3V Gear React EDC Folding Knives

[Big Frank]

I didn't like the shade of blue on my blue handled knife, so I bought the tan handled one. I think I showed them on here before but I'm not sure. My friend, Sarge gets the blue one as soon as I throw everything in a box for him and get to the post office. It took me awhile to find out who his preferred shipper is. Someone, I think it was UPS left packages out by the road next to his mailbox instead of bringing them to the house and they were stolen. Something like that, I can't remember exactly what he said. I threw all my cardboard boxes in the trash, but got a few more since then. 3V also makes the knives with black handles, and all 3 colors come in your choice of smooth or grooved. The blades can be Black Coated, Stone Washed, or TI Coated, so there are 18 combinations you can make with each blade design, and there are 14 designs, including plain. So that's 252 combinations in al! My knife had some gunk on it I had to scrub off with Soft Scrub cleanser. That left it looking kind of spotty, so after I took the pics, I oiled the pivots of both knives with a lightweight oil from Ed Brown, brushed some Hoppe's gun oil all over them with a toothbrush, then wiped it off. They both look better now. The hardware on the Stone Washed finish looks a lot better to me than the Titanium Coated finish on my Tan knife, so if I bought another React knife I would probably get that or another Black Coated one. The Grooved G10 has more grip than the Plain G10, so I got that on both of them. The pictures didn't turn out very good and I may retake them before I send Sarge his knife and other stuff.

https://3vgear.com/collections/pocket-knives

[Big Frank]

MUCH better! The knives come in a custom foam-fitted box with 2 magnetic catches on the right side, where the lid hangs over. You have to pry open the side of the box at the bottom to flip the lid open. I clipped the knives on a stack of scrap paper to keep them upright and laid that on top of another stack of scrap paper. That worked MUCH better than trying to balance them on my bed.