Kansept Fermi Knife Review
This version of the Kansept Fermi knife features a black titanium body and green Micarta inlays. Flinging open the thick blade is its own reward! Read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Kansept Fermi knife.
Versions
The Kansept Fermi knife is currently available in four finishes. There’s this black with green Micarta, as well as a Damascus version and two “plain” titanium with very featured inlays.
Price
This black with green Micarta of the Kansept Fermi knife is the least costly option at $169.89! The other three options range up in price from there, peaking over $300!
Package and Manual
There is no manual.
What’s Included
- Kansept Fermi knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Carry pouch
- Card
Look
All versions of the Kansept Fermi knife have a very angular look. The “black coated with green Micarta” is the darkest option of the bunch, and has a nice finish.
I’m a fan of Micarta, and both sides of this Kansept Fermi knife have green Micarta inlay.
The Micarta is sleek enough (or “close to the body” or however you wish to say it) that it doesn’t provide much additional grip, but it’s probably the grippiest among the bunch.
The look is really brought to us by “Burchtree Designs” and produced by Kansept.
The blade pathway does not have a detent, which helps a smooth flip when using the thumbstud. But the action isn’t loose – the blade will stay as shown below, for example (a useless point, maybe since you can’t use the knife this way. It should give you an idea of the action, though.)
The Kansept Fermi knife has minimal branding. Below you can see the Kansept logo, along with the model number and steel type.
Here’s a better look at the Micarta.
Not that you’d want to, but I doubt you’d get this Micarta out without some real effort. But who’s making their own inlays for knives, anyway? (Would be cool though!)
Open / Close / Lock
The primary means to open the Kansept Fermi knife is with this thumbstud. There’s one on both sides of the blade, and fairly enough room on the handle to get your thumb in there.
It’s not a terribly exposed thumbstud though, so you might practice with the knife a bit before being perfect at opening it. I also found myself using the slip join-style pinch opening, which also works great on the Kansept Fermi knife.
Kansept has used a liner locking mechanism on the Fermi. It works great and, much like the thumbstud, there’s “fairly enough” access for releasing the lock to close the knife.
Below you can barely see the liner lock inside the scales in the locked (open) position.
Build and Feel
Build quality is great, which is what I expect out of Kansept and a $170 knife. I don’t think you’ll get any surprised from the knife. It’s solid.
The blade spine has just the tiniest bit of a bevel so that it’s not sharp, but it’s not at all rounded. (It’s a great mix – maybe the ideal for me.)
Blade centering is perfect.
The pivot action is smooth and reflects the size of the knife. It has a heavy, thonky feel (a good thing) and the knife doesn’t really just fling open. I’m too old for flings, and the sound of this knife opening is aristocratic.
Both sides of the pivot screw accept TORX drivers. So you can adjust the action on either side (or if you’re me, you could ruin the action in two ways!)
And here’s one of my favorite features of the Kansept Fermi knife. I love that this backspacer matches so nicely – all titanium of course. Both parts here (the scales and the backspacer) are antiqued, so the seams are very visible but in an intentional way.
The scales aren’t lined with metal, they are metal. So there’s no need in having an internal (or separate) liner, and the Fermi is perfectly stiff.
Size
Overall Length 7.33”/186.3mm
Blade Length 3.11”/79.1mm
Blade Thickness 0.137”/3.5mm
Blade Material Blackwash CPM 20CV
Weight 4.9oz/139g
Above you can see the Kansept Fermi knife with the Civivi Elementum in orange G10. I use that knife so much!
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Kansept Fermi 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 Kansept Fermi 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!
Steel / Cut / Oats
The Kansept Fermi knife uses 20CV steel and a “clip point” blade shape with a recurve.
Here is a “comprehensive guide” on that steel:
They say
20CV stands out for its exceptional balance of wear resistance, corrosion resistance, and edge retention.
And I have no reason to doubt that!
Retention
The Kansept Fermi knife can be carried in a pocket thanks to this “apparently screwless” pocket clip. You could likely remove it, but you’d have to remove the scales.
Because of that (to my guess), the clip can only live on one side of the knife. It can’t be reversed.
I also appreciate how nicely the clip matches the other titanium parts of the Kansept Fermi knife.
Summary and Conclusion
While the Kansept Fermi knife is within the realm of my normal preferred knife size, it carries a bit bigger than the 3.11″ blade might suggest. It’s angular and fetching and very well made. This least costly version is a winner, and the more expensive versions look so nice.
Notes
- This knife was provided by Kansept for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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