Spyderco Endura C10PBK with FRN Handle

Sypderco Endura C10PBK folding knife with a standard straight-edge blade and FRN Handle.INTROI needed a new knife and read many good things about the Spydercos' Endura line. I eventually bought it here off okay NIB. I prefer non-serrated for what I do with it, which is mostly opening okay packages and letters. It weighs only 3.6oz, is 5" closed, 83/4" open. Blade is 3 3/4". Closed, the knife handle will extend slightly beyond the width of your
closed hand. If size matters for daily carrying, consider the smaller
Spyderco Delica. Now into it's 7th month, I still love this knife and it has easily begee my favorite. As an important note, I trolled the knife forums before I purchased this knife, and found that the forum experts all highly regemended this particular model. The general consensus was it is light-weight, tough and made of high quality VG-10 steel, making it a fine choice for cops, fireman, soldiers. Indeed, many soldiers who served over there reported this knife did a fine job for most light-duty tasks under real-world conditions in a war zone. The Spyderco Endura gees in several models and colors, however I will limit this review to my knife, the black-handled straight edge.THE BLADEFirst and most importantly is the Blade. The folding blade is made of VG-10 steel which has a higher carbon percentage than your standard 440 stainless steel "Mal-mart" knife. All knives have a balance of steel and chromium. More steel makes the knife strong and sharp, but easily rusts. More chromium makes the knife resist rusting, but makes for a lousy edge that dulls quickly. The Spyderco Endura with it's VG-10 steel is a near perfect blend of rust avoiding yet edge-retaining qualities. In fact be warned - this is the single SHARPEST knife I have ever owned. Treat it like a scalpel with some weight behind it. If you cut yourself, it will happen fast and go deep...ask me how I know!THE HANDLEThe knife handles are of a sculptured Fiberglass-Reinforced Nylon (FRN)
that makes for an excellent grip. This knife will not slide out of
your hands, and has a solid feel. The handle is thin, in fact so thin you can clip it to your pants (clip is included) and walk around all day and it is not very bothersome. The clip is metal and can be removed, or mounted in several ambidextrous ways: left or right handed, knife-point up or down. The knife has a lanyard hole as well.FORM AND FUNCTIONAs a unit, the knife functions very well and has a solid, quality feel. It was designed to be opened single-handed, in the manner many emergency response teams might use it if they only had one hand free. Anyone who climbs will find this knife easy to open one-handed as advertised. Just grab the grippy handle, insert thumb into the thumb-hole on the blade and gently push - it opens right up. However, it stays tightly closed and has no danger of opening accidentally. To close it, push the release on the back edge of the knife. This will be a two-handed operation for beginners, but with very little practice, I can close it single handed now as well. CONSTRUCTIONKnife construction is excellent. No cheap rivets here. The Spyderco uses high-quality torx-head screws that keep the knife together. They are factory tight and have never gee loose. This extends the life of your knife because it can be taken apart and repaired at the Syperco facory. Spyderco advertises that you can send the knife in for sharpening or repair. It's nice to know this is no cheap throw-away knife! The blade does not wiggle at all when open; Amazing for a folding knife.Once you use this knife, I think you will be hard pressed to find a better one. It has easily begee my favorite knife.