Schrade SCHOTF8B Viper OTF Gray Automatic Knife - Black Plain

I bought this knife with the Tanto blade and once I figured out how to use the close feature with a single hand it did the trick well. The main issue I had was with the belt clip which could be stronger. The seatbelt of my car caught it and twisted it leaving a gap I could not repair. this caused me to lose the knife out of my pocket never to be seen again...... Besides that this knife is much better than many.

I think the description needs to be updated to say that this is actually an assisted opener, which it absolutely is. It has the same opening mechanism as the M&P OTF knife, which is identified correctly in its' own description. Nothing negative about that...it's just semantics, but I'm weird that way.

In any case, this knife is very well made, and out of all the OTF's I have, this one has the least amount of blade play of any of them. Literally there is almost none at all....barely barely, a tiny bit. But any OTF knife is going to have a little bit, it's just a fact of that type of ejection.

I haven't had any misfires so far, and I have opened it many dozens if not hundreds of times. Everything is tight and accurate.

The only thing I don't like about this one and others like it (the M&P, etc.) is that is takes 4 buttons/controls to accomplish the same thing that one button can do on a double-action auto.
You have a firing button to eject the blade. You have a lock to prevent accidental opening. You have another lock that you have to unlock to release the blade to close it. And then you have the manual cocking lever that you have to pull back to re-set the blade into the handle. It's still a very cool knife, but if I wanted something I never had to think about in order to use it, I'd use a Lightning or other double action automatic which are much more convenient and take no thought about what you have to do before using it. On this one and others like it, you actually have to remember what control performs which function, and that is a little annoying, especially if you want to open/close it fast and get it put away. I realize this is b/c it's an assisted opener, and all this extra stuff it necessary to bypass the switchblade act, but if you live in a state where autos are legal, you might just want to get a full auto and avoid all the extra machinations.

Either way, it's a great knife so far, and I'm glad I got one. I like to try out all the different styles and types and systems, so that's why I got this one, even knowing about all the extra buttons required to use it. For about the same money though, get a Lightning and you'll never have to use 2 hands for your blade needs.

This is a Single-Action knife but with some practice, you can retract the blade with one hand. Well built, blade doesn't wobble and engages fast and solidly. Its really entertaining to just work the mechanism over and over. Trigger button is crisp and clean and not to hard to engage yet firm enough not to accidentally trigger. Please use the safety on the knife, it works great! Knife looks great, its easy to figure out and is covered in ribbing that makes handling it very easy. I'm impressed in every way with this knife.

I bought one a year ago and I just bought a handful more for friends this Christmas.

If you're looking for a spring assisted OTF-SA knife that performs like a true automatic, this is it. Lock-up is surprisingly rock-solid with absolutely no blade play. The blade edges are razor sharp. It opens fast and smooth. Manual retraction pretty much requires two hands, but can be accomplished with one hand with a bit of practice. The belt clip is a bit short, but is strong and holds the knife securely inside the pocket. The glass breaker seems totally capable, however I've yet to try it. It's light weight enough that it's barely noticeable clipped inside the pocket. Fit and finish are very nice. With its tip down design, it comes out of the pocket ready to deploy. It is a bit awkward in the hands because the ergonomics are horrible, but it is a great knife for the price and is both practical and a nice collector's item. It's going right inside my wall mounted display case along side a multitude of automatics.