Zero Tolerance 0350 Folding Pocket Knife; 3.25” S30V Stainless Steel Blade with Black Tungsten DLC Finish; Textured G-10 Handle Scales, SpeedSafe Assisted Opening, Liner Lock, Quad-Mount Clip; 6.2 OZ.

My first EDC knife was a Spyderco Native (6 years ago) followed quickly by a Spyderco Paramilitary II. After breaking the tip on the PMII by some light prying, but prying nonetheless (my fault) and not being extremely impressed with the overall strength of the knife and solidness of the lock up, I went in search of something beefier. Well, the knife gods aligned the planets and I stumbled upon the ZT 0350 around 3 years ago. It was EXACTLY what I was looking for. Great steel. Rock solid. Excellent lock-up. In a word: Beefy. Also, the 0350 is relatively inexpensive when compared to those, like Microtech for example, that blatantly copy ZT’s designs but with gaudy features while being WAY over-priced (don’t sue me). At any rate, I’ve daily carried the 0350 now for 3 years without issue. Plenty of hard use like prying, batoning, camping, cutting, box opening, etc. and the knife locks up just as tight as it did 3 years ago. The blade coating has held up impressively. I like the blade geometry, cuts extremely well and for being so beefy, I can cut with just as much precision than the PM2. The 0350 FAR exceeds the performance and build quality of the Paramilitary 2. It’s on a completely different level above that rather highly regarded Spyderco knife, and costs LESS in some cases than the PM2. I have since picked up a 0301 and just ordered a 0770, 0450cf and a 0562. These things are addictive! Pics attached of what the knife looks like after 3 years of use. EDIT: I forgot to touch on the weight. The PM2 is a light weight knife and the 0350 was noticeable at first but after a few days, I became used to the heft and size of the knife in my pocket. I also work in an office that fortunately is not business attire required and I don't wear tight pants or skinny jeans as I'm not a woman or hipster (for context I'm 6'2" 190lbs) and the 0350 really isn't that visible although I would prefer a deeper carry clip. I am cognizant about flipping the 0350 open in front of coworkers as its extreme tactical manliness could easily frighten those not used to seeing that type of knife but I carry the 0350 everyday in my office without issue. #blackknivesmatter

*What I love is the ergonomics of this knife! *The G-10 scales really are good for a solid grip that isn’t going to slip. *The blade came pretty sharp! And I love the overall design, and quality. *Both the thumb studs and the flipper tab are simple to deploy the blade! However, it has enough tension that it’s not flimsy, and won’t just let the blade fall out when closed. *It feels like a good solid knife! I’ve had a Spyderco PM3 before this knife and that one was solid! So I’d recognize a good knife if I held one. Since I traded that knife to a friend, I wanted to get this one because it’s sort of similar in the fact that it’s got G10, runs on washers, and s30v steel! The spyderco was actually CPMs30v… as of right now, I’m not sure of the differences in both steels, if there is any? Anyways! This legit feels like a good, solid knife! However, this is my first impressions as of getting this today from Amazon! The true value is in the testimony of this knife months/years later!

[To preface my "review", I've been a gun guy for over 20yrs. and am new to knives. While guns/knives are apples/oranges in many ways, similarities like materials, quality, attn to detail, fit & finish, function, et (many) al, remain; and are valid. If I don't know about something, I say so. I'll give my honest evaluation w/ the limited knowledge I've got on this topic.] After several lesser blades, I believe finally I've found a knife that's near-perfect for me. I won't speak for others, but perhaps we share the same requirements in a knife: I wanted a good-quality, American-made knife that's capable of utility/EDC tasks, some hard use if necessary, that doesn't require constant tuning and maintenance. I believe I've found all my requirements (and thensome) in the Zero Tolerance 0350. I was afraid that a 3.25" blade length may be too short for a folding knife - but it's plenty. The blade is deep, and the edge is extremely sharp from the factory. The blade is thick, even in its contoured spots. Fit and finish is outstanding. Genuinely beautiful to look at and touch/feel. The G10 has a "grippy" and tough quality. Flipper/thumb-stud blade deployment is butter-smooth, very fast, and comes out w/ authority. Lockup is tight and strong, w/o even remote blade movement in any direction. The edges throughout are finished perfectly. The detent that holds the blade securely closed when folded (I'm pretty new to knives, and can't recall nomenclature) does its job and holds the knife folded tightly until you say otherwise - which is pretty important when an extremely sharp tool is in your pocket, inches from the femoral artery and other very important body parts (ahem). I like the DLC finish. I'm familiar w/ DLC on pistol slides and/or other gun parts; I've got a gen 5 Glock 19 w/ DLC. It's tough, but certainly not immune to holster wear. I was surprised to see that knife makers have been using DLC for years before it became a "thing" for guns. I'm not sure how that would translate to knife use - I imagine enough time/work will wear the DLC on a knife blade. As a whole, I really, really love this knife.

Verarbeitung sehr gut, schneidet.

Dieses 0350 Zero Tolerance von Messerdesigner Ken Onion ist ein Klassiker. Gebaut, wie alle ZT Messer, nach dem Grundsatz "Besser mehr als weniger" oder wie sie selbst sagen "Proudly overbuilt in the US" is das Ding wie in Panzer. Einfach nichht totzukriegen. Hat schon bei Lieferung eine absolut Rasiermesserscharfe klinge. Wer zu faul ist, sich mit dem Messer zu verteigen, könnte es auch einfach dem Gegner an den Kopf werfen. In geschlossenem Zustand natürlich. Was ich damit meine ist, dass es doch etwas schwer ist. Es fällt einem aber nur in der ersten paar Minuten ein. Sobald das Messer, welches sich durchaus auch als EDC Messer eignet, am Hosenclip in der Tasche mitkommt, merkt man vom Gewicht nichts mehr. Der S30V Stahl, der von Designer Chris Reeve mitentwickelt wurde ist extrem wiederstandsfähig und nochmal mit DLC überzogen. Ich mußte es nochnicht schleife, aber ich denke mal, dass das auch kein Problem ist. Für Sammler: Die Verpackung könnte zu dem Preis etwas netter gestaltet sein, aber das ist auch schon alles.

Dieses Messer braucht zwar keine Rezessionen, aber ich nöchte es trotzdem loben. Seit Monaten mit im Wald. Hab damit ne Menge Holz geschnitzt. Nach wie vor ist der Eindruck: Super stabil. Das federunterstütze öffnen (Klack!) macht fast mehr Spaß als die Nutzung selbst. In meinen Augen ein klarer Kauf, alles sehr wertig. Nur der Ordnung halber: Nicht Gesetzteskonform, ein Führen in der Öffentlichkeit ist nicht erlaubt.

Von DLC halte ich wenig, verkratzt sofort, ist halt schwarz mehr nicht! Ansonsten ist die Verarbeitung sehr gut und es liegt sehr gut in der Hand der S30V Stahl könnte schärfer geschliffen sein selbst muss man wohl mit dem Lansy-Diamanten Set ran das normale wird eher zur Qual beim Schärfen. Der Stahl ist so fest, denke ich, dass er locker eine fast bis auf null geschliffene Schneide halten kann.