This is a fantastic design from Gavko and quality build from WE. Love this version in antiqued bronze look titanium with the pelagic sculpting and sweeping thresher- like blade. The blk. thumb studs also mimic the Thresher sharks dark eyes. Very cool. Comes in other variations and colors. Great action, a solid knife all around and feels so good in hand. Very sharp and great slicing blade shape. Highly recommend!The design and overall quality are top notch - except the one I received had tiny scratches all over the handles. This wasn't a stonewash either, as the scratches were deep enough to be shiny through the anodizing. Amazon made it right, however, so it's all good.Love it, cool Gavko design and impeccable WE Knives precision. Comes with zipper pouch and polish rag, totally worth it.I've not found a better self defense folder — discreet carry, menacing when deployed, lethal self defense.No spring assist, but thumb stud flicks open quickly and easily, and it "Spydie flicks" (using middle finger) perfectly. It also has wicked blunt force capability when closed, and you can rapidly deploy the blade (shake it open) from there if more lethality is required. Its retention is excellent, so it doesn't come open in pocket. Only downside is it takes some practice to train muscle memory for shaking it open (not too softly but not too hard), but it's pretty intuitive once you have a feel for it.In a close quarters attack you should always sprint away if possible, but if running isn't an option (in my case I have others to protect who can't run away), then it's highly recommended to avoid any fine motor skills deployment methods; just use the thumb/finger studs.