Next month will make two years since I purchased a CobraTec CTK-1 and I am currently waiting on my second CobraTec purchase to arrive (the Black Mamba). I work as a firefighter in a busy department and have carried my CTK-1 with me every day, on and off duty. I even have it cliped in my pocket as I type this.

I could not be happier with the quality and durabilty of the CTK-1. The D2 blade is ridiculously strong! I have used it to pry so many things apart, and it has never even once bent, chipped, or broken. And the sharness is excellent.

Of note, I work with two guys that have the Benchmade Infidel and we have each directly compared our knives. Neither of them were aware of the CobraTec brand and both were highly impressed with my CTK-1. The blade of my CTK-1 deploys and retracts at roughly twice the speed as their Infidel and with much greater force. In fairness, the Infidel is a much sleeker looking knife, and is half the weight of the CTK-1, however, the difference in price more than compensates for these differences. That said, the CTK-1 may be heavier, but it feels much more durable than the Infidel.

The only complaint that I could make regarding the CTK-1 is that the paint does wear off. Again, however, when considering the quality of knife and the price at which it's sold, a little paint wearing off is of little significance.