This is absolutely my favorite folding knife ever. The folding and locking mechanism will even let you chop wood with a baton. The gator grip is superb, even in the midst of a rain storm. I like their unique clip point bend, allows the tip to easily puncture tough hides. The blade is strong have used mine as a lite hammer with a small baton. I don't like using it with fire steel as fire steel causes to much damage to non carbon blades. Razor sharp out of the box and sharpens real easy.