Koenig Arius - Long Term Review

[@Tony42Rivers]

Getting my popcorn ready. This is gonna be a good one

[@nathanhansen6495]

Thanks for the great review and for giving your honest feedback as an enthusiast and knife fidgeter! I’ve been looking at these for a while but haven’t been able to experience one yet in person.

[@these7seas]

It’s def on a diff level and it just tells me that the skies the limit as we continue to see companies like Koenig keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

[@Sleepy_spartan717]

It’s impossible to go back to anything even close to budget territory once you step up to this level of production. You feel where your money went the moment you open and close it the first time.

[@paulmills426]

​@@Sleepy_spartan717I know what you mean but there are some very very good mid tear/budget knives that still grab my attention. Thank God because I would not be able to sustain my knife addiction if I only buy $800+ knives.

[@paulmills426]

I carry my evo3.0 in some of my thicker sweat pants so a full size Arius would be perfect. Lol

[@Sleepy_spartan717]

I’ve had mine for a long time and love it. But everything TJ Schwartz designs has been a complete winner. His overland and overland sport are both economically perfect as well imo.

[@cbaugh2146]

Awesome knife only gripe I have is the pocket clip is a little shallow. Some clothing a little thick for the clip.

[@eyesintheskies]

i love mine but just got the Chaves redencion & although very different overall the factory edge is far sharper the Koenig, which surprised me, no doubt the arius could become that sharp. The Chaves is actually much thinner behind the edge so guess it makes sense just didn’t expect it considering it looks like a tank! And the Koenig a Porsche 911!

[@these7seas]

Appreciate your feedback! I also had a production level Chaves and enjoyed it.

[@eyesintheskies]

@@these7seas no worries, they are a tad heavier than the arius which is much lighter than I expected, ergos obviously in a different league! Enjoyed the review thanks 👍

[@amandoreyes6780]

I've had mine for about a week. I am late to the game. The only nit pick I have is the clip has a point. The transition from the arch to straight isn't sharp, but it is surprising on a knife like the Arius. I'd take 0.2 points off for that.

[@Anbukurosaki]

Great video man, I came over from the Koenig group.

[@these7seas]

So good to see you here! Thanks for checking out the vid!

[@jimgrey393]

Thanks

[@these7seas]

Of course! Thanks for watching 👍

[@youpaint]

Hey, how is the pocket clip on the koenig? For me pocket clips can be huge dealbreakers. Whats your opinion?

[@these7seas]

It’s a little tight but not really an issue for me and I wear jeans.

[@JohnS-ch7cr]

Not only is the Shirogorov you traded in worth more than the Arius, it is a better built knife in every way.

[@bawihmung3544]

Opinions my friend

[@Alex-hw2me]

controled drop shut of Shiros is superior to the guillotine shut of Koenig and Grismso and it requires better tolerances. you also hear the difference.

[@Sleepy_spartan717]

That’s not 100% accurate. If anything, to get a knife as solid as Bill has with the Arius while being completely friction free is much harder than it is to have a tighter, controlled drop. There’s a much smaller margin for error with the action on Koenigs and Grimsmos. But the manufacturing is also superior given shiros aren’t actually made in Russia like so many believe, and that’s been proven. Don’t get me wrong, I love both of my shiros. But if u had to sell two, the norseman is definitely first followed by my quantum. My rask isn’t going anywhere, nor is the arius or goblin lol.

[@Alex-hw2me]

@@Sleepy_spartan717 Shiro not made in Russia has been proven where? When there’s two 30min long videos by Rezat, touring the workshop and all the different stages of manufacturing… in Russia. Also the tighter the action the more precise adjustments/machining needed in my mind, less space. Friction free would be more space available. In my mind.

[@David_DY]

​@@Sleepy_spartan717Shiro's are 💯 made in Russia!! 😂

[@milkshakeplease4696]

my friend there are some misconceptions about tolerances. to be fair this is widespread in knife enthusiast communities. even top Chinese factories with advanced CNC machines can get the same tolerances as a Koenig or a Chris reeve. the machines are programmed and do the work. what you're talking about is more about tuning and preference for how it deploys and drops, these are not complicated things to do and has nothing to do with needing access to other worldly artisans or hand craftsmanship for tolerances. you just need a high quality CNC machine with good programming and it will get very tight tolerances and these are readily available even in china and you can tune the knife how you want with prototypes to nail it down. If you want drop shut quickly you can. if you want it more controlled, you can. it's not complicated. there's a lot of romanticizing over quality and where things are made but when it comes to knives the most important thing are quality materials, quality control, and having the right CNC machine. the hand work is mostly gonna come down to polishing and finish which isn't very complicated.

[@milkshakeplease4696]

you can put a high quality CNC machine hardware in Afghanistan and if you have the right materials and quality control and programming you can make a knife with the same tolerances as Koenig, shiro, etc. stop paying the romanticization tax on knives. china has been putting out knives on par with top tier American stuff for years

[@eyesintheskies]

Are you related to that x-ring guy who has the gun channel?

[@these7seas]

No but I’ve seen some of his videos and it’s informative

[@eyesintheskies]

Did you polish the edges of the scales?

[@these7seas]

No, it came like that from Koenig. They call it “polished chamfers” I believe

[@erin7995]

More like Aston Martin

[@eyesintheskies]

Perhaps Porsche?

[@benbeamish2316]

McLaren