CRKT Mirage Titanium?

[thesurefire]

Just wondering if anyone had any good, bad or otherwise comments on this knife. I'm very satisfied with either the Gerber AR 3.00 or Kershaw Vapor that I have for EDC purposes, but this looks like it could replace both of them. Is there any other knife you would recommend for around the same price that comes with a partially serrated blade?

I found this knife here: http://www.lpstactical.com/miragetitanium.htm

 

[madecov]

I like almost anythin CRKT for the price

never owned a kershaw or gerber

 

[bigcozy]

I traded for two of them years ago here on CPF, really regret selling them. I got two of them and one small CRKT S-2 titanium in trade from Rev Jim whom I miss dearly. The Mirage looked great and fit in the pocket perfectly, couldn't tell it was there. Superb fit and finish, very light very useful small blade. The only fault I found was the grind was a little high on the edge, but that isn't too big a thing. Also a little hard to disengage the lock, very small and no purchase ground on the lock bar. Couple of years ago these were going for around $35 on ebay, may have gone up since then, discontinued model. I had a Kershaw Vapor and IMHO it isn't even close, the CRKT is a much nicer knife. Don't think you would regret, I would buy another at the right price.

 

[thesurefire]

Thanks for the comments. Just how hard to disengage the lock? Hard enough that you really had to stop and work on it, or just a good little extra effort?

 

[bigcozy]

Its just that everything on the knife is very small, so the lock bar is very small. There is no knurling or anything on it, so it hard to get your thumb on it. Not enough to not buy the knife, eventually I am sure you would get used to it and maybe not notice. I had a BM 750 and a Sebenza at the time with similar locks and they were easier to disengage but they were much larger. It isn't pressure on the lock it is the size.

 

[Ig]

I have one, but I don't think it could replace your knives - it's too small. I also have BM335D2 (was bought for~$60)and like it better.

 

[thesurefire]

Thank you for all your opinions. I'll keep looking /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[cratz2]

I haven't handled that particular model but am generally a fan of CRKT knives at their price points. I've owned probably 6 various M16s and have handled several more. The other day at Gander Mountain, I noticed the smaller titanium M16 was $130. Unless you just really can't live without a titanium CRKT, I personally can't imagine paying much more than $60 or so for such a creature. At the $75+ price point, I'd start looking more upscale myself.

 

[rad148]

Crash and burn dude. If Gun company's were known for their knives, no one would trust their guns.
CRKT, still Taiwan and **** poor QC. For cutting paper ok. Is the metal quality. The liner will fatigue and crack. You want to take the chance? You want your son to take the chance?
Quality and QC comes at a premium. Is amazing that flashaholics on this forum dont't see this. A flashlight goes out is not a life threatinging situation. A knife blade drops on your fingers?...still not life threatening, but...ouch..stiches!
There is no good, good knife in the $15 to $35 dollar bracket. A good, trustworthy knife will begin at $80 plus.
Wise up. An Arc4+ for less than $100? Give me a break.
You get what you pay for.
This has been an old and heated discussion on Bladeforum and Knifeforum. People love CRKT till it falls apart on them, then no comment. Don't even try this subject on USN, you'll get laughed out.
I love candlepower. This forum has guided me to some great flashlights and mods. I want to give something back. I started out with knives and then moved on to lights. This forum has some great and knowledgeble Knife heroes, who post here about knives but can not say all that they would want to say due to obvious "don't want to stir up a hornets nest".
Me...I don't got no problem with that. CRKT sucks, irregardless of which sponser decides to post against my opinion, they still suck. Knives by gun manutfatures, sheesh, they make guns....what the heck do they know, or care about knives..is just a spin off for more money, subcontracted out.
Knife companies make knives for serious knife users. Flashlight companies make flashlights for serious flashlight users. Duh... The two biggest and best to my way of thinking today? Surefire and Strider. Sure, if you are knowledgable and know exactly what you want or mod, you can find other. But if you hold a Surefire flashlight, or a Strider knife (or both) in your hands, YOU DONT FRET. They will go the course and last.
So what are you gonna do? Go to your local AP and buy a $2.98 knife or go to your local knife store and buy a custom Fowler for $600+?. In between works for me, though I would really like a Fowler.
Rad

 

[cdf]

I'm not a fan of CRKT , too many lock up and durability issues . I can only see them as light duty / gents folders . If they cant fit a liner lock , what makes you think they can fit a frame lock . If you are looking to buy it make sure you give it a good spine whack test .

 

[bigcozy]

rad148, you are not unique having spent time at other forums. 90% of the members here are members at other forums, chief among them BF, KF, USN as well as many others. I disagree that CRKT "sucks" as you say over and over. They make a knife at a certain price point, and they perform well for most people. The guy was asking about a small, lightweight knife, not a tactical folder. There are plenty of us here at CPF that know knives, some of our posters are known worldwide as knife makers. The fact you want a $600 Fowler has nothing to do with the original post, and the guy never said anything about a buying a knife at the A&P. There is no point in talking down to CPFers as if we know nothing about knives on your 4th post.

 

[thesurefire]

Rad, I'm fine with you telling me how you feel, however I see two main problems with your advice.

1st - A $600 dollar folder would be great. If I'm lucky I have 1/10 of that to spend on an EDC. Also, A knife that expensive has to fill the roll of both beater elegant EDC. f I had the money I would probably go either small sebbie or high end Spyderco, but I dont.

2nd - A 'large' knife is no good. It has to be highly portable to justify EDC, a 3 inch blade is about the max, but maybe up to 3.5.

Again, thanks for all the comments.

 

[swj0001]

Crash and burn dude. If Gun company's were known for their knives, no one would trust their guns.
CRKT, still Taiwan and **** poor QC. For cutting paper ok. Is the metal quality. The liner will fatigue and crack. You want to take the chance? You want your son to take the chance?
Quality and QC comes at a premium. Is amazing that flashaholics on this forum dont't see this. A flashlight goes out is not a life threatinging situation. A knife blade drops on your fingers?...still not life threatening, but...ouch..stiches!
There is no good, good knife in the $15 to $35 dollar bracket. A good, trustworthy knife will begin at $80 plus.
Wise up. An Arc4+ for less than $100? Give me a break.
You get what you pay for.
This has been an old and heated discussion on Bladeforum and Knifeforum. People love CRKT till it falls apart on them, then no comment. Don't even try this subject on USN, you'll get laughed out.
I love candlepower. This forum has guided me to some great flashlights and mods. I want to give something back. I started out with knives and then moved on to lights. This forum has some great and knowledgeble Knife heroes, who post here about knives but can not say all that they would want to say due to obvious "don't want to stir up a hornets nest".
Me...I don't got no problem with that. CRKT sucks, irregardless of which sponser decides to post against my opinion, they still suck. Knives by gun manutfatures, sheesh, they make guns....what the heck do they know, or care about knives..is just a spin off for more money, subcontracted out.
Knife companies make knives for serious knife users. Flashlight companies make flashlights for serious flashlight users. Duh... The two biggest and best to my way of thinking today? Surefire and Strider. Sure, if you are knowledgable and know exactly what you want or mod, you can find other. But if you hold a Surefire flashlight, or a Strider knife (or both) in your hands, YOU DONT FRET. They will go the course and last.
So what are you gonna do? Go to your local AP and buy a $2.98 knife or go to your local knife store and buy a custom Fowler for $600+?. In between works for me, though I would really like a Fowler.
Rad

I agree. I've had two CRKT knives and they both suck. Their stuff looks great, but the materials are Sh!^! My M-16 got rust spots on it after 1 day of wearing it inside my pants in the small of my back. Also the steel wouldn't hold an edge for melted butter! Another that I picked up for the design turned out to be made out of 420J2 steel--the lowest grade knife steel. I will never, ever buy another CRKT. Lesson learned.