QSP Quality Service Price Tactical Folder Liner Lock

Field test of the QSP ball bearing, liner locking D2 G10 folder

This company calling themselves QSP contacted me wanting to know if I wanted to review this knife of theirs. 

Simply labelled "QSP". I checked out the photos they sent me and it looked ok and also on paper sounded good. Why not eh?

Well, it was damn good!

Here are my specs:

Non-reversible pocket clip-works well.

HRC 58-60

G10 scales

Liner lock

Ball bearing mechanism, flipper folder.

D2 tool steel blade

Perfect lock up every time out of the box

BTW the knife was well presented in a good box featuring a magnetic catch. 

The brand name sounds somewhat tacky but certainly this model lived up to the name.

The knife came well oiled too.

Approximately 3.5mm thick blade, 215mm total open length and 95mm blade length.

There is a "Tip up" carry pocket clip which works just fine. it is not reversible.

Torx head bolts are used everywhere, no signs of corrosion on these fittings after a day of staying wet in the rain forest.

The QSP was very easy to flip open with the ball bearing mechanism.

There are nicely machined grooves in the G10 scales to aid grip in wet conditions. I felt that the handle was gripping anyway and not at all uncomfortable to use.

I gave the QSP a real dunking in this river. The D2 blade (which isn't corrosion resistant) held up well. It was easy to grip the G10 scaled handle with wet hands.

I couldn't fault this Chinese made knife (it is not branded made in China). Everything fitted together perfectly and the lockup was perfect, plus there was zero lateral play before and after working on tough materials in this jungle environment.

The blade was perfectly aligned in the centre of the liners too.

Immediately I wanted to test the edge retention of this coated (painted?) D2 blade by cutting into very dry seasoned Eucalyptus wood. I worked the wood very hard (and later wet huge palm fronds-dead). The blade really held an edge and there was no blunting whatsoever.

Retail cost about 40 US Dollars on Amazon.

Stay tuned for the full video field review of the QSP folder!