CUDA MINI / 6.75" Overall/CARBONITRIDE Titanium™ / AUS-8 / Coyote Brown

I was expecting a spring loaded mechanism for the assisted opening. This thing is so much cooler and doesn’t have a spring to wear out and break. I also like the deep carry clip to make it not get caught on things easily. It also comes quiet sharp out of the box. It’s an excellent value for the price as I prefer to not carry expensive knives since they often get abused. This is a very sturdy knife.

So its definitely a good EDC. Super light duty and comfortable to carry. The deployment method is interesting and fun. AUS8 is better than the 420 that comes with the Walmart version with the nylon camo scales. These scales are G10. Blade coating is rugged and the knife overall isnt a bad little sticker. I do feel that for around the same cost you can get a RAT 1 or 2 folder AUS8 blade that will out perform this knives hands down. It's a little pricey for what it is. Maybe a 15 dollar knife at best. My opinion only. I got 2 of these and put one to the test. It held up well till failure meaning I put it through the ringer with unreasonable abuse. If you use it for cutting small items, opening pack or mail it will serve you well.

I like this little folding knife. I tend to prefer larger knives, but on those occasions where I'm in the mood for a smallish knife, this certainly satisfies that inclination. It easily works as a gentleman's knife. The CUDA mini knife itself has been around for several years, with a few variations in deployment and blade steel. This iteration has settled on several good qualities. The steel is the Japanese AUS8 (56 HRC) with a Black Carbonitride Titanium coating, handle is G10, and the action is via a novel "Quick Launch Bearing System." The knife comes in a blister pack (be sure to hang onto it for any manufacturer warranty returns). It was sharp out of the package, with smooth action, solid liner lockup, and no handle hotspots. Some other brief stats: • Overall Length: 6.75" • Blade Length: 3" (also advertised more accurately as 2.95") • Blade Grind: Hollow • Blade Style: Drop Point (or rather: spear point), with faux-edge swedge on top • Pocket Clip (tip-down only) • Handle : Brown G10 • Hand Orientation: Right hand • Lock Style: Liner lock • Weight: 2.8 oz. (on my digital scale) • Lifetime Warranty At this time, the knife comes in two other G10 colors, black and green. (Also available from Camillus is a camo-colored version in a glass-filled nylon handle material that Camillus calls "Prym1." Same knife (except the blade material on the Camo Prym1 is 420 stainless steel, not AUS-8.) The novel "Quick Launch" works well, although it might take a few tries to get the action smooth and comfortable. This is not a knife for lefties, since the "Quick Launch" favors the right hand and the tip-down-only pocket clip is on the reverse side. However, the size, action, and build quality all work together to make this a clever and useful pocket knife.

Just what I was expecting. Great knife

So I always take apart knives when I get them to see what theyre made of and I consider myself pretty novice but I know a bit. I really want to like this knife but it has some shortfalls. Bad stuff: Screws are brittile, only good ones are on the pocket clip. I ended up stripping the bottom one and just replacing all of them from a different knife. The ball bearings are smaller than most knives and one of the ball bearings came with black sticky stuff on it. (Thats why everyone says it sticks at first) Not very ergonomic, thick knife that feels exactly how it looks (brick) and thin liners for such a thick knife. Knife didnt come very sharp, instructions mention sharpening at an angle of like 17-23 but the knife came with like a 30 degree angle or bigger! I ended up resharpening at like 27-30.. Didnt lock up very well until I bent the liner a bit to get it near the middle of knife like its suppose to. Color incorrect, definately not coyote brown, more like melted milk chocolate. I know g10 dyeing is tricky but it looks light and funny. Good stuff: Fun pivot design to flick once it loosens up. Good lockup after altering it and has little to no blade play since the beginning so they got that right. I dont mind that its not a solid black blade. I like its Nice spear-ish shape and "blued steel" blade color (probably because of the titanium bonding which is also a plus) Cool deep carry pocket clip, just wish it can be switched to tip-up carry but it works. Overall: After finnicking with the knife a bit I think itd make a decent toolbox knife or something I wouldnt worry about abusing because of the lockup and bonding. For the regular price id buy something else, but its worth the sale price right now (18$). They definately couldve designed this better for what theyre asking for it. It should come ready to go from the factory and mine was lacking.

Absolutely love the knife. The deployment stud is fun to actuate and the knife feels great in the hands. Only downside so far is tip down carry only. Sooooo we will see how it holds up to stuff getting into the pivot point. Also I feel like the pocket clip could be improved. But for a standard edc this would work perfectly for most people as is. I highly recommend it and even with my small complaints it’s worth 5 stars.

As they say, nothing fancy just meat and potatoes. Great action, sharp out of the box, and a solid clip. Will look into more from Camillus

Excelente producto

Ich besitze das Messer seit fast 2 Jahren, es ist täglich als Arbeitsmesser im Gebrauch, Schneiden, hebeln oder schrauben rausdrehen..klappt alles. Das einzige was ich empfehlen würde, ist die Schneidfase entwas spitzer und breiter zu schleifen, damit man es auch schnelle nach geschliffen bekommt.

Wie das Wort "Mini" in der Artikelbeschreibung schon andeutet ist das Messer tatsächlich sehr klein. Die Öffnung funktioniert über ⅔ der Strecke sehr gut, gerät aber an der Stelle an der man den Öffnungsknopf wieder zurück bewegen muss ins stocken. Ich ziehe hier definitiv Flipper vor.

Das Messer ist an sich sehr solide, allerdings besteht der Griff aus dünnem, billigen Plastik und fasst sich nicht angenehm an.

Ja das Messer ist sehr preiswert. Es gibt unzählige positive Bewertungen im Netz. Ich finde es einfach nur billig gemacht. Und das schlimmste ist, das die Klinge so schlecht auf dem Liner sitzt das sie radiales Spiel hat. Das geht eigentlich garnicht bei einem Linerlock. Also alles in Allem keine Kaufempfehlung. Da legt man nur ein paar Euro drauf und bekommt was Besseres.

Leider schon der zweite Camillus Reinfall. Dieser Öffnungsmechanismus funktioniert bei mir, wenn ich es schaffe, ihn in Gang zu setzen. Also falls der Anfangswiderstand sich überwinden lässt, flippt es auf. Aber das klappt leider nur jedes dritte oder vierte Mal, sonst hakt es einfach und es passiert nichts. Besonders toll, da es auch keine andere Möglichkeit gibt, das Messer zu öffnen. Man schafft es auf jeden Fall innerhalb von wenigen Versuchen, dass der Daumen wehtut. Nicht überzeugend.