New Knife - Zitoon The Pincher

If the knives from Zitoon Knives that I recently presented were elegant despite their slightly aggressive appearance, this one is probably the family's black sheep. Here, that characteristic has gone from being discreetly found in the background to playing the first violin and conducting the entire orchestra. The Pincher is therefore anything but discreet. It is visually brutal!

Zitoon Knives The Pincher

At first, it feels as if the Pincher falls somewhere between a No Spin knife and a knife intended for rotational throwing, as the length is only 26 cm. To that, a thickness of 6 mm can be added. What differs is of course the height. The Pincher is a full 4.5 cm at most above the blade's clear hump. It is this in combination with the special grind that gives it its character.

The weight is 320 grams, which also indicates what type of throwing the knife is primarily intended for. However, it is also possible to throw the knife without spin, even if it is at its heaviest, at least for my taste. 

How the edges look is quite reminiscent of another knife in Zitoon's model program with the exotic name Ra's al Ghul. It is even more extreme, but there too you can find the almost tanto-oriented edge and the substantial swedge.

The basis is a kind of Bowie with slightly distorted proportions and a tendency towards a secondary tanto tip.

The Pincher is a slightly shorter and more compact knife for rotational throwing

The special grinding and the curved handle actually have a purpose and are not just there for show. The idea behind the model is precisely to create a knife specialized for "pinch-grip" and a variant of holding the knife is therefore with the edge towards the thrower or upside down if you like.

The idea is that the aggressive tip should help put the knife in the target even if the knife is slightly over- or under-rotated. Something that can help in a crucial situation in a competition for example. There is a big difference between at least a few points or a knife on the ground, not least emotionally.

Now, all that remains for me is to wait for better weather for knife throwing so I can determine whether the theoretical advantages also apply in practice. I am very curious, and I promise to return with a report on the matter!

Zitoon

/ J -looking forward to the (real) throwing season

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New Knife - Kershaw Inception

 

Kershaw is a brand that has had something of a rebirth lately. Or maybe that's not entirely true, but that's the impression I got, and not least it applies to my own relationship with them.

The other day I presented Heist, who I think is a nice acquaintance. So nice that I decided it was time for another knife with the same origin.

This time the choice fell on Inception. A fairly slim flipper knife with apparently satisfactory performance.

Kershaw Inception

The blade is a clip point that has been given something extra with a double swedge to make it more interesting. The steel used is an old acquaintance, D2. It is a steel that is generally good but also has a slight tendency to rust according to my experience. This has often been the case with Kershaw in the past when they persisted in blasting the steel so that small micropores form in the material. But in this case, the blade is stone-washed, which is clearly preferable. Also, I think it's prettier.

The construction offers no surprises, which means that the handle consists of a steel frame with G10 sides on the outside. Even here, however, Kershaw has gone the extra mile to enhance the visual impression. The pivot screw has therefore been given a pattern and the other screw that holds the knife together is of a type that is otherwise found on bicycles, more specifically in the chain ring.

Inception offers a couple of visually interesting details such as the double swedge

Otherwise, it can be said that the knife has KVT ball bearings and opens with a flipper. For safety, there is a liner lock.

Inception measures 18.4 cm in total, of which the blade stands for 8.3 cm. The knife weighs in at flyweight, 88 grams. That should make it an excellent EDC knife. Everything points to that.

Given how Heist feels to work with, I'm looking forward to testing Inception as well. In any case, it's a good start*. Then follows a review.

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/ J - looking beyond the starting point

* No pun intended

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New Knife - Civivi Cetos

You know what you're getting when it comes to Civivi. Now, this is not a bad thing as it means a very high and even standard. The quality is hard to match and the mistakes made are few if any. I have not come across any production fault yet among the knives I have from the brand in question. They certainly exist, but they are not many.

The same can be said about the latest model Cetos. A knife that is not only new to my collection but also quite new to the market.

Civivi Cetos

In this version, Cetos comes with an elegant wooden show side

If any small criticism is to be made against Civivi's catalog, it is that many knives are confusingly similar. But in return, it gives a lot to choose from, which is nice for us buyers. This means, for example, that there are similar knives where the differences can be size, opening method, material, and the like. For those who prefer a flipper-opening knife, there are models to choose from, the same if you want a thumb opening.

Cetos is a dedicated flipper knife that can possibly be opened with two hands via the groove in the blade if the desire strikes. Otherwise, it has recently become more common among Civivi's products that they can be opened in several different ways.

A couple of other things that distinguish this knife are partly that it is a frame lock and partly that it has an attractive wooden presentation side. The very pointed spear point blade is made of Sandvik 14C28N, a material familiar to most knife enthusiasts. For those who don't know, it's one of my favorite steels in the "budget class"*.

Be that as it may, it is a very interesting and, in my opinion, a beautiful knife that I intend to review!

/ J 

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* The quotation marks are because I do not at all consider those boundaries to be distinct in any way. There is so much more at play when it comes to blade performance than just the composition of the steel.