Black Fox Ciol Micarta Folding Knife 18

Nice little knife but didn’t fill me with confidence. Smaller than I was expecting but nevertheless it was the rather weak back spring that I found most disappointed in. The micarta scales appeared lighter one side than the other which took a bit away from the quality which is a shame. Not terrible, but not really one for me

Been looking for a UK carry legal knife with a shouter tip than my Real Steel G10 Luna. The Ciol appears to be a great knife especially for the price. Solid blade and sharpening it is not as bad as I imagined. Nice solid stops on opening/closing. Impressed by the this little knife and the service from Hennie.

I went for the brown micarta version. The micarta is quite rough and slightly unfinished looking which I quite like. The opening tension is fine and it clicks open solidly. There is a 90 degree half stop. The lack of liners makes it a light knife. It’s great it has a lanyard hole. I like the leather slip which still works if you add a lanyard. The fit and finish seems generally good and it is very sharp out of the box. The only negative is that inside the knife the back spring dips down and this has caused a very slight flat spot at that point on cutting edge. This means the edge is hitting the spring before the heel of the blade hits the pin. This may resolve itself when the knife has seen a bit of sharpening but it loses one star for that. You should also note that when your finger is in the cut out this does not act like the safety choil on the UKPK. The blade can still shut and your finger will be in the way. Luckily the firm open position gives a certain amount of protection against this.

There is nothing wrong with this knife, but just doesn't feel as great value for money as other similarly priced knives. The micarta isn't as nice as that on the Maserin Scout, and feels more like Spyderco's FRN. Also the lack of liners make for a very light but, I feel, unbalanced package. The backspring also feels a bit feeble to me. I do prefer a strong spring, but understand that others will disagree. Steel-wise, I think I would have preferred D2. I do feel that something like the Real Steel Luna offers better value, but if you want a very light recurve then this could be right for you. Alternatively think about the carbon fibre Fox Libar, although that is about 2.5 times the price.

This is my second blackfox from Hennie. Great service as usual. 440c and micarta in a sweet non threatening little package. Not too mention a very good pricepoint. What more can you ask for, buy them all before I do.

Uk legal carry, recurve blade and made by Fox. Well its a Foxy looking knife, absoluitely love it and a bargain price. Thanks HH team for sorting me out so quickly

What a lovely little EDC, I might have to collect it in all the colours!

What a great knife. I just received mine. It opens with a nice solid click. I love the micarta on this. G10 is nice, but for the modern traditional micarta is just that little bit nicer. Prickly sharp edge. Lovely slip too. Go get one. Thanks too for the ever speedy HH.

First off, big old kudos to Henny's for getting this to me in doubble quick time. They must work for the post oficce! The knife itself is great - check out the price point, and the quality of the knife for the moeny, you really reall cant go wrong. Shout out to Mary, Richie and Nic and theyre staff who allways put on a top class job.