Spyderco Rescue Lightweight Knife with 3.12" VG-10 Steel Blade and Black FRN Handle - SpyderEdge - C45SBK

So lightweight!!! Handle is perfectly shaped and grippy like you won't believe until you hold it. It's a dark orange, not a neon orange - but it's a scrumptious color just the same. Excellent pocket clip in all respects, hardly any hot spots and firm grip to the pocket but not too abrasive. Very solid lockup yet easy light deployment. CRAZY sharp. Don't hesitate - this is really the pocket chainsaw you hope it might be. I literally lack enough kudos for this thing - purchased it on a lark because Spyderco's own was outside of my comfort zone, price-wise. What a jaw-dropping bargain this is! It cuts better than you could possibly hope for. It's a nice easy steel to resharpen yet holds an edge far better than you might expect. Full serrations make this the single most capable blade you'll ever own for the size. The sheepfoot profile means you won't stab or cut what you don't mean to. The oddly shaped thumb hole grips the pad of your thumb better than Spyderco's ordinary circle can - I was very surprised how much of an improvement it turned out to be. You can't make a mistake buying this unless it's too big for your locale. Get it, use it, enjoy it! I literally can't believe what a great deal this Byrd is compared to anything else in the same price range. Want to do a little dance - that's how happy I am with this purchase!

I bought this knife to keep on my firefighter bunker pants. I have a Spyderco Paramilitary 2 knife that I used as an every day carry and I knew Spyderco had excellent quality so it wasn't a hard decision to buy this knife.The blunt tip is perfect for cutting off a patients clothing without worrying about stabbing them. The blade is mostly serrated but has a straight blade towards the tip of the blade that is incredibly sharp. It's basically a straight razor.I've used this at many structure fires to cut rope and other things and it slices through them like butter. I can't tell you in words how sharp this knife is.To you squeeze the closed handle a glass breaker pops out of the bottom which is not only cool, but very functional too! I haven't had to use it yet but I can assure you it would do the trick just fine.This knife is very easy to hold and operate with gloved hands, and there is a metal part that protrudes when the blade is closed that makes opening the knife very simple. The blade locks very strongly and will never accidentally shut due to the locking mechanism To close the knife you simply press in the silver button on the side of the handle and close the blade.This knife is fantastic, sharp and very durable. It would make a great choice for any first responder!

This was a christmas present to myself and I'm completely satisfied.I've had a lot of knives and I'm gonna say for a knife to actually carry around daily. My friend has the H1 atlantic salt which is about the same length as this one, but mine has a much fatter handle. It's not so thin that fell like I can't get a hold if it. This knife is very easy to grip. The checkering on the handle is well raised and provided good traction. The glass breaker, while it's not a full blown heavy duty dedicated glass breaker, will certainly do the job in a pinch, and let's be honest, unless you work as a first responder, you're not gonna be carrying a glass breaker at all otherwise, so it's good to have this one on the knife. The blade is thick and looks like it's going to last a very long time. The hood over the thumb hole gives it a nice bit of both style and function, it looks good and it makes the knife easier to control both when opening and when using the knife at certain angles where bracing with your thumb can be a benefit.The knife is very tight. The blade comes in and out nice and smooth, and if you try and squeeze the handle together to see if it wiggles when the knife is open, it's very firm and holds it's shape well. This is certainly not a flimsy knife. It feels more like a serious tool.I tried the rope cutting thing and it's insane. It works very well. I'm not a knife engineer or designer, and I know very little about rope, but something about the angles and the serration of the blade just make it chop right through the couple of kinds of rope I've tried to cut. No problems so far. So the rope cutting feature is great.Lastly, the whistle. I know. It seems like kind of an odd feature for a pocket knife. But this is technically a rescue knife. I searched online for a video of someone blowing the whistle because I just couldn't imagine how it must sound or where they were even really supposed to blow. You blow into the two holes on the handle and let me tell you....it is LOUD and SHRILL. If you blow into this whistle, someone will hear it.So here's my take. I don't work as s rescue guy, but I do carry a pocket knife. Spyderco is top of the line when it comes to knives that aren't intended to collect dust. What I mean is that they make the most economic, high quality knives that are out there in common use. So I wanted to upgrade from just a regular old pocket knife to something a little more spiffy, and getting this knife was exactly the right thing to do. It's nicer looking, it does more things, it's built to exacting tolerances and appears to be excellent quality.I got mine on amazon for around $75 or so. If you get one, I think you'll love it.