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KERSHAW CAMSHAFT POCKET KNIFE: Designed with custom touches to get your engine going, like the decorative pivot and backspacer for added style. This everyday carry pocketknife provides amazing bang for your hard-earned buck.
CLIP POINT PLAIN EDGE BLADE offers incredible piercing capabilities, while its slight belly curve provides excellent slicing. Made from corrosion-resistant, high-strength 4Cr13 blade steel with a stonewashed finish to hide scratches.
CONTOURED, GLASS-FILLED NYLON HANDLE promotes a comfortable, secure grip during use. Texturized for extra solid grip. Black handle. Includes stonewashed steel pocketclip for deep carry (right/left, tip-up).
DESIGNED WITH SAFETY IN MIND: Equipped with Kershaw's SpeedSafe assisted opening and flipper for easy one-handed blade release. Liner lock secures blade safely in place.
SIZE SPECIFICATIONS: Blade Length: 3in. Closed Length: 4.25in. Overall Length: 7.25in. Weighing in at 3.1oz. Backed by Kershaw's Limited Lifetime Warranty.
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I own at least one knife in this steel but wouldn't recommend it at any price if you don't know how to maintain and keep a knife sharp. The upside to a 4cr14 is it is very inexpensive, very corrosion resistant, easy to sharpen to a good edge and less likely to be brittle and chip. But it will need to be sharpened more often than other budget steels like 7Cr17MoV or 8Cr13MoV because it's not hard enough to hold it's edge for long.
I do somewhat like Kershaw's assisted opening feature and own several of them, but sometimes I feel they use it to cover for less than great actions and blade detents. Overall, they are about a C+ tier knife manufacturer unless you get into their more expensive models.
Here [knifeinformer.com] and Here [wikipedia.org] are two articles comparing common knife steels. My personal favorite budget knife steel is D2 due to its relatively low cost vs edge-holding ability, but it's only semi-stainless and now good for wet environments or using on food. And, you have to buy from a decent manufacturer who gives their blades a decent heat treatment.
The Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener is my favorite one-piece sharpening tool. It's only about $35 on Amazon and I used it on everything from small folders to larger fixed blades and even smaller axes. My expensive whetstones now sit in an ammo can in the closet. And, as with keeping your tools clean and oiled, learning to sharpen a knife will only increase it's value as a tool.
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