Artisan Cutlery Arion Titanium - Initial Impressions and Comparisons
Published: 2 years ago
Initial impressions of the Artisan Cutlery Arion (Designed By: Cerberus Knives) in Titanium and S35VN… What a beauty at a great price, available at WMK:
https://whitemountainknives.com/arriving-in-november-wmk-exclusive-artisan-cutlery-small-arion-folding-knife-titanium-handle-s35vn-blade-1843gs-gy/
Priority Score for the Artisan Cutlery Arion - 74/100
Pocket Feel - 8/10
Pocket Clip - 6/10
Feel in Hand - 7/10 (a bit slim in hand)
Deployment - 7/10
Lock - 7/10 (some inconsistent detent / lock stick)
Design - 9/10
Fit & Finish - 7/10 (some inconsistent detent / lock stick)
Blade Shape - 7/10
Blade Steel - 8/10
Value - 8/10
Please Note: During the video I blank on where I purchased, WMK above, on the super cool logo on the back side of the blade which is the designer Cerberus Knives' logo, and on the blade shape which is drop point. Apologies for all the above and hope this helps.
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Some of my favorite places to work with:
Link to DLT Trading - https://dlttrading.com
Link to White Mountain Knives - https://whitemountainknives.com
Link to BladeOps - https://bladeops.com
Link to Blade HQ - https://bladehq.com
Link to Knifecenter - https://knifecenter.com
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Some of my favorite knives, as shown in the videos:
High Price
1) Tactile Knife Co Rockwall Thumbstud - https://www.dlttrading.com/tactile-knife-company-rockwall
2) Demko AD20.5 Titanium Shark Foot - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-3v-slotted-shark-foot-textured-titanium
3) Chris Reeve Sebenza - https://www.dlttrading.com/chris-reeve-large-sebenza-31-1
Mid Price
1) Benchmade Bugout & Mini - https://www.dlttrading.com/benchmade-535-bugout
2) Demko AD20.5 - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-slotted-shark-foot-grey-grivory
3) We Knife Co Banter - https://whitemountainknives.com/we-knife-banter-liner-lock-knife-blue-g10-handle-plain-sw-s35vn-blade-2004a/
4) Spyderco Para 3 G10 SV45VN - https://www.dlttrading.com/spyderco-para-3-black-g-10
Low Price
1) Civivi Elementum - https://whitemountainknives.com/civivi-elementum-liner-lock-knife-dark-green-micarta-handle-plain-d2-blade-c907t/
2) Ontario Rat 2 - https://whitemountainknives.com/ontario-rat-2-folding-knife-satin-plain-edge-blade-black-handle-8860-aus8-steel/
3) Victorinox Tinker - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-tinker
4) Victorinox Explorer - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-explorer
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Some of my favorite stuff:
1) Keysmart Clip for Chainring - https://a.co/d/4tJ3kSI
2) Reliable Chinese Flashlight - https://a.co/d/iZidEFP
3) Victorinox Paring Knife - https://a.co/d/5x1vrbE
https://whitemountainknives.com/arriving-in-november-wmk-exclusive-artisan-cutlery-small-arion-folding-knife-titanium-handle-s35vn-blade-1843gs-gy/
Priority Score for the Artisan Cutlery Arion - 74/100
Pocket Feel - 8/10
Pocket Clip - 6/10
Feel in Hand - 7/10 (a bit slim in hand)
Deployment - 7/10
Lock - 7/10 (some inconsistent detent / lock stick)
Design - 9/10
Fit & Finish - 7/10 (some inconsistent detent / lock stick)
Blade Shape - 7/10
Blade Steel - 8/10
Value - 8/10
Please Note: During the video I blank on where I purchased, WMK above, on the super cool logo on the back side of the blade which is the designer Cerberus Knives' logo, and on the blade shape which is drop point. Apologies for all the above and hope this helps.
____________________________________________________
Some of my favorite places to work with:
Link to DLT Trading - https://dlttrading.com
Link to White Mountain Knives - https://whitemountainknives.com
Link to BladeOps - https://bladeops.com
Link to Blade HQ - https://bladehq.com
Link to Knifecenter - https://knifecenter.com
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Some of my favorite knives, as shown in the videos:
High Price
1) Tactile Knife Co Rockwall Thumbstud - https://www.dlttrading.com/tactile-knife-company-rockwall
2) Demko AD20.5 Titanium Shark Foot - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-3v-slotted-shark-foot-textured-titanium
3) Chris Reeve Sebenza - https://www.dlttrading.com/chris-reeve-large-sebenza-31-1
Mid Price
1) Benchmade Bugout & Mini - https://www.dlttrading.com/benchmade-535-bugout
2) Demko AD20.5 - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-slotted-shark-foot-grey-grivory
3) We Knife Co Banter - https://whitemountainknives.com/we-knife-banter-liner-lock-knife-blue-g10-handle-plain-sw-s35vn-blade-2004a/
4) Spyderco Para 3 G10 SV45VN - https://www.dlttrading.com/spyderco-para-3-black-g-10
Low Price
1) Civivi Elementum - https://whitemountainknives.com/civivi-elementum-liner-lock-knife-dark-green-micarta-handle-plain-d2-blade-c907t/
2) Ontario Rat 2 - https://whitemountainknives.com/ontario-rat-2-folding-knife-satin-plain-edge-blade-black-handle-8860-aus8-steel/
3) Victorinox Tinker - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-tinker
4) Victorinox Explorer - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-explorer
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Some of my favorite stuff:
1) Keysmart Clip for Chainring - https://a.co/d/4tJ3kSI
2) Reliable Chinese Flashlight - https://a.co/d/iZidEFP
3) Victorinox Paring Knife - https://a.co/d/5x1vrbE