Kershaw Half Ton

Reviewed 07/05/2013 by Andrew Hunter

-Price Paid: $14.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

Before you write this knife off, please note that every knife I review is getting compared to Spyderco, Benchmade and other high quality knife companies. This knife, without question, is the best budget knife you can buy. And some of the features on this cheap knife are fair ahead of its price range. The half-ton includes slanted thumb ramps, steel liners and a good blade shape made of "alright" steel. The knife feels pretty good in the hand, and is just big enough for all four fingers to fit. The handle, is well plastic, and it does feel pretty cheap, which is why the build quality is as low as it is (But hey, its a knife under 15 bucks). I bought this knife to be my beat up, don't give a care about knife, and I feel it'll excel in its purpose indefinitely. I feel this knife makes an excellent back up knife for EDC, good for damaging uses, and it's definitely better than nothing in a defensive situation.

Reviewed 09/06/2010 by Switchback

-Price Paid: $12.00
-Used for Light Duty/General
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

I just got my Kershaw Half Ton a couple of days ago. This review is based on my initial impressions of the knife.

The blade opens and closes very smoothly and lockup is solid. No bladeplay in any direction. Impressive for $12.00 knife.

The blade steel is 8Cr13MoV which is a decent steel. I have other knives with this blade steel and I actually like it quite well for general cutting tasks.

The Half Ton has some heft to it for a knife this size.(3 5/8 inches closed) The heft makes the knife feel solid.

The thing I like most about this knife is the blade. It's a stout little blade and would probably hold up well under heavier cutting tasks.

I'm not really sure what to think of the pocket clip. It functions well but it looks like a little wrench. I can't decide if I like that or not but it's definately unique.

The ergonomics could be better in my opinion although they aren't bad. I guess I have gotten used to the finger choils on some of my knives and the Half Ton doesn't have one.

Despite the absence of a finger choil the knife is a joy to use. The smooth operation of the action and the liner lock combined with the weight of the knife make the Half Ton a fun little knife to have in your pocket.

Overall it's a great little knife for a very low price. I had the good fortune of being able to handle my Half Ton before I bought it and I was imediately sold on the knife.

Smooth, solid lockup, heavy for its size, great blade, unique design, kinda cool looking, sharp out of the box, all for a measly twelve bucks.

Recommended.

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