Having used my new Black Joker Spring Knife for several days now, I am almost convinced this knife is even better than the original Black Joker OTF knife. At first, I thought this spring assist knife would be more of a novelty rather than a useful and functional knife. The Joke is obviously on me. It has proven over and over that it performs the daily jobs that I require out of my knife. It opens boxes, cuts ties and ropes, and generally gets the job done. I especially like the smooth open this blade has. Very practical and it looks great.