 4
Value: 4
Total Avg. Score: 3.6 (Above Average)

Recommended
3166569
I love this knife. I bought it because I lost my Kershaw Scamp, which i found then gave away. Reason being, if you're looking for a knife that's got high-grade steel with an easy to maintain razor sharp edge , with all the the necessary features of a high-dollar blade (phosphor bushings, great clip, alignment, lanyard hole, jimping, G-10 scales, blade shape) for a quarter of the cost, stop reading right now and buy it. Then come back. I say buy it now, because one day soon these will probably go out of stock for good.

Now, some people have issues with the clip not being deep enough like their FLASH II, the G-10 scales being too slick, the paint chipping off, the steel liners not being milled, lets just write all that off as "production cost increase" for now and get to knife.

I work on the shipyard, I've done things to this edge that no one in their right mind should put it close to. I've cut string, and the left-over inertia usually sends the blade into the highly-abrasive, bullet-proof steel deck, or the bulkhead, as a result. No chipping, no dulling, no edge retention loss. EVER. Most people won't be using this to that degree of punishment. This blade always FLIES out of the handle with what I consider a moderate push. That's why I would consider it for self-defense use, for the speed of deployment.

If you want to make this RAT disappear in your pocket, you can remove the clip entirely (takes a T-5 or some needle nose pliers to grip the screw itself, its only glued with some light blue loctite), put some 550 cord through the lanyard hole, and make the lanyard 3", enough to grip for when you need to pull it out. This is nice because it blends right in and isn't obvious, allowing carry regardless of the event (assuming it's black paracord.) However, this is a pretty fierce blade, I would use a little Swiss Army during normal events before of pulling this out. I don't even like pulling it out at work, which, as i mentioned, is basically a construction zone. Everybody has some kind of knife, but it's kind of like bringing an incendiary grenade to a beach bonfire sometimes.

If you want to make the handle a little more grippy, you can grit your teeth, and take some 120 grit sand paper or a single-cut file to the handle (with the clip off) and EVENLY sand/file some of the G10 off. What results is a unique pattern, as well as a slightly grippier handle, instead of the more force you apply, the more your hand slips off.
The paint won't last forever. If flashiness is a big deal for you, and you've owned blades, you've probably perfected hitting blades with flat matte spray paint at this point over and over again.
If weight's an issue, drill some holes in the liners after you disassemble the knife yourself. This is maybe an ounce and a half heavier than my Bucklite MAX Medium knife, which has all plastic liners and a steel lockback bar. If your looking for a blade to beat up that you don't want to think is too pretty for work use, get that Bucklite MAX medium folder. I've switched that out because frankly, I don't have the fortitude to ruin, lose, wear out, or have confiscated, this caliber of knife to the shipyard. That way, if I do need my RAT for my personal safety, I can rely on it.
348360
The knife is awesome.
- It's light
- Razor sharp
- Great grip
Not much more I can say about it.  If you like the look you will not be disappointed.

The sheath on the other hand leaves a bit to be desired.
- Since the knife is a little large to be worn as a neck knife it would be nice if it came with some type of belt/pocket clip.
- Granted it is advertised as a neck knife so there is no reason it should come with a clip but it would be really nice if it did.
- The insertion of the blade can be a bit clumsy and awkward.  It's a bit narrow and it needs to be but inserting the blade smoothly without it catching is a bit difficult.

All in all I am happy with the knife and I'm glad I made the purchase.