Almost perfect awesomeness
This knife doesn't disappoint. Thankfully the G10 isn't as dazzling as you'd think from the Heinnie pictures. It is definitely orange but it's a slightly subdued shade of orange. The milled surface gives it a matt look and a grippy feel. The blade looks as cool as you'd imagine and is in that perfect zone of being neither too small nor too large for day to day use: cutting vegetables, cutting boxes etc. Where I live in Germany I can probably get away with this as an EDC knife by removing the thumb stud and pretending to need two hands to open it, but actually it's very easy to open the blade one handed even with the stud removed. My only negative point - and I nearly removed a star or two for this: The G10 handles, out of the box, have an unpleasant chemical smell to them which I assume will soon disappear. Otherwise this Pelican won't leave the nest much! That aside, this is a glorious chopper of a knife, a tool for the kitchen as well as the yard. Especially for the orange version, the price is fantastic for such a solid and unique looking Italian blade. Thanks to Heinnie for the quick shipping. Even with the cheapest shipping option postage took less than a week.