Constructed of 13C26 stainless steel for strength and corrosion resistance, Kershaw’s Ken Onion Tactical Blur folding knife features a 3-3/8-inch partially serrated Tanto blade. Ideal for extreme or everyday situations, the Blur series offers power and performance. A lightweight anodized aluminum handle offers Trac-Tec inserts which provide a non-slip grip even in wet and slippery conditions. Kershaw’s SpeedSafe assisted opening system helps you to smoothly open the knife with a manual push on
Blur might be the last thing they see,
I hate to feed into the mentality that causes knifemakers to hype their blades as “tactical,” because the last thing we need to give lawmakers is another excuse to heroically protect us by banning the tools we carry. But the first and last thing I have to say about the Ken Onion Tactical Blur is that it is one fearsome knife.
A curved blade would be suited to your usual cutting and slicing applications, such as skinning mastodons and so on. This knife, on the other hand, has a chisel-like tanto point, which is ideal for thrusting effortlessly through beef ribs or car hoods. It would be equally at home cutting up cardboard boxes, linoleum flooring, or metal garbage cans.
Technically, this isn’t a switchblade. Switchblades are bad. We know this because our lawmakers have heroically protected us by effectively banning them at various levels. This is only an ordinary liner-lock knife with spring-assisted opening. But if I ever found a switchblade with the deployment speed and cutting power of the Blur, I’d say it was quite a knife.
The blade is shaving-sharp from the factory, and the handle is lightweight but sturdy aluminum with some kind of gritty sandpaper-like stuff glued on to give a better grip should the knife become slippery with any sort of fluid. Use your imagination. I haven’t tried shattering any cinderblocks with it yet, but it’s sturdy enough to use as a yawara stick in a pinch.
Folded, the whole package can be palmed even in my small hands and feels much like a disposable lighter with a glandular problem. I don’t even notice it in my hip pocket, which is where it rides whenever I happen to be wearing pants.
If walking around with something this fearsome seems too naughty for you, remember a couple of things. One is that you can buy it from The Wall for $55, and The Wall would not sell naughty things to naughty people. Another is that crimes, to my knowledge, are not generally committed with knives like these, but with such evil implements as kitchen knives, screwdrivers, and whatever happens to be lying around near the crime scene. Lastly, you will probably not need a knife this fast and ferocious, but if you do, you will *really* need it. And you’ll have it.
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|Quality Knife,
I’ve been in the Army active duty and reserve; enlisted and officer for 20 years. I’m currently working as a law enforcement officer. So, I’ve dealt with a lot of knives built for various purposes. Taking everything into account I would consider this one of the best knives I’ve owned. It has a great edge for doing day to day routine cutting boxes, 100 mile an hour tape, I cut slices of bannana bread with it today. However, with the spring loaded action and the sharpness of the blade I have no doubt it would be a great knife to defend your life with. I know, I know odds of that happening are probably slim to none, but like a previous reviewer said, “you will probably not need a knife this fast and ferocious, but if you do, you will *really* need it”. ‘Nuff said.
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|This is a good work knife,
The knife holds a good blade even after some abuse. The thumb button is a little small and a bit tough on the thumb after repeated openings but does open the knife very well. The textured handle provides a very good grip but works like sand paper on anything else in your pocket. If I lost it I would buy another one.
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