Brous blades are medium to high end knives made by Jason Brous. Many of his high end knives are made with the best materials. His midrange knives are outstanding for the price. You are getting good steel and semi custom quality for the same price as a Spyderco or Benchmade. He has branched out and you can get some of his designs from foreign manufactures for a price/quality cut.
USE: The Tyrant is 100% a folding tactical knife. The point is so fine I’m afraid to touch it for fear of drawing blood. It’s the finest point I think I’ve ever seen on a 4 inch knife.
DURABILITY AND STEEL: This knife comes with D2 tool steel. D2 is hard as hell and has outstanding edge retention, decent resilience and fair rust resistance. I do fear for the durability of this knife. As a tactical blade, it would definitely penetrate with the ultra fine point, but I can see that point snapping off fairly quickly. It sports a liner lock, which is effective, but not my preferred lockup.
4/5
ERGONOMICS AND TEXTURING: The ergos of this knife are amazing and it feels great in hand. It has a deep choil and the flipper acts as a guard to protect the hand during thrusts. The traction plan is weak and you could lose this knife easily with sweaty hands.
3/5
ACTION AND LOCKUP: The flipper action is smooth and exudes quality. The lockup is tight with no horizontal or vertical play. Great craftsmanship.
5/5
COST: You can buy a Tyrant for anywhere from 150-180 bucks. There are a swath of Benchmades and Sydercos in this area. However, I think the Tyrant has a leg up on craftsmanship over those knives. It really FEELS like a 400 dollar knife. The handle is made of Aluminum and not Titanium so that hurts, and D2 isn’t in the same realm as M390 or ELMAX or S90V…. but I think the price is good, not excellent.
4/5
FINAL THOUGHTS: I like this knife. It’s a really cool blade from a smaller batch knife maker, but not so small that you have to pay hundreds of dollars for the privilege of owning one. It really is an intense design and I don’t say that often. Jason Brous makes some really sinister looking blades.
OVERALL SCORE: 4/5 Good to go
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