CIVIVI Altus Pocket Folding Knife with Button Lock and Thumb Stud Opener, 2.97" Nitro-V Silver Bead Blasted Blade Black G10 Handle C20076-1

This is a nice folding knife. It's on the smaller side but it was what I was looking for. Beautiful blade, nice action, and the handle feels great. I love the chamfered edge near the thumb studs and the wide jimping on the top of the blade.

Beautiful looking knife. Well made. Deployment is smooth. Button lock fantastic. Blade is centered perfectly. So far this is my 4th Civivi knife purchase. Well worth the money. Plan on purchasing more from their large selection of knives.

Slim, elegant, light, all you could ask for.

This was my first civivi, but I've had other brands similar to this. It came in alot sooner than I thought it would, 3 days I think. When I opened it I was really surprised at the flawless quality of this knife, the action was very smooth. This is one you won't regret getting. I was so taken by the civivi quality over all, next day I ordered the Conspirator and was just as impressed with it as the Altus.

I have 4 Civivi button locks. 2 Cogents, one serrated, one not, the Conspirator, and now the Altus. Of them, the Altus is definitely my favorite. Perfect size for EDC, fantastic blade shape and grind, good ergos, and a great action. Little bit of button stick but nothing too bad and it's already getting better. Came fairly sharp but I still put a nicer 20DPS edge on it and the thing slices like nothing else now. Nitro-V is easy to sharpen and, in my experience, holds an edge fairly well. Both the body screws and pivot screw are T8 which is great. Pocket clip screws are still T6. Blade lock up is totally solid and the action is perfectly drop shut. Except for the small amount of lock stick I really have no complaints. Overall just a phenomenal pocket knife.

Like many others I was looking forward to a quality button lock knife under $100. This knife received some very positive early reviews, and due to the Cogent button lock and Elementum button lock there was much anticipation for this knife under 3 inches. I ended up returning this knife because it did not meet my expectations. Like another reviewer mentioned, the button occasionally sticks. I also found the deployment to be inconsistent. Sometimes the knife deployed just fine with little effort and other times it felt stuck and required a lot of effort. The knife successfully locked each time, but sometimes it lacked the loud "click" sound that really gives me confidence that it is locked. When you disengage the lock you have to be extremely careful because this knife acts like a gravity knife and the blade often instantly dropped rapidly. Any digit in the way would be in serious danger. To some degree that is the nature of a button lock, but I prefer a slightly slower drop that requires a little wrist action. The handle was comfortable and the blade shape is great. Overall, I just felt that the knife seemed more like a prototype than a finished product. With such a small area of the button providing 100% of the safety for the knife, I did not have full confidence with the issues I was having that I would be safe using this knife. I recommend if you have an opportunity to locate one to try in person and see if it is to your liking before ordering. At this price point there are not a lot of other options for button locks, but tons of options for some really great knives with other locking mechanisms and better steel.

I’m a knife lover and a knife user like the rest of you. This isn’t the first or last Civivi knife I own. They bring a excellent selection of quality knives to the table! Sharp out of the box and able to handle all of my edc needs. I love all of it, the color, handle, feel in hand, Nitro V, slicing efficiency, and button lock! This knife just fit in all of my edc needs. Bought it for a backpacking trip and now I can’t put it down. It’s so fidgety with the button lock! If you’re on the fence about this one watch the video review I made and buy it, can’t go wrong.

Just received,everything is spot on-good finish,no blade play or rocklock,nice deployment,plenty sharp enough.There is ocasional button stick,but it's nothing,you can still push it in easily, it doesn't do it all the time,and it'll probably go away after breaking in,so I'm not taking any stars from it.Civivis are about the only name brand knife I'd buy from amazon,because,unlike most other knives from amazon,these come directly from civivi,so you don't have to worry about counterfeits from a third party. I have about four thousand dollars of mid to high end knives,so I pretty much know about knives,and if u want a three inch folder,this is a very good choice for that price point