FALCO Flipper Knife with Tritium M390 Steel Tactical Folding Pocket Knives

Very Nice knife, great looks, lacking a bit of polish but fixable. One big issue.Con's:1. the lock bar WOULD NOT engage at all when flipped or manually opened. I had to file down the steel lock bar insert so it could engage against the blade tang. This was extremely unsafe, as the blade would not lock in place at all without assistance, and I nearly cut myself. But a bit of filing down on the steel lock bar insert with one of my triangle sharpening stones from a Spyderco sharpmaker did the trick pretty quickly, and now the lock engages just fine.2. The jimping on the carbon fiber is really aggressive and almost painful, but again easy to file down a bit.3. The thumb studs are completely smooth, and you can't get a grip on them to save your life. Almost useless as the detent is very strong, but you can remove them with a single screw if you wish.4. A minor thing, it would have been nice to know what color the tritium insert was before I received it.5. There is a bit of play in the blade when closed where it should meet up with the stopping pin. But ultimately not an issue just annoying bit of wiggle.Pro's:1.its very light with carbon fiber handles, and its real carbon fiber too.The red accent ring around the pivot is nice looking.2. M390 steel, flat grind, satin finish.3. The flipping action is super smooth, rivaling my WE Knife 609c. And isn't overly loud when locking I think due to the carbon fiber handles absorbing some vibration more than say titanium would.4. Pocket clip holds nice and tight on pockets, no worry about it falling out.5. Edge came very sharp.6. No blade play in lockup position and very sturdy feeling.7. Titanium lock bar is nice looking contrast8. Mine came with blue tritium insert and its a nice look and goes well with my blue tritium sunwayman light, and blue tritium lanyard bead.

The action on opening the blade is great. But, like other reviews mention, the oversized jimping on the spine near the flipping tab is sharp. You can file down the g10 to your liking. I smoothed down the last two teeth so it wouldn't scratch my finger as I push the flipper tab down. The pocket clip does not work well on thicker fabrics like denim. It will get loose over a short time as you use it day to day. It's secured using only one large screw. I cut off the clip, and re-fashioned it into a "lanyard clip," complete with a new finish (flame anodized).

Overall this is a great knife. The carbon fiber is fairly void free, the red anodizing adds great accents. The blade is amazing M390 steel. Lightning fast deployment with solid lock up. Only two cons are the jimping on the top towards the blade, the jimping is sharp and overall unnecessary. The other complaint is the lack of either enough relief cut into the show side of the CF scale, to allow disengaging the lock bar easier or bring the tab on the lock box are up higher would have also solved the issue. The lock is hard to disengage because of these reasons.

Very nice knife the only thing that is keeping me from making it 5/5 if the size it just a little too big but besides that it is an excellent knife.

This may not be top of the line but if you are looking for a great EDC that's good looking, Sharp out of the of the box and packaged really nice for under $140.00 this may fit the bill. It has a nice solid feel and its just that little bit different from what's out there.. East open flipper and a snap to close one handed. Check into this, I think you will be PLEASED

Like this knife a lot. Little larger than I expected. Action could be a little smoother. Hope they come out with more.

For m390 steel which is wonderful for just about anything this steel was not tempered right for edge retention but with that said its also to thick behind the edge

this knife is nothing short of awesome,everything on it is quality,and the price point makes it an extreme value!!