Kershaw Emerson CQC-5K Knife Review — Quick Review

The next installment in the Kershaw Emerson collaboration series features the classic attention to detail and manufacturing excellence you expect from a Kershaw knife along with the design elements that make Emerson knives so incredibly useful in everyday life.  The CQC-5K features olive drab handle scales of G10.  This linerlock knife all the cutting versatility you can imagine from a clip point blade.  And as a kicker, the blade has a black oxide finish for a slightly tactical look, but even more important, it offers an extra layer of corrosion resistance to the stainless steel blade.  Throw in the Emerson “wave feature” and you have a knife that opens fast and is ready for action with a quick pull from the pocket.

If you haven’t had a chance to see the “wave feature” in action, it is something to behold.  As you pull the knife from your pocket, you angle the pull back just a bit more than normal.  This allows the small hook, or “wave feature” to catch on the top corner of your pocket.  As you continue the pull, the blade actually pulls open.  This allows you to have a fully opened and engaged blade as soon as you have the blade out of your pocket.  Definitely a fantastic feature on a manual knife.

 If you have been looking for a manual knife the new CQC line of collaborative knives from Kershaw and Emerson is certainly one to check out.  These knives are relatively inexpensive.  They are built from materials that are going to last a lifetime with proper care.  The “wave feature” turns a manual knife into something special.  Plus they look fantastic.  Check out the CQC-5K on our website here.  Let me know all about your new Kershaw Emerson down below. 

SPECIFICATIONS: 

• Designed by Emerson, built by Kershaw
• Thumb disk; “waved shaped opening feature”
• Manual opening
• Liner lock
• Reversible pocketclip (left/right)
• Steel: 8Cr13MoV, black-oxide coating
• Handle: Textured G-10
• Blade length: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
• Closed length: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
• Weight: 3.7 oz. (104.9 g)