LOTHAR Seagull EDC Pocket Knife, Carbon Fiber Handle and 3" D2 Knife Blade, Ultra Light 2.2oz, Slim Pocket Knife, Small Folding Utility Knife Mini Box Cutter for Men Women, Flipper Knife with Pocket Clip

I wanted a pocket knife that was thin and that didn't print on my pocket when I carry it. This fits that bill perfectly. It's thin and looks beautiful. Oh... and it's sharp and works beautifully.

You can't beat this knife for value. Light weight, quick open and extremely sharp! While D2 steel has its disadvantages it holds an edge very well.

I really like everything about this knife, the light weight, the extremely sharp blade and the D2 steel blade, per an article on another website, is very hard and should hold the sharpness. I also like the fast deployment, very smooth and easy. Perfect knife, if only I can avoid misplacing it as I have other knifes.

I own about 10 pocket knives ranging in price from the $35 I paid for my Cold Steel Tuff Lite up to about $170 for my Deka AD20.5. I'm not a collector, aficionado or expert, but I use the snot out of whatever knife I'm carrying in my work in the trades, and I've done so for many years. My tasks vary from day to day so I carry whichever knife I think will serve me best that day, and sometimes I carry two. I say this just to convey that I have a clue about knives, I'm not some software engineer who packs one to clean the ones and zeros from under his manicured fingernails. (No offense intended! There's the "office" breed and there's the "field" breed, and both are important. I'm more the field breed.)So why would a man who carries Benchmade, Deka, CRKT, Cold Steel and other highly regarded brands be buying a Lothar? It started when I was given a Lothar SMAUG through the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review. Well that SMAUG has become my go-to when the day ahead might require a large workhorse brute of a knife.I decided to buy this Petrel because I wanted to try a classic Wharncliffe profile: A long, narrow, straight-edge with a spine that gradually tapers to meet the sharpened edge in a sharp, pointy tip. This Petrel was one of only a few knives on Amazon I thought truly fit that bill, the price was right, and I already knew I really liked the one Lothar I already owned.The knife is beautiful and has a nice, snappy - though not ball bearing smooth - action. Lock-up is solid with no play in any direction, and the backspring nicely snaps and secures the blade in the handle upon closing with no slop or play once closed.The flipper tab function is exactly as it should be: Pressing the flipper tab until the weight of the backspring is overcome causes the blade to snap out sharply with more than enough force to reach full lock-up. The liner lock is strong enough to give one confidence that the blade won't be coming unlocked during use, and is easy enough to disengage. The blade has a thumb notch cut into but the blade is so small that using the thumb notch to open it isn't my first choice since I have larger hands (XL glove size).The D2 blade is on the thin side at 0.08" and is not what I'd consider stout. This blade will suit you fine for gentle EDC use, but if you try to use it for anything other than slicing or detial work (like prying), you're very likely going the bend the blade real quick.Where this knife will surely shine with the wickedly pointy and sharp tipped blade is in detail work where you need to precisely navigate a blade tip to carve a detail into - or out of - wood, or when you need to cut your skin to access a splinter. That super straight, belly-less cutting edge is awesome for making ince straight cuts in, say, leather.I imagine that this knife will usually sit in my knife tray until I need to do some fine detail work, but I also see myself carrying it when a gentleman's knife is warranted (parties, dinners, dates with my wife etc). I thought I might carry it as a secondary knife alongside a more robust EDC on days when I think detail work may be needed, but frankly it's a little too pretty for that role which will probably be left to my Cold Steel Tuff Lite.Speaking of pretty, the handle is G10 with a thin layer of real carbon fiber atop it.So why 4 stars? Because while this knife came sharpish, I believe that a maker should always send-out a knife of this type sharp enough that it'll slice right through paper with ease, so the owner can simply strop it after use to keep it sharp. I'll need to spend time sharpening this knife before I can put int into my collection not because it's dull (it's "okay" sharp), but because it's not as sharp as it SHOULD be.Anyway, at $36, if you're considering this knife for the uses I mentioned above, go for it! At this price point, it's a no-brainer. I'm glad to have it in my arsenal.

Super light; easy flip to open; blade retains its sharpness. Goes through cardboard, paper and rope like butter. Have been using it for months now.

At first did not like it. I have many knives, this one just didn't grab me right away. Almost returned it, but decided to give it a second shot. Slow burn, but once I did, I love it. It's very well made, but in a very subdued way. I notice daily little things that are just exceptionally well executed. Crisp action, easy one handed close, flawless blade construction. Holds very sharp edge. Classy EDC, but I'm not a classy guy so I think that's why it didn't hit right away. Glad I kept it

Nice, great knife for the price

Got this for an every-once-in-a-while type of knife, not for heavy duty but for quick, light duty like boxes, envelopes — unplanned cutting.It looks great. The curved Wharncliffe point is attractive and purposeful, and unlike other knives I currently own. Very unique visual appearance. I get a hint of a songbird head while at the hinge end, which is a cool gimmick considering the name.No real thoughts on durability yet — hasn’t **actually broke** but I did have an operational failure within the first week. Specifically, the liner lock actually over-deployed and wedged the blade open — no amount of pushing could put it back in place! Eventually pried it back into position with a butter knife… but until that time, I had a very sharp, very pokey, very angry-looking knife waving around. In the wrong place that could be a giant issue, and I’m honestly shocked as literally no knife I’ve ever owned has been ABLE to do this let alone has actually done it. I’m concerned that it’s a design flaw and that something isn’t sized correctly within the apparatus to allow verified safe operation.Perhaps this is just a one-off issue with my specific knife… but it’s something to keep in mind, so you don’t give this to a kid for Boy Scouts camp and it ends up a problem because they don’t think it through before trying to fix it.Solid 2.5/5, docking two points for a momentary but serious issue that should probably warrant some attn from the manufacturer, and a little bit because the scales/grip are a little plasticky and cheap-feeling; personal preference dictates a little more positive grip.