If you’re looking for a stoutly built self-defense knife, check out the Civivi Button Lock Brazen folder. While it is stoutly made, it has a semi-thin profile, which makes it comfortable to carry. But make no mistake, it is a stoutly built knife.
I would say that when shopping for a self-defense knife you want to make sure and check to ensure that it offers a firm grip. But really, you want a firm grip on all of your knives, don’t you? I like to keep all of my knives razor sharp so I don’t want any of them slipping.
The Civivi Button Lock Brazen folder has a full-sized handle that fits my hand perfectly. The full-size finger groove allows me to have a firm grip and there is a slight flare on the tail that helps further enhance my grip. There are grooves on the edge of the flipper stud that also helps.
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There are thumb grooves on the spine, but I wish they were ½-inch longer. When gripping a folder, my thumb is always about 1 inch forward of my pointer finger. So, I like to have 1-inch thumb grooves on the spine. Granted, the existing grooves, along with the thumb studs, provide for a good grip; it’d just be a hair bit better if the thumb grooves extended ½-inch further.
The G10 handle has a light textured surface, which further enhances your grip. So, I think that with all of the above features, you will be satisfied with the grip that the Civivi Button Lock Brazen folder offers.
The Civivi Button Lock Brazen folder has a 3.46-inch Tanto-designed blade. Mine came from the factory razor sharp, which surprisingly is not the case with all of the knives that I test.
I have a couple of Civivi knives that have a button lock, and I really like them. They’re a lot more comfortable to close than a liner-locking knife.
To carry your Civivi Button Lock Brazen folder, it has an L/R pocket clip that carries the knife tip up. To deploy the blade, you have two options.
- Thumb studs
- Flipper
The handle has an open back, which makes it easy to clean and keep sanitary. Not that the knife is flashy, but with the Army green drab colored handle and the black blade, I think that it is a cool-looking knife.
Along with the knife come two things that add a little class, or maybe I should say a little extra flair. It comes with a black zippered canvas pouch. In the pouch is a cleaning cloth which you can use to oil your knife.
I’ve never really carried a Tanto knife that I can remember, but I’ve been carrying the Civivi Button Lock Brazen folder this week while testing it and have gotten attached to it.
The MSRP on the Civivi Button Lock Brazen is $75.00, and as usual, we will close with the specs.
Specifications:
- Overall Length: 7.98″ / 202.6mm
- Width: 1.33″ / 33.9mm
- Overall Height(Include Clip): 0.72″ / 18.2mm
- Blade Length: 3.46″ / 88mm
- Closed Length: 4.51″ / 114.6mm
- Blade Thickness: 0.12″ / 3mm
- Handle Thickness: 0.51″ / 13mm
- Knife Weight: 3.91oz / 110.8g
- Blade Material: 14C28N
- Blade Hardness: 58-60HRC
- Blade Grind: Flat
- Blade Finish: Stonewashed
- Blade Type: Tanto
- Handle Material: G10
- Handle Color/Finish: Black
- Liner Material: Stainless Steel
- Liner Color/Finish: Gray
- Pocket Clip: Tip-Up, L/R
- Clip Material: Stainless Steel
- Screws / Thumb Stud Material: Stainless Steel
- Pivot Assembly: Caged Ceramic Ball Bearing
- Locking Mechanism: Button Lock
*Note that the button lock is designed with a spring under the button to provide just the right amount of tension so that there is enough resistance to avoid accidental opening while still offering the ideal amount of pressure to release the lock.
About Tom Claycomb
Tom Claycomb has been an avid hunter/fisherman throughout his life as well as an outdoor writer with outdoor columns in the magazine Hunt Alaska, Bass Pro Shops, Bowhunter.net, and numerous magazines and newspapers. “To properly skin your animal, you will need a sharp knife. I have an e-article on Amazon Kindle titled Knife Sharpening #ad for $.99 if you’re having trouble.”
