New Knife - CRKT Bamboozled

Like father like son, they say. And what does that have to do with this knife, perhaps you wonder?

The connection is actually not very far-fetched. This fairly new knife from CRKT was designed by Ken Onion. But not the very famous Ken Onion who is behind the "Jake" I recently featured, but his son. Ken "Kenny" Onion Jr! Now it's starting to resemble onion soup.

CRKT Bamboozled

So junior follows in his father's footsteps and this is, if not his debut in the world of knives, then at least the first collaboration with a major producer, and in this case Columbia River Knife and Tool as the name reads. The name of this creation is Bamboozled.

The knife immediately talked to me in terms of appearance. It looked quite sophisticated in my eyes. Soft, harmonious lines, not too big but without being extremely small either. In numbers, this means a length of just under twenty centimeters closed and a blade length of eight and a half centimeters. Not a miniature, as I said, but still a kind of "gentleman style". An unusually stylish model for EDC use, I thought.

In terms of materials, D2 steel is found in the blade and in the handle a steel bolster, and sides in G10. The blade is held in place via a liner lock and the knife has a steel clip. 

Apparently, the knife is opened with a flipper, but something that surprised me, mostly because I didn't read properly, was that the knife is spring-assisted. Something that I am not as allergic to as most other knife enthusiasts. Usually, it should be added. In this case, I am for a very specific reason that I intend to return to in a future review of the knife.

Overall, first impressions of this knife are positive and as long as it doesn't kill itself completely, that should be reflected in a review. But you never know until you get to know a knife and its peculiarities.

/ J 

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