QSP Snipe Review (and Comparison to the Gavial)

Published: 2 years ago

Despite the name conjuring slim and lightweight, this thing is a bruiser. It's saber grind reminds me a lot of the Case Marilla that I recently took a look at. For the price (and I paid $31), it's a LOT of knife.

This might not be for your standard light-duty carrying days, but it's very robust. It'll keep up with you on the job site or doing heavy gardening or other around-the-house tasks. It feels solid and sturdy. A bit moreso than the Ganzo FH series.

It has a peel-ply texture to the G10, but it's fairly large texturing, and not super aggressive, so putting it in the pocket doesn't feel destructive like some more aggressive items do. Also, nice that you can carry it left/offhand by moving the clip.

This is NOT a slicey blade though. If you like your blade to glide through cardboard with little resistance, this ain't it. It'll cut it for sure, but it will require more force.

Specs:
3.47" (88mm) D2 blade with 3.4 mm stock thickness
5.18 oz / 146.5 gram weight
0.59" (15mm) handle thickness (G10)
Liner Lock
Ceramic bearings & detent ball
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