Titan Black D/A OTF Sim Carbon Fiber Automatic Knife - Dagger Satin Plain

How many ways is this bad? Let's count them.

1. There's nothing "carbon fiber" about this. It's got some stickers.
2. The stickers don't even stay stuck. The knife comes with the edges of the stickers already lifting.
3. Twaaaaang. This is the cheapest sounding OTF you will ever hear.
4. Stiff button. To close. But to open, very soft. And a longer slide to get it to open than to close. Let's sum it up by saying the button sucks, but it can't quite figure out how it wants to suck, so it tries all the ways.
5. Undependable. Every... 10? 15? 25? pick a random number... it will randomly go off track and need to have the blade reset to get it to function. To be fair, the blade is heavy enough that a wrist flick will reset it, so it's not that big of a deal, just annoying and happens far far too often.
6. Quality of workmanship. When you look under the stickers, and you will cause those puppies are definitely going to come off, you might find dents and scrapes through the finish and down to the metal. I did.

Now for the good:

1. The blade is really quite nice, and comes quite sharp.
2. The design is pretty comfortable in the hand. The look is not bad (once you get rid of those stupid carbon fiber stickers).

I just received this knife. I have some other, more expensive otf knives. For under $40 shipped (super fast shipping) this is a great value. Comes with a nice, sharp edge. I do recommend disassembling and giving it a good lube job first. That will quiet the "twang" noise you get from the less expensive knives. I would definitely recommend this product. Thanks, Grindworx! I know what my buddies are getting for Christmas this year!

The Titan line of knives (just like the Lightning brand), are well worth the the small investment, and then some. The action is strong, fast and reliable. They are real knives that perform real tasks and can take a real beating. I have found that the newer models have higher tolerances with much less blade play than the older models. Though they do still have just a bit of play both side to side and edge to spine which is acceptable when you're considering the reliability of blade deployment and retraction out in the field. In fact, it's the tolerances of these knives that helps prevent them from misfiring and jamming as a result of the infiltration of dirt, sand, pocket lint, and other debris. This misfiring and jamming out in the field is common among many of the higher end, high tolerance and expensive OTF-DA knives abound. I know this from first hand experience. The blades hold their edge quite well and are relatively easy to touch up and resharpen. The finish on the handles will eventually wear down in the areas that constantly get rubbed on, but this is to be expected. The grip tape inserts and jibbing are a definite plus. The pocket clip is strong and keeps these knives securely in place and the glass breaker pommel is a nice added detail and is truly functional. I would highly recommend the Titan line of knives for EDC to anyone looking for a practical, tough and reliable OTF-DA knife design.