I bought this blade in Julie/July time frame out of curiosity. I’m a collector of kennesaw’s unique blades and I’ve never been dissatisfied from all of my purchases except one. This isn’t that one. This knife has a smooth opening with a strong click when fully opened. The blade is just short of half my forearm! The knife fully opened goes from writ to elbow, which makes it my second longest folder. When I tested its sharpness and strength, it sliced through any object I used with a smooth and comforting action. I didn’t try against wood or metal objects, however I did use meat and lighter targets. It kept its edge when cutting the meat and bone. I’ve used it so much that I’ve had to resharpen the blade. Sharpening with my stone and belt sharpener was long to get the edge restored which I take as a strong hardened blade. I look to buy another one with a black blade next time for my display knife.