Zero Tolerance Tim Galyean Pocket Knife - 1.8" Premium CPM 20CV Stainless Steel Blade, Carbon Fiber & Stonewashed Titanium Handle, USA Made EDC Folding Knife (0022) | Perfect for Camping, Hiking, and Everyday Carry

Zero tolerance is a premier American knife producer. I have several of their knives now, and they live up to the motto "Proudly overbuilt in the USA". The craftsmanship and quality of my 0022 is as close to perfect as I can see without a microscope. The blade snaps open crisp and clean, the lock bar engages about 30% (good!), it closes with a satisfying click against the blade stop, and the blade is centered right between the scales. ZT has applied the best of current frame lock design elements to the 0022. The lock bar has a life extending steel insert, the pivot has ceramic ball bearings, the scales are high-tech titanium and carbon, the blade is made of CPM-20CV super stainless steel, and has very attractive black and blue hardware. Offsetting the pocket clip so it doesn't press on the lock bar when opening is a relatively new update to the frame lock design, and I'm glad they used it here. I have a Sebenza 21 that with a straight pocket clip, and a Sebenza 31 that an offset clip. I love them both, but I like the 31's clip better.Watch for price breaks on the 0022. It occasionally drops considerably, and that's when to grab one.One unhappy note is that mine was shipped in the ubiquitous Amazon bubble wrap envelop. This is fine for non-frangible items, but ZT's box arrived crushed. Amazon please note: Ship This Product In A Box, Not A Bag.This didn't harm the knife, but an intact box is important to a knife collector. I was able to revive the box so that it once again resembled a simple rectangular solid rather than a topologically complex concave object. I'm not going to return the item over a crushed but useable box because I intend to USE my 0022, not keep it in the box for my heirs to inherit. I do keep the boxes for all my knives in case I decide to sell any at some point, but I have a hunch the 0022 will be a keeper.