Provoke

This knife is impressive. The quality is excellent, and the aluminum handle feels really sturdy. The kinematic mechanism is smooth and super easy to use—just a quick push of the thumb, and the blade is ready to go. It’s clear this knife was designed with care, and it gives me peace of mind knowing I have something reliable for self-defense or everyday use. Definitely a great choice if you want something functional and well-made.

It holds in your hand perfectly, and the pullout is spectacular. You don’t have to fight the knife, just a slight push, and it comes out. Every time I use it, someone compliments, the knife asking where I got it and everything. Quality is perfect. Feels like a true perfect knife. Super easy to flip and when you first get it, it’s super sharp as well. I love fidgeting with it and I never really get fatigue on my finger from flipping it around.

Seems like a good guality knife. It takes some getting used to. Opens smoothly and locks into position solidly.

This is a well-designed and crafted tool that you can depend on. Everything about it feels very nice and slick, and you gotta love the ingenious mechanical design. It enables you to quickly grab and deploy the blade in the primary karambit defensive grip, with the index finger in the ring, pinky by the blade and the claw pointing up. This is accomplished without sacrificing the ergonomics, as this knife feels very nice to grip and wield. It's also fun to just practice/play with. I really like the low profile pocket clip too. The D2 tool steel blade is very sharp, should hold its edge very well and be tough to break. The only thing I can pick on is that the knife that I received initially didn't deploy its blade too smoothly or confidently. However, it was just bone dry. After I lubricated the pivot joints with some nice knife lube, everything became smooth as butter and satisfying to deploy. Anyhow, this is definitely one of the neatest and nicest quality knives that I've ever messed with and I heartily recommend adding it to your collection.

Superb surprise for those seeking to dominate those appearing weak, unarmed, and helpless... Either as a punch, or having the option of "slice, dice, Julienne fry, Ginzu." For those of us that are disabled, the CRKT Provoke, especially with the VEFF serrations, is capable of doing extreme damage to those that would harm us... Not a primary weapon, but rather, a weapon of near last resort... Quality of manufacture is CRKT's place in the provision of quality blades, for very reasonably prices. I've had lots of CRKT blades, and the Provoke with VEFF serrations is now amongst the favorites of all my blades. Over seventy-one years, my blade needs have evolved... The Provoke now meets the majority of those needs. It remains hidden until needed. It is swift, surprising, and will be deadly. What more can be said, when a blade is truly needed? I give this surprising little blade Five Stars out of Five. Truth be told, if needed, it may well be worth more than it's weight in gold... I heartily recommend this blade to anyone needs a silent, dependable Ace in the Hole...

Likes. Can be opened by one hand faster than any other knife you will get on the market. Very sturdy design, you'd think a gimmicky knife would be flimsy but when fully deployed it feels like a rock. Less likely to "accidentally" deploy than you might think. Dislikes. Could have used at least three serrations for strap cutting. Did not come very sharp, double bevel limits how sharp of an edge the blade is capable of. This isn't exactly designed as a work knife. Something you need to be aware of. There are methods of opening this blade that are not "annotated" on the product, check your local knife laws before carrying. Rather or not a knife violates a law is often a matter of "judgement" for the officer and this could be argued to be a flick knife (even without mechanical assistance) or a "pocket hook" knife. That is to say the simple act of drawng the knife from your pocket can deploy the knife if you catch the "thumb notch" on your pocket... Damn near needed stitches on my ass cheak the day I found that out. Which means if a police officer ever asks to see your knife, be very, very careful drawing it. It can be readied as fast as any fixed blade knife and with one hand operation. What i usually do is dip my index finger in the finger hole, while catching the thumb notch with my middle finger, a quick flick of the wrist deploys the blade, flip the knife into my palm and it's ready for use. Thumb notch knives need to be drawn, you have to find the notch, flip it, etc. Pocket hook you risk missing the pocket liner and then your stuck still having to deploy the knife, this one you can do what I do, or, use it as product shown, or, just an outword flick of the wrist will usually deploy the knife... the only thing faster than this knife to ready would be a fixed blade knife. That said. For what it is............ the price is a little high. But it is a quality purchase if you feel like you might ever need a knife now now now now. With some serrations it would make a good first responder knife because of it's one handed nature. I do wish it had other configurations of blade besides karambit.

A little pricey but this is hands down one of the coolest knives I've ever had! Feels great in hand and is so fun to fidget with!

Update: after EDC this knife for about a week some things I felt I should say. One: I have cut holes into my front pocket from the knife opening when removing from my pocket. It does stay folded but you could snap your wrist and open it. The clip is mostly designed for thin fabric or like a mole strap. Otherwise Awesome knife. Comes razor sharp and very solid. Does not feel cheap at all. Passes paper test right out the box. Super easy one handed opening. Not so much closing but I’m not sure why with this type of knife you would want to close one handed but that’s just me. I would say if your willing to shell out the money then you won’t be dissatisfied or disappointed.