CIVIVI Elementum Pocket Knife, Folding Knife for EDC with 2.96" D2 Black Stonewashed Blade Cuibourtia Wood Handle, Flipper Knife with Clip for Men C907U

Fantastic and beautiful knife. Extremely well made, durable, super sharp right out of the box, stays sharp for what feels like a lifetime. Very smooth and easy opening, I can’t say enough. Civivi knives feel almost too good to be true. Worth the money and lasts for years.

Gorgeous knife, and I use it all the time. I had never heard of this brand, but when looking for another EDC I kept coming across great reviews so I decided to give them a go. I was not disappointed! Opens and closes nicely, had a great feel in the hand, looks beautiful, highly efficient - I've had folks ask me about it when they see me using it. I highly recommend it, and loved it so much I also bought the updated version of this knife, which has slightly better steel. The blade is long enough and heavy enough to cut through just about anything you need to cut - without being so bulky you have nowhere to put it. This is a terrific knife!

I'm a "Buy American" type when practical. However American made pocketknives in the style I like are usually prohibitively expensive, especially since I tend to beat my knives up. I don't want to trash a $200 knife. I have a big piece of property and I use my knives for all sorts of chores. I've carried a Kershaw 3410 for several years, a $35 knife (also made in China), that has served me well. But recently I find that the blade has more side-to side movement than I care for and it's hard to keep centered. It takes an edge OK but doesn't hold it long. It had no jimping. I had to cut the jimping in myself. I'm a sucker for wooden scales on a pocketknife, so when I saw this CIVIVI Elementum pocketknife with Cuibourtia Wood scales, I went for it. The scales are real wood, nicely grained and finished. My initial impression of the CIVIVI is that this appears to be a well made knife. The blade is centered and sharp right out of the box. It has jimping for a good thumb hold. It will slice a piece of copy paper held on edge cleanly into narrow strips. The Kershaw is a "spring assist" and deploys quickly, but I did have to mill down the left scale and steel liner (a lot) to be able to reach the liner lock to more easily disengage it. Not so on the CIVIVI. Although the CIVIVI is advertised as a flipper, the blade jumps out more quickly than the spring assist Kershaw! The liner lock engages the blade securely, is easy to disengage and does so with an audible "click." The knife comes set for right hand pocket carry, blade tip up, which is what I like. It carries deeply in the pocket, the spring clip secures it well, but there's no option to convert it to tip down or left- hand carry. As the title says, I'm impressed. We'll see how the black finish holds up on the blade and what kind of edge retention the knife has.

First off, it's beautiful. The Guibourtia (African Rosewood) scales are sweet, and the contrast with the black blade and construction make it look sophisticated. The blade shape is maybe nothing to write home about, but it is slick, dangerous, and even a little sexy. The point-up pocket clip is tight, but not too tight, and there's a hole for a lanyard. Nice jimping on the back quarter of the blade. Blade locks in place firmly with no wiggling. Good D2 steel. The wood scales are pretty grippy while dry; not sure yet how they would feel if wet. The opening mechanism (flipper) is smooth as silk, but I find that sometimes if I don't flip it aggressively enough, it doesn't open completely. The flipper nub is a little smaller than other knives I have, so doesn't give as much torque on opening (my guess), but it works well for the overall looks of the knife. My only serious complaint is that to unlock the liner lock (some complementary jimping here, too) is a little difficult because the lock is not extended very far above the wood scales. It's enough of an effort to press my thumb against the liner lock to make it not really a true one-handed closer, at least not swiftly. Still, I really like it, I think it's worth the price as an EDC you can wear with your dress clothes. Would make wonderful gift for meaningful occasions, I think (if you don't believe the superstition about knives as gifts).