Civivi Imperium vs Cold Steel Demko AD-10 Lockback Knife Black G-10

One day, I forgot to do this. The next morning I woke up went to grab this knife for work and found rust. Not rust you can wipe off either, straight up deep rust. I don't know if it's a bad run, isolated incident or what but the customer service didn't make it any better

Looking for something serious, this is the way to go. This is a fantastic knife and they've got a lot of other good stuff out there too. So if you can...

Materials, fit and finish and feel in hand are all better on the civivi for almost half the price. Lock up and action on the civivi is just as good feeling as the benchmade but the BM does have the axis lock if that means a lot to you. The quality of the civivi is shocking for the price.

At least there was on mine. Neither of these are much of an issue because you will find yourself flicking this one. A lot. In fact, good luck putting it down and you may want to apologize in advance to your dedicated edc, because it’s about to take a back seat

It’s no super steel but is ideal for most of my needs; definitely not a junk steel. Nothing about this knife feels cheap. Blade is centered, bevels are even, edge came very sharp. Very good value for the money

Sure, I could reset the angle and make it all even myself, but why should I have to? Not when I am paying $130 for a frickin knife. I returned it for a replacement and we will see what I get. I also sent Cold Steel a message asking them what the grind angles are supposed to be on the AD10. I will update my review with what the replacement knife is like as well as any response I get from Cold Steel

The knife is pretty ergonomic and comfortable but it’s extremely aggravating to spend almost $100 on a blade and it break 3 weeks in.

Buy it because it’s a solid knife with a great steel that does what it says it does. Looks good and works great.

A bchoil beneath the edge works with a finger groove on the handle to allow users a choke-up point if precision is need. The Imperium will be debuting in the expect slew of handle materials: G-10, Micarta, and carbon fiber. As is often the case with Civivi releases, certain variations will also swap out the Nitro-V steel for Damascus blades. This won’t surprise anybody who follows Civivi, but the pocket clip is a deep carry, looper over number; the Imperium weighs 2

The shape of the handle alone provides a secure grip. The crisp diamond texturing provides extra traction. The handle is comfortable with no hot spots. Also, the act of gripping the handle makes the lockup even stronger