Sometime last year Tovarish Works gave me a cheap Chinese D2 knife to review on this
channel.
And the knife nut podcast dudes are like beeewwwppp..
at the sound of Chinese D2.
That’s my erection sound by the way.
Oh yeah complete the though- Since I am a complete jerk it took me like 6 months or
some shit to finally review this knife like I promised Toverish Works.
You’re like what the hell is a Tovarish Works.
Good question.
He’s a fellow Youtuber and Instagrammer who doesn’t really like Chinese knives,
but the expensive non production custom Instagram style knives that I can’t afford.
So follow him for a fix in opulence.
The Besttech Lion is a far as I know an original design cheapish Chinese knife.
I arrived at this conclusion because Blade HQ sells it, and they also sell Spydercos
and Microtechs.
So let’s look at the dimensions of this budget umm beauty like the overall length
and weight.
The blade size and cutting edge.
Handle size.
Grip area.
Sprite thickness and handle thickness.
Tallness and flipper protrusion.
The Besttech Lion like it’s name sake spirit animal is green and a knife.
Ok it’s probably called the Lion because they heard the name Lion Steel and Lion sounds
extremely tactical.
The Besttech Lion according to some descriptions is a clip point style blade.
It looks more like a drop point to me, but who gives a shit.
It’s made from a Chinese D2 steel with a little bit of stonewash and a lot of satin
finish.
The blade also has a flat grind and is sharp out of the box.
Blade centering is ok, certainly on par with the Kizer Sheepdog I recently reviewed- not
perfect but also this knife isn’t $200- and it’s also not a Benchmade.
The blade pivots on a ball bearing system, that’s fairly smooth but has a tiny bit
of creakiness to it and the flipper is a little edgy- so not as friendly to long term fidgeting
as is the smooth tab on the Kizer Sheepdog.
Remember manufacturers (like they’re listening) there are smooth flippers that don’t wear
on the fingers.
That little bit of inward curve on the Bestech wears more on the fingers that the more ergonomic
curve away from the finger tip on the Kizer.
It doesn’t look like much but it feels better.
There’s a little creakiness to deployment and disengagement on the Lion, but it still
deploys consistently with a little bit of effort.
The lockup is handled by a liner lock.
It’s an ok disengage however, and I keep coming back to it… the frame lock on the
Kizer is an easier and smoother disengage.
Despite the lock bad being much thicker and smoother.
While I don’t necessarily like the weightier feel and the basic blade shape of that knife-
it is much more refined as a Chinese made flipper.
You pay it in the price though.
The handle is comprised of 2 slabs of G10 screwed on top of a stainless steel skeletonize
liner, featuring a mostly open backed design with a backspacer with a lanyard hole for
paracord and skull bead.
There G10 is smooth, but not too slick.
And the finger pivot groove up front keeps it in the hand when cutting.
The handle is a nice size with some room to spare for my hands or slightly larger hands.
It feels good in the hand when cutting theoretical stuff.
Detent is strong, but it can be opened by flinging it downward with only the mightiest
and more precise of flings.
The pocket clip is removable but not moveable.
Tip up blade backward in the right pocket is where you might find it.
The pocket clip is very tight and stainless steel.
I prefer a little more spring in a pocket clip, as this one slides in the pocket a little
less easy than my Spydercos…
so it could wear on thinner pocket material
Comparison time.
First the Kizer Sheepdog.
I know not super similar other than Chinese Flippers… but it’s worth admiring the
smoothness of the ergonomics and the also smoothness of the lockup and disengagement.
Sorry like the president a wide variety of adjectives are not my strong suit.
Not that the Lion is bad, but the Kizer is better in those areas.
Now the purple knife.
You know the TC4 one… and the comments are still rolling in about how TC4 is the “grade”
of titanium.
Cool.
Smoother too..
much lighter… if you’re looking for a nice Chinese D2 knife that is lighter this
purple knife is tits.
Like moobs?
Ok paramilitary 2.
A good every day carry.
You have seen this so much I know you don’t care, but I include this because it’s a
well known knife and it helps you establish how it looks in the hands…
if for some reason you already own the para military 2 and are interested in a cheaper
Chinese knife too.
Ok how about a Ganzo.
Ganzo I hardly knew ye.
I think this is the G739.
I reviewed this one so long ago.
Quality is actually about the same as the Bestech and this knife is under $20.
Hmm $50 versus $20 in about the same blade size and weight range.
Although somethings rattling on the inside.
I probably batoned with it.
Ok so that’s about it right?
The Bestech Lion is nice.
I am so much more used to sub $25 dollar Chinese knives, so I can’t say if the full $50 is
worth it.
I mean it has D2 steel.
Allegedly.
And isn’t as a rip off as a Ganzo- I forgot which knife the G739 rips off.
I don’t have the motivation to look it up.
Maybe you do.
Oh yeah where we we.
Bestech a decent value at $50 but there are better values in Chinese knives if you look
and have watched some of my older videos.
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Thanks for watching for you fans of Chinese D2.
Beeeewwwppp.