Firebird GANZO F753M1 Pocket Folding Knife G-10 Anti-Slip Handle with Clip 440C Stainless Steel Blade Camping Fishing Outdoor Folder EDC Knife (Black)

Another sub $20.00, quality folding knife from Ganzo. Great value in an over crowded folding knife market. Good steel, grind and mechanicals. I recommend this knife to all who desire a medium size folding EDC knife.

Fantastic for the price. This is my 5th Ganzo knife. All are a fantastic bargain. Build quality far exceeds the price The blade steel is a bit on the lower side of quality these days, but still came razor sharp. So far holding a great level of sharpness after serious use. Blade is on the thin side, but flat grinds are. Easy to open and close. The lock is strong and easy to use. Was a little hard to move at first, but loosened up good. Can say the steel being 440 will hold sharp for a decent amount of time, but will need resharpening sooner than say, D2. Overall an excellent knife for the price. The feel and look of this knife well exceeds the price. Highly recommend Ganzo knives.

This is my first Ganzo so I wasn't sure what to expect. Cutting to the chase: It's worth the price and I'm very happy with the knife so far.Out of the box, it arrived very sharp. The detent is very strong and will keep this blade closed for sure--it's almost too much. It's a relatively small knife--closed it's about 4", cutting edge is about 3", open it's about 7" overall. My hands are large and I had trouble flicking the blade open with the thumb studs due to the strength needed to overcome the detent. I decided to disassemble the knife and clean it as it was slightly gritty out of the box.It has a #8 Torx for the pivot and #6 Torx for the two stand-off screws. The G10 scales were stuck pretty good to the stainless steel liners--I had to pry them apart at first to get to the innards of the knife. It was easy to finish the disassembly after that. The liners have holes in them to reduce the weight. The ends of the two Omega springs were relatively easy to bend towards each other to lessen the tension somewhat. Cleaning the factory grease, lock tight, and small debis was easy too. It comes with one bronze pivot washer and one nylon pivot washer (teflon?). I oiled up the knife blade to washer surfaces with some Nano-Oil, as well as the channel the G-lock bar slides in (like an Axis lock). Re-assembly was straight forward and the blade was centered. Nice. Detent is better but still very prominent.I'm happy with the action as it is now smoother than what it was out of the box. The blade swings freely when the G-lock is pulled back. The G-lock seems strong enough for what I intend to use the knife for (opening boxes; breaking down cardboard boxed, general light duty). I would say that this is not a fidgety knife in my opinion due to the strong detent (compared to flipper knives that have caged bearings). But as an everyday carry knife that I've used to do everyday cutting tasks it has been good so far.I'm sure that I'll eventually need to touch up and/or sharpen the blade more often than a knife with a super-steel, but I have been impressed so far with the 440C steel--it doesn't seem to be too picky about what I expose it too. It has kept its polish and still looks new. I think it has a nice drop point shape with an attractive swedge. Reasonably slicey through cardboard and I can get right up on the blade for push cutting if need be. No jimping on the top of the blade itself but I haven't found this to be a problem at all. I do wish that it had come with a deep-carry pocket clip. That's my only real "oh well" about the knife (a very small nit-pick though as the existing clip is very strong and works well with blue jeans). Hard to believe it was only about 20 bucks. Great value for sure.

Very high quality knives, fit, finish, QC is over the top for the price. Highly recommend getting a couple.

I don't normally review items but this deserves it. First off when it arrived I was pleasantly surprised in the package it came in. It came in a nice box similar to what other knives come in that are ten times the cost of this knife. Inside the box was the knife and a little draw string cloth tote of which I wont be using but is still nice. They also included a bandaid which I thought was a funny little touch. Now for the knife itself. I didn't have very high expectations because of the price range but I was pleasantly surprised at the build quality. The action is smooth with zero grittiness and flawless lock up. There is zero blade play when open and when closed it is perfectly centered. The blade retention is right on point and I have no worries about the knife opening in my pocket. Out of the box you won't be easily able to flick the knife open and close and the access lock will most likely be alittle stiff. You can bend the access lock springs to make it less stiff but I'd use caution as this may make the lock too loose causing unintended unlocks when using the knife. You can also adjust the pivot screws to flick the knife open and closed easier but it's finite and too much will cause blade play. The hardware and thumb studs are an anodized blue and the pocket clip is a standard affair that offer left or right tip up carry. The blade itself is 440c with a dull polish that's done very well with Lazer etched logos on both sides of the blade. The knife out of the box was sharp but not hair popping sharp so I reprofiled the edge to 40 degrees inclusive and it flies through my arm hair. The knife takes an adge very well and wasn't difficult to sharpen. I bought this knife as a beater because of the price and I feel it's one of the best super budget knives you could get. I'm not a fan of Ganzos copy cat knives but this one is a nice step in the right direction. I've tried to think of cons but it's next to impossible at this price point, if I had to think of one it would be the placement of the thumb studs. They could have been placed differently for a better thumb purchase for opening. Other than that you get a lot of bang for your buck and I'm personally more than satisfied with this little gem.