Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon Knife Review
The Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife features a crossbar lock, and my copy has “purple haze” fatcarbon (carbon fiber) and a Damascus blade. Read on!
Official Specs
Here’s a link to the Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife.
Versions
Nearly fifty versions of the Fenrir have been made by Kansept. Many of those are still available, including this Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife. There’s a shorter fixed blade version worth looking at, too!
Price
The Fenrir ranges in price from $180 all the way up to a custom engraved version priced over $1600 (and also not in stock). So the price varies wildly, but with most non-custom versions coming in around $87-200. This specific purple haze fatcarbon damascus version is available now, and priced at $219.89.
Package and Manual
There is no manual.
What’s Included
- Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife
- Cleaning cloth
- Carry pouch
- Warranty card, etc.
Look
Purple Haze is a great name for this Fatcarbon version of the Fenrir. It looks great! It’s very busy, with the variations in carbon fiber and then the variations in the Damascus blade, too.
There are other versions that are “less” (both less in price and less in things going on in the blade and scales).
The look of this blade shape is great, too. They call it a “harpoon” blade.
There’s minimal branding on the Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife, and what is there is mostly camouflaged by the busy Damascus. But here we get the designer’s name (Greg Schob) and logo, as well as the model name.
On the flip side is the Kansept logo and the knife model number.
Open / Close / Lock
First, there are thumbstuds for opening the Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife.
They’re on both sides of the blade, so an ambidextrous opening shouldn’t be a problem.
Next is the crossbar lock option, whereby you just release the crossbar lock, and the blade is free to be flipped open.
Both are very suitable for opening the Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife – opening is very smooth.
For unlocking the Fenrir from an open position, your option is the Crossbar lock. I love this lock type, and this is a very smooth version of it.
Build and Feel
The build quality on this Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife is great, but that’s no real surprise.
The handles are flat, with no contour. They do have beveled edges, though. The Fatcarbon isn’t sealed and, by its nature, is a bit rough. That roughness is something to be a bit wary of, too. Just using the knife normally, I got one carbon fiber splinter from the scales. I don’t really recommend getting carbon fiber splinters.
The blade is perfectly centered.
Kansept doesn’t say what type of pivot is in the Fenrir.
The Fatcarbon scales sit atop skeletonized metal liners
Both pivots have TORX access.
The harpoon blade has a curved area above the thumbstuds. I wouldn’t call it a functional area, but it does look nice. I suppose it could serve as a good thumbrest, though.
Here’s another look at the metal liners, as well as the backspacer standoffs.
Size
Above you can see the Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife with the Civivi Elementum in orange G10. I use that knife so much! I haven’t talked about it much yet, but that Spyderco Lil Native is going to be my “nicer” knife size standard (in the same way that I use a Convoy S2+ and Hanko Machine Works Trident as flashlight size references.)
Here’s the knife in hand:
Below you can see the Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon 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
Kansept has used Damascus on this version of the Fenrir. Other versions seem to use CPM S35VN steel.
I’m surprised by how much this harpoon blade shape appeals to me. It feels very suited to the type of cutting I most often need to do with a knife like this.
Retention
The Kansept Fenrir Fatcarbon knife has a deep carry pocket clip attached with two TORX screws.
The clip is reversible, but only tip-up carry is possible.
There’s also a lanyard hole, but no lanyard is included.
Finally, Kansept includes its standard carry pouch.
Summary and Conclusion
The Fenrir has been out for long enough to accumulate an amazing 45+ variations. It must be a popular knife. I support that conclusion – it seems like a great knife! I particularly like the unusual harpoon blade, but would welcome a version that has a slightly smaller blade. There are many versions I’d grab before I picked the Fatcarbon scales, though, and some of those are even less costly than this Fatcarbon version.
Notes
- This knife was provided by Kansept for review. I was not paid to write this review.
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