KershawCinder Pocket Knife, Small Lightweight Keychain Knife

Great, unique entry from Kershaw. This very small, fits on a keychain easily. The blade is short but very sharp and very functional, great to have on hand at all times if you don't EDC something bigger. Bottle opener is a bonus.

this knife is small but once you see the quality build, sharpness and utility of the blade, and feel in your hand, you'll realize the size is a true wonder. not sure why the bottle opener isn't mentioned in the description but that is nice feature as well.

A convenient little keychain knife! I use this thing almost daily to open packages and anything else that needs a quick cut. For the price, the steel feels quality, and it fits in the hand nicely. I love having a small, easy to open, locking blade on my keychain whenever I need it. The bottle opener has been used a few times too! Great to have.

There are other tiny EDC knives like the Gerber LST ultralight (https://amzn.to/3Ko11Ni) which I own and love. But this in the only one I have found that has one-handed opening. I grab the thumb stud with my thumb, add a bit of wrist snap, and the blade is open and locked. This is a great feature for when you don't have two hands free.In terms of other issues that other reviewers mentioned:1. Yes the blade is very short, that's why it's a very small and lightweight knife. The knife is the same length closed as my Toyota key. The above-mentioned Gerber knife as a 1.6 inch long blade while this guy is only 1 inch. But for opening boxes and such the short blade works fine.2. price: I think the knife is very fairly priced. Most of my little EDC knives cost at least 15 or $20 so for the seven dollars that I paid I am quite happy.3. The blade opening in your pocket. I'm not sure how this would happen, as it takes quite a bit of force to separate the blade from the magnet inside the blade case. Perhaps there is individual variation between different knives, so I will check the other two that I bought. I checked the other two Cinders, and they have even stronger retention magnets, so even less of a problem.4. The only valid criticism is that the can opener/ Bottle opener is a little bit too short. So if you're buying this to open a lot of beers then I'd probably add a real bottle opener to your keychain. I never use a bottle opener so I didn't care about this. I might grind it off entirely.5. All three knives I purchased the blade was razor-sharp. I haven't cut open a million boxes so not sure how it will hold the blade sharpness, but I don't mind resharpening it occasionally.My Gerber LST ultralight is .6 ounces and this one is .9 ounces, not a big difference. Although I love the Gerber it has a slip blade opening, so needs two hands. For now this little Cinder will be my keychain knife. I think it is a great knife for keychain or watch pocket carry, and perhaps the smallest single hand open and close knife on the market. For seven dollars and change, you can't go wrong. I bought one for every keychain.

One of the most useful things I own. Convenient to have the bottle opener on the keychain but the small blade comes in handy frequently. If they added a phillips head screwdriver head to it like the Gerber Shard has it would be perfect. Grabbing another as a back-up for when I inevitably forget to remove it from my keys and get it confiscated by TSA at the airport.

I was going to give this knife four stars, because I feel that you can have a small knife in a similar package that does more. However, when I was looking back over my order, I realized I paid like $10 for this knife. That is an incredible price for a pretty handy little knife. I usually carry a full size Leatherman, so that's really all I need. This is kind of a backup. And in that role, it's great. As other reviewers have mentioned, it is extremely tiny. I have it on a keychain that I also have a very tiny flashlight on. I keep this combo in a sling bag that carries a lot of other essentials for where I live, like a tourniquet, a little bottle of sunblock, ammunition, narcan, etc.

I just received this little knife from Kershaw and it is now my daily use pocket knife. I love how small this is with a blade that is about a half inch long. The blade includes a nub to help you open the knife with one hand and also has a blade lock. It does not have a clip but includes a hole for a lanyard, which I am using. The blade is sharp enough for my purposes, cutting twine and opening packages. It even has a solid bottle opener. My only concern is forgetting to put this in checked baggage when I travel as I would hate to have TSA confiscate it. If that happens, though, it is easily replaceable at less than $10.

I wanted to put together a very small kit with some emergency essentials for hiking. I wanted a knife, magnesium fire starter, compass, some cordage, and a few other odds and ends to keep in a pocket in case of an emergency in the wild.I really wasn't planning on buying another knife for this-- I was planning on using a Swiss Army knife that I've had forever-- but the Cinder caught my eye. For $10 it was worth the gamble so I bought it and began evaluating it.It was fairly sharp out of the package but I spent a few minutes honing it and got it to where it will shave arm hairs. No, an emergency knife doesn't have to be this sharp, but it doesn't hurt and it's nice to have a sharp edge to cut paracord, etc.The short, slightly curved blade is very controllable for making fuzz sticks for kindling. It will also strike a decent spark on a magnesium fire starter. I also like that the blade locks into position. Since this is a knife that may see some abuse if it gets needed in an emergency, I wanted a blade that would be less likely to accidentally close.Everything else about the knife is fine. I like the option of using a lanyard, especially in an emergency. I put a couple of drops of oil on the pivot and the knife opens and closes smoothly. It's so small that it takes up very little room in my emergency kit, and it's so light that I hardly know it's there. It's a good choice if you want a knife that will be unobtrusive until it's needed.