Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink Utility Knife Review
The Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife features a ceramic blade and a useful pocket clip. It’s available in many designs, a few handle materials, and many looks.
Official Specs
Here’s a referral link to the Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife.
Versions
Many versions of the U1 Ultra utility knife are available, including this Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife. There are three aluminum and titanium, but carbon fiber and micarta are available, too. Some of the aluminum versions have designs printed, like this Zombie Pink version! There’s a more traditional Zombie Green, too.
Price
The Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife ranges in price from around $20 to just over $50 (for titanium). You can check them out and buy your favorites through my referral link! This version is $48 on Amazon.
Package
What’s Included
- Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife
- Spare blade (ceramic)
- Mini pry bar
- Manual etc
Look
The Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife really looks like a utility knife. There’s no escaping that (and no apparent intention to escape that!). It uses a standard-sized razor blade, but ships with a ceramic blade. It does offer some features I don’t remember on a utility blade, though. More on that later. But for now, check out the look!
I believe this aluminum version is likely OAL – Olight’s proprietary aluminum. Either way, it’s coated with a neat colorway!
Open / Close / Lock
There are a number of ways to open the Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife. Probably the main way is the dual thumbstud opening option.
Next is the flipper tab on the back.
The flipper option is great, but the action on this utility knife isn’t as smooth as many (more dedicated) flipper-style pocket knives.
Another way to open the Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife is the same way you’d close it – with this button lock on the top of the handle.
This is a great button!
It’s suitable for unlocking the knife from an open position, but also for flinging the knife open.
Build and Feel
Parts of the Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife are individually good – the OAL feels very nice in hand.
One side has pivot adjustment access.
There are parts of the Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife that feel much more “utility” than a premium knife, though (again, as it really should be – this should be considered a workhorse!) For example, the blade isn’t very centered, even aside from the design considerations (which is to say, the blade is mounted on one side of the spine, so you’d expect it to be centered on that side of the spine.)
The scales are not skeletonized, but that’s not at all necessary since the scales are metal anyway. Also there’s no backspacer, but metal standoffs keep the knife very stiff.
Size
Open: 145.8mm
Closed: 85.9mm x 31.9mm
Blade: 60mm x 19mm
2.56oz
Above, you can see the Kansept Apollo 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 U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility 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
This isn’t steel! The blade included with the Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife is a “zirconium oxide ceramic blade with 1200HV hardness.” Below are a few photos from a previous instance of the U1 Utility knife, which uses the same blade.
I don’t have any complaints about this blade, but it does seem that I’ve managed to chip the tip somewhere along the way! Fortunately, the blade can be reversed, and so essentially every blade offers two tips.
The blade sits in this little slot on the spine.
You can replace this blade with a standard stainless steel blade.
I found that little screw to be hard to start, and had to use pliers to get it going. It’s designed not to require tools, though, I think. I totally forgot that Oknife includes the little wrench, which is made for, and perfect for, loosening this thumbscrew.
Retention
A screw-in pocket clip is included.
The clip attaches only to the side seen below, which is a tip-up carry.
Summary and Conclusion
The Oknife U1 Ultra Zombie Pink utility knife is an interesting utility knife from Oknife/Olight. There are many options (including aluminum, coated aluminum, titanium, carbon fiber, and micarta), and I love that. I really don’t care about the ceramic blade – it’s fine, but I would never buy more when this one dulls (I would go with stainless steel). The flipping action could be smoother. And if Zombie Pink is your thing, or you need a fun gift for someone special in your life, $48 isn’t a terrible price to pay for a fun little item!
Notes
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