KershawGlassbreaker Blur Pocketknife, 3.4" Sandvik 14C28N Stainless Steel Recurved Serrated Blade, assisted opening EDC, Emergency Tool

I’ve been collecting knives for over 40 years. I own Buck, Kershaw, GEC, Uncle Henry and whole host of made in USA knives. This Blur 1670 is by far the best. The knife is razor sharp out of the box. The Speed Safe feature is flawless and opens the knife with authority and purpose. The T6 aircraft aluminum body is strong and light weight despite the almost perfect overall weight of the knife. It incorporates a glass breaking tip on one scale which is polished, stout and sharp, perfect for emergency applications. The scales are moderately to heavily textured and ensure a positive grip. The thick Scandiv steel blade has a convex sway from the tip to about 2/3rds down the blade then transitions to an aggressive serrated profile, perfect for cutting rope and seatbelts. My knife is black with a black oxide coating on the blade.I own at least 25 knives and while they all excel in specific categories this Blur ticks all the boxes as an EDC and an excellent knife for Emergency Responders. I say that because I’m a retired Emergency Responder and wish I had this knife while I was on the job.If you’re looking for a made in the USA knife at a bargain price with excellent materials and dependable real life design features, then look no further. This is it! The sub $70.00 price point might sting a bit but you’ll not regret it.Well done Kershaw!GO USA!

As someone who owns a lot of knives (don't be alarmed) this is still one of my favorite dependable pieces. It's no secret that Kershaw makes good dependable well designed entry level knives. No one is going to confuse this with a Sebenza or a Strider model knife but this knife isn't trying to be that to begin with. I originally purchased this knife THREE years ago and with an occasional sharpening here and there this thing is still in great shape.Kershaw is to knives as Honda is to cars. You like that analogy? I know you do...The blade comes razor sharp out of the box, maybe not hair shaving sharp, but sharp enough. A little work on a stone or sharpener could easily get it there. Not the biggest fan of serrated blades but there is a time and place for them and for work having the serrated portion of the blade has been money i.e. cutting rope, twine, plastics, etc. However, a word to the wise I wouldn't use this knife to pry or anything like that as I could see potentially dinging up the point or edge of this knife.I'm personally a fan of Kershaw's Speedsafe system (no I don't work for them and no this isn't an advertisement but I won't say no to a sponsorship *wink wink). I like the quick decisive opening of Speedsafe knives with little to no effort. It's one of those mechanisms that will have you opening and closing your knife repeatedly like a creepy military veteran sitting in the corner of a waiting room muttering silently to himself.The handle is very grippy and won't slip out of your hands even if they're wet/damp...however, if you decide that you want to get crazy with the tanning oil at the beach and then want to cut open a bag of nuts with this knife I would probably wear some eye protection...Lastly, this knife does have the carbide tip glassbreaker. Have I used it? Oh yea...does it work? absolutely. Does breaking glass scratch, mar, and cause general imperfections on the knife handle? Yup. But how else are you going to let all the knife dorks and your tacticool buddies know that this isn't just some eye candy you keep in your pocket!

I own several pocket knives and deciding in adding this one for the a carbide glassbreaker tip. It was reasonably priced for the quality. I work in an office and preferred a knife with a low profile. This knife had a DLC coated blade, black 6061-T6 anodized aluminum handle and thinner profile, which was preferred compared to the other knives I reviewed. The partially scalloped serrated Sandvik 14C28N blade cuts rope and thick cardboard like butter. It is about half the price of other knives I was reviewing. The thumb stud is not a symmetrical cone but slopes at a 45 degree angle. The stud edge felt abit sharp out of the box, so I dulled the edges with with a nail file. Due to the angles of the blade and handles, it took getting used to pushing the blade straight up instead of outward to open. The handle has Trac-tec grips inserts. This had a cork like feel, which make it more difficult to quickly take the knife in and out of a tight pocket. However the grips provided more confidence in handling the knife especially when wet. The pocket clip position is reversible and uses two small 5 star torx screws. The factory installed the pocket clip for a left hander. I'm right handed, and prefer the closed blade facing up, which correctly positions the thumb studs and carbide glassbreaker tip straight out of the pocket. Other reviewers complain that when the glassbreaker tip is in the down position, it wears into the pocket causing holes over time. In summary, this knife is well constructed and made with sturdy parts and quality materials. The design gives confidence in handling this knife that increases and the knife usage wore on. The knife needed some breaking in straight out of the box. A little oil and working the hinges help smooth the opening of the knife.