Kershaw Ken Onion Black Leek Folding Knife with Speed Safe
May 30, 2010 | Posted by admin 
- Three-inch 440A stainless steel tungsten DLC black coated blade and handle
- Speed safe design
- Features a reversible clip for both tip-up and tip-down clip carry
- Limited lifetime warranty
Product Description
The Leek series includes some of our most popular knives. And no wonder. Kershaw’s Leeks offer Ken Onion’s distinctive design as well as the SpeedSafe ambidextrous assisted opening system. With SpeedSafe, the user can smoothly and easily deploy the blade with one hand, either left or right. Leeks come in a variety of handle styles, some with technologically advanced coatings for enhanced performance. For example, the bead-blasted stainless steel handle offers streng… More >>
Kershaw Ken Onion Black Leek Folding Knife with Speed Safe
Categories: Any Brand, Kershaw | 
Tags: Black, Folding, Kershaw, Knife, Leek, Onion, Safe, Speed | 
5 Comments »
I like the look and feel and it certainly sharp. I haven’t owned one of these type of knives before and maybe for that reason I can’t for the life of me figure out how to close it once opened. There doesn’t seam any automatic way to disengage it from the locking groove at the front of the knife and since it is so sharp and the handle small I am afraid to put a whole lot of pressure to force it back in to place. So on instinctive operation I give it the 3 stars
Rating: 3 / 5
A good knife should be sharp, of course. But it should also be designed so that it’s reasonably challenging to cut yourself when closing it. My friend was badly cut by his. You can see that other reviewers here an Amazon were too. Go with Spyderco instead.
Rating: 2 / 5
I own a Kershaw 1840st shallot and love it. I bought this one thinking it was just a smaller version of the shallot. It is smaller, but also cheaper. Doesn’t have near the feel of quality. Would not recommend this Onion.
Rating: 2 / 5
I have purchased several of these knives. What happens is that I take one deer hunting and all of my buddies want one so I sell the one I have and buy some more. This knife holds and edge very well and can be sharpen to a razor’s edge! It is very sturdy and smooth. I particularly like the secondary lock that keeps the knife closed when in a pant pocket. Nice touch Kershaw!
Rating: 5 / 5
This knife is great; it’s light, thin and perfect as a everyday knife or as that thing you can’t forget on a camping trip. Opening this knife is amazingly easy, and the liner lock is postive until you want to close it. The clip is very low profile.
Knife edge and point have stayed super sharp so far. The finish shows no signs of wear.
Rating: 5 / 5