Microtech Scarab 2 OTF Automatic Knife - Overview and Review

[@thefilthiestcasual3882]

The fullers in the blade and the ports in the back of the handle are to allow water to flow through the knife so that it will deploy underwater while between your teeth while swimming under a submarine.

[@metal_complex]

Lol

[@vspec17]

Someone from microtech called me and said that I can kill an aircraft carrier with this knife, hah! So they're called "fullers", awesome. Thank you for the data. Sounds like something my big brother would tell me about. Bad ass all the way.

[@ho0t0w1]

Those fuller grooves are also known in the industry and by Tony himself as "field tested blood grooves" to negate the suction factor from a torso stab. FYI the Navy Seals carry sharkskin Troodons and I believe a variant of Scarabs as well. Dive-safe hardcore materials perfect Glock perfection level details... These blades aren't for opening your Amazon boxes, and gahleeeee do they slap

[@kyleman605]

@@ho0t0w1 no such thing as a “blood groove” and no they don’t take the “suction factor” out of a torso stab.

[@Rick-dzm]

@@ho0t0w1 lmao you don't genuinely believe that drivel do you?

[@billw7618]

I own this knife. I'm an obsessed microtech collector but this one is more than that to me. I work in the vocational trucking industry and unfortunately have been involved in more than one rescue situation over the last 30yrs. I've had to Cut Seatbelts, clothing, work boots, seat padding, hair, etc. I've had to bust windows while upside down in the mud and water. A tough, quick one handed knife that works underwater, with grippyness and has a glass breaker? No Brainer. Just a suggestion, Make it with a blunt tip and a rescue hook (gut hook) on the back edge! I think collectors like me forget that they're actually tools sometimes. Sorry long winded.

[@robertkain7890]

I'm a collector and love Microtech as well! I currently own 3 Microtech knives. An Ultratech, a Combat Troodon Hellhound signature series (but that doesn't stop me from carrying and using it!) and i just received my Scarab a few days ago on 02/02/2024! I'm already carrying it! I agree with you, that they should make a Scarab II with a blade specifically designed for fire & rescue workers! Even though it's only been a few days since I finally got it, I already know that it's going be spending a lot of time in my pocket and in my hand!!

[@evanacey1414]

The reason for all of the fullers in the blade is the same reason there are holes in the bottom of the handle... To allow this knife to be opened UNDERWATER..

[@111111111Tiger]

Very correct !

[@crushed2death]

I like that it doesnt have a lanyard hole, it has like a single point sling mount so you can keep it at your side like an MP5

[@vspec17]

The name "MP5" is just comforting to see in print.

[@crushed2death]

@@vspec17 dont you want a crossbody sling mounted knife?

[@vspec17]

@@crushed2death of course I do.

[@crushed2death]

@@vspec17 lol theres a kydex belt sheath for it on PVK. A shoulder sling and a sheath are definitely appropriate

[@vspec17]

@@crushed2death what's PVK?

[@pocketsandshackleford5548]

I've been waiting to get my hands on this baby, finally today BHQ had em in stock. 557 with 1 day shipping but GD I think it will be worth it! CAN'T WAIT!!!

[@christianlight8511]

My favorite parts of this video: The submarine bit and MC shouting "THE REST OF THE KNIFE PHYSICALLY EXISTS!"

[@smiller10afc]

Man do I love scarabs. Definitely my next pick up. Thanks for the great content all the time! I love the addition of torx screws. While I don’t always dismantle my knives, I love having the ability to maintain them so they last as long as possible.

[@vspec17]

I just got my new scarab II, whoa. This thing is pissed off. Bigger than my combat troodon. It's amazing. Felt recoil.

[@johnbingham8508]

where'd you buy yours?

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

NC Blade

[@robertkain7890]

Another great thing about the T8 torx heads on the Scarab II Gen.III is that they're much deeper than on virtually any other knife out there! By that I mean that the T8 bit goes deeper into the torx screw head and gets a far better mechanical "grip" and ensuring that the head doesn't strip out!!

[@brocksamson4250]

"the rest of the knife physically exists.." Lol! Nice review, I did mange to pick one up from DLT recently. My one and done OTF.

[@vspec17]

No way man you can't have just one. Now you need a more practical OTF, then of course you'll need another large yet still more practical OTF. I'm kidding of course.

[@ahhcrickets]

Microtech ported it out on the butt end to be able to fire underwater. The fullers on blade are likely to help with that. I guess if you fly off the highway into a body of water in your vehicle you’re all prepared for that wild scenario. 😆 I heard that the scarab beetle represents strength and perseverance, but in nature it’s just a doo doo beetle. Microtech probably prefers the former. Thanks for reviewing this bad boy, MC! A real joy per usual.

[@evanacey1414]

That’s exactly the reason for the fullers in the blade and the porting at the bottom.

[@hogue_music]

The internals are also made of nickel boron for extreme corrosion resistance

[@jruskky7545]

Yes sir! Love the comment about OTF knife safety benefits, & how folks just do not understand. The fact is good OTF is super safe because your fingers are never in the blade path as part of normal function. That and simple one handed operation, make otf knives a safe practical carry. Then yes many states have arkaine outdated laws. You can carry a gun, but not an OTF. Any good flipper knife is faster to deploy than an otf. So why is one legal but a spring makes people upset I guess. The laws make no sense. Cheers!

[@xmetal280]

I’m pretty sure OTF is illegal in many places simply due to the unfounded “movie switchblade” image that really has nothing to do with real life. 0TF knives are incredibly useful when working or otherwise only have one hand free. Luckily I can carry one here in Florida with my license, but it’s a shame that there is a stigma on such a useful tool.

[@TKDonuts]

I've always wanted an OTF. Too bad I'm in Canada. :(

[@TribalPolitics]

Even if it was illegal where I lived I’d still carry one. Not like I’d pull it out in public view anyway.

[@TKDonuts]

For me, I wouldn't even be able to purchase one.

[@TribalPolitics]

@@TKDonuts aww didn’t think of that.. sorry to hear that bud. Maybe I could ship an otf to you in a gnomes butt or something clever

[@inverted311]

@@TribalPolitics Most states won’t even allow shipping over restricted states lines.

[@ccashin6228]

I might be biased as a Microtech collector but I love the branding and the billboarding

[@jesseadams45]

A 9/32 6 point socket works perfectly on the UTX85 and that size breaker that don't have the hole. I switch mine to left handed.

[@BERETTA9mmUSA]

Dang it! Another one I will have to Buy!! Thank-you Sir! Stay Safe Out there. 🤠👍🇺🇸👮🏻‍♂️⭐️. B9USA Sr.

[@matt25675]

I kind of like the big logo on the blade, I guess I’m a sucker for corporate logos, but also if it didn’t have it, it would look like a Chinese clone. The logo makes it look professional and like a tool that you can trust

[@sofakingphat8087]

I always looked at OTF knives as being like Jedi light savers. I think it’s a look into the future even know they had these type of knives in history I think it’s a way to the future and you’re correct about it being safer. I can’t tell you how many times I have broken a knife lock system on a cheap knife and had a pinch my fingers. My first stitches were from a Barlow night A Barlow knife that didn’t have any kind of safety lock on it at all.

[@codygpatterson]

This has become my most carried knife. IMO this is a true workhorse otf. It’s so easy to operate with gloves on, and even though it’s a thicc boi, it still carries great in the pocket. I can wear this in track pants and still hardly feel it there. Edit: The anodizing on this one seems to wear abnormally fast. Mine’s already rubbed off and scratched up on the front where the blade deploys after 2 weeks.

[@johnbingham8508]

hey Cody where did you get yours? I'm looking for one

[@_MiMo_]

Too big, too illegal, too awesome!

[@MattH-wg7ou]

I had a Scarab Executive in black with the plain stonewashed blade and it was my favorite knife I had. This was years ago and I felt guilty having that much money tied up in one knife so I traded it. I regret it to this day. I love Scarabs.

[@willtrax71]

I love the Scarab and I think there are 2 recoil springs in the Scarab as opposed to a single in the Ultratechs and Troodons.. The Scarab fires so crazy hard.. great Video

[@metal_complex]

I confirmed with Microtech that only a few Scarab 2s have 2 springs. Most (and all moving forward) have just 1 robust spring.

[@willtrax71]

@@metal_complex it’s an amazing OTF..

[@gmoney5947]

I’ve got the stitch and it feel like I’m shooting a 9 mm.

[@matt25675]

@@metal_complex so which ones fire harder? The 2-spring ones? Or the one robust spring ones?

[@metal_complex]

They felt exactly the same to me.

[@Hunterssoldier]

Knives like this really make me wish OTF/automatics weren't illegal here in Australia. I would definitely be tempted to put money down on a Microtech otherwise.

[@pocketsandshackleford5548]

I have about 8 microtech otf's and my combat troodon's used to be my fave, until I got this bad boy. BUT today I was my first day carrying it and I had a failure to retract. When you turn yours upside down (blade facing down) does yours not retract as hard?? My combat troodon's, ultratechs and dirac delta still fires about the same upside down and retracts the same but this guy sounds like it's going to come off the spring or something...And this is a update A week later I've had 2 failure to fire and LOCK today?!? Kinda doubting this as a reliable edc but I still love it.

[@bipollife]

One of the other knife guys quit reviewing microtechs. He said the last 2 he bought had to be returned and fixed for not locking out or shutting proper.

[@robertm8401]

I like that the Scarab 2 is so beefy but after handling the Combat Troodon, I think that was about the upper limit of handle bulk that I'd be willing to carry,even if I love large knives. If I were to handle one, I'm sure my mind would instantly change though and I'm sure I'd love this snickers bar of a knife. 😁

[@codygpatterson]

The extra thickness allows for that bigger button and IMO is the best feature. Easier by far to operate and much more comfortable.

[@vspec17]

My first was a combat troodon many years ago. The SCARAB was necessary.

[@timmyboy2495]

Bro this Scarab 2 is ridiculous. I absolutely love mine but the Combat Troodon is better to carry

[@nhwnhw02]

How does this bad boy compare to the new generation of Combat Troodon? I have an older Combat Troodon and it is fine if you are using technique to open and close. If you use the side of your thumb and not the pad it opens fine but would like an easier opening knife. Is this it? Also, I prefer a 4 inch blade.

[@lukehendrickson3669]

Man I agree with you 100% about OTFs being safer. I've def had more close calls with other kinds of knives. Unfortunately, I live in California so I can only rly appreciate these from afar and have no desire for the pint-sized Microtech options. Either way, great review dude.

[@ovk-ih1zp]

T7075 Aluminum is slightly more brittle than either T6061 or T6065, not "Incredibly" more brittle but still a bit more brittle.

[@randallscott-key802]

With that massive firing button, and thick blade, the Scarab II is a big, beefy, bulky knife that makes the Combat Troodon look positively gracile in comparison! Both are dwarfed by the Guardian Tactical Recon 040, which is without any doubt the better OTF thanks to the ball-bearing surface under the firing button that reduces firing resistance to less than half that of the MT line. But...all that is just icing on the cake for DA OTF knife enthusiasts who ultimately must own at least ONE OF EACH!

[@billzertuche8841]

don't get me wrong I like the knife a lot , but I still have not figured out how microtech fit a garage door spring in a pocket knife.

[@TheGreenWelty]

So Microtech uses 6061 on pretty much their entire line except for manual Socom Elites because the thumb stud. Pin crashes into the aluminum frame so it needs more impact resistance

[@tim7076]

Great review. First time seeing a video by MC. Very entertaining.

[@gradyrothweiler1165]

You need to get your hands on a D/E-S scarab and im hoping they bring that blade shape back with the new scarab IIs

[@disturbedlife5691]

They have a couple all black ones for 615 on pvk right now

[@logicplague]

The Scarab's required two springs. A guy tested it on here a few years ago, and it wouldn't fire with one, so it wasn't redundant.

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

They only have one spring now.

[@logicplague]

@@JAMESWUERTELE Ah, must be version 2.0. Upgrades, people..lol.

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

@@logicplagueI heard the first run got two. Then went to one.

[@logicplague]

@@JAMESWUERTELE Yeah, mine has 2, from 2015.

[@Crazy_Joe_Davola]

I still can't believe I owned one of these for years and it accidentally got thrown out with the garbage!

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

😮

[@bhunt919]

Might need to check your scale microtech says 5.62 for the scarab 2. The one they have pictured looks exactly like yours.

[@NicFpv91]

the grooves are for deploing under water

[@johnwest4492]

Hey MC, are you able to remove the glass breaker if you don't want it on your knife?

[@vspec17]

Excellent question. I tried to remove the glassbreaker on mine today and it did not want to come off. Still, I imagine it is removable.

[@ho0t0w1]

I've had an ELMAX two tone black/brushed tanto blade with the hunter green matte square body and I still EDC it. It's served me well, the serial says 2012. Tony Marfione is the dude. He hooked me up with repairs and a free sharpening, and offers Zippo caliber warranty. They're arguably the best engineered and best material blades on Earth or WERE at the time of the Halo V and the square body 2 tone Tanto Ultratech. The UT is the one I see getting cloned and sold at gun shows down south all the time. *Edit* of course a Marfione custom would have those triangular screws, my UT got knocked off track once and I was so tempted to make the 3 hole conical tool to bust it down but be glad you didn't, there's tamper proof stickers internally thatl void that "if ya run er over with ya Abraham's, we gotcha on a new one" warranty attitude 🤣 Also DO NOT suggest non-enginnering minded folks should just send it out for the FREE REPAIR, they have parallel deployment and retraction springs on either side of the blade track, and any fussing with any of it will wonk the tension, maybe even dislodge the groove with a bent or broken component. My UT is rare a shit, they only made 2 of my variant and after that year they stopped making the square body UTs. When mine got stolen for 6 years and I did as the thief asked and "came correct and found his new apartment" when he moved the day after saying good luck getting it back... Welllll I got it back and after explaining to Tony what was up, even tho the square bodies couldn't be replaced (he stripped the albeit stupidly engineered titanium skull crusher out of the threads and sheared them off of the billet aluminum body just by EDC carrying it and the pocket clip rocking back and forth. It eventually just fell into his pocket and he only lost the screw in skully and the pocket clip. This being said, Tony wasn't obligated to honor a warranty, nor did they even have a green square body to swap my internals into, and initially were trying to charge me 200 to get the discontinued guts into a new UT body... My charisma and barter are maxed out and he ended up re-machining the original body, custom made a skully, and added a fresh new UT clip. Now I have a Frankenslash and it's AWESOME. MTech FTW

[@markusbrunner9170]

I have "just a microtech Stitch" - because it has torx screws - i would also prefer a ultratech or combat troodon with torx screws

[@kellym3610]

Mine will be here in a few hours!

[@vspec17]

So have you gotten your SCARAB yet or what?! Mine just got here yesterday and it's some SERIOUS BEEZNESS. Are you diggin it or what?

[@jdmvette]

15:54 😂 @ Shabazz impression

[@karlschool9353]

On the website they said the steel used currently is M390

[@HunterXray]

These must not be really as popular as I though. There is one setting on Southern Edges for days now. Probably because people might be sick of stonewashed blades.

[@franko3115]

Hey MC. Question: Is it possible to measure the strength or speed of the deployment with a scale? Like put a pad on a small scale and fire it on there? I have another idea on speed measurement. Would be neat to be able to have a value of measurement to each diff one.

[@sofakingphat8087]

How do you tell which numbers are the model number or birthday on which side of the blades can you tell what series or what wine it is in the series like is a one out of 1000 etc.?

[@metal_complex]

The pocket clip has the date and S/N

[@eznosfrfr4474]

Thanks for the links was able to purchase one.

[@chrisjaskulski8613]

Nobody: MC: opens OTF, puts it in his mouth, swims under submarine. 🤯

[@erikcarlson172]

Needs a 1913 rail for a light and red dot...

[@PirminZemp2731]

What Microtech OTF should I Buy Do you have a Tip For Me Metal Complex

[@xXBallistic82Xx]

I was at a gun show a few years ago and this guy was selling junk knock off Scarabs. I was telling him about the real microtech that I had and he insisted that his knockoffs were made under a sister company to Microtech with the same quality but cheaper.🤣

[@snakeman48]

Dude, It's 6061-T6, not 6065.

[@matthewlangley5565]

Whats the diffrence between this and the colossus besides brand and cost diffrence.

[@awesomeaxel1]

Despite the name the colossus is actually a good bit smaller than the scarab 2. The grip material is much different, it's like skateboard grip tape on the colossus, whereas the scarab 2 feels more like rubber. The switch on the colossus is much stiffer, the blades are different shapes, and different steels. The glass breaker on the scarab 2 is huge, the one on the colossus is tiny and removable. The clip on the colossus is deep carry... I think that's about it, lol.

[@justinhorn2864]

I hope they make it in red black inserts

[@timmoore8491]

Can I please buy that scarab 2 from you? I'll pay whatever you want

[@alvarezgilbert01]

12:13 12:13 12:13 😂😂😂!

[@randyf.9188]

The button play only bothers me when it's between my teeth 😄

[@johnbingham8508]

they are no where to be found: ( somebody let me know if you've found one. got the money ready...

[@jkurtzz]

Manticore microtech hmm nice

[@mchwes3]

6061 is softer and more easily machined than 7075.

[@inverted311]

Blade play?

[@metal_complex]

Very minimal. Less than normal for a high end OTF

[@Abby_Normal_1969]

I know it doesn't make a difference, but alas, I still want to complain.

[@Tiralful]

Rip my thumb.

[@JAMESWUERTELE]

Not as bad as you think. The Scarab II X Button is very deep and wide.

[@williambrown234]

Not the biggest fan of the 2end otf

[@jayweezy3264]

the t8 hex is a hugeeee turnoff.

[@metal_complex]

... said exactly one person.

[@matt25675]

“Assthetics”

[@metal_complex]

Azthedics*

[@nikst7463]

Dont like grip tape and otf should be double edged

[@hunterwolfe6295]

Halo 6

[@seanmahoney2212]

Thiccc boy

[@samholt4139]

6061t6 not 6065