CRKTGoken Pocket Knife: EDC Folding Knife with Liner Lock, Field Strip Technology, Black EDP Osoraku Zukuri Modified Tanto Blade and G10 Handle 2920

I have the Shizuku Noh Ken and compared to that, this Goken by James Williams is actually a lot bigger than that knife. Although they are the same if not almost the same blade length, where this Goken stands out is how much blade there is for a pocket knife. The tanto style blade is perfect for me.I like the quality and feel of the G10 handles. For the price, this folding knife is a must have in your collection. I have taken the knife apart by its special take down feature, and put it back together only to find the knife working as intended, maybe a little better. (I probably loosened something in the process)Since this is a knife that you can take apart, note that it is NOT spring assisted. The flipper is the knife's only action to open and is the only way I think even to get a fast opening, compared to a thumb stud.The Goken is a remarkable pocket knife for self defense. Something for EDC use like cutting open boxes or other utilitarian things, it might not be the best in performance. I did however used this knife to cut open 1 box only, because I want to preserve the blade sharpness as it came super sharp.This is CRKT's newest, I believe, James Williams design knife to date. I'm surprised no one's posted any pictures on this pretty badass knife as well.I have other CRKT knives, however, they rotate within my EDC and for most of my needs, I don't handle boxes, packages, etc all day or every day. So with this in the picture, it's most definitely my EDC/self-defense go to.

Not sure whats up with all the “knife snob” negative reviews on here about this knife. Its quality, its very unique....its awesome. Its quite a bit bigger than i expected it to be, but thankfully not to heavy due to the slim and sleek blade design and lightweight handle materials. Good defensive blade, conversation piece and maybe even EDC/utility knife. Unique takedown system for disassembly and cleaning is just icing on the cake. If there is one slightly negative thing i could say it is that after disassembly, sometimes its a little tricky to get it all back together. The more times i do it though the easier it gets, so its probably more just me than the knife. Price is about on par with a knife of this quality and design. Not necessarily a bargain, but not a ripoff either. If you’re on the fence, get it....you wont be disappointed!

Love the blade shape and feel. Show stopping problem for me is when I snap it open, the blade lock get stuck past the point when I can disengage it with my thumb. I am then unable to close it without a tool to pry it back. I would carry it otherwise, is a waste as is.

Great knife lighter and better ergonomics than the other CRKT James Williams tactical folders I own. Love the blade shape and writing on the blade. Only complaints were that the blade flipper was alittle stiff when trying to flip open. The field strip technology was cool gotta really press the pieces together to get them together but easy to take apart.

Such a great edc knife, liner lock was a little stiff at first but worked out with a little use.Slim, lightweight, & the blade seems effecitve without being a sword. Quick disassembly is much more useful than I gave the idea credit for. Very pleased

Great edc knife , I usually carry the Otanashi , as soon as I got the Goken I couldn’t make up my mind and carried both, now I find myself carrying the Goken more since it’s so light and the G10 grips fit nicely in my hand ,

This knife has two problems - it's way overpriced (the major problem) and it's stiff as a flipper (a minor problem to me but major to others). The msrp is $150 but as you can see, the street price is a little over a third of that. Even then it's overpriced for the blade steel and other materials - 1.4116 stainless and g10. I figure it's as high as it is to pay Williams and Onion their royalties. Otherwise this would be a $30 knife. As to flipping it open, it is stiff and does require a wrist snap most of the time but to me that's no big deal. YMMV. The other complaints you may have heard is the centering and the blade being awfully close to the nonlock side when closed. Both are true on my example but I think that both are just consequences of the design. On the plus side, it's a good size and light weight, locks up well and unlocks easily (so long as you don't snap the wrist too hard on opening), has a nice ambi pocket clip and cool blade shape. It was sharp out of the box and got sharper with a few minutes on the KO worksharp blade grinding attachment and stropping. How long it will retain its edge is hard to say as I haven't had it that long and I have a habit of stropping knives while watching tv anyway. The handle is relatively thin, grippy and neutral by design. Overall, a pretty fair design but not a great value at the price point based on materials. Luckily, I was able to acquire mine for under $30 with the price drop and a gift card, which moved it into fair deal territory for me.

Williams did an amazing job with this knife. Extremely light weight, with a solid lock-up - this blade is smooth on deployment. The take down/field strip feature shoots this knife to the five star mark. With fantasic ergonomics, great steel, and revolutionary field strip tech meets an ancient blade design - what's not to like? I have all kinds of blades from some serious custom and premium blade makers - at the moment, this one is in my pocket.