There have been issues in the past with Strider lock ups, and the PT wasn’t spared in that controversy. Lockup is accomplished by the titanium frame lock. The sturdy detent sucks the blade down with a satisfying click, not unlike the way the doors fall shut on a German car. Perhaps “purposeful” is the better way to describe the PT’s action, as I like stiff opening. This is after months of opening and closings. True to the knife’s meticulous fit and finish, I find the action on my PT nice and stiff. The “thumbstuds” are external stop pins, and don’t work well for opening the knife. The PT makes use of a thumb hole for blade deployment. I will say that the regular Strider PT comes with a clip. While my classic SnG with tiger striped blade seems to only look nicer with wear, I find scratches harder to ignore with this this stonewashed clean shaven look. I will say the toughest part about carrying this $300 knife clipless is dropping it into the lint filled abyss to have it rattle and roll with keys and spare change. I know some will have a problem with this, but I don’t mind the clipless PT as I usually carry an Alox Cadet this way. The pocket clip section is moot as there is no pocket clip on the PT CC. It is not a big deal on a light use sub 3 ounce folder like this, but it does provide plenty of traction for opening clamshell casings and other harder tasks. There is a rough run of jimping on the spine. It’s unique handle shape and elongated dual finger choils make for a comfortable 4 fingered grip, even with larger hands. Compare the CC PT with my traditional (aka “lego”) styled SnG below to see what I mean.ĭespite being a small knife, the PT boasts very solid ergos. It is also worth noting that this is the concealed carry (CC) version, meaning the handles have been convexed for a thinner, lighter, more discrete knife. All of my Strider knives are well made and my PT is a wonderful collector’s grade piece. It looks to me like Strider has listened to customer feedback and tightened up their tolerances. Every aspect of the handle, from the tumbled titanium down to the lanyard hole, has been delightfully well done. Despite Strider’s notoriety for subpar fit and finish, my PT came superbly finished. You have an integral G10 backspacer and display scale, a titanium frame lock, and a proprietary pivot. The trade off of course is that you have a much stronger edge. As I alluded to before, the grind on this knife is fairly chunky, and like my full size SnG, isn’t the best slicer in my knife drawer. It performed adequately in all the tasks I put it up to, although I wasn’t blown away by the performance of this blade. Despite the knife being well, a Strider, I opted not to super hard use instead relegating it mainly to cardboard and kitchen tasks> These are more of my normal EDC tasks for a knife of this size rather than a back yard beat down. I find the S30V relatively stubborn to work with, but I am still able to keep a decent edge on it. My particular PT came in S30V blade steel, and features a gently stonewashed with an even edge bevel. The grind of the PT leans towards hard use, just like it’s bigger brothers. It will open letters and cut boxes, just don’t expect it to peel away translucent thin pieces of cheese like a true gentleman’s folder. The blade is flat ground but still has plenty of meat behind the edge. The blade is Strider’s iconic drop point, complete with oval thumb hole and well spaced jimping. The PT falls into the pocket with hardly a whisper and rolls around with my keys and flashlight just like a $20 Swiss Army Knife might. Compared to it’s bigger brethren, the SnG and SMF, the PT is very much a true daily carry knife, and was designed with fans of small pocketable knives in mind. The PT has an overall length of 6.5″, sports a 2.75′ blade, and weighs in at a paltry 2.3 ounces. I’ll just babble on in my usual, loosely organized fashion, and ultimately try to determine whether the PT meets my approval as highly as Tony’s did. I won’t even pretend like I’m that sophisticated. It instantly elevated the knife up to “want” status and several weeks later I had the PT you see before you resting comfortably in my pocket.Īs usual, Tony did a great job reviewing the PT with a catchy intro weaving artfully into background info on the knife and of course leading into his famous (infamous?) 20 point scale. Case in point, I had absolutely zero interest in the Strider PT until I read Tony’s post on it. It often piques my interest and expands my collection into all sorts of unhealthy directions. One of the best parts of blogging about knives is checking out other people’s blogs, and seeing what they really like. We may get paid an affiliate commission if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of the links on this web page.
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