Kershaw Chive Knife (Silver)
Color: Silver Model Kershaw
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List Price: $50.00 / Sale Price: $38.00
Product Features
- Blade Length: 1.9"
- Handle Length: 2.9"
- Weight: 1.9 oz.
From the Editors
The Chive is the award-winning, and smallest single-finger-operation knife. Speed-Safe technology allows you to open the knife with one finger quickly and safely. A frame lock secures the blade in position when open and thumb lock keeps the knife safely closed. Heavy-duty carrying clip. Bead-blasted, stainless steel finish and stainless-steel blades.
Product Description
Customer Response
Great!
This was a gift for my daughter...She loves it and in my opinion it is a perfect size knife for a women. Great product.
Great knife, weak safety
I got this knife a few years ago and carried it with me everywhere until the safety latch broke. The size is perfect to fit into the middle of your bra. It'd also fit in the tiny pockets of girl jeans, if you're feeling less vampy. I have medium hands for a girl and it fits my hands perfectly. I had no problem disengaging the saftey with my pinky while pushing the latch with my index finger, so this knife worked well for quick one-handed use. My version is the basic metal, so it doesn't have grippy sides, but the clip on the side gives you a surprisingly good grip, enough to perform small slow tasks. I wouldn't go hacking at anything with it, as the small handle won't give you enough control not to hurt yourself. It's also small and cheap enough that if you forget to remove it from your bag (or bra) before a concert or airplane trip, it's easy to hide someplace outside in sidewalk crevices or whatever so you can pick it up later (and cheap enough that it isn't a big deal if you lose it - just don't put it where kids will find it). For under $40, it's very well built and solidly constructed.
My one and only qualm is the safety latch. It's screwed in with a metal screw, but unlike the rest of the knife, the latch itself is made of plastic. After less than a year of use, the safety broke, and I could no longer carry it around with me without it popping open (ouch). As far as I can tell on the internet, there is no place that sells only the safety, and you'll need a specialized allen wrench to replace it anyway.
Since this knife is built small for carrying on your body for every day use, the weak safety is a huge flaw. I'm not sure if they make them, but if you can find a version with an all-metal safety, go with that one. Otherwise this is an awesome knife that is well designed and well constructed.
The blade and blade point can take a lot of abuse before sharpening is required (6 months+ of use on ropes, hard plastic and wood about 3x/day), but I'd suggest sharpening it regularly so you don't cut yourself if you slip on a cut with a dull blade.
best pockect knife ever
Bought one for my personal use 5 years ago and have given close to 10 as gifts since then. I plan to always have one with me.
my favorite knife ever
I carry a knife and for the last several years it has been this one. It's just lerge enough to be usefull and just small enough to carry unobtrusively. I always have two on hand in case I misplace one.
Love the Kershaw
First off...I'm an american and want to buy american made products. Kershaw makes that easy for me. As for the knife, I like Kershaw's steel. It's stainless, it's durable, and it's easy to sharpen...and stays sharp. I like the size of the Onion, and it's little brother as well. Just a word of caution though, ALWAYS ensure to lock the blade DOWN when carrying the knife in your pocket. I thought I was the only one who had the knife open while in my pocket (I got a little cut on my finger when I stuck my hand into my pocket and the blade was partially open), but I was talking with a friend the other day who carries a 4 inch scar on his forearm by blindly brushing his arm against his thigh while the knife had partially opened in his pocket. Great knife, great size....great company.
