Razor sharp, great design is well in hand.  Daumenpins opening unusable.  Open by Flipper is super!

Razor sharp, great design is well in hand. Daumenpins opening unusable. Open by Flipper is super!

Kershaw Einhandmesser Cryo, steel 8Cr13MoV, Frame Lock ,, titanium carbo-nitride coating, SpeedSafe, stainless steel clip (equipment)

Customer Review

The knife is at the price a great processed jackknife. The design is very minimalist, but also very thoughtful. No Blade game in the locked state.
The handle is at certain points corrugations that provide an excellent grip when holding the knife.

In addition, the (very tight) clip lets on both sides, so for left- and right-handed, and then attach even tip-up (blade upward when folded) and tip-down (blade down when folded). For the reassembly of the retaining clip which is secured with two small cog, albeit a very small Torx Bit is required, I would have to get me down (if necessary before buying with concerns).

The Daumenpins are probably designed solely for one-handed closing the knife.
Because the two-sided Daumenpins I can - and I believe I'm not too weak without exaggeration, about my thumb force - not reasonable to use to open. So if I with the greatest effort (!) Looking through a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the handle, outward directed force application of the thumb can move the blade from the handle, the blade swings unfortunately to a maximum of half and then remain unsecured on the spot ,

Opening with the flipper, however, the expanded also serves as a "Parierstab" so as not to slip when using the knife with his hands in the blade is anyway much more comfortable and works perfectly. With a satisfying click, the blade ends up in the liner-lock locking. Well personally I think also the overstretch protection for the liner-lock locking. The spring for the locking device is a whopping 3 mm thick, which of course provides a very good stability of the blade in the extended state and can absorb greater forces.

The liner-lock locking can be handed without exercise is not easy to solve. But with a little practice goes certainly easier on the hand. ;-)

The knife was delivered razor sharp from the factory.

If I had not so big hands, then the Cryo 1 for me the perfect EDC (Every Day Carry) would have been.
So I have, however, opted for a return and the purchase of its big brother Cryo 2 with 3 1/4-inch blade (8.2 cm). The handle length is at the Cryo 2 whopping 11.5 cm, ie 3 cm longer, which should correspond to my hand size much better. The Cryo 2 will also bring some of the more grounded of course more on the scale, but I take that into account.

Kershaw has here delivered a great product for the small wallet in collaboration with Cutler Rick Hinderer (the diameter of Hinderer itself there is otherwise only from 750 dollars!).

I am already looking forward to the arrival of my new Allround knife KERSHAW Cryo II.

PS:
Weapons Legally the Mitsichführen the knife could, however, be a proper legal problem for ordinary petrol, because the wording of § 42a Para. 1 No. 3 WaffG ("It shall be prohibited [...] knife with one-handed lockable blade (hand knife) or fixed blade with blades of more than 12 cm [...] to lead. ") can also be read so that folding knife with one-handed lockable blade (Einhandmesser) allowed with blade length from the first millimeter can not be done at hand with him (in a sealed briefcase / handbag inside pocket well - but not in the backpack)! Who violates this provision, can be covered with fine of up to EUR 10,000.
Fortunately, I can as a scout invoke the exception Customs ("all-time good deeds ready").
Of course, the provision can be read so that to the one-handed detectability must be added a blade length of 12 cm. But this decision remains the / the respective magistrate / left -in the Owi process.

This problem is true of course also on the Cryo II by Kershaw.

Note: The above statements do not constitute legal advice is, but give my personal opinion! ;-)

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