Look forward to see what you think of it when it arrives.
Got it and first off I was very happy with BladeHQ's shipping department. They packed my CIVIVI in a sturdy cardboard box with packing peanuts. Most others use
soft mailers which are fine for a clamshell plastic factory knife package, but if you are like me and keep the original boxes, soft mailers get crushed so bad they are just another packing material and do nothing to protect the knife.
CIVIVI also did a great job with their packaging. Nice security seal on both end flaps, Elementum came in a nice, zippered case with polishing/wipe-down cloth, a nice CIVIVI decal which looks exactly like the Elementum in cutout silhouette.
The knife itself is incredible. Flawless finish and construction, button works extremely well and locks up securely. It has a nice, long deep-carry pocket clip that is a muted matte finish and does not scream out "There's a knife in my pocket!" like chrome clips can do.
The knife is light, but not "cheap, light" and is barely noticeable in a jeans pocket. Presentation from closed-in-pocket is very fast and clean with positive lock-up.
I'm not a "fidgeter" but I can see why this would be a lot of fun to flip-open, flip-closed endlessly. The ceramic captured bearings are marvelous.
The edge that came with my knife is nicely edged and without poor grinding waves or anomalies. I rate its sharpness as a 7 on a 1:10, which is good for a production knife and will only take
a little extra love to get it to my liking. Very few knives have needed "no finishing" and I'm happy with this one.
I paid $49.99 for a $100 dollar knife in my opinion.
Buy with confidence...
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Enbloc