Coast Founder's Collection SELECT Gentleman's EDC Folding Pocketknife, Tanto Blade

Small,sharp knife for general duty. Tight lock up but easy flip open.

I've seen Coast brand blades for a few bucks at gas station checkouts, but thought this might be different. Well, the blade lock does NOT and WILL NOT engage upon opening the blade. I am returning it.

Great little knife. Looks great, comes sharp, smooth open, streamlined and lightweight. Looks like a pen in your pocket your enemies will be none the wiser.

The knife is a little bit smaller than it looks in the pictures, but it works as a compact carrier. It does come sharp out of the Box. It looks really nice and has a well designed handle and blade.The bad: Both the flipping tab and the lock release Spring suffer from the same failure, which is theyre both a little bit too hard to get a grip on. I can still reliably Draw and holster the knife without issue but it would have been nice if the flipping tab was about 2 mm longer. And the lock release Spring Currently sits flush with the handle and has no knurling or stippling on it to aid in traction. it would have been a good idea to have it protrude millimeter and a 1/2 or so and also have some cuts on it just to let you get a better hold on it. The deployment also leaves a little to be desired as it's not quite the smoothest. But it's still better than pretty much every Kershaw I've owned lol. Overall not a bad add to my collection but I don't know if I would necessarily buy this exact one again. Right now for a little over half the price is the Smith and Wesson 24/7 tanto. A better knife with a worse name. It's a fair bit bigger but it deploys smoother and is easier to unlock. I would recommend it over this one especially for the price.

Look and feel great, but do not use for anything needing force, after cutting some zip ties the locking mechanism doesn’t function as well as it did, hard to close. Great for very light duty.

No spring action when you open it. Just kind of. Flops out. Furthermore it doesn't lock when you open it like it's supposed to. Not made well. Skip this one.

Holds an edge Only been sharpened once. Small form factor fits in pocket without getting in the way when climbing into equipment. Will say, if your cutting bags of gritty materials, you will need to disassemble and clean the bearings every few months.Great knife for those who work in the trades and know a knife is a knife and not a multi-tool.

It's actually an aesthetic clash of brass contrast in my scrub top. The knife is sharp the flip is good quality. It's a nice quality blade. I think when I bought it was more expensive than I liked but I like this purchase alot.