Ontario Knife CompanyRat I Folding Pocket Knife, Black Coated AUS-8 Stainless Steel Drop Point Blade, Black Nylon Handle Knife, Everyday Carry Knife – ON8846

Nice knife,so far so good.This was my second knife from Taiwan in less than a week.I'm impressed with both of them but the Ontario was a nice surprise.When I opened it I was surprised that the blade was so shiny and lo and behold there was a thin coating of oil on the Aus8 blade.Impressive.Very sharp out of the box and I guess I didn't read up on it too much because it was more of an impulsive buy so I was surprised at the size of the blade which is very good sized,I was expecting something smaller,considering they very low price.I've always read great things about Ontario Knives,but have never purchased one.The RAT line is well priced,even more so on Amazon and I've found knives from Taiwan to be good bargains and well made to boot.The carry on the knife is fairly low in my pocket,with the knife having the tip down.You can change the pocket clip fairly easily with a small torx wrench.The edge is hair shaving sharp.with a nicely shaped drop point edge that offers a fairly large cutting surface.The scales are zytel and not the grippiest surface.It would be nice to have G-10 on it but for the price the zytel works o.k.The opening studs are on both sides of the blade and with a little oil and a few minutes of opening and closing,the knife opens like a charm.If you have delicate hands,the liner lock might do you some damage but I don't think this series of knives are made for the delicate hands crowd.Besides,breaking in a knife is half the fun of buying a new blade,so don't let that keep you away from buying this knife.It's well made and the AUS8 steel is not too common to find on a sub 25.00 dollar knife.

This is an amazing knife for the money. I have gone through two of them so far. I own Emerson, benchmade, Zero Tolerance, and a bunch of other brands. The RAT 1 is usually what I carry. It isn't superior to those knives, but I also can't replace those for 30 bucks.The steel is great. It is quite corrosion resistant, takes a very nice edge, sharpens without much hassle, and stays sharp for way longer than a semi-stainless should. The tip is thin, but takes a lot of abuse to break, the hinge has copper and teflon (or some kind of lubricious white plastic) washers, the lockup is precise and strong, the coating (I got the black one) is very durable. The pocket clip is secure and robust, and the scales are drilled for all 4 positions if you prefer something other than factory configuration.This knife punches WAY out of its weight class. I recommend this to everyone who is looking to get a pocket knife who doesn't want to spend big money. I'm an Emerson fanboy, but this knife gets more mileage in my pocket than any of my other knives, and I have fewer and fewer nicer knives in the rotation. If i need a pry bar, or just have to impress the local mall ninja I will carry one of my Emersons... but if I'm just going out or if I need to do some work, I'm going to bring the RAT 1.Honestly, If the zombie apocalypse (or whatever flavor apocalypse you're into) happened, I wouldn't hesitate to throw a RAT 1 in my pocket and feel pretty good about it (compared to other folders, not like... ONLY the RAT 1. It's awesome, but not THAT awesome)

My knife arrived in perfect brand new condition several days before the expected delivery date. The knife itself is a tank, the build quality is amazing for such a cheap knife and the action is so smooth that with just moderate pressure on the thumbstud allows for fast and full deployment into the locked position.Some may disagree but I'm willing to say this knife stomps the Spyderco Tenacious. I've owned $100-150 Cold steels and spydercos before and this is absolutely my favorite knife I've ever owned.Likes: EVERYTHING. The AUS-8 blade came razor sharp, i sliced some skin off within the first 5 minutes, love it. The lockup is perfect and very very strong. The clip is reversible to all points (Tip-up, Tip down, Left or right handed) Came well oiled, and the weight is perfect for me.Things you may not like: The texturing on the Nylon handle scales is very smooth and doesn't add much grip but the handle shape and deep choil make up for it. The liner lock is a bit stiff but if you're not a baby it's managable. It's heavy... i love heavy knives, though.Summary: BUY THIS KNIFE! You will not be dissapointed. I'll update my review after EDCing this for a while but i doubt anything will change.