Magnum Compact Rescue Knife

I just received my first Boker knife. A Magnum Compact Rescue. I'm only going to go over my initial impressions. Seeing as the knife is made to be used in an accident to free yourself from a vehicle I doubt (hopefully) I'll ever use it as such. It's gonna go in the glove box and stay there.The good things about this knife are as follows. As always YMMV....- The price; for less than $14 (currently) you get a stout tool.- The presentation; the knife is shipped in a very nice, foam lined tin with the Boker logo stamped in the top. Very, very nice. I own knives that are four times the price that were shipped in cardboard boxes. Not a big deal but this particular knife came packaged very nicely.- Fit and finish; considering the price this knife is an excellent deal. The materials are nice; aluminum scales, steel liners and a solid liner lock, nice looking pocket clip, good thumbstuds and the hardware is a nice polished silver against the black handle.- Multitude of uses; obviously its a knife, it comes adequately sharp, nearly 50-50 plain and serrated edge, which is dead center when closed and has no play in any direction. The glass breaker is solid and will no doubt perform. The seat belt cutter went through 550 cord like a hot knife through butter.Now the bad....Most of this is relative to how you feel about knives.-The steel; 440 Stainless. I'm not sure of which 440 variant. Some people think its inadequate or inferior.- Made in China; The dreaded 'C' word.-Only one pocket clip position; Right hand, tip down. If you plan on carrying this knife, hopefully you're alright with that setup.There are good and bad for this tool. To me, the 'bad' isn't nearly enough to detract from the outstanding quality of the knife I received. For a knife to toss in the glove box and hopefully never have a need for, its an A+. For a knife that will handle a vast majority of EDC tasks, while being very low key and non threatening, it's an A+. Wholeheartedly recommend this tool.

For less than 15 dollars, you get a knife from a reputable knife maker and an emergency tool. What more can you ask for?Sure it's made in China, but It's a good quality small knife that uses some kind of 440 steel. HOPEFULLY, it's 440C as with most of Boker's budget knives. 440C is decent. Doesn't hold an edge long, but very easy to sharpen. Heck, if you only use it for emergencies and box cutting, this knife is great. It's a good every day carry knife I think, if your life isn't adventurous. Also being that it's only a bit over 2 inches, this knife is legal to carry almost everywhere, and that's another positive.There's no blade play. It's a sturdy knife. One handed opening using the thumb stud is a bit stiff at first, but becomes much easier over time.Belt cutter seems sharp. I tested out cutting some thick climbing rope and it sliced through pretty easily. I didn't have any extra seatbelts lying around.It's pretty sharp right out of the box, but not razor sharp.Overall, I like it.Cons:-Might be too small for people with big hands. The window breaker might poke the palm of your hand.-Textured grip isn't that great.- There could have been some gimping on the top of the knife for added thumb grip.P.S. The torx screwdriver that came with the knife also fits the torx screws for computer hard drives. I was able to get some rare earth magnets out of my old hard drives when the knife arrived.

I expected it to be on the small end but it was smaller than i thought. Not necessarily a bad thing just surprised is all. It fits in that little pocket inside the right front pockets of jeans.Its not spring assisted and will need to be flicked open in order to fully lock in place. Otherwise, be carefull if you dont as it can close on your fingers.Once locked its pretty comfortable in my hands. Im a fire fighter and my city only allows 2" blades so this is perfect.The glass breaker is pretty strong, just be sure to push gently until the glass breaks instead of hammer fisting it through, you'll run the risk of slicing your skin if you go through the broken glass.With that said you can hold it in your fist while its closed and use it for non deadly self defence and hammer fist someone or use it for pressure points.

Picked this little guy up to replace my old worn out pocket knife and man of man am I glad I did, it's a beauty!Pros:- Comes razor sharp and so far holds an edge rather well.- Black coating on the blade is holding up very well.- Opens and closes with ease, with or without gloves on.- Gut-hook / Seatbelt cutter is HEFTY and can be removed and sharpened.- Contour on back of blade doubles as thumb rest giving you great leverage and torque.- Window breaker works perfectly.- No external sharp edges so very pocket friendly, and the clip is not overly tight, just right.Con:- If you have large hands you might find this little guy a bit awkward to use as it really is a small knife... I wear a Medium Mechanix Wear tactical glove and it fits my hand perfectly. If you wear a Large you'll probably be fine but if you're hand is any larger you'll probably want to look at the Boker Magnum "Fire Chief" or similar sized rescue knife.Can't say enough good things about Boker / Boker Magnum knives. They're quality knives at an affordable price!By the way, guys, this would be a GREAT little knife for the women in your life... It's small and "cute" (yeah, I about puked when I typed that) and very easy for them to handle... I swear, if this thing also came is a girly color it'd probably be more popular with women than it is with men haha I can't tell you how much the women in my life get a kick out of this thing haha Like I said, they think it's "cute"... Women haha

El tamaño perfecto para el día a día, cómoda para traer en el bolsillo, se ajusta cómodamente a mi mano, el acero es lo justo por lo que costo y funciona para lo necesario en el día, el filo cerrado es bastante prominente supongo que para romper mas fácilmente las fibras de el cinturón, el único inconveniente es afilar la sierra. El clip la retiene bien y no deja muy expuesta la navaja como para asustar a alguien.

Size is perfect. Grip is easy.Blade length made it perfect to carry legally in most countries.All features are just perfect for all purposes (self defense, opening packages, cutting anything, etc)

Genial, un gran filó en sus hojas, producto muy útil y compacto

仕事でPPバンドやロープやシートやゴムなどを切るのに買いました。ロープカッター付きのを複数買いましたけど、これが一番コンパクトで目立たず可愛い形状なんで職場で持ち歩きやすそうです。ただナイフは片手でパッと取り出せたら完璧だと思いました腰や胸ポケにつければ高所や手が離せないところで片手で紐を切ったりできそうです

The media could not be loaded. Me gusto mucho, vale mucho la pena para llevar día a día... No la recomiendo para trabajos pesados como hacer palanca o cosas así, el filo es muy bueno y la hoja aserrada está brutal jaja el corta cinturón corta muy bien la verdad y el rompe lunas no lo he probado pero se ve competente para cristales normales..... El precio yo pagué $550 lo cual se me hace bienLlegó un día antes, lo cual estuvo muy bienLa caja en donde viene es de latón y está muy guapaLa calidad de los materiales de ve resistente, ya tengo cuchillos y navajas boker y no me han decepcionado, te go fe que esta navaja no será la excepción.Lo malo: no tiene espiga para apertura asistida y los apoyos para la apertura a una mano está algo pegada al mango lo cual hace ligeramente difícil abrirla, hasta que te acostumbrasNo tiene orificio para poner un accesorio de Paracord lo cual le quita una estrella para mí.