CRKT M16-10KS Outdoor Folding Knife with Frame Lock, Black, M16-10KS

This is a very good quality, durable pocket knife that has been my EDC for over a year now. I have only needed to sharpen it once or twice since I purchased it. seems to be good quality steel that holds an edge well. Easy to whip open and to close one handed once you get used to it. Very nice sleek frame that is very strong despite how thin it is. Especially perfect size for people who have hands on the smaller side like mine. My only gripe is that the blade was only sharpened on one side making it not cut straight on certain materials. I have never seen anything better for the price.

Replaced one I forgot I had in my pocket and had to give up toTSA at the airport. Perfect EDC knife. Lightweight yet sturdy & holds an edge.

I've been carrying the CRKT M16-10 EDC line of knives for several years now. I've gone through 2 or 3 before this one, but only because I lost them. I was upset when CRKT replaced the aluminum handled version with the much wider and bulkier nylon handled version. I've been carrying another knife I like less since I lost my last aluminum M16. I recently decided to look again and saw this new Stainless Steel version. I decided to give it a try, and I am very impressed. It's thinner even than the old aluminum version, and weighs a little more. It feels very solid. The new design is simpler with fewer parts. The old "AutoLAWKS" safety is gone, and the spring lock (now the only lock) is part of the frame. My only complaint is that the spring lock is not quite as easy to close with one hand as the older version since it is basically flush with the other side of the grip. I'm sure I'll get used to it with a little practice though. Overall, I love this knife. I was sad to see the old design go, but I think I'm going to end up liking this one even more. UPDATE: 2/25/2016 I just lost this knife on a hike this past weekend. (Note to self: When you hand your knife to your friend to fix lunch, remember to get it back before continuing on because they might set it on a log and forget it.) I still really like the knife and will be ordering 2 more (replacement + spare) which I may ask aforementioned friend to pay for. Something that I hadn't mentioned earlier is that it doesn't open quite as easily as the other versions I've had. You have to "flick" it a bit harder. But then again, maybe that's just because I hadn't cleaned it in forever. Once of the things I really appreciate about these knives is how easy they are to completely disassemble and clean using only some small torx bits. I usually do that every couple months. This is still definitely my favorite EDC knife design that I've come across.

I do really like this knife so far. It is a bit smaller than I expected though I didn't pay much attention to the size while ordering (so not taking anything off for that). The knife that was my EDC before I bought this was easy to open with a wrist flick or from a quick flip of the thumb peg at the base of the spine - so that is how I am accustomed to opening them currently. The thumb peg on this one doesn't do much on opening for me and I so far have not been able to get it to flick open. However the knurled knub on the back of the handle opens it very easily, though I'm not a fan of the placement of the knife in my hand that I have to use for that. (It is likely because I have very large hands and the knife is smaller than I would like, but while opening if I'm not careful the tip of the blade scrapes against the heel of my hand). My main complaint about the knife is the sharpness of the factory edge. Its not that its not sharp, it has a decent edge, but I would prefer it to be extremely sharp from the factory. Especially since this knife is black I'd like to hold off as long as possible before sharpening or re-profiling the blade so as to not risk scratching up the finish (I do very much like the finish on this knife - both blade and handle so I don't want to ruin it) so a factory edge that is razor sharp would be better. However, the very tip of the blade is extremely sharp, I just wish the whole knife was as sharp as that. A couple of other small thoughts - My old knife had a bit of knurling on the liner-lock area. This isn't a big deal for me directly, but if I loan the knife to someone not familiar with liner locks knurling makes it easier to direct them how to close it. This knife does not have that. The serrations are not very deep at all, I would prefer them to be a bit more pronounced. I would have preferred a different variation of this knife that they don't appear to make - I would have preferred everything the same except with a Spear style instead of the Tanto (personal preference), though I do like this Tanto blade (I just would have preferred spear). As I have large hands I would love to have a big-brother of this knife - same design, etc. except 1.5x to 2x larger. All in all I do much like this knife and it will probably be my new EDC (unless I find where I lost my old one!).

I've had this knife for about 4 years now. Mine does not have the extra blade locking mechanism (which doesn't seem to me to be necessary). I leave the knife clipped into the molle webbing on the front of my backpack where it's easily accessible. I use it all the time and it's been great. I was thinking about buying another one. However, in the four years since I purchased mine, the price has gone from $34 to $50.

As advertised.

When I first got the knife, I was genuinely impressed at just how nice it looked. This knife is everything I was expecting it to be AND MORE. I thought it looked nice in the pictures on the product page, but oh man it looks even BETTER in person. The pictures don't do it enough justice, but it looks awesome and feels awesome too! The stainless steel handle is what gives it that nice, clean look and feel to it. As for the blade, I'd say it came sharpened pretty well right out of the box and it looks just as nice as the handle. Great construction all around the knife and great quality. For the money, you are most definitely getting what you paid for. Just keep in mind that this knife isn't very big so don't expect it to be. And if you have smaller to average sized hands it'll feel great in your hands. Maybe not so much if you have larger hands so just keep that in mind. It doesn't take up much space in my pocket at all which is great. It may not be the most expensive or sharpest or biggest knife in the world, but it is a damn good knife. This will be one of the best purchases you'll ever make if you're not THAT into knives like me and are just looking for a simple knife to carry around and use everyday. Looking forward to carrying this around with me all the time as part of my EDC.

I purchased this knife for EDC several months ago. I have carried it often and waited to write the review until I was familiar with it. The knife is well made and fits in the hand well. The clip keeps it sturdily clipped onto my jeans pocket. After practicing with the knife repeatedly I have become efficient at opening it and closing it with one hand. At first I was flummoxed at how to close the knife. However, it is just like any other skill and requires repetition to master. I have also lubricated the blade and it did help it open easier. Now that some of the lubrication has worn off the knife is again hard to open in one movement. Nevertheless, I work with it every day and each day it opens easier. I feel certain that with time it will loosen up and open freely with one hand. The knife came sharp and after trying it on many items, like you will with a new knife, I gave it a good sharpening to tweak the edge. Once very sharp, and before I became familiar with the Tanto point I did cut my finger pretty seriously opening a package. This was totally my fault. It did give me an opportunity to observe first-hand, so to speak, that despite its small size the M-16 knife can wreak havoc on human skin so be careful. I realize I am very unlikely to ever employ this knife in self defense. Nevertheless, as one of several personal security items I keep close it makes me feel much better than I did prior to owning it.

Couteau de qualité, petit et léger comme je m'y attendais. CRKT est toujours aussi intéressant au niveau rapport qualité/prix. Lame très bonne pour ce prix.

j'avais perdu le premier que j'avais eu et celui-ci m'avais tellement conquis que j'ai décidé de me le racheter. le manche est en zytel finition noir satiné. La lame est de longueur respectable en acier 8Cr13MoV un excellent acier qui lui confère une très bonne durabilité. j'ai pu l'utiliser pendant 6 mois tous les jours sans le réaffuter.

De bonne facture, la lame est bien maintenue et de qualité, ne bouge pas lorsqu'elle est dépliée mais attention pour les grosses mains, le manche est assez petit