300winmag; excellent presentation/evaluation and the visuals were outstanding, does the Shrade have a thumb knob and is it reversible, I'm wondering about the left handed operators out there. The plastic handle with rubber inserts does make for a better grip, wonder how well the plastic holds up to bug goop and oil. I'll trust your thorough testing, we do appreciate the seriousness of the evaluation. Thanks.
300winmag; excellent presentation/evaluation and the visuals were outstanding, does the Shrade have a thumb knob and is it reversible, I'm wondering about the left handed operators out there. The plastic handle with rubber inserts does make for a better grip, wonder how well the plastic holds up to bug goop and oil.The funny-looking hole in the Schrade is what your thumb uses to get a hold on the blade. A number of knives use holes, and they work well. It also makes them pretty much ambidextrous.
If money was no object (as in, $100+ knives were no big deal), there are dozens of knives I'd give gladly give out. Also other dozens that I wouldn't give away on a bet. When $25 is the upper limit, things get much more restrictive.
Maybe that's why we were so fantastically lucky with the CRKT. It's a production version of what started out as a $250 custom knife. We, and the troops, were blessed to get what we did for $18 each. If I see any more closed out elsewhere at under $30, I'll snatch up as many as I can afford.