CRKT Folts Minimalist Persian Neck Knife Green G-10 (2.1" Bead Blast) 2379

I’ve have owned a couple knives from the minimalist series. The Bowie and blacked out clever, carry the clever daily as of lately. Safe to say I’m a fan most def, when I seen the new Persian I had to have it. Arrived today and without a doubt a very cool knife. I can easily see this becoming my go to EDC. Swapped the green G-10 handles with the black from the clever. Looks much better in black. The only cons I do see so far are sheath retention. I did notice when taking off the handles that the pegs were a little beat up, like someone didn’t notice the half circle shape and just tried to shove it through but Doesn’t take away from the function so no worries really. But it definitely doesn’t not stay pressed into the sheath quit as well as the other blade styles I’m familiar with. Already had it fall out and hit the floor so gonna have to find a way to keep that from happening again. A little rough around the edges in some spots but the overall cool factor out weight any negative for sure. A few minor adjustments and it would be 10/10 out the box. Only a few minor adjustment and this is a hard knife not to fall in love with for sure. P.S came razor sharp 🤘🏻

Alan Foltz said this is his favorite Minimalist design and I agree. Grind is straight and symmetrical, factory edge was quite sharp, everything is tight. 8Cr is a welcome upgrade over the 5Cr used for most of the Minimalist line prior to this. The knife itself is fantastic. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for the sheath. For reasons I don't understand, in order to accommodate a straight draw with the raised thumb ramp, they cut out a 1/3" segment of the top of the injection molded sheath. I assume this was to quiet all the people who complained that you had to observe a specific angle to re-sheathe the earlier Keramin model. While it certainly makes removal and re-sheathing easier, this comes at a massive cost to retention. The knife comes out of the sheath with extremely little force, and what's worse, it will come out when pushed/pulled on both rearward AND upward directions. It's fortunate I intended this for pocket carry, where so far the retention has proved just BARELY adequate to keep it from coming out of the sheath inside my pocket (though I have had times where it was loose when I removed it), but under absolutely no circumstances would I neck carry this. It's a great knife, but this is an astonishing safety fail. I will attempt heating the injection molding and trying to tighten the retention of the sheath manually, but looking at the geometry of how the knife is held in the sheath, I doubt that will be successful. The problem seems to be with the sheath design itself. I expect in the future to have to ultimately make the decision to get an aftermarket kydex sheath for it, or consign to desk work and occasional light pocket carry. It's a shame. CRKT was so close on this one.