Leek Purple Folding Knife (1660PUR); 3 Bead-Blasted High-Performance Sandvik 14C28N Steel Blade, Purple Anodized Aluminum Handle, SpeedSafe Assisted Opening, Liner and Tip Lock Slider, 2.4 OZ

This is my favorite knife. I have knives ranging from under $10 to $250. My Kershaw Leek is the one I trust and carry. This is a fantastic knife and has become my standard everyday carry knife. This despite being one of my mid priced knives. I was highly skeptical of the blade shape, actually buying it as I didn't have a purple knife. Turned out to be my best knife purchase ever (that's like 30 years of knives). The blade is incredibly sharp out of the box, required no tidying of the edge, unlike some knives. The flipper looks small, but works great,and the flipper shape prevents snagging on anything in my experience. The strangeish blade shape allows for extreme precision, one simply slides the index finger along the spine towards the tip. And the tip lock (which I think dictates the Leek blade shape) is extremely useful. I've been injured by knives opening in my pocket (I'm looking at you Cold Steel and your backlock). I am completely confident my Leek won't betray me. I trust it so much that I sleep with it clipped on every night.

Excellent quality from Kershaw. The assisted opening makes one hand opening a snap. Extremely sharp.

Can you believe that I still have this knofe and use it at work every day? Here's the short story of this knife. I must have bought 12 of these knives in the past few years. Mostly because I lose them at work or camping. But I keep buying them because they work. Unfortunately, they don't stay sharp for very long. Even cutting boxes up has a habit of dulling it up rather quickly. Putting a sharp edge back on it isn't a problem, even if you don't sharpen it like a pro. Would I buy one again even if it dulls quickly? Yes, I would. Here's why. Lightweight, easy to open, the tip has never broken off, and it has a pocket clip. Can they make one with a GPS?

Good quality!

I love this knife. I have three of them. They get dull, but are easy to sharpen. I like the action upon opening the blade