Drifter Everyday Carry EDC Pocket Folding Knife with Frame Lock: Stainless Steel Plain Edge Blade, Stainless Steel Handle, Pocket Clip, 6450S

As far as I am concerned, the best EDC knife you can get! It's simple, tough, the clip is awesome and tough, the knife easy to clean (sandblast it if I have to) and it is simple to adjust the pivot. Good balance of sharpening ease vs. edge retention vs. toughness. Fast one hand deployment and locks solid. As an artist and as a craftsman, I've put this knife through the worst for a few years and it works as good today as when I bought it. The smooth stainless sides can be a little slippery when wet, but I think it's well worth it for the clean-ability and toughness of the knife. [NOTE: this knife is very different from the plastic-sided model, in the way it locks and in the way the clip attaches.] Great knife!!!! EDIT: I want to note that I have carried this knife and used it several times a day for about five years now. This is a thing close to my heart. I attribute most but not all of the beauty of this knife to it's designers. Every once in a while there is just a lucky coming together of design, materials, construction and user, and my relationship with this thing has been just that. This isn't a thing to wow you or instantly feel like the best thing on the planet, this is a tool to merge with and to beat on and then care for and then repeat for many years. Have you ever seen a tool from the stone age, that looks so beautiful and refined and delicate that it doesn't seem possible that anyone ever used it, but at the same time it shows the wear of a lifetime of use? Thats what I think of when I think of how much this thing has been through, how many times I used it to pry something apart or remove staples or used it as a screwdriver or wrenched on the pivot with all my strength or used it as a pipe cutter or a bottle opener or to push stripped screws out of something or as a punch or a hammer, sandblasted it to get resin off of it, used it to cut open bottles of battery acid, and how the thing is so slim and sleek and how I still keep it sharp with ease because it won't chip or break or get dents in the edge too easily. (I have seen lots of spyderco's and kershaw's do just those sort of things.) And still it opens with ease, clicks closed or locks open with no play even after all that. A very lucky little knife, and a lucky man I am to have one. People will like different things, the right hand clip is one potential issue, and who knows what else, but this is just one of my favorite things that makes me happy when I think about it.

This knife is everything you would want in an EDC. It has enough heft to to feel good in the hand, but light enough to vanish while clipped to your pocket. The blade has an elegant shape and is razor sharp right out of the box. In my opinion, this knife represents a lot of quality for a relatively low price. This is my first CRKT purchase, but will likely not be my last.

This is a great knife. The blade is a very usable shape and length. The blade has also remained sharp for daily use for over the last six months and have sharpened it once(I am not a fan of serrated blades). It is easy to clip on your pant pocket on a daily basis and also can be put in your pocket. It opens closes easily right handed but not so much with the left. o.k. I still have this knife and love it. My wife "misplaced" it for a day on vacation and I almost lost my mind. This knife is just a great. I cant tell you how much I like it and how useful it is. Every once in a while I make the mistake and pick out another daily carry knife. That stops quickly and I go right back to old faithful. I purchased this knife June 7 2012 and it is now Feb 11 2014. If I truly lost it I would buy another one in a second. Just thought I would add some Photos..... May 11 2015.. I don't know how CRKT is still in business because I still have this knife and it works like a champ. I sharpen it every so often but really don't need too. I cant believe how well it holds an edge. The locking mechanism is still very sturdy. I use/carry it every day the only thing that is different(could be bad, but I've had it for almost 3 years) ... the thumb assist is loose. Not like crazy it will just spin in place. It is tight and wont come out, it just spins. Yes I would buy another one if I lost it......

I thought I lost my first one and happily picked up a second. A couple days later I found the original, but this knife is so good I decided just to keep the second as a backup. Love it.

Smaller than I expected. Nice and sharp! Belt clip could be fastened on the other side of the hinge.

I work in an office. If you work in an office and like carrying around a useful pocket knife, then you will discover that a large blade can be intimidating to most people and a bit disruptive. I decided to order this knife and carry it. Pros Very sharp small blade is perfect for office use without ruffling people. nice look and feel inexpensive cons smooth metal handle and clip rubbed a significant blister on my hand after heavy use could be slick when wet A great value and a great looking knife.

Great EDC pocket knife at a fair price!

大きさ・使い勝手文句なく最強の一品です。最初の一本に選びたいナイフだと思います。

アウトドアやキッチンで汚しても丸洗いできて、掃除が楽という観点でステンレス鋼かつフレームロック、調理込みのユーティリティ目的で薄刃かつ癖のないデザインと言うことで、前々から気になっていましたがリカーブなのが気に入らず、ずっと買うのを躊躇っていました。 どのメーカも手頃な価格で薄刃のフレームロックをいつまで経っても出さないので、この度諦めて購入に至りました。 握ってみるとカタログスペックより小さく感じます。フィンガーガードの分握るスペースが窮屈になっているようで、スペック上はドリフターより小さいビクトリノックス91mmの方が握り心地に余裕があります。 またサムスタッドが妙に高くてポケットにしまう際に引っかかります。 ポケットクリップが今どき1ポジション、それもtip down carryに限定するのは流石に設計が古いと思います。 価格帯的に仕方ないですが樹脂系スペーサ(テフロン？)で流石にベアリング搭載モデルには劣りますが、ザリ感などは無く実用十分です。 昔は台湾製で鋼材もAUS8だった気がしたのですが、少なくとも現行モデルは中国製、8Cr13MoVです。 あと1000円くらい高くていいからAEB-LやNITRO-Vにして欲しい、と言うのは贅沢でしょうか。 造りやアクションはわりとカッチリしていますが、細かい不満点が積もり積もってイマイチ好きになれません。 あとステンレスハンドルなのにチタンカラーにコーティングしてるのがちょっと小賢しいですね。 より良いモデルを知らなければ不満に思わないだろうと言う観点では最初の一本に向いてるかも知れませんが、リカーブである事とロックリリース時に刃の通り道に指を置く設計と言うのはあまり初心者に勧めたくありません。 刃付けも少々甘いのでかえって怪我をしてしまうかも知れません。 似たような用途で似たような価格帯ならオンタリオのRAT IやRAT II、ESEEのザンクードやアビスパ、スパイダルコのパーシスタンスなどの方が個人的には良いのではと思います。 なんと言うか昔からの人気に胡座をかいているような印象を受けました。 CRKT自体は好ましく思っているメーカですが、スパイダルコの様に人気モデルは時代に合わせてアプデートして欲しいと思います。