SOG Slimjim

Reviewed 07/02/2013 by Mokcah

-Price Paid: $40.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

So I've owned this knife for a week. Straight tanto blade. Saw this knife at cabellas and had to have it, found it 30 bucks off online and was happy it was the real deal. Positive things to say... Really really nice looking knife, haven't owned many assisted open blades so idk how often they fail to open properly but this is about 98% reliable, can't figure out what's going wrong when it won't open all the way but seems to be pretty reliable. Blade is extremely sharp which is nice. But a little soft if it hits metal and can nick the edge, not a terrible downside tho as cutting and piercing metal is not generally a good job for your pocket knife. Negative things.... My edc is always my self defense tool and this is where we hit the downsides... The back lock is where this knife fails because unless its locked in place the knife closes on your hand when you put force into a strike, it can be locked in place but who has time for that in a split second? So I've slit my index finger open twice while testing it and once while getting the opening down, another downside is the size while it's great for concealment and ease of carry it makes it hard to get a grip on it to open and if the blade is locked shut it takes two hands or a finger work out to undo. So it's a sexy knife to open a bottle of wine with at a dinner party or a great tool for work but don't plan on taking it to a fight unless you can run really fast lol

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Reviewed 02/16/2013 by Miika

-Price Paid: $60.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 3 months

Comments:

This is at the moment the slimmest assisted opening knife. SlimJim comes in two sizes, normal and XL and tanto and clip point blades.
The opening system works very well and locks firmly. This knife has a back lock mechanism with additional locking switch which locks the back lock release. This kind of security is mindblowingly simple and it should be mandatory in all back lock knifes.
Even the knife is very thin you get a firm grip on the handle without getting your palms bleeding. No sharp edges (xcept for the blade). Because the knife is very light (68gm) you won't even know it's there whether it is in your pocket or backpack.

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