KershawFringe Pocket Knife, 3-inch 8Cr13MoV Steel Blade with Gray Titanium Carbo-Nitride Coating, Carbon-Fiber Insert; SpeedSafe Assisted Opening, 8310

This feels great in the hand, opens lightning quick and was pretty darn sharp right out of the box (see picture of hair it shaved off the back of my hand). It's a great value for the price, holds it's edge reasonably well and sharpens easily. Opening it is super easy with the spring assist. The clip feels perfect, imo, slipping easily onto the edge of my pocket and is positioned nicely for a deep carry. Definitely happy with this purchase.

Love this knife! It's sharp, a great size, and it feels good in the hand. It also flips open well with the spring assist and the thumb knob.

I know have 5 Kershaw knives and had a 6th that sadly had to be turned over to TSA when I forgot it was in my backpack. They are sharp, well built and hold sharpness pretty well, though I have no experience with higher end knives made of purportedly better steel. The feature I like the best on my Kershaw knives is the spring assist. Easy and quick to deploy the blade.

I own several Kershaw pocket knives. My go to has been the Cryo G10. I liked the Fringe since it is slightly slimmer and the blade design was more adapt to opening boxes and letters. The design opposite the pocket clip is attractive and it has the SpeedSafe assisted opening, which I like. So I bought one. Received it very quickly. The assisted opening was a little stiff but that will get better with some use. Pretty sharp but could use a few passes on my leather strap. The issue was when I clipped it into my pocket. The thumb button next to the pocket clip protrudes out too far and catches my pocket when clipping it in. The button sticks up almost half the gap of the pocket clip. Getting a knife clipped and unclipped from my pocket easily is a big deal when it is used regularly and this simple design flaw could keep it from being my go to every day carry. I will have to see if the buttons can be removed since I hardly ever use them, but I shouldn't have to do that. Kershaw R&D should have paid a little closer attention to this detail. I will see how this works out.

Flips easy and looks good. Easy to use. Got good weight to it.

I bought 6 for some veterans at the American Legion Post. They loved them. Will buy again.

As per usual Kershaw is one of the brands I trust the most. This knife though it is small (honestly that is my only problem with Kershaw knives as a whole) it is still the highest quality knife I own at the moment. The build has been very strong. No breakage at all. It compact, fast and with a little love on the whetstone very sharp. It also holds an edge very well but that also means it takes a bit of time to get it sharp once dulled but once you get it there it holds the edge for a good amount of time. I fluctuate on how many and which ones of my knives I carry but this one is always carried even if it is just this one.

Great knife for the money