Olight Oknife Aion Micarta Knife Review
The Oknife Aion Micarta knife has been released as an accompaniment to the OAL from Kickstarter. This one features 14C28N steel and Micarta handles. Read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a referral link to the Olight Oknife Aion Micarta knife.
Versions
At least four versions of the Aion are or have been available. The Oknife Aion Micarta knife specifically exists only in green Micarta. G10 is also available, as are a few colors of aluminum.
Price
The Oknife Aion Micarta knife is currently available for $69.99. Oknife (and Olight) have a bunch of new-product sales going on now, just in time for Black Friday prices too, so now is the time to check out the Oknife Aion Micarta knife!
Here are the details for Oknife’s new launch promotions:
- Period: Nov. 12 – Dec. 1
- New Product Discount: 20% OFF
Additionally, Oknife is running a big promotion for DURON:
- Period: Nov. 20 – Dec. 2
- Discount: 40% OFF
Package and Manual
What’s Included
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- Oknife Aion Micarta Knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Spare screws (3, 2 types)
- Zipper pouch
- Manual and card
Look
The Oknife Aion Micarta knife is thin. It’s thin when closed, it’s thin when opened, it’s just a nice thin knife. The Oknife Aion Micarta knife was originally released in OAL (Olight’s aluminum) on Kickstarter (more photos of that one can be seen here!). This is the same knife shape and size, but now, instead of OAL, the scales are Micarta. And instead of Nitro-V, the blade is 14C28N.
Micarta is a fantastic material and has a very pleasant natural feel. Micarta adds a nice bit of grip, too! (Certainly more grip than the OAL version had!)
Oknife previously offered versions of the Aion in more than just OAL. Titanium and Zirconium Damascus were (maybe are) available, too.
Open / Close / Lock
The Oknife Aion Micarta knife is a flipper. In fact, there aren’t other options for opening the Aion.
It looks like you might be able to pinch the blade open, but the liner lock gets in the way of that. The flipper tab is quite proud and has a good bit of jimping. It’s easy to use.
The flipping action on the Aion is fantastic. The action is smooth, and the blade has just the right weight for flipping right open with ease.
But it’s just a flipper: there’s no other good way to open the Aion.
As I said above, the Oknife Aion Micarta knife is a liner lock knife. Liner locks are among my favorites(or at least I prefer liner locks to frame locks). And this is a good one. The lockup is solid, and unlocking with this liner lock is easy.
Build and Feel
Oknife promotes the fact that the pivot is hidden. That allows a geometric design on both scales. This Micarta version does feature that design, just like the OAL version does.
It’s a neat look. The knife feels robust, too.
The blade is perfectly centered. Here’s the best end-on view of the pocket clip, too, which we’ll talk about more later.
Olight says that the pivot is hidden, but they don’t describe it further – not if it’s ceramic or ball bearing or whatever. It’s very smooth.
The spine is rounded (very gentlemanly!) and it has a bit of jimping, too.
One of the things I like most about this knife is that, while there’s no backspacer, the scales are designed in such a way that the back (or top) of the knife doesn’t seem to call for them. In fact, there is a backspacer tucked in there, as part of where the pocket clip attaches.
The Micarta scales are lined, probably with stainless steel.
Size
3.53″ blade
8.19″ long (when open)
1″ tall (at the tallest)
0.78″ tall (scales)
79.7g (weight)
Above, you can see the Oknife Aion Micarta 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 Oknife Aion Micarta 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 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.
Steel / Cut / Oats
The Oknife Aion Micarta knife uses 14C28N steel. The blade is uncoated.
Scouring the internet for knife steel information, 14C28N seems to be a good choice for a knife like this. I’m open to hearing otherwise in the comment section, though!
According to coltellimania.com, which produced this image, the Oknife Aion Micarta knife appears to have a drop point blade. It’s a great, useful shape! Also, just generally functional, so great for everyday carry.
Retention
The pocket clip attaches with one screw to the tail end of the knife. This allows for a very deep carry, which is fantastic!
It’s a simple pocket clip, but very useful.
The pocket clip can be removed or turned to the other side for truly ambidextrous carry.
Oknife also includes a zipper pouch. It’s a great pouch and is lined for good protection of the knife.
Summary and Conclusion
I love Micarta and appreciate an Aion version that uses that material. More than that, I like how slim the Oknife Aion Micarta knife is and how slim it carries. Whether it’s a gentleman’s knife or not, it’s a great dress knife, suitable for thin (material) pants pockets. The blade shape is great for EDC, and the flipping action is fantastic! I don’t care about the hidden pivot (maybe if you ever adjust pivots, this would be important to you), but the scales are removable anyway, so you can still access the pivot. Another great feature of the Oknife Aion Micarta knife is that it’s cheaper than the OAL version was on Kickstarter! Check it out! (There are sales going on now!)
Notes
- This knife was provided by Olight/Oknife for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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