Western ActiveWestern Active Honey Badger Medium Pocket Knife EDC Drop Point Folding Utility Knife 3.2" Steel Blade Reversible Pocket Clip - (2.9oz) Drop Point Medium Green HB1013

I bought this knife because the world is apparently crazy and I felt I needed to carry a bit of protection with me in case something crazy happened in public. Its small enough to fit nicely in my jean pocket clipped to the pocket fabric. There is a clip that slides over the fabric if you use your fingernail to pry it open enough to slide over. The knife arrived sharpened. The flip-open feature with the nub on the backside is beautifully crafted. Perfect balance and the blade flips open so easy that you could definitely do it with one hand in less than a second. It was a little difficult to learn how to close the blade at first, I didn't know you needed to press your nail on the locking plate on the inside of the housing. But once I realized how it closes I really like it because it can never accidentally close. But you can close it with one hand by using your thumb nail to press the lock mechanism plate. It feels good in your hand, the honeycomb texture it just right, its grip-able without being rough on your hand while holding the knife. I haven't needed to use it for anything besides impromptu opening of packages but its comforting when I go out that I could protect myself and my girlfriend if needed.

Although I have roughly 20 pocket knives and 5-10 fixed blades, this newest purchase is a great value and has massive bank for the buck. Its not a designer powdered super steel, but very adequate for daily use. I'm surprised it is this nice of a knife for such a reasonable price. The lockup is very secure with no wiggle, blade is well centered in the handle scales. The flipper is extremely smooth to deploy and it has just the right amount of jimping on the flipper and blade base. The grip texture on the hand scales makes it easy to hold on to, but is not so aggressive that it destroys your jeans like 1 of my Benchmade knives did. Would definitely buy again, and I just might buy another one in a different color, just because I can! Thanks Honey Badger, keep up the good work.

I LOVE this knife. I love knives. I carry one every day and I work in an office. I grew up on a farm where you needed a knife every day several times a day. Based on that history I'm way more of a function over form guy. I like expensive knives because of what they generally bring to the table. I have many knives that are made with better steel. I have many knives that cost 4-5 times as much. The scales are a little cheap feeling, but the lightweightness it gives the knife is a great trade off. It's a deep pocket clip that completely hides the knife. It is so lightweight that doesn't even pull down on basketball shorts. It's not a dress knife but it still is my preferred choice when I am in dress pants because of how nicely it sits in the pocket. The biggest complement I can give this knife is that it has become my every day carry knife of choice. I bought one for my son and it became his main EDC over his PM2 and Reptillian. A coworker who is a knife buff so it and ordered both the medium and large for himself. I think this knife is the best value currently on the market.

Very attractive knife and it arrived super sharp. The grips seem like almost cheap plastic. We will see how long they last. The blade however is one of my favorites. Seems to hold the edge very well so far. The pocket clip is stiff but not to stiff.

There is a lot to like about this knife and some things that could be better.I like the size (bought the medium), the deep pocket clip, blade shape, handle material, and smooth operation of the flipper. Knife came sharp and with an attractive finish on the blade. Lots of gimping in several places and a lanyard hole. Blade was pretty much centered and no wiggle.Couple of things I didn't care for, but would not be a deal breaker for a future purchase: The flipper activator is a little small, for my hand anyway. Liner lock is at about 50% out of the box. Does it really matter? Don't know, but every other knife I have, despite expense, are all at 100% lock up.It is a very light weight knife, so nice to carry, but not sure how robust it would be in heavy use. 8Cr13MoV steel is what it is, there are better and worse steels for knives.The cost of this knife and it's overall quality and smooth operation is what gets a 5 star rating. Will probably purchase the larger size in the near future.Update: Did buy the larger model and like it very much. I have large hands and this larger model fits nice. It is very light in the pocket, but feels substantial in the hand. Everything mentioned above goes for this size as well. Only minor gripe I have is on the polished finish of this blade. There is a small section of the blade that did not get polished and can be seen from an angle. Nothing to affect the function, but visible enough to make the least anal person alive (me) to become anal. For the money, a great choice. Got the green scales and really like them.