Schrade Viper 3, OTF, Black Handle, Black Blade, Plain

 WATCH VIDEO. Explains it allI wanted to give her a lower rating but I can’t because such a good quality knife it’s the closing mechanism and the opening mechanism that are a major major problem. But much more of the closing mechanism. But I do reserve the right to come back in and give this thing five stars like I expected to if and when I can practice up enough to get this done right. If not I’m gonna wait till the very last day and it’s going backLooks like a very good quality knife from a good company. Very sharp watch out how you release it make sure your fingers are in the position that you think they’re supposed to be because I did not. And I almost cut my finger. The design is not easy to use. It is all the way down at the bottom of where you’re supposed to push it up no problem you can get it there then it goes up then you have to hit this button to release it and it pulls back a little tiny bit then you have to go back up with your finger and pull it all the way down that’s where the problem lies. I don’t have tiny hands so it should not be that big of an issue but it is. It is nearly impossible to close it with one motion as a matter fact it is impossible you have to reposition your hand to close the thing. I have always wanted one of these I started at the lower end of the spectrum maybe I will have to move up maybe they’ll be in different positions with the more expensive ones you buy I don’t know but I do not like the position of where this is at. But practice should make perfect and I will definitely redo my review if it turns out that I can eventually get used to working it. I’m going to get myself right up until I can possibly return it and if I can’t do it by then it’s going back unfortunately. This is no junk company. And I understand maybe there are rules and regulations to where you can put it knife blade self goes out pretty far so I’m assuming that that’s why the spring assist is all the way down at the bottom. I don’t know if that’s how it all works. But I just think there could be a much better position for that thing but maybe they’re cant be. And closing it is nearly impossible if not impossible with one motion without reposition in your hand. But this is not junk by any stretch of the imagination there’s no made in China any place on this this is an good product and it’s just very difficult to get used to. Now I had read the reviews There was some joker who obviously thinks he knows more than everybody else said that you had to be a 10-year-old girl the people who are giving it bad reviews not to be able to open up the knife and close it properly well that’s not true. I know what I’m doing I know how to handle these things and it’s not even close to as easy as he makes it seems. Maybe he has doing this for years and is very very well. And I took complete and total offense to that but I took his review seriously and I figured OK people just can’t get it right sometimes. Sorry pal YOU WERE WRONG

Okay, is this the greatest OTF knife design? No. Are the buttons/levers situated in the best place to deploy & retract the blade? No. Would I have designed the knife this way? I'm no engineer, but probably not.But reading most of these negative reviews, I couldn't help but laugh aloud. These must be 7 year old little girls disguising themselves as dudes. 2 hands to use this knife? Not at all! I had the one-handed operation down within 5 minutes of it being delivered. Once you master it, that's it. Done. Would I depend on it as a lightening-fast self defense weapon? No way. I'd buy a flipper or a Emerson or something. But seriously guys, all this whining about having to use 2 hands is absurd. Unless, like I said, you're actually female and under 10 years old in actuality. And does no one read before buying? Or watch a YouTube vid? The first thing I did when considering this knife was watch some online reviews.In summary, not the best knife I own, but for under forty bucks, it's a fun little novelty and different than anything else in my collection. It's built like a tank. Doesn't feel cheap at all. Zero blade play so far, fast deployment, and actually pretty ergonomic once it's open and in hand. How long will it hold up? Who knows. I'll just have to wait and see. Oh, and not a great EDC in my opinion. Between the thickness, action itself, and stiletto-style blade, its just not something I'd want to use while out and about. Not much of a tool knife.If you're thinking about buying this knife and have an income and can afford $38, don't hesitate. I think you'll be pleased.

I did not like how the knife was not properly screwed tight... there's a gap at the upper top screw side..the knife needs to be tightly compressed with no gaps...sorry for the review..but I was disappointed when I saw that 1 gap..i thought i was getting a good tight solid knife..

It's not great, the design is a bit awkward to open, and it's harder to close with one hand. It's doable but it's not intuitive or comfortable at all. I do have long thin fingers and I have a feeling if you have short stubby fingers it would be a better knife for you.It is nice that it's spring loaded on the open, but the switch is all the way at the bottom of the knife and you have to spread your fingers out like you're playing a guitar to open the damn thing with your thumb since you have to keep everything out of the way of the track that springs to the top of the knife.I find it easier to hold upside-down to open so that my thumb is at the bottom side of the knife, but I still have to make sure my fingers aren't blocking the track. I have a feeling if I use the glass breaker once, it might break the knife. At $37, you get what you pay for. It's not a $200 knife, but I probably wouldn't buy this one again.It kind of defeats the purpose of a quick draw blade if it won't work unless you're holding the knife in a very specific way.

I'm very satisfied with this knife. It arrived on time, it's surpassed my expectation for it's sharpness out of box.There is no blade play when fully deployed. It's both light weight and easily deployed in one hand.So I bought another one.

I bought my Schrade Viper 3 used, and ended up giving it to a friend. The body is all-steel constructed, and appears to be cast. The casting halves fit together poorly, and add bulk and weight. OTF knives are inherently dangerous, and I wouldn't trust the blade to stay inside the knife if I carried it in my pocket. That's why I gave it away. The blade steel is probably 440C, which is an inexpensive low grade stainless.

I've been looking for a couple OTF knives they are not easy to come by so when I found this one I was pretty excited. At first I didn't really like how it functioned but after messing with it for about 5 mins I'm a pro at it already. It takes a little practice to get used to but it's very easy to open and close with one hand don't listen to these other people whining about how hard it is. For 38 bucks I'm very satisfied.