Blade – September 2019

80 BLADE SEPTEMBER 2019

FIELD SHARP^ |^

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Nonetheless, this is not the case with

the Razorlite EDC. Outdoor Edge nailed

it. Changing the insert is as simple as

pressing a button. Seriously—all you do

is press a button! I am completely and

utterly impressed.

Th e knife is lightweight and a good

cutter out of the box. It did the best of the

three review knives on the seasoned red

oak, and I could have touched it up to get

even more out of it. As for the walk and

talk of the blade, it has no issues. A well-

designed pocket clip carries the knife.

Normally I receive this style of insert-

BOKER OPTIMA OUTDOOR EDGE^

RAZORLITE EDC

CASE XX CHANGER

CLOSED LENGTH 4.75 inches 4.5 inches 5 inches

BLADE LENGTH 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4 inches

STEEL 4034 stainless 420J2S stainless Tru Sharp Surgical Stainless

(420HC)

HANDLE MATERIAL Delrin

Grivory w/thermoplastic

rubber inserts Camo synthetic handle

METHOD OF CARRY Nylon pouch sheath Pocket clip Ballistic nylon sheath

MSRP $225 $41.95 $89.99

ONE KNIFE, MULTIPLE BLADES

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To change out the blades on both the

Optima (shown here) and XX Changer,

simply depress the lockback button; when

you get to the halfway mark, depress it some

more and pull the blade forward.