Kansept Tipper Knife Review
The Kansept Tipper knife, designed by Edgy Bladeworks, opens with a thumb stud and has a 3.38″ modified cleaver blade. It’s available in many finishes, too.
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Kansept Tipper knife.
Versions
At least 5 versions are available. These vary in blade finish and material (S35VN or Damascus), and handle finish (all titanium, but variations of color and design). Some are sort of calm (like the version seen here), but some are quite eye-catching (like the left and right-most below).
Price
The Kansept Tipper knife is around $180 for all versions!
Package and Manual
There is no manual.
What’s Included
- Kansept Tipper knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Carry pouch
- Card
Look
I have the “black on black” (aka “murdered out”) version of Kansept Tipper knife and frankly, it’s a bit hard to get the exposure right on a knife like this! So apologies up front for that. But that plays into the look. It’s very fetching. The parts are titanium with a bronze anodized finish.
The accents support the “bronze” idea, being brown. Really the only place this brown is seen is around the pivot screw.
The blade is mislabeled in one part of the product page as “Wharncliffe” – in another section, it’s more accurately described as a “modified cleaver” – I don’t know a better name than “modified cleaver.”
I will note that Edge Bladeworks also has a Tipper knife in many finishes and even with other features (thumb hole instead of thumb stud). It looks like those fall into a more “custom” realm, and are thus much more costly.
Open / Close / Lock
The Kansept Tipper knife opens by way of a thumbstud. Both sides of the blade have a thumbstud. You’ll see later that the pocket clip is reversible, so this is a reasonably ambidextrous knife.
The locking mechanism is a frame lock. There’s a stainless wear point in there, attached by screw. Lockup seems very solid.
Build and Feel
Build quality is fantastic. One consideration is that the scales are textureless – there’s no grip aside from what the bronze anodizing provides. That’s fine for how I would use this knife, but it could mean you wouldn’t want to use the Kansept Tipper knife for splitting wood or whatever harder-use tasks you might have.
I appreciate that there’s minimal branding on the knife. One side has a Kansept logo, and the other has the Edgy Bladeworks logo.
The titanium scales are skeletonized on the inside, which likely helps reduce weight.
The pivot can be adjusted on both sides with a TORX driver, and there’s a ball-bearing pivot system inside.
Blade centering is perfect.
The Kansept Tipper knife is a fairly thin knife, which I really appreciate.
The backspacer matches the titanium scales. It’s probably titanium too, and definitely has the bronzed finish.
The frame lock is just a bit taller than the cutout on the opposite scale, which makes unlocking the knife easy.
Size
Overall Length 7.9”/200.9mm
Blade Length 3.38”/86mm
Blade Thickness 0.137”/3.5mm
Weight 4.69oz/133g
Above, you can see the Kansept Tipper 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 Tipper 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!
In the photo above, you may note that the SRM (standard reference material) flashlight for comparison has changed! I used a TorchLAB BOSS 35 for ages. Now what you can see as the 18350 SRM is the Hanko Machine Works Trident. While I have not reviewed or tested the Gunner Grip version seen here, I have tested a Hanko Machine Works Trident Total Tesseract in brass. I love the Trident, and it’s a striking contrast next to the inexpensive Convoy S2+, which also makes a great standard reference material.
Steel / Cut / Oats
The Kansept Tipper knife uses S35VN steel. A Damascus version is available, too.
The blade shape is a modified cleaver, and it’s a very nice one! This copy of the knife uses a coated (black) finish, but satin is available too.
Here is a comprehensive guide on S35VN steel:
They say
35VN has good potential hardness, toughness, edge retention, and corrosion resistance. It does not particularly excel in any one category though it is not terrible in any of them either.
And I have no reason to doubt that!
The blade is 3.38″, which is longer than I usually carry.
Retention
Kansept includes a screw-in pocket clip on the Tipper. Carry is comfortable, with only around half an inch sticking out of the pocket.
Much of the weight is low in the pocket too, so the knife carries very securely.
The clip is not reversible and allows tip-up carry only.
Kansept’s standard pouch is included, and the Kansept Tipper knife fits nicely in that, too.
Summary and Conclusion
I’m a fan of cleaver blades, and the modified cleaver on this Kansept Tipper knife is neat. Overall, the 3.38″ blade is good, but the knife does carry just a bit bigger than I want. (A Tiny Tipper could be great!). The action is fantastic, I love that there are many finish options, and the build quality is great! I’m also pleased that if you get this Tipper and decide it’s perfect, Edgy Bladeworks sells a much more custom version you can step into.
Notes
- This knife was provided by Kansept for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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