Button Lock Boker Kalashnikov Folding Knife - Overview and Review

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[@just9911]

It’s actually pretty amazing how much abuse kalashnikov and lightning autos are able to survive.

[@DopefriedCheese]

Wait, what. My lightning stopped working pretty quickly. It fails often now. :( maybe it's a quality control issue.

[@just9911]

I’m ashamed of the awful abuse I’ve put my kalash through

[@just9911]

@@DopefriedCheese I’ve done things with my kalashs where the aluminum of the handle failed before the mechanism. No idea how they managed to survive. Though if you get a crap one it will fail almost immediately. But if it lasts through the first week, you will then have to try to kill it. As far as the lightning- pretty much the same. They’ve survived far more than an OTF has any business doing so. It isn’t going to have cold steel triad levels of durability, I’m just talking relative to other OTFs.

[@harvey_weenstain8857]

​@DopefriedCheese my titan worked until I was stupid and tried to oil it 😂 I think it does vary depending on what you get . Mine was hard to kill

[@acid6urns]

@@DopefriedCheesedo you have the regular original lightning otf or the lightning ELITE otf? i’ve heard the elite is a piece of shit but the normal lightning otf is dope.

[@GrowinwithAJ]

the boker auto kalashnikov is my EDC for over 10 years i got every blade design

[@Kyzalas_]

I have the boker plus strike drop point with aus 8 steel and iam happy with it its very good knife

[@acid6urns]

i have one with s30v that has a horrendous heat treat 🤦‍♂️

[@Stans_Cutlery_Universe]

thanks for the honest review. I would rather a reviewer talk the truth than just say "It's the greatest ever.". Live Long Prosper and Collect Your Own Way!

[@zippymagee]

the handle on those is so great a non-auto option will probably sell really well.

[@Scott-ye4qh]

If it's paint on the blade it'll be a scratch fest. I like the fact that it's D2 and a button lock flipper for legality reasons it's just a good way to keep your knife if ever stopped by the police. I really watched this video to see you deploy it and how fast it is, for a flipper it's alright. Thanks for the review. 👍

[@komama1983]

Its a great option for people who love the design and want to be able to easily close it one handed

[@claymoresteel]

The Kalashnikov stands up there with staples like the opinel, victorinox, buck 110, paramilitary and the rat 1&2. That's why as an Australian I've wanted one for many years but couldn't until now.

[@partyfrog69]

Its designed to be held in the death grip, or hammer grip. It locks the hand in very well.

[@greenpngarrow]

Was waiting for a video about this knife. Thanks MC!

[@markfair8541]

I like the handle it gives me a solid grip.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Nice enough knife. Though I find i prefer the milwaukee tools style button locks. It has a liner lock that closes it but a button that allows one to wrist flick it open.

[@Scott-ye4qh]

They have it in black stone wash. I'll get that to hide most of the scratches.

[@matthuck378]

A Boker Kalashnikov (dagger grind, of course, and mine was centered) was my first auto. Then I moved up to a Kershaw, then a Protech. It really is a good value, and a fine user/beater/toolbox knife. But yeah, it can't compare to Protech or even Kershaw. You get what you pay for. at least with those 3 brands.

[@aaronmatthess9206]

I just ordered one!

[@andrewlyell5496]

Great beater knives.

[@jamespartipilo4395]

I was all in until you showed me the detent lash. I need a closed blade to be rock solid. Even some $30 knives are tighter when closed. There's no excuse for that sloppy lash.

[@willheimann9749]

I just got one of these and mine is rock solid. No play whatsoever.

[@donjuan160]

Is this knife a better than the SENCUT Serene Button Lock Knife Black Aluminum in terms of quality, lock mechanism, and overall use? I’m in between the two and I’m not sure which to go with.

[@LuisReisCorrea]

I have a doubt, what is better, this kalashnikov or ontario rat ii?

[@dawhiteman7033]

I got that knife😂 I love it

[@unknown-ql1fk]

I had this knife (auto) like 15 years ago and ABUSED IT and it surprises me to hell how great they were

[@StinkyWeiner]

Can I add a spring and make it an auto?

[@TheRealJayReyes]

finally. a kalashnikov I can legally obtain

[@snowthearcticfox1]

I could swear you could get these direct from boker for a good while now

[@Soup95368]

It would be so awesome if Boker made a premium Kalashnikov. Titanium handle, M390, timascus, etc 🤔

[@Joeknifeguy]

Magncut heat treated to 63-64 would be a amazing steel for this hard user

[@Daddyroach21]

Does the blade have an overtravel stop to make it not hit the middle standoff spacer ive got a auto kalashnikov that the spring broke in so now its essentially a gravity knife however the blade can go past the button lock and hit the middle spacer and I now have a divit right in the middle of the blade

[@TJS79]

First ! .... also give me the XXL in a flipper button lock please boker

[@VisionWords]

"Make good choices and you'll probably have all of your fingers at the end of the day." Put that on a sticker.

[@Noah-vm4ib]

How many knives did you have when you started your channel??

[@metal_complex]

10 or so?

[@JohnMeche]

That thing is begging for a thumbstud. Thumbstud and flipper delete and I’m all over it.

[@mikereese15]

Fir boker fans everywhere

[@raddy8898]

It's $29.99

[@badboybootz8]

Love mine. Beat the tar out of em

[@isaiahbarnett9062]

I just dont like it. They shoulda left it auto

[@krazy_roach1698]

But where auto is "illegal" they can now grab one. Other than that I agree totally.

[@isaiahbarnett9062]

@@krazy_roach1698 oh yeah definitely. Thats probably the best thing about it. I just really dont like the looks

[@tonyhoodlass1846]

It came out as an auto and a lock knife but without the flipper eve with handle and blade in sand finish

[@vl7920]

Pharmacy logo no thanks

[@partyfrog69]

Probably not the best lock for a knife such as the Boker Kalashnikov.

[@danpennella]

Mediocre but a bruiser. What else needs to be said?! 60 dollars though that’s where it loses me

[@MrTuffCookies]

Uuuggghhh whyyy D2?? Why does every damn thing need to be D2 these days?? 1. Edge retention isn't everything. 2. Other steels can perform damn close to D2 given proper heat treat and appropriate edge profile. I cannot wait til we get past this phase as a community. I guess I'm not really all that interested in this now that I see how lackluster its build quality is, but still aggravating.

[@krazy_roach1698]

Thanks