HUAAO Thumb Open Knife with 3'' 8Cr13MoV Blade, Satin Finish, Drop Point, Blue Glass Reinforced Nylon Grivory Handle, EDC Folding Pocket Knife with Belt Clip for Camping

First thing to understand: It's an excellent clone of an extremely well-designed, name-brand knife with a current MSRP around $180. There are no fake names or logos on this knife or its packaging (though the manufacturer isn't above doing that -- it's easy to find versions with fake branding).Materials and build quality will have some shortcomings, relative to the real thing (obviously). But not as much as you might think. It's interesting to track the evolution of reviews of this knife on the internet, over the last few years. They have gotten better and better with time, to the point of many reviewers now using words like "scary" when comparing it to the original.The blade steel is a typical Chinese stainless, that has been used on some legendary, name-brand pocket knives. Not a super-steel by any means, but a very practical and EDC respectable grade. Edge came sharp, but not wicked sharp. After maybe two minutes on a sharpmaker and a strop, mine was absolutely hair-popping sharp.The grind and finish of the blade is amazingly good, for the price. Grind lines on the concave section, contrasted with a lighly stonewashed finish on the flats. It's a very thin, slicy blade.The blue nylon scales (handle) are more flexible than than the material used in the original. This is probably the biggest shortcoming of the knife. Under extreme use/abuse, the handle material will flex, bend, and ultimately fail more quickly than the original. It will still handle a huge range of normal use, and most will never notice or care about the flex. But it's something to be aware of. They do make a version with carbon fiber scales that are far more stiff, but it also doubles the cost of the knife.The nylon has some edges that are a bit sharp on the hand -- I used a ceramic stone to round them off, for comfort. Took about one minute.Expect the folding/locking action to feel a bit rough, out of the box. If you fidget with the knife for about an hour, open close, open close (which is easy to do -- it's an extremely fidget-friendly design), the action will smooth out nicely and take on a whole new character.There was just a bit of side-to-side blade play in mine, out of the box. It can sometimes be seen on the original as well -- the light/flexible design contributes to it. But also, the maker probably didn't want to over-tighten the pivot and slow down the folding action. As the knife breaks in and smooths out, though, you can tighten the pivot to remove excess blade play without locking it up.The hardware looks great -- black screws and clip, with blue spacers and thumb-stud. Blade centering on my example is perfect.The biggest feature of this knife is that it's expendable. When a knife costs the same as a large pizza, you can take certain liberties and risks that you never would with a big-name knife costing $200. But it still comes with the inspired design elements of the original. And that's it's perfect role, at least for me. An ultra-light EDC with great design elements, carried as an expendable secondary.

This looks and feels very similar to the original version. On the positive side the clip on this one is much tighter, and therefore I can put it in the side pocket of my cargo pants without fear of losing it when I bicycle around (unlike the original version). On the downside it is definitely not as sharp out the box as the original. Maybe it could be sharpened to be as sharp--I don't know. One other difference which probably doesn't much matter, they both can be easily opened (after practicing) with a one-hand action. However this version is not as easily to close through a one-hand swinging action. Since you can always push it after it closes halfway, this probably isn't so important. Overall I would recommend both of them, but this one doesn't break the bank.

Blade is sharp and axis lock holds tight. I'm hoping my original bugout scales fit, because these scales bend and deform with little pressure. Still, decent for $20 when I don't want to carry an expensive knife.

Kinda just like the real thing. Smooth action, very sharp out of the box. I wish the blade was stamped and the thumb studs color don't match but that's a minimal issue for the price. I like it and think others will too.

This is my fave edc knife. Super light, thin, sharp. And the cross bar locking system works great. Perfect for all my around the house cutting. The action was a bit tight when it arrived. But it improved in a couple of days.

Trash knife!

People who have never owned a Bugout, complain about this clone being flimsy. The original was designed to be this way. It’s not a hard use knife. The scale is made of FRN, and designed for light use. It’s not a batoning knife. I’ve taken some pictures up close with an actual bugout for comparison. The action in the clone isn’t as smooth, but uses bronze washers. It comes sharp. Well $20 spent.

Great replica of a premium brand . Won't lose sleep if lost.