I know what I want now: a Kershaw Leek with a G10 handle. Now Iâve just got to find a European store that sells it or a US store that ships to Europe. (Which is not that easy. For example, BladeHQ and Amazon donât ship knives to Europe, even when theyâre perfectly legal.)
I know you want a Kershaw⌠but saw this in the store the other dayâŚ
Itâs a Benchmade Emissary 470-1. I only handled it for a couple minutes, but seemed like a decent knife, although I would consider it a âlight dutyâ knife, but similar in size/profile to a Leek. (I do think the Leek is more durable).
S30V / Assisted Opening / 3 in. blade. And I could close it one handed (I know you mentioned this before, but itâs small enough itâs easy to manipulate).
If youâre feeling rich, spring for the 'Gold Class" versionâŚ
(Just wanted an excuse to post the pic.)
Itâs a great and particularly usable knife. A real pity Iâm on a âknife dietâ right nowâŚ
Mark, donât know if you found the knife you were looking for or not, but wanted to tell you of another great knifeâŚmy EDC is a Kershaw Echelon, and I have been very pleased with it. I have been carrying it daily for over a year now with no issues.
It has the speed safe assisted opening, very thin and lightweight with green translucent G10 handles, has a nice belly to the blade, with a very stout / strong spine, no flipper, but does have a thumbstud , closes easily with one hand, with a 3" blade, with multi-position pocket clipâŚclip is a little smaller than I like, but usable.
