Kershaw Leek Assisted Opening Pocket Knife Silver

The Kershaw Leek is slightly smaller than I thought it would be; the length description is accurate (3 inch blade, 4 inch handle), but since it is such a slim and narrow knife, it does look a bit more mid-sized as compared to the large, close-up pics on the Bud K website. Having said that, it's a great knife and the assisted opening mechanism snaps the blade open quick and easily. I really like the overall unified look, with the silver blade matching the silver handles (I'm not a big fan of black-coated blades). It's very stylish, and in my opinion, is a knife that would not look out of place in a suit-and-tie emvironment, as opposed to a more 'aggressive' looking tactical-style folder. The placement of the safety is a little awkward--it's where your pinky finger would be--but that's because it's a simple sliding bar that obstructs the tip of the blade. I don't bother engaging the safety because I'm not really worried about the knife accidentally opening in my pocket. The Leek's blade may be narrow, but it's a perfectly useful length for everyday tasks, and has a needle point that can be used for piercing (you could easily re-size a leather belt with this blade). Overall, the Leek is a great knife and while it's not my new everyday csrry knife, it's definitely the one I carry if I'm dressed up. ...And oh yeah, it's made in the USA too! Really the only thing that can be said against this knife is its small size: if you have large hands, this is not the pocket knife for you. But otherwise, I can recommend the Kershaw Leek as a quality knife that looks great and will serve you well.

Love the leek had it for over a year, one the the best knifes I own.

I love this knife. It is light weight and carries easily. I carry it everywhere and have used it for opening mail, gutting a dear (not particularly well suited as the blade shape is too straight,) carving driftwood, other typical field use. It handles most chores well and is well built. I have had no problems with it, and no problems with the clip as mentioned in one other review. I like that the clip can be reversed for tip up or down carry. The one quibble I have with this knife is that the safety is a little loose so it falls to the on position in tip up carry.

Already owned one. Bought a second. Only knife I will ever own. Well worth it. I give it six stars.

for those of you 1984 fans double plus good, amazing knife love the speed safe the blade steel is high quality it lockup is solid no front back or side to side wiggling well worth the money i absolutely love this knife, the one bad point is that the thumb studs are hard to use