Ontario Knife Company Rat II, Satin AUS-8 Stainless Steel Drop-Point Blade Folding Pocket Knife, Black Nylon Handle Liner Lock Knife, Everyday Carry Knife – ON8860

Easy deploy and closing. It comes razor sharp out of box (at least mine did). The action is smooth and buttery, small and easy to carry for work. Use it to cut boxes and whatever else a knife would be handy for.Easy to sharpen with a pocket sharpener and holds an edge pretty well. Now i dont beat the knife up, but for my use its money well spent

I'll start by saying I'm kind of a "knife nerd". I have a fairly large collection, with my interest being mainly in custom knives. But I'm pretty abusive to my work knife and can't get myself to use an expensive blade for metal on metal cutting, prying, other things knives aren't designed to do, not to mention I occasionally lose them.Enter the Rat II. It's a great knife at a great price point. The one handed opening action is excellent out of the box. The scales have a great textured secure grip. The smaller size is plenty big for everything I throw at it but doesn't freak people out when I flick it open. And it's easy to sharpen and easily takes a good working edge with the Worksharp pocket sharpener I keep in my toolbox.In fact, I'm writing this review of my second Rat II as I lost my original one that I had been carrying for a long time. As soon as I realized it wasn't in my pocket I ordered a replacement as, for me, this is the perfect work blade.The only MINOR gripe I have is that it comes with the pocket clip set for tip down carry. It's reversible as long as you have a T6 mini torx bit and simple enough to change, I just don't know many people that prefer that carry style.I highly recommend this affordable little knife.

I bought this knife here on Amazon in 2017. It has been carried almost every day to work, innumerable camping trips with family and Boy Scouts, and many job site inspections (I work in design/construction). It has been an outstanding tool to keep on hand.The blade holds an edge for a very long time. It can strip branches and create a feather stick pretty well. It's not a bush craft knife but handles itself okay in the role. I sharpen mine on a ceramic v-shaped knife sharpener 2-3 times a year.It is extremely easy to open. The thumb flip is extremely smooth. And I LOVE how the blade is made, it will not cut your thumb when closing the liner lock.I wash mine with soap, dry it, and oil up the hinges about 3 times a year. Keep in mind that it doesn't live in a holster, it just sits in my pocket with my car keys.I recommend this particular knife for anyone looking for a well rounded, high quality EDC.

It's a VERY high quality knife for the price point , very good useable shape & size blade for EDC . I did a lot of research on this knife before I bought it , & there was a lot of hype surrounding it which I really do believe it lives up to . When I got the knife it worked quite well , but being a perfectionist I wanted to see how much I could improve the action by loosening the pivot screw . I would alternately loosen the screw and check for blade play , I figured I'd stop when I started to get some play but that didn't happen & to my amazement I realized that I had almost completely removed the screw from the pivot pin , yet there was absolutely NO blade play . Up , down side to side Nada . Now THAT is a sign of a really well built knife ! I'm convinced that I could remove the screw from the pivot pin altogether & it would continue to function perfectly . If i were to complain about anything it would be that it seems a little heavy for a knife of it's size & it might be a little easier to flip it open if they bevelled the area of the scale next to the thumb stud . Not that it doesn't flip open lightning fast already , but it would be an easy improvement . You could actually do it with a half round file . But if you are looking for a reliable Knife at this price point , you just can't go wrong here . This knife will last forever ! $30.00 !!! un -believeable quality at this price point .

I just came back form a 9 hour workday (landscaping) and this knife made my day! I've had it for about a month now and its been doing excellent.- The grips are plastic but they are very nice and provide the perfect amount of traction for myself (others will complain not enough, but its good for me and it won't wear out your pockets so fast).-The blade is what I have been really pleased with though. I have been cutting and placing sod all day using this knife and its still got a decent edge (paper cutting). It came edge sharp enough for a rough shave (barely) by the way.- The centering is perfect for the blade as well as the ergonomics for myself.-The pocket clip does it job and it can be positioned on 4 places on the knife. You will need a small torx bit in order to do that though. Also the paint has chipped around the edge a little, but I'm just fine with that since that is what I expectedIf your looking for a fair priced knife with a linear lock 3 inch blade that will do good outdoor/utility work this is it. No, Its not made in the U.S., but the Taiwanese workers( good allies to the U.S. btw) did an excellent job as did the designer. ITs just right for edc.-further note: if your cutting sod I would use a utility knife with disposable blades, but this did the trick and lasted well.By the way I used to carry a Swiss army knife and I had a love/hate relationship with it. It was so practical, yet not pretty and didn't have a pocket clip. I switched to this since I've heard so much about the Rat 1 and I lost the SAK. I still miss it sometimes, but when I need a screwdriver I usually go find one (yes I've used this knife for flatheads on occasion, it is not recommended, not to say it doesn't work but I screwdriver is easier), and when I need a knife for utility or improvising due to lack of some other tool, this knife is comfortably in my pocket ready to be used and abused within reason.