Knife Review: Ka-Bar Folding TDI Knife

This is a very interesting knife, especially if you are a fan of the Fixed Blade TDI knives like I am. At $29, the folding TDI is affordable, but the quality is not as good as other Ka-bars I have had. The liner has a lot of flex to it, under pressure. It is more convenient and concealable than the fixed blade version, but it is physically weaker and is slower to deploy.

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[THE13EARJEW]

"How can we make this better?" "Put a pivot in it!" lol

[WeAllJuggleKnives]

@THE13EARJEW - Lol. And a liner that flexes.

[WeaversofEternity]

Great review man! Thanks for pointing out the blade play issue, as it allowed me to reconsider purchasing this one. I might go for the fixed blade version instead.

[WeAllJuggleKnives]

@WeaversofEternity - Thanks! The fixed TDI is definitely the way to go :]

[CaveTater]

Have you seen the Heckler and Koch fugitive, it looks like it is a production version of the original Lone Wolf Cheyenne.

[WeAllJuggleKnives]

@CaveTater - Yes it's the same design I think, because Benchmade owns the design now, but I think they changed the steel and handle materials.

[FecalFiasco]

It seems like ka bar's folders are never nearly as good as their fixed blades, even relatively.

[CaveTater]

@WeAllJuggleKnives It looks like the handle material is FRN, because one of the Lone Wolf Cheyenne models had the FRN handles.

[WeAllJuggleKnives]

@gadgetstalker2 - Yeah, I like Ka-bars, but not this one!

[gadgetstalker2]

That bending liner is scary as hell!....especially for a knife geared towards the role of self defense. Crazy low quality on that. I was a fan of this too since I can't carry fixed blades at all but Im gonna pass on this one.