Kansept Bevy Slip Joint Knife Review
The Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife offers a very classic “grandfather” user experience but with updated materials like G10 and a coated 154CM blade. Read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife.
Versions
There are many versions of the Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife. While this version may appear more “Christmasy,” there are some solid scale versions and one more Halloweeny. There’s even a less-traditional sheepfoot blade shape (which honestly, is what initially interested me in this knife!)
Price
The Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife comes in around $63 but can range up a couple of dollars or so. MSRP appears to be around $81.
Package and Manual
What’s Included
- Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Carry pouch
- Manual
Look
Red G10 with white snowflakes! Ok it’s Christmasy! As I said above, the sheepfoot blade was what initially interested me in the Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife. Stock was (is?) low on those, so they sent this version. I’m quite pleased with this one, anyway. The look is fantastic (even if the season is a bit wrong.)
Unlike the Foosa, the other Kansept slip joint knife I recently posted about, the Bevy is a much more traditional slip joint.
Open / Close / Lock
The Bevy really offers only one way to open. That’s pinching the blade and pulling the blade to an open position.
That’s fine; it works well. There’s even a very long nail nick along the spine for great grip.
But you won’t find any flipping options here and the blade will most certainly not be flung into an open position. It’s very firmly planted in the closed position.
As a slip joint, ther’s also no lock! The blade does very firmly snap into place, though, and feels quite firm when open.
Build and Feel
The build quality of the Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife seems very good. There’s no blade play whatsoever, and the full metal handle liners give the knife a nice weight. Below you can see the full metal backspacer, which goes from tip to tail.
The blade is perfectly centered.
There’s a good bit of blade spine exposed when the knife is closed, but you need that for grip to open the blade. The clip point blade shape (which has a swale or something toward the tip) plays perfectly into the design, not getting in the way on the “high end.”
There’s minimal branding, but it includes the model name (Bevy) and number (T2026SC) and the Nick Swain “S” logo. The pivot screw is accessible on both sides, and managed by a Torx screw.
While the scale liners are full metal, they do have holes. Presumably those are for weight reduction.
Size
Overall Length 5.64”/143.5mm
Blade Length 2.9”/74mm (note that this has to be an error on their page – the blade is just over 2″ in fact!!)
Blade Thickness 0.118″ / 3.0mm
Weight 2.26oz/64g
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife with the venerable Convoy S2+. The version below is a custom laser-engraved Convoy S2+ host 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 knife 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!
Below is the Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife with the Civivi Elementum. I still use that knife so much!
Here’s the Kansept Bevy Slip Joint knife along with an unusual flashlight example – the Hanko Trident in 18650 format.
