Guardian Eagle Folding Pocket Knife for Men - EDC Tactical Knife with Pocket Clip, Indoor & Outdoor, Camping, Survival Hiking & Gifts for Men, Every Day Carry, Lightweight (Black Blade)

Photos attached next to a $30 Civivi Mini Praxis and a $46 Sencut Sachse. This knife seems to be a smaller brand yet they done their research. The shape of the handle, the micarta used (in the green version at least) feels great, the blade shape is VERY optimal, the position of the flipper, the smooth action. Can confirm that in feel, action, and use that this knife is up there in quality with Civivi/Sencut (Great knives that feel like $100+ knives) and the Guardian Eagle feels along the lines of quality as my Mini Praxis and Sencut Sachse. The good action of the Mini Praxis but the better Micarta of the Sachse, yet as thin as the Mini Praxis. Right in the middle on size. Blade choil is large enough to get a lifetime of sharpenings out of it, D2 steel so even with the average grind it takes a good edge and holds it longer than most budget steels. They can come with PVD coating to help further prevent corrosion but honestly you need to deliberately abuse D2 to get it to rust, such as leaving it wet overnight. And that tarnishes even "stainless" steels anyway. From the factory it's hair shaving sharp. That's really good for a factory grind, many knives that cost more come in more dull and you need to nerd out with a diamondplate to get them where you want. Out of the box this is ready to go. My recommendation, start here for a knife. Just start here, maybe even buy spares to keep on hand in case the brand goes viral or blows up then bam prices go up. I am half joking here, getting another soon for sure. The low cost means you won't be afraid to actually use it! Replacement is easy if lost or damaged, yeah we all in the rush of the moment press our knives into service as prybars, scrapers, choppers, meat processing, boat duty, and all sorts of things if the moment calls for it. I know personally if a wrapping machine goes down I am not afraid to cut plastic off the steel roll with this knife like I would be with my $40-50 knives. The low replacement cost just gives me confidence to actually use the blade and not be afraid of forgetting about it in camp, nor chips or dings. The superb high quality makes me want to carry it as much as the more premium blades yet not panic if it's at risk of being used hard. We have a winner here.

This knife is a looker. People see it and ask to hold it. The blade is razor sharp right out of the box. The handle is comfortable to hold. The opening on the blade allows smooth flicking and reverse flicking. I believe this knife was discontinued as I have tried to go back and order a few more. An excellent knife at a very reasonable price.

Caught it on sale, great knife! Love the design, snappy action, good lockup, came sharp, comfortable. Pocket clip works well. Also, the micarta scales are nice. I've had it for over 7 months, no complaints!! Good edc, good worker, also fidgets well.

It kinda pains me to remove a star. This knife pinches way above it's price range. Even. Done to box it comes in. It's very nice with a nice magnetic lid. The action is where the magic is with this one though. You'll just have to get it in hand to know what I mean. It's hard to describe. But all the deployment methods work great. Flipper is outstanding (seriously one of the best I've tried.) and the cutouts work just how you'd want. Plenty and access to the lock bar and it's nice and easy to push over. Although it is just a tad sharper than I prefer. But I can get past that. The one issue I have with this is, it's not stonewashed. I'm not sure if they swapped it to satin or what. But this sucker is satin. It shows in the description(pic included) that it was stonewashed. And I know I seen photos from other reviewers with stonewashed knives. So not sure what happened there. But all in all this knife is a must buy. I love how it seems like such a great deal, and that's even before you get to experience the action. Which is the best part of this knife!!

I'm going to sound like a total shill, but I rarely write reviews for products unless something blows me away and this knife did just that. I own a couple dozen knives and I know what to look for in a good pocket EDC knife so let me just tell you about my experience. At the time I purchased this it was $20 but I purchased mine on sale for $15 and let me just tell you I've handled knives triple this cost with worse action and features. I bought the green g10 variant and it's very grippy. Some g10 is smooth which I dislike but this has great texture. There is no blade play whatsoever and the blade came centered out of the box. The action on mine is fantastic, it almost falls shut but just requires a slight nudge to get going. I'm not joking when I say I have $80 knives with worse action than this. The pocket clip is inset below the scales and the screws are recessed which is fantastic, this company has really paid attention to the minor details. The overall weight and balance of the knife is also quite good with the center being behind the pivot. The lock up on the liner lock is at about 45 to 55%. Truthfully, I think this knife is worth $40. If you handed it to me and asked me to guess what it cost that's what I would guess. It punches well above it's price point. The packaging is minimalist but also quite good at this price bracket, there's a foam cut out insert and a magnetic clasp which you can use to store the knife if you want. I'm probably going to be purchasing more of these needless to say.