Kansept Agi Flipper Knife Review

The Kansept Agi flipper knife has carbon fiber and titanium scales, 154CM blade steel, and uses ball bearings and a titanium clip. Check out some photos here!

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Official Specs

Here’s a link to the Kansept Agi flipper knife.

Versions

At least there versions of the Kansept Agi flipper knife are available. They all use carbon fiber and titanium, but the carbon fiber has different materials mixed in (green, “twill”, or copper). Two blades are available too: Damascus and S35VN.

Price

The Kansept Agi flipper knife ranges in price at around $145. Interestingly this Damascus steel blade version is the least, at $140.

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Package and Manual

 

What’s Included

• Kansept Agi flipper knife
• Kansept cleaning cloth
• Kansept carry pouch
• Manual

Look

The Kansept Agi flipper knife is designed by Michal Galovic & Michal Komorovsky, who apparently have years of experience in knife making. They designed this as a “streamlined design” and I have to say, they nailed it!

It should be no surprise that I like small knives, and the Kansept Agi flipper knife is small (enough).

The look is, obviously, fantastic. There’s a lot going on, but I wouldn’t call it “busy” – each different thing the knife has (twill carbon fiber, Damascus blade, titanium) is presented separately. One side is titanium and the other is carbon fiber. So you don’t really experience those two at the same time.

Because of this, each side almost looks like a different knife. That’s great for me because I love both carbon fiber and titanium, so I get the best of both worlds!

I’m not sure what “twill” carbon fiber is, but my guess is that it’s what we more often call “flake” carbon fiber. Either way, it’s gorgeous. This twill version either doesn’t have anything mixed in (like the “green” or “copper” do) or what’s mixed in is more carbon fiber (aka flakes). And not that there would be any doubt, but this is very clearly real and solid carbon fiber. No overlay or any nonsense like that.

The titanium is finished, too – I guess I’d call this “antiquing” and I don’t know how it’s done. But it seems great, especially because the edges have a sort of “worn in” look.

Both designers get their names on the blade!

Open / Close / Lock

The Kansept Agi flipper knife is a flipper. I love flippers! On the Agi, though, there’s enough blade exposed to pinch the knife open.

Below you can see the flipper tab when the knife is fully open.

Since I take all my photos with my camera in my right hand (and I am also right-handed), I have to get “opening” photos “goofy footed.” This knife flips open easily even with my off-hand! The action is very good. It’s not a loose flip though, so you’ll want to flip it deliberately. I have no doubt that it’ll wear in just a bit!

The locking mechanism here is a frame lock. I’m sure that (and the pocket clip) are why this knife is not offered in fully carbon fiber – the structural aspects of titanium are needed for frame locking. The frame lock is one of my (or my one) complaints about the Agi. To unlock and close the knife, I need just a touch more height in that area. I can do it, and I can even do it one-handed, but I have to focus more than I want to.

One interesting part of the Agi is that little screw in the frame lock part of the titanium. I’d probably have to take the knife fully apart to see this, but that seems to be a screw holding in a stainless tab, which is what rests against the blade for actually locking it in place. This means you aren’t wearing your titanium, and this tab is probably replaceable, too. That’s a nice feature (but I have no idea where you’d get a replacement tab – I do not know if Kansept offers these.) (A sideline point here is to wonder if this is a stainless tab to prevent the titanium from wearing, could we get a fully carbon fiber version that also has this tab – in that case the carbon fiber wouldn’t be wearing anyway…)

There’s no middle ground on the blade swing – there’s no detent. There is, however, a spot at about 98% open just before the blade rolls over the ball on the scale.

Build and Feel

Both sides of the Kansept Agi flipper knife are smooth, though the carbon fiber side does feel slightly grippy.

The Kansept Agi flipper knife also has a comfortable heft.

Regaring build quality – the Agi has a metal backspacer and is thus very rigid.

Inside both scales, there are cavities for weight removal (even on the carbon fiber side!). The titanium as a strategic cutout area near (or under) the clip that is likely designed to set the tension exactly right for the lockup.

The blade is perfectly centered, of course.

Nothing to say about the pivot end. Looks good. Looks normal.

Size

Overall Length 6.69”/169.8mm
Blade Length 2.94”/74.7mm
Blade Thickness 0.118″ / 3.0mm
Weight 2.08oz/59g

Below you can see the Kansept Agi flipper knife with the venerable Convoy S2+. The version you see below is a custom Convoy S2+ host that’s been laser engraved by GadgetConnections.com. I did a full post on an engraved orange host right here! Or go straight to GadgetConnections.com to buy your Convoy S2+ now!

Also above is the light beside a TorchLAB BOSS 35, an 18350 light. I reviewed the aluminum version of that light in both 35 and 70 formats. I also reviewed that specific edition, the “Oveready BOSS FT Collector Vintage Brass” 35. I love it!

Here’s the Kansept Agi flipper knife in hand.

Below is the Kansept Agi flipper knife with the Civivi Elementum. I still use that knife so much!

Below you can see the Kansept Loki (top) and Agi (bottom). Kansept sent both of these in Damascus. Such nice looking knives!

Steel / Cut / Oats

Kansept simply calls this steel “Damascus” and Damascus is by nature a mixed metal. The other two versions of Agi are S35VN.

The blade is a drop point shape with a flat grind. I find it to be very gentlemanly, while maybe not being exactly a “gentleman folder.”

That printing there below the Kansept logo is not the steel name, it’s the model number (K2037A2).

Retention

A titanium pocket clip is included on the Agi. It’s installed, and can’t be moved to any other position. This provides a tip-up carry.

The other side is carbon fiber, of course, and there are no clip holes here.

Kansept provides a carry pouch with this (and all) their knives. This is a standard pouch, and not strictly fitted to the Agi specifically.

Summary and Conclusion

This Kansept Agi flipper knife has a lot of things I love and really none I don’t love. The size is fantastic (small, but also small for a 2.94″ blade). Carbon fiber. Titanium. Flipper. It’s just got so much to love! I think the “unlock” area could be improved slightly but that’s a very nitpicky point. Even the price of this knife is very good – $140 for carbon fiber, titanium, and Damascus. Yes, please!

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Notes

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