Kansept Eaglestrike Knife Review

The Kansept Eaglestrike knife is a Crossbar lock knife. This James Lowe design has a Damascus blade and “lightning strike” anodizing, but others are available.

Official Specs

Here’s a link to the Kansept Eaglestrike knife.

Versions

Three versions are available. This lightning with Damascus is the most figured, with the other two offering satin or coated blades and (also) titanium handles.

Price

This version of the Kansept Eaglestrike knife is the most costly, at around $180. The other two are $170.

Note that on this and many Kansept knives, there’s an option for shipping from a US warehouse! So regardless of any other issues, these knives are already inside the USA and can be shipped without any fuss.

Package and Manual

There is no manual.

What’s Included

Kansept Eaglestrike knife
Cleaning cloth
Spare Crossbar parts (2)
Carry pouch
Card

Look

Pardon the pun, but this Lightning Strike version of the Kansept Eaglestrike knife is … striking! There’s a lot going on. The smooth titanium handles are “lightning strike” anodized, and the blade is Damascus.

It’s a lot to take in, and it’s also reasonably large for an EDC knife.

I do really like lightning strike anodization (and titanium in general), so this knife does appeal to me.

Open / Close / Lock

The Kansept Eaglestrike knife is a thumbstud opening knife. The thumbstud is on both sides of the blade, so the Eaglestrike can reasonably be said to be ambidextrous. (More on that later.)

One of my most preferred ways to open a knife like this is actually the lock, though. If you release the Crossbar lock just a bit, the blade is no longer tensioned in place, and you can flip the knife open. That works very well with the Kansept Eaglestrike knife.

Again, this is a crossbar lock knife. This little area just behind the pivot (below) can be moved forward or backward for locking the knife. It’s all under tension (no click). You might get a better idea how this feels by looking at the two spare parts in the section way above.

I really love Crossbar (and Axis) locking knives. This one works well, and the blade is heavy enough to make flipping with the Crossbar mechanism very rewarding. (Not,e though, this blade is long (3.73″), so that might be intimidating to others!)

Build and Feel

Build quality is great, of course. Kansept makes great knives!

Blade centering is perfect.

Kansept doesn’t say what kind of pivot the Eaglestrike has.

The backspacer matches in color but does not have the lightning strike finish. Below, you can most clearly see the metal liners, too.

There’s a bit of jimping near the thumbstud. This is unusual jimping, too. It’s beveled and “aggressive” (but not sharp.)

Here you can get a (decent) look at those liners I mentioned above. Inside the handles, they’re skeletonized, likely to reduce weight.

There’s not a ton of branding on the knife, but what’s there is disguised by the Damascus steel.

The pivot can be adjusted with a TORX driver.

And both sides can be adjusted.

The scales have a big cutout area where an index finger can go while the blade is open.

Size

Overall Length 8.36”/212.3mm
Blade Length 3.73”/94.8mm
Blade Thickness 0.118″ / 3.0mm
Weight 5.27oz/149.5g

Kansept Eaglestrike knife on a two dollar bill compared to Civivi Elementum in orange

Above, you can see the Kansept Eaglestrike 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 Eaglestrike 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!

Kansept Eaglestrike knife with two standard sized flashlights

Also in the photo above, my Standard Reference Material (SRM) flashlight is the Hanko Machine Works Trident, an 18350 light. 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 to the inexpensive Convoy S2+, another great SRM.

Just another shot with the Convoy S2+ – these two are the same length!

Steel / Cut / Oats

The Kansept Eaglestrike knife uses Damascus steel. The other two options use S35VN, though, which is probably a better choice if you plan to use the knife a bunch!

Kansept has the blade listed as “Wharncliffe,” but I think that could be a typo. According to coltellimania.com, which produced this image, the Kansept Eaglestrike knife probably has a drop point blade. And again, it’s a 3.73″ blade.

Retention

A pocket clip is included and built into the Kansept Eaglestrike knife. The clip has no external screws.

The knife carries well, and the clip has good tension.

The clip is not reversible. I am not sure how it attaches internally, but if it were reversible, there’d be at least some indication on this scale (below). So, despite having dual thumbstuds (and I guess, the Crossbar lock being accessible on both sides), the clip not being reversible may play into your opinion on the Kansept Eaglestrike knife being ambidextrous.

Kansept also included their standard pouch.

Summary and Conclusion

The Kansept Eaglestrike knife is quite a distinctive knife! The James Lowe design is quite interesting, even aside from the Damascus blade and Lightning Strike anodizing. I don’t always love to carry a knife with a nearly 4″ blade, but I’m pleased to report that the Eaglestrike carries plenty slim!

Notes

This knife was provided by Kansept for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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