Kershaw Skyline (1760), Lightweight Pocketknife, Manual Open 3.1” High-Performance Sandvik 14C28N Stainless Steel Blade, Stonewashed Finish, Textured G-10 Handle, Reversible Pocket Clip, 2.5 OZ

Now, I am not usually the type that reviews items which at the time of me writing this has 130 other reviews, especially when it comes to a pocket knife, which I think depends almost entirely on personal preference. So what if a knife has the best blade steel around, handles made from titanium or carbon fiber, and opens with a mere flick of the wrist. None of that matters if you don't like the style of the knife, the lock, how it carries, or what other people think of it.Now to the review:I gave this knife 4 stars mainly for the price. You get good materials like G10, bronze bushings, and a USA manufacturer. The materials are good, but on my sample construction was not. With good knives you can adjust the pivot to where there is zero blade play, yet it still opens fast, and sometimes it will come like that straight from the factory. My sample wasn't even close to this. It wasn't from the factory, and it still isn't after having taken it apart and fully oiled the entire pivot area about a half dozen times hoping to solve this. If I want zero side to side play, I have to tighten the pivot so that it is hard to open even with a good wrist flick.The pivot area isn't the only area that lacks in good construction. The finish on the blade makes it prone to rust. I oil and clean my blade not frequently, but once in a while and there are very tiny spots of rust scattered all over the blade. You have to look very closely to see them, but they're there.Now if a steel rusts I would presume it would be made for good edge retention, but that's not the case. I find this holds an edge about as well as 440c. Dissapointing considering I have neglected some 440c blades with no rust.Talking about rust let's move on to the liner.I recently took the knife apart to find the liner covered in rust. Not tiny spots either. These were fairly large spots of all shapes and sizes that were scattered everywhere except the side that had a thin coat of oil between it and the G10. I haven't gotten this knife wet, and don't live in an all that humid climate. Now I have some somewhat sweaty hands, but haven't done anything with this knife where I was sweating all over the inside.Now there are some good things about the knife.The handles are G10, which I thought was about midway between plastic and carbon fiber, but I now know it is more towards the carbon fiber side. This stuff is tough! It actually seems tougher than my aluminum handled Gerber Evo, yet is very light. The texture grabs your hands, but is not overly aggressive. I can actually use the G10 as an effective nail file because of its hardness, of which it does not lack on considering that aluminum is easier to file than this stuff, as I found out when smoothing out the area under my clip.The other minor good thing is a simple construction. The knife is consisted of:2x T6 screws1x T10 screw2x G10 scales1x steel liner1x pin for the pivot2x bronze washersA plastic back spacerAnd the bladeNow I have talked about bad more than good, but the reality is I think I got a bad sample of this knife, and it is a good deal for $35. Of corse Amazon.com prices change, so sorry if you payed more.All in all this knife will be my temporary blade until I get a Spyderco or Benchmade, but for the price I would recommend it.Update November 16, 2014:I forgot I wrote a review on this for a long time until today while I was browsing through my Amazon account. I read this review again and think I was being too critical of the knife, which prompted my change to 5 stars and changing the title from "good for $35" to "excellent for $35". Since I wrote this two years ago I have moved on to more expensive Spyderco, Benchmade, and Zero Tolerance knives, but will never forget this great little knife that started it all. It seems that you only realize how much you love something after you no longer have it, and this is what happened to me with this knife. When I wrote this review and shortly after when I got a $200+ ZT to replace it I was in a stage that seems to happen with every knife I get when I am overly critical of it and don't really like it. So, after I got my ZT I gave this to my best friend, but realized shortly after that I missed it. I now believe this is the single best pocket knife you can buy for less than $60 anywhere. it is light, cuts well, takes and holds a great edge (the cutting ability and edge holding improved a lot after I got a good sharpener) and is tough as nails; and all made in the USA. No, I wouldn't take this over my much more expensive Spydercos or Benchmades, but for a fifth of the price and still made in America this is pretty damn close. I really miss this knife, but at least I now know my best friend has an excellent knife that he loves and will likely serve him well for years.

I'll keep this moderately brief: love the knife. I'll start off by saying that I'm no knife connoisseur. To date, I've only owned a few other knives, and this one is definitely the nicest, so I won't be comparing this knife to those $200 Benchmades, etc. But I will say this. I really never expected to find a knife this nice for this kind of money. By the way, I paid $22 for mine because I bought it "used" from Amazon warehouse, only because they said the knife was new with a damaged box - even though the box (as if I care) is in as perfect condition as is the brand new knife, so yeah, I got a sweet friggin deal.The basics: First off, it's light. Really light. I live on the beach in florida so I pretty much always wear shorts, and even in my shorts, you can barely tell its clipped in. Second, the handle is great. Grippy, light, but seems to be very sturdy and strong. It's nice looking too. The blade - I did some research on the 14C28N, because I was looking for a nicer knife than the ones I currently own - which is a variety of Swiss Army knifes, and decent $20 Leatherman Crater (which I resurrected from rust-death) and a $40 Buck Omni Hunter fixed blade, all of which are entry level, and I wanted a slight upgrade. The blade is razor sharp, has a real nice matte finish, seems really strong and had good reviews from which so far, seem to be accurate. The mechanism - the flipper is sweet. It opens quick and decidedly. It's smooth, and really feels higher end than what you'd think $35 retail ($55 msrp) would ever get you. The pocket clip - it's reversible on the same side, which I decided to try, and prefer it that way (so that the clip is on the end not with the fold). That way it sits in the pocket and when drawn, right-handed, my index finger is already right there on the flipper, ready to deploy. The blade lock - clicks nicely into place, and seems like it would hold just about anything.Overall - this is a great knife. I'm surprised it costs as little as it does (and am glad for that). You get what you pay for, but it's not often that when you buy something you feel like you've gotten superb value out of every penny. The knife is big enough, but not too big, very light, yet sturdy, super sharp and for me is the ideal knife for an every-day-carry knife.