Description
This is the Viper Knives Swayback Jack, has Stag handles and Titanium liners. The blade steel is M390 and finish is Satin.
*Our opinion: The pull is a 6. The Viper effort on this run as compared to their entire catalog is 8. Action (walk) is 4 on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being gator snap. Spring Pressure is 2 lbs.
Maker : Viper Knives
Handles : Stag
Factory ID : VPCK0616ST
Pattern : Swayback Jack
Condition : New/Mint
Blade Steel : M390
Steel Hardness : 59-60HRC
Liners : Titanium
Bolsters : Titanium
Blade Type : Wharncliffe
# Blades : 1
# Backsprings : 1
Action (1-5) : 4
Spring Pressure : 2 lbs
*Pull (1-10) : 6
Closed Length : 3 5/8 inches
Longest Blade : 2 7/8 inches
Longest Sharp : 2 5/8 inches
Overall Length : 6 1/2 inches
Weight : 2.34 ounces
Half Stops : Yes
Factory Box : Plain
Blade Finish : Satin
Country : Italy
*Factory Effort : 8
5 out of 5 Viper Swayback
smilsop (verified owner) –
Beautiful knife!! Looks great, cuts great and feels good in hand.
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5 out of 5 Sleek and refined.
Paul Adams (verified owner) –
Really like this knife! Great stag handle scales, excellent fit and finish. I like the way the titanium bolster/liners are one piece, the nice swedging on the blade, and the way the radiused back end of the blade meets up perfectly with the radiused backspring when the knife is opened.
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5 out of 5 Fantastic swayback
red62 (verified owner) –
Great walk and talk, pull is spot on for my taste. Nicely matched stag covers and fit and finish just don’t get any better in a production knife. Last of all, it has a pinchable blade.
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5 out of 5 My first modern traditional
hydrogear07 (verified owner) –
So glad I preordered this back in July. As the other reviewer said it has very nice walk and talk, and stag scales are attractive. Also has one of the sharpest factory edges I’ve encountered. It’s going to get a lot of pocket time!
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5 out of 5
huilics (verified owner) –
Good. My friends and I like this knife.
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5 out of 5 Viper Knives / CK Swayback Stag
Ross Miller (verified owner) –
This Viper has all the clean lines and refinements and quality build of the Lionsteel exclusives but with the added bonus of a much stronger pull (in my opinion) than the Lionsteel offerings. I really love it. I carry two brands of slipjoints: GEC/Northwoods and Lionsteel/Viper
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5 out of 5 Oh Wow!!!!!
Terry1974 (verified owner) –
Just received in my Viper/CK swayback with stag covers……..In one word…..equisite!!!!! Perfectly centered, beautiful matching stag handle covers/scales, and a really good factory grind on the blade edge. Came crazy sharp which definitely isn’t always the case straight out of the factory. Great job Viper and CK!!! Another great pick up from this company. Great customer service. Special thx to Mike for picking me out this beaut. Return customer for sure!!!
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5 out of 5 Buy it
edmondje (verified owner) –
If I was handling the knife for the first time and unaware of the price, I might guess it cost $250. It’s beautiful and Impressively constructed.
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5 out of 5 Viper in stag
Jronspies (verified owner) –
Really well made. I will daily carry this, when I need something classier than a pocket clip, but more rugged than a GEC. I got the leather flip too, but it’s a bit deep for the viper. I added a leather lanyard, and now it’s perfect. I wish I would have bought the leather string that CK suggests.
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5 out of 5 Unique design in a traditional swayback
Geneknives (verified owner) –
This is a strong, little stag swayback. It seems very light, perhaps due to the titanium unified bolster-scale The handles are well matched, slightly gnarly, stag. Slender enough for my GEC small sheath. The half stop and walk & talk are real snappy. Thank you CK for a wonderful new design!
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5 out of 5 Beautiful!
HarrisonBergeron (verified owner) –
I couldn’t be happier with my Viper Swayback, and it hasn’t left my pocket since I got it. I really am feeling like this could be my one true daily carry knife, as it checks all of the boxes for me. The stag I received was perfect – nice texture and thickness, and a good range of color, from light to dark, from white to brown to black. The walk and talk is crisp, and the pinchable blade is nicely centered, with a super sharp edge that comes to a needle point. I am really liking these “modern traditionals”, as you get the best of both worlds. Old school charm, but with more reliable modern steels and construction. I echo other commenters that the pivot and torx body screws are much less noticeable in hand than in the pictures, and actually blend nicely into the overall asthetic. Honestly, the only nitpicky complaint that I can think of is that if we had to have a lanyard hole, then a lanyard hole tube would have made for a more polished look. As I said, it’s a nitpick.
I’ve added a pic next to a Case swayback gent and a Tidioute Pemberton 06 for size comparison. I personally find the Viper to be the perfect size – it fills the hand slightly better and feels more robust than the Case, but is still nicely pocketable.
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5 out of 5 Bellísimo Knife!
holeshot (verified owner) –
I had preordered this knife and she came today. It has exceeded my expectations. The fit and finish is outstanding (thanks for picking me a winner Mike). The stag scales are gorgeous and well matched. Walk and snap are spot on and the M-390 blade is very sharp and centered. If you are a fan of swayback’s, you won’t be disappointed in this finely crafted Italian knife.
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