Schrade SCHOTF8B Viper OTF Gray Automatic Knife - Black Plain
Specifications
- Overall Length:8.50"
- Blade Length:3.375"
- Cutting Edge:3.25"
- Blade Thickness:0.11"
- Blade Material:Stainless Steel
- Blade Style:Spear Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Black
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:5.125"
- Handle Thickness:0.66"
- Handle Material:Aluminum
- Color:Black
- Weight:4.53 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Down
- Knife Type:Single-Action OTF Automatic
- Opener:Thumb Slide
- Brand:Schrade
- Model:Viper
- Model Number:SCHOTF8B
- Country of Origin:China
- Best Use:Tactical
- Product Type:Knife
Specifications
- Overall Length:8.50"
- Blade Length:3.375"
- Cutting Edge:3.25"
- Blade Thickness:0.11"
- Blade Material:Stainless Steel
- Blade Style:Spear Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Black
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:5.125"
- Handle Thickness:0.66"
- Handle Material:Aluminum
- Color:Black
- Weight:4.53 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Down
- Knife Type:Single-Action OTF Automatic
- Opener:Thumb Slide
- Brand:Schrade
- Model:Viper
- Model Number:SCHOTF8B
- Country of Origin:China
- Best Use:Tactical
- Product Type:Knife
The meeting of science fiction and knife tech in an excellently crafted blade, the Viper OTF looks like a design from the future. The double-edged spear point blade is made of AUS-8 high carbon stainless steel with a black finish. The futuristic handle is crafted from black aluminum so it's lightweight and easy to manage. To open the blade, switch off the safety lock and press the sliding release forward. The knife opens fast and smoothly, and the lock up is tight. To close the blade, push the small blade release button forward, the slide the blade back with the bottom actuator until it locks into place. The pommel of this knife features a small glass breaker tip and a removable, tip-down carry pocket clip.
Customer Reviews
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.
I bought one a year ago and I just bought a handful more for friends this Christmas.
The meeting of science fiction and knife tech in an excellently crafted blade, the Viper OTF looks like a design from the future. The double-edged spear point blade is made of AUS-8 high carbon stainless steel with a black finish. The futuristic handle is crafted from black aluminum so it's lightweight and easy to manage. To open the blade, switch off the safety lock and press the sliding release forward. The knife opens fast and smoothly, and the lock up is tight. To close the blade, push the small blade release button forward, the slide the blade back with the bottom actuator until it locks into place. The pommel of this knife features a small glass breaker tip and a removable, tip-down carry pocket clip.
Specifications
- Overall Length:8.50"
- Blade Length:3.375"
- Cutting Edge:3.25"
- Blade Thickness:0.11"
- Blade Material:Stainless Steel
- Blade Style:Spear Point
- Blade Grind:Flat
- Finish:Black
- Edge Type:Plain
- Handle Length:5.125"
- Handle Thickness:0.66"
- Handle Material:Aluminum
- Color:Black
- Weight:4.53 oz.
- User:Right Hand
- Pocket Clip:Tip-Down
- Knife Type:Single-Action OTF Automatic
- Opener:Thumb Slide
- Brand:Schrade
- Model:Viper
- Model Number:SCHOTF8B
- Country of Origin:China
- Best Use:Tactical
- Product Type:Knife
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.
I bought one a year ago and I just bought a handful more for friends this Christmas.