Kershaw Blur, Navy Blue Stonewashed (1670NBSW) Pocket Knife, 3.4 Stonewashed 14C28N Steel Blade, Anodized Aluminum Handle with Black Trac-Tec Inserts, SpeedSafe Open, Reversible Pocketclip; 3.9 OZ

This is my fourth time buying this exact knife. I love it. It's my daily driver. If you're wondering why I have purchased four, it isn't because of issues with the knives themselves. I had to give one up because I forgot to take it out of my pocket going through security, one I broke the tip off of using it to pry something that I should have used a different tool for but was too lazy and in a rush to bother getting (learned that lesson the hard way) and one got lost somewhere. The last one I purchased before this one I had for quite a while. It's a great size and easy to carry clipped to your front pocket. The handle is textured so you can get a good grip on it even when your hands are wet, the spring assisted opening mechanism is solid (although it does seem to lose a little speed with age), it's not serrated so it's easy to sharpen, it's not reflective so it doesn't draw attention and freak people out when you pull it out to open a box or cut something and it has a reversible clip so you can tailor it to whatever is more comfortable for you (I find that reversing the clip from the factory position to the other end of the knife is better for me, but it's a personal preference). Great and useful knife.Pros* Very well made* Easy to carry*Adjustable reversible clip*Non-reflective matte surface*Textured non-slip handle*Easy to sharpenCons*Spring assisted opening device loses a little speed with time (but that's normal).

This is my 3rd purchase of a Kershaw Blur. I initially purchased one for myself, and the other two I’ve given away as gifts over the last year. It’s one of the more affordable knives from an excellent company and more importantly they’re MADE IN THE USA. They come razor sharp, have strong locking mechanism, and the assisted opening makes it snap open and feel like a solid knife when locked in place with the liner lock securing the blade safely open. It has a deep carry pocket clip and best of all, like most quality knives is that it carries with the tip up.Both Blurs that I’ve given away the recipients have been ecstatic. 10/10 would recommend, again, and again, and again.

I use this for home, work, and everything I between daily. The edge holds very well as I have yet to Sharpen mine despite the use, the grip is unique and I enjoy the more textured feel as it feels (yes it is a good grip as well) I have a better grip. The sizing, length, and blade style all work really well for storage and my everyday needs.Play with the flip out action way too much as it has a smooth and quick flip when you push it just right with a satisfying click in place. Very nice for a dull moment.Would recommend for a great everyday blade

Apparently there was a run of faultily manufactured or assembled Blurs over a decade ago which would not keep the blades locked in place even when subjected to merely mild levels of forces. You can Google or search YouTube for the details. This is unusual for liner locks in general and Kershaw in particular, which is noted for the high quality of the materials and manufacturing of its pocket knives, and consistent quality control. I have watched "knife stress tests" on YouTube where blades from many makers are clamped in vises then weights hung on the rear of the handle until the lock fails, and I didn't see a single catastrophic, close-on-our-fingers type of liner lock failure - the failures were all a bend in the liner lock bar that made the liner locks knives unclosable.That having been said, the problem is obvious once you know what to look for, and so I checked all my many Kershaws and put on leather gloves and did the spine whack test, and no problems at all. It's just that coming across those videos makes me want to spine-whack test ALL my knives, something we always did in the late '60's and '70's but skip today.The look and feel of the Blur are fantastic. The steel - whether Sandvik or S30v - is superb and paper cutting sharp (free handing sheet of copy paper). The grippy rubber inserts make a huge difference in grip. The beveled thumb studs are a revelation in comfort (the bevel "spreads" the otherwise "bite" effect into my thumb).There are only two things I have reservations about (I own both Sandvik and S30v versions): first, I wish it had a hilt or finger indent behind the blad to further lessen the risk of slipping the hand onto the blade. However, I don't intend to use the knife for forward thrusting against hard objects - it is for package opening and sandwich/bread/chicken slicing and the Blur is similar to most other pocket knives - and kitchen knives - in not having a protective hilt.My second concern is about aluminum for the handle. The weight isn't too heavy and it's rock solid, but in freezing weather, IF the knife is in a pack instead of a pocket, the aluminum could become quite cold to the point where flesh might momentarily adhere (momentarily since unlike the usual frozen flagpole, the pocket knife is too small to be that frigid for long). My preference is almost always for plastic handled knives, or at least for Micarta or plastic scales/handle overrlays. It's undeniable, however, that steel and aluminum are much superior in terms of durability.I put off exploring the Kershaw line for a long time, mentally placing them in the same budget category as CRKT and Gerber. They are not. IMHO they make a much higher quality product, even in their mass market blister pack products with the necessarily cheaper, and easier to shape, 4Cr steel (in the $15 Filter).I highly recommend the Blur, it is American Made, and S30V is a wonderful steel. But to be honest my favorites right now are the Oso Sweet (SpeedSafe) and the Chill (flipper, with bearings); these have run-of-the-mill 8Cr13MOV steel (which according to Clifford Stamp is close in formula to AUS8).Kershaw gets great results with its 14C28N Sandvik steel, with 8Cr13MOV, and even with its blister-pack 4Cr (which doesn't hold an edge long, if you use it on boxes, but resharpens to a wicked sharp edge). Great heat treatment and consistent steel from their reliable vendors seems to do the trick for Kershaw (the Sandvik is even a special formula that Sandvik developed in collaboratin with Kershaw).Highly enjoyed, highly recommended. If you haven't tried SpeedSafe yet, it's great, a much more consistent, solid lockup with much reduced risk of dropping the handle.