This Blade HQ Exclusive Kershaw Launch 4 features a black Damascus blade and a gray aluminum handle.
Description:
The Kershaw Launch 4 knife is a California-legal automatic with a ridiculously fast action. Its symmetry in design, both handle and blade, adds distinction. Following the tradition of its predecessors, the Launch 4 has a bulls-eye pattern firing button and a tip-up carry pocket clip. This automatic knife is a pint-sized performer!
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Sharp blade,fast and easy to open. Compact size but fits perfectly in my hand and looks amazing.
I bought it with the Linos neck sheath and love it. Sharp and fast little knife. The button feels a little gritty at first but after firing it a bunch it smooths out.
I usually carry full size folder (zt 0560, modded spyderco resilience, CS Rajah II, etc) I love carbon steel blades because they beat "super steels" in everything except corrosion, and honestly, I like a patinaed blade better than one with scratches and snail trails. This little sucker snaps hard and fast, especially with a little break in and then a clean and disassemble, lightly lubing the contact points. A little more break in and it's bananas. You're carrying a little flake of obsidian that's easy to sharpen, and has some nice style. Pocket clip works and if you replace it you'll get a little snake bite where the clip was resting. It's a pretty little bit of pocket jewelry that functions well as a tool. Wish the grind angle was slicier, but then you lose a lot of aesthetics in the blade grind. The launch 10 is the answer to that, but no carbon steel and it looks more like a gas station knife to me(but I've said that about $300 mid techs, so what do I know). This little monster is just awesome. I'd hate to have to use it for a defensive blade, but I'd rather have it than nothing, especially after replacing the good factory edge with 10 min on the rods. It's a pretty little utility blade, but an apple slicer she ain't. I tried, the grind is just too fat. So today is the modded Resilience for food prep/emergency use, and the Launch 4 Carbon Damascus for a little razor that's fun to snap open. Also, if you don't know, carbon steel can make your meal taste a bit like it was cooked next to a grinder, so I wouldn't slice acidic foods with it unless you're into that sort of thing... ;)
I've owned three Launch 4s but sadly still have two. I 'lost' my black Damascus while vacationing and was a sad individual. I immediately replaced it but with a plain blade since the Damascus versions were sold out and used it on a regular basis. I was so excited when the gray Launch 4 with a Damascus blade became available I immediately bought it. I rotate my blades when I carry and this Launch 4 is in my rotation more frequently than my others because it's so cool, functional and has a great style.
I always take this to work when I know I have a large box load. Spends the whole day just cutting away. I enjoy that immensely.
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