M16-10Z Knife | by Kit Carson

Here is Kit Carson's M16® Every Day Carry (EDC) with our glass filled nylon InterFrame build. Our knife users told us, "We want an affordable work knife that we can give hard use without feeling guilty, and one that won't break us up if we leave it on a job site or drop it in the river."

We heard you. So we set about to make the Z EDC the best value in the work and sport knife world.

That starts with textured glass filled nylon scales and a dual stainless steel liner InterFrame. Assembled with glass filled nylon back spacers and Torx® fasteners, the result is amazingly rigid. Glass filled nylon offers excellent toughness and resistance to solvents. Lubrous washers at the blade pivot and an adjustable pivot screw allow for perfect blade action.

The blade is AUS 8CR15MoV high-carbon stainless steel with a bead-blast finish, which gives an ideal combination of toughness and edge-holding ability in a work knife, and also allows easy field-sharpening.

The M16®-10Z features a dual hollow grind Tanto-style blade with Combined Razor-Sharp and Triple-Point™ Serrated edges similar to our "Big Dog" M16 models. The result is maximum blade strength and ability to saw through cord, webbing, nets or vegetation quickly.

Of course, if features the Carson Flipper, which speeds opening of the blade and acts as a blade guard when the blade is open.

The real breakthrough was our ability to engineer our patented* AutoLAWKS™ knife safety into all models, which automatically actuates when the blades are open, making these folders into virtual fixed blades when locked.

Add to these features the standard removable stainless steel clothing/gear clip plus the CRKT limited lifetime warranty, and you have one of the truly great knife values of our time.

*U.S. Patent Nos. 5,596,808 and 7,437,822

[justicejustice]

The CRKT M-16 is my favorite
Excellent knife
Also the Buck 450

[torcher]

seriously how many videos are you going to post on the same model of knife I love your knives but the m16 is old news. come on guys give us something new

[anctvm]

Do yo guys carry a M16-10ZL "Lefty" model?

[JS-edhg]

I have to say when I ordered the M16 from Amazon it said it was from your company that lawks button just fell right off, the replacement did the same thing that was out of the box. I got two CRKT knives from dhgate my favorite the large M21-14SFG no doubt copies but flawless. Opens smooth as silk, razor sharp with no issues. I would like to add this one to my collection which is vast full of everything from automatic OTFs, side opening autos all the way to spring assisted and butterfly knifes including the Benchmade model 42. I could understand if I got one defective knife but 2 same problem. No issues with these other two from China.

[PaowinPandas]

Is there a plain edge version of this knife?

[VengeanceIV]

Take the safety off. I don't want it on my guns, and I sure as hell don't want it on my knives.