Picked up a nice little blade......

whamonkey · March 23rd, 2008, 08:02 PM

Went to WalMart and was browsing the knife case and decided to spring $20 on a CRKT M16-10KZ. I had heard of some folks having trouble with the AutoLAWKS when trying to close onehanded....I find it easy. Go figure. Anyway, nice little knife for the money, the blade seems pretty tight with little or no rocking back and forth, and it opens nice and quick with the Carson flipper. Very sharp out of the box, I'm already giving cardboard boxes and rope the evil eye.

I may upgrade to a Benchmade later on but for now this CRKT will do the trick!

limatunes · March 23rd, 2008, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by whamonkey

Went to WalMart and was browsing the knife case and decided to spring $20 on a CRKT M16-10KZ. I had heard of some folks having trouble with the AutoLAWKS when trying to close onehanded....I find it easy. Go figure. Anyway, nice little knife for the money, the blade seems pretty tight with little or no rocking back and forth, and it opens nice and quick with the Carson flipper. Very sharp out of the box, I'm already giving cardboard boxes and rope the evil eye.

I may upgrade to a Benchmade later on but for now this CRKT will do the trick!

Oh the joy of new knives.. You never do run out of things to cut.

deadeye72 · March 23rd, 2008, 08:28 PM

My wife and son gave me CRKT MT. WHITNEY for Fathers day 8 yrs. ago. It is still in great shape. I don't carry it anymore because it was my first Fathers day gift, but it is still worthy of being carried. I would say you got a good knife at a great price.

Paymeister · March 23rd, 2008, 08:37 PM

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(Courtesy of the manufacturer: click on a photo to visit their site)

buckeyeLCPL · March 24th, 2008, 01:57 AM

I have a CKRT M16-14 (bigger tanto blade) that is my field duty folder, it has stood up to all the jobs ive used it for so far, althought it is a model without the Auto-lawks automatically coming on which i prefer.

Good knives, very popular with the military, it should serve you well.

ghost tracker · March 24th, 2008, 11:24 AM

For the $ I've found CRKT to be a pretty good value. One suggestion, some of their older tanto-style bladed folders were chisel ground (grind angle comes from only one side of the blade). In my experience these edges are proned to chipping/flaking. No problem, however, with CRKT warranty making it good. I just requested a replacement model that was conventionally ground from both sides.

fernset · March 24th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Do these have a frabe lock?? Whats meant by auto lock?

isuace · March 24th, 2008, 03:32 PM

I picked up one of these a few months ago, for the money I couldn't beat it. The auto lock is an additional lock right behind the blade that engages when its open all the way. It also has a traditional liner lock. It is fairly easy to unlock one-handed once you get the hang of it.
Info on the auto lock
AutoLAWKS

dropped_71chevy · March 24th, 2008, 03:47 PM

I love mine but finally lost the pocket clip after about 6 months.

whamonkey · March 24th, 2008, 06:16 PM

I debated putting loctite on the screws holding the clip......I'll let you know.

I do love this knife though......

March 23rd, 2008, 08:02 PM	#1
whamonkey Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Spring Hill, Tn. Posts: 299	Picked up a nice little blade...... Went to WalMart and was browsing the knife case and decided to spring $20 on a CRKT M16-10KZ. I had heard of some folks having trouble with the AutoLAWKS when trying to close onehanded....I find it easy. Go figure. Anyway, nice little knife for the money, the blade seems pretty tight with little or no rocking back and forth, and it opens nice and quick with the Carson flipper. Very sharp out of the box, I'm already giving cardboard boxes and rope the evil eye. I may upgrade to a Benchmade later on but for now this CRKT will do the trick!

March 23rd, 2008, 08:28 PM	#3
deadeye72 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central Mississippi Posts: 2,085	My wife and son gave me CRKT MT. WHITNEY for Fathers day 8 yrs. ago. It is still in great shape. I don't carry it anymore because it was my first Fathers day gift, but it is still worthy of being carried. I would say you got a good knife at a great price. __________________ HK P2000 .40 BENELLI NOVA

March 24th, 2008, 01:57 AM	#5
buckeyeLCPL VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: displaced from Ohio Posts: 2,225	I have a CKRT M16-14 (bigger tanto blade) that is my field duty folder, it has stood up to all the jobs ive used it for so far, althought it is a model without the Auto-lawks automatically coming on which i prefer. Good knives, very popular with the military, it should serve you well. __________________ Fortes Fortuna Juvat We're mules lad. Mules that kill.

March 24th, 2008, 11:24 AM	#6
ghost tracker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ky Backwoods Posts: 615	For the $ I've found CRKT to be a pretty good value. One suggestion, some of their older tanto-style bladed folders were chisel ground (grind angle comes from only one side of the blade). In my experience these edges are proned to chipping/flaking. No problem, however, with CRKT warranty making it good. I just requested a replacement model that was conventionally ground from both sides. __________________ There are only *TWO* kinds of people in this world; those that describe the world as filled with two kinds of people...and those who don't.

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March 23rd, 2008, 08:37 PM	#4
Paymeister Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 465	lower left: (Courtesy of the manufacturer: click on a photo to visit their site)

March 24th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#7
fernset Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 173	Do these have a frabe lock?? Whats meant by auto lock?

March 24th, 2008, 03:32 PM	#8
isuace New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 13	I picked up one of these a few months ago, for the money I couldn't beat it. The auto lock is an additional lock right behind the blade that engages when its open all the way. It also has a traditional liner lock. It is fairly easy to unlock one-handed once you get the hang of it. Info on the auto lock AutoLAWKS

March 24th, 2008, 03:47 PM	#9
dropped_71chevy Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Northern Colorado Posts: 98	I love mine but finally lost the pocket clip after about 6 months.

March 24th, 2008, 06:16 PM	#10
whamonkey Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Spring Hill, Tn. Posts: 299	I debated putting loctite on the screws holding the clip......I'll let you know. I do love this knife though......