Case M1051 LSSP Knife vs Kershaw Dividend Assisted Opening Knife Olive

I've worked my Elementum opening and closing it hundreds of times and oiled it and it still feels gritty and doesn't open right. I adjusted the tension and it only made the blade have side to side play in it. Bottom line is that Civivi is a fantastic knife company and there isn't a doubt in my mind that I can take this knife to use and abuse and it will last years and years but it will probably never work the gritty stiff slow deployment action. If the action were what I come to expect from Civivi knives this would be a 5 star review easily

So this is an in-house design and then the mark on the front is indicating the composite blade construction. And we'll take a look at this with a coup...

The quick flip action works but it not crisp. It often doesn’t open all the way unless you give it a wrist flip as you open it. Not nearly as good as the Kershaw mechanism but also a fair bit less expensive.

This isn't so much of a complaint as it sounds, because I don't know that one could expect much more knife for this money. As it is, the Dividend is a bargain any way you slice it (pun intended - did you laugh? No? Sorry.) But at the same time, I would happily pay $10-15 more for a high-end steel that would keep an edge longer, even if it means sharpening is made more difficult. But even with my one and only complaint, this is a great knife at a great price, and because it's leftie-friendly, my Leek will now sit on the desk while my Dividend takes its place as my every day carry option of choice

Got it to see what all the hype was about. I’ll get started with the good. It does have high end features like a premium packaging, ball bearing hinge and good materials. It’s also quite pleasing to the eyes with not too many creases and edges

It's got a nice little stop bar. So i mean that's all solid, which is what you want. You want something! That's simple effective with your deploying o...

The handle is just long enough so that all 4 of my fingers can securely grip it without a bunch of excess at the end. The contour of the handle is ergonomically perfect for me, as I much prefer one continuous contour over individual notches for the first and second fingers like on the Praxis. The jimping on the spine of the knife is perfect in its placement, length, and aggressiveness. It looks elegant while still providing ample grip right where my thumb naturally rests

The handles have just enough grip to get the job done. Action is super fast and reliable. The liner lock is a little harder to get to than some knives but a great edc.