NKD – Kansept Mini Hellx (D2 blade and G10 handle)
Overall impression is quite positive. Despite the "mini" in the name it is full size urban EDC knife with comfortable 4-fingers grip (middle size hand), big and sharp from the box blade (83mm D2) and nice look. Mechanics is great, flipper works fine, ceramic ball bearings secure smooth action.
The clip is not reversible, but I'm right-handed, so no problem for me.
The only bad news for me in received knife are some rust points (on new knife) on the blade 🙁 It might be not enough conservation oil from producer combined with not proper storage of seller, and it caused not pleasant effect on semi corrosion resistant D2 blade.
Unfortunately, it was only one such knife in stock, so I have only 2 options – to return the knife and get money back (the price was around 45USD) or keep the knife with some rust points on the blade that cannot be removed by just wiping with a cloth. And I'm still considering, what to choose.
In gallery you can see the knife itself and in comparison to some other knives: Spyderco Tenacious, Opinel nr.8 and Victorinox Climber:
by FarAdministration57
3 Comments
Try various home remedies for removing rust spots. They might just wind up being dark spots. These are discontinued.
Personally, if it were me and I got that knife to use and there were no more in stock to exchange for… I’d use it. A couple of rust spots won’t be hard to remove and wiping it down as you go, or keeping mineral oil around to treat if it will be sitting for a while is cheap and easy for preventing more. Especially at the $45 price point.
If everything else is fine…
It’s not a collection piece, and it’s going to acquire character as you go, whether scratches, pitting, or some other marring, so just put it to work!
Just my opinion though… up to you!
You can try brass polish (Brasso) or auto polishing compound – basically any fine abrasive paste