This knife is high quality -- I can't tell it from a Benchmade knife, except the price is affordable and in line with what I'm willing to pay for an everyday pocket knife. I used to buy Benchmade knives when I thought they were worth it, but now I'm thinking there's no reason to spend more than $50 for a quality knife with good steel.

Well packaged, well designed, sharp and ready to cut right out of the package. Looks and feels good

I have been through a lot of budget knives and nothing has come remotely close the the Civivi Brazen. In day to day life, the only thing premium knives in this class do better it to be lighter.

This is a fidgeter's dream come true. The knife fires perfectly as a flipper. The pressure on the detent is just about perfect and when the detent breaks, this think is pretty much guaranteed to lock up. The same is true of the thumb stud actuation. When the detent breaks, the blade is going to glide smoothly and solidly into lockup.

Release pressure is moderate and the jimping on the lock release allows for a positive but not uncomfortable lock release. There is a light detent on the blade just outside of unlock, and a slight pressure on the back of the blade will send it into a solid rest in the frame.

Ergonomics are a personal thing but I have maybe thinner than average fingers for a 5' 10" man and I find the ergonomics to be very good.

The knife is fully ambidextrous with respect to firing the blade, and the pocket clip follows through with mounting options on both sides.

Workmanship here is exceptional for a knife that sells for half way to one hundred dollars. The fit and finish on mine is excellent. In particular, the edge grind is even on both sides of the knife and on both lengths of the Tanto blade. A lot of budget knives have uneven grinds where one side is ground deeper into the blade and this means that the edge is not centered on the length of be blade. This knife had that really good, tight and even grind that you see on much more expensive knives. In addition, the bevel grinds have very fine lines at the different facets on the knife.

The pattern on the scales is perfectly uniform and even across the width and length of the scales and the lanyard loop is well placed.

I have the Tanto blade. I was never really a fan of the Tanto design, but a while back I bought a Kizer Carbon Fiber Begleiter and I fell in love with the Tanto blade on that knife and thought I would go with it on the Brazen. It is the Tanto blade that (in my opinion) makes this knife live up to the Brazen name. Where the Begleiter blade is think and elegant, this blade has an aggressive and meaty look to it, though it is actually an excellent slicer. It just looks great in this design. Even if you are not a Tanto fan, this is one of the few Tanto blades that I see even Tanto haters rethinking that position (as I did when I bought the Begleiter, which is a ballerina to the Brazon's Boxer stance.

I love this knife. I have much more expensive knives that don't give me the pleasure of this knife and can highly recommend it. Anyone considering spending less on any other knife should seriously consider upgrading to this knife and you can spend more and not get a knife that is going to to anything any better than this knife.

Let's go do some cutting up!

I got this knife for my gf and she loves the assist open ..

I've been a custom knife collector for 35+ years and know a fair amount about knives and steel and Civivi knives are actually surprisingly nice for their price. They are made in China but the fit and finish is pretty good and the D2 steel strikes a great balance between edge-retention, durability, and ease of sharpening. They come razor-sharp"”literally"”out of the box. My son gave me one for my birthday and I bought this one as my everyday carry, pocket knife. I use it on my job to open dozens of boxes and cut packing straps. Cutting cardboard is extremely hard on edges but a few strokes on a good stone every few days keeps it hair-shaving sharp. These are great tools for people who need a knife but don't have hundreds"”or thousands"”of dollars to spend. I'm giving it 5 stars ONLY for knives under 100 bucks. It's well worth its price.