M16-01KZ Outdoor Folding Knife with Liner Lock, Black, M16-01KZ

I bought this knife to try out the brand, and was not disappointed. The lock is nice, though you have to break it in a little to make it easier to close, but I never had any problems with it not working. There was no give in this knife, no wiggle when testing it, both new and used, and no doubt that it would hold under pressure. Backpacking with this knife was great because of its lower weight, and the black blade meant no glare back in your face when in use. The clip on this knife is great, with just enough room to get your pants pocket into it, but not so much that it wiggles off easily. Size is great, not too big, definitely not too small. The edge of the blade didn't get dull quickly, and even after months of use still was sharp. I actually lost this knife recently, and am purchasing another one while I look for the old one since this is my every day knife that I carry. Best that happens, I find the old one and have two, worst that happens is I don't find the old one, and at least have one to use. I highly recommend this knife to anyone.

I like the size and appearance. Well made and made to last. I had the exact knife for 6yrs and lost it. Thats Only reason i ordered the exact same one. Really great everyday knife. It holds a good sharp edge and performs with out question. Keep in mind it's not a screw driver or a prying tool. Its a knife. A Great knife. I highly recommend this knife to any who carries and uses a knife day in and day out. I Won't leave the house without out. Can't beat the price.

My friend had a slightly larger CRKT M16 knife, and after seeing how often he used it, he helped me settle on this as my every day carry knife. I still keep a Victorinox Swiss Army Knife for all the gadgets, but when I need to cut something open/apart/etc, this is my go-to knife and it's awesome. The AutoLawks feature might be annoying to a purist, and it is really right-handed-only, but personally I don't mind it at all (possibly because this is my first folding knife like this and I don't know any different), but the friend that helped me buy it said it's super-easy to remove from the knife. Tension on all the screws was perfect out of the box. Insanely sharp. Adequate tension to keep it closed safely in your pocket. When open, it feels like the whole thing is made of 1 piece -- really impressively solid. I like the reassurance this provides me as a defensive weapon also, should I ever be so unfortunate to need it. The only thing that I would deduct for is that the black coating has already worn off a little bit from bumping into my keys etc in my pocket, but only a little bit, and I never expected the black coating to stay perfect forever. I got this to cut stuff, not to look at. But it is still pretty and the marks just make it look like it has more of a story behind it.

It seems silly to hold this knife in my hand, after holding an M16 Desert Dog. This is like a MiniCooper among Hummers. I try desperately to avoid products made in China, but CRKT keeps enticing me to cave in. However, not all of their knives are excellent, and not too many will rate 5 Stars. I have four very good ones, but not one of them has earned a 5-star rating from me. This is one of those for two reasons - the mechanism, and the price. The thumb studs won't open this knife. Forget it. You can try 'til the cows come home, but it ain't gonna happen. The flipper will, but the knife will open completely only with a herculean flick of my wrist. The bearing washers are either too tight, too thick, or the wrong material. Lockup is positive and rigid however, with a solid "snap". There is no side-play. One reviewer said that his knife has no steel liner, but mine clearly does. I will always prefer a spear-point blade, and I'll always favor a blade without serrations. Those are two of the reasons I selected this knife. The blade of this little squirt is pretty darn sharp out-of-the-box, but I could feel some unstropped grinding-burrs, so I gave it a few swipes with a Lansky, which quickly brought it up to snuff. It's incredible how small this knife looks and feels in my hand after holding a Desert Dog, but that's why I chose it. I simply wanted a lightweight "pocket knife", and this might fill the bill. The pocket clip is NOT reversible, so it has to be carried tip-down unless you want to tote it like loose change. It's fairly comfortable to hold. My thumb rests nicely on the spine-jimping, (nicely deburred) with my forefinger behind the flipper. The sharpened blade will pass the paper/cardboard test with flying colors, and will cut packing tape, plastic soda bottles, blister packs, quarter-inch cotton & nylon rope, and will easily stab through sheetrock (I don't recommend you try that without gloves on). As compact and lightweight as this knife is, and as sharp as the blade is, I can picture employing it as a feature pocket knife. Not as a "carry knife", but as a legitimate, handy, ol' fashioned "jack knife". Comparably, the SOG Flash I is a better knife, but it's much bigger and more expensive. The Kershaw Cryo is a good price, but it's much heavier. I'll stick with the CRKT. It certainly doesn't warrant 5 stars, but it's not bad enough to deserve only 3. I recommend it, with the caveat that you won't be impressed with the mechanism, and it's slightly overpriced. A fun little knife! 4 stars. .

I love this pocket knife. It comes with a pretty sharp blade out of the factory and it is incredibly lightweight. Despite that it feel pretty sturdy and has two points to lock up the blade when open. I carry this thing every day and it continues to feel just as nice. On top of all that it is relatively cheap compared to many other pocket knives of similar quality. If you are looking for something that is cost effective, still durable and actually useful I fully recommend this for you. I can honestly say as someone who has owned well over 100 pocket knives that this is very much worth it.

This is probably like the 5th or 6th CRKT M16 I have owned (I am always losing them!) but it has been my preferred daily-carry knife for several years now. Lightweight, rides easy and deep in the pocket, decent quality steel blade (that is VERY sharp out of the box, and can easily be maintained) this was my first "real" knife. The auto-lawks closing system can take a little getting used to if you have never used it before (just get used to people who want to see your knife or use it never, ever knowing how to close it once it's opened, it can actually be pretty funny watching their confused expressions trying to get the blade close again...) but soon it will be second nature, flicking the blade open with a practiced little twist of the wrist, and then closing it just easy. It's definitely important to put some locktite (the blue stuff works best) on the little clip screws, because they always loosen and fallout, on every single m16 i've ever had. Other than that, it really is the perfect every day use knife. Sharp. Good looking. Easily concealable. You just can't go wrong with a CRKT m16.

This is probably the worst CRKT knife I've ever had but I've only ever had good experiences with Crkt, so this is still better than most of the knives Ive ever owned. It's not as smooth as I was hoping and it's A pain in the butt to unlock both because it has a secondary lock on it, but also because the primary frame lock is really stiff. If you've only ever had cheap knives, you will probably be really happy with this one. It's still smoother and better quality than most of my kershaws haha, but doesn't compare to any of the other 6 crkt knives I own. It's also smaller than I thought. On the upside, it does come pretty Dang Sharp out of the box and is incredibly lightweight.

This is exactly what I want. This is the second one of these that I've owned. I recently lost my m16-01kz and decided to try out a cheaper version of basically the same knife. Amazon got that knife back real quick. But this knife, this is exactly what i want... Why i like it: i love the blade--heavy and strong enough to be useful, great edge (not a big deal, i sharpen all my knives anyway). it fits my hand really well. maybe a little bit small if i were fighting and i had all four fingers on the handle simultaneously (i have big hands) but it just fits. I do a lot of very different work with my knives (electrical, construction, networking, small electronics work...) and this knife somehow manages to be the right size for almost anything i throw at it. i've got my mantrack for anything big and this guy gets the rest. overally, this knife has a great fit and finish. of course its a little bit rought out of the box, but 4 days of good use and it will feel like home. at least it does for me.