CIVIVIStormhowl Pocket Knife, Folding Knife with 3.3" Damascus Steel Blade Aluminum Handle Flipper and Button Opener Cool Knife for Gift,EDC C23040B-DS1

The media could not be loaded. I would normally give this 4 stars, because for $100 you can get a full Titanium Kubey Nova vs Aluminum, but those are in 14C28N steel while this is with a 9cr10cr stainless Damascus, which is beautifully done. This knife doesn't particularly do anything wrong, other than a lanyard pin that seems to be an after-thought and requires a whipping knot to keep the lanyard tight and off the blade.Also, this knife somehow has a normal feeling detent, despite being a plunge lock, so it's not until the blade is very close to being closed that it will just suck the blade in the rest of the way. That raised the score too. A lot of plunge lock button locks offer resistance to closing sooner (while the blade is more open) and over a longer travel of the blade (like a crossbar lock). But this feels more like a detent ball on a liner lock. One reason I like the $55 Remette Rhino so much is that it's a button activated liner lock, so it has a real ball detent, as I usually avoid button locks for the most part.The blade is gorgeous, and the etch shows some nice shiny swirls of the polished steel. The clip point shape is perfect in balance with the handle, with good jimping. And the flipper tab is well jimped for a good grip when flipping. The flat ground blade is thin, sharp, and slicey, because the geometry works with the thin tall blade. The sharpening choil is almost big enough to use as a finger choil, but not quite; and looking at the blade and flipper, there was definitely room to make it bigger.As far as the action goes, it is nice and smooth, and flipping is nice and snappy with a nice sound when it smacks open. The blade is also well centered. Beating the back of the blade on a wood board doesn't cause the lock to fail either. It can drop closed if held in the right position when depressing the button lock, and squeezing the button hard does not compress the scales that could freeze up the action. There is minimal lock button stick and the button is well recessed to prevent accidental engagement. There is no detent lash or pivot lash; and there is no side to side play when closed or open. If you want to use this as a gentleman's knife at work, and not have it smack open aggressively in front of your peers, it is easy to grip the blade and open quietly two handed.The handle and scales are thin, but not quite Bugout thin - maybe 1mm thicker? I'm going to guess it's closer to 3 oz than 2 oz, but still very light. The milling on the scales offers good grip, unlike the Civivi Altus that I returned a while ago with smooth scales, or the CJRB Pyrite with smoth steel scales. But the milling doesn't cause discomfort with a tight grip. It offers right and left sided clip positions, although I wish there was an aluminum filler tab for the side opposite of the clip - As it is, only one of the 2 empty screw holes is filled (with a standoff screw).This would possibly be a competitor to the steel CJRB Pyrite, and I might like this more, but the cost for this is a bit more as well - $25 more without Damascus and $15 more with the Damascus option. The Stormhowl feels much lighter than Pyrite, and I prefer a flipper instead of thumb studs or thumb holes. You also get a more ergonomic handle and better grip on this knife, due to the milling, plus a bit less weight with this one. But you don't get as nice of a finger choil or lanyard hole as on the Pyrite. I feel that the Damascus or the baseline Nitro-V is as good as AR-RPM9 or Damascus in the CJRB, so no loss there.I suppose, after writing this and flipping the knife for a while, I have one real complaint. The button must be pushed deeply into the handle to disengage the blade, like below the surface of the recess. It is recessed well enough to prevent fully depressing the button all the way by accident. But in the winter my thumbs get dry and cracked, and trying to squish the button in deep enough to unlock the knife repeatedly has been causing some discomfort to my dry cracked fingertips. This would be my ONLY reason should I have to return this, and switch back to my more bulky Vision FG for light duty with a nice Damascus blade like this.It's still easier to unlock this than a liner lock like Terzuola ATCF Lite with poor access (when my fingers are like this); but some button locks have a little easier access to the button at the very bottom of it's travel where it will release the blade without digging in so deep.

My lady loves it as part of her mother's day

Absolutely love this blade. Beautiful and functional. Great fidget blade. Great comfortable edc. Highly recommended.

This is a great knife starting with the aluminum handle the laser engraving, the push button lock deep pocket clip and some D2 steel gray color. I chose blue fit to the hand a really really good #civiviknife

Arrived on time. Good knife with texture in the handle for a better grip. Sharp, flipper works quite well, and this is what I expected from the overall knife. Good purchase.

This is my first button lock knife. I researched these for a while before making a purchase. I looked at several brands and styles. I purchased this one for a few reasons. First, I liked the milled aluminum body. The aluminum is pretty lightweight and the milling provides some extra grip and style. I also appreciate the contour of the body. It provides a very secure grip with the indentation for the index finger when closed in the hand. The second reason was the mechanics. I'd read several reviews about how well the Civivi button locks work. I was not disappointed. I love the flipper tab. It opens smoothly with a satisfying click at the end as it locks in place. No issues with it staying locked so far. I can close it with one hand by pressing the button and letting gravity close the blade. Super smooth action and one hand capable. As my first button lock knife, I feel like this is a major upgrade compared to a frame lock or other similar mechanisms that require two hands or at least a hand and a leg to close. I like it so much that I'm almost ready to spend all my money to become a knife collector.

Blade is just too light. Everything is manufactured well, but I still don’t like it. Flips like trash. Feels like a $20-30 knife. It’s giving “meh 🤷‍♀️”

I like the knife, I do. I got it early, too, which is nice. However, I expected that the knife would have the usual spring steel knife lock. Nope. The knife has, instead, a button spring blade locking affair. That is mechanical and prone to failure at critical times. I thought the blade would be longer. Nope. Lastly, the knife is missing a screw on the reverse side of the clip. There should be two screws; there is only one with an empty screw hole. Yes, I did look all through the packaging, NO, no screw!Otherwise, the knife is eye candy for the bottom of my pocket. The knife was sharp as hell out of the box. I mean sharp. However, I may return in after a few days of having it. I want to see how it wears on me and how functional it is in my life.AN UPDATE... I have looked at the knife again online on Amazon. I read the other reviews. And I looked a bit closer at the knife that rides at the bottom of my pocket. Maybe I was a bit hasty in my personal view of it. I had given the knife three stars. So I am changing my mind in the assessment of this knife. I will keep it and use it. I upgraded my review to five stars. All good.