Microtech/Bastinelli "Brachial" Automatic Folding Knife 3.5" Persian Black 268A-1T

These are really nice in hand. Really enjoy the Satin flats on the blade to contrast in the light. Button was a little tougher than I've experience with any Auto I've owened but it quickly wore in, to my suprise. Something to note.

I’ve owned Microtechs during my time in the fleet and now as a civilian, and have always found them to be a worthwhile investment. As utility blades, for field use, for EDC, and as dedicated tactical items, MT usually delivers in spades. This knife easily covers the latter two categories. Fit and finish is perfect; not close, not pristine, perfect. The grinds and CNC machining align perfectly, finishing is exact, as is the satin on the uncoated flats, blade centering is dead on, and there’s ZERO blade play (something MT has struggled with on side-owning autos like the LUDT. in the past). Not one iota of wiggle in the action, which is snappy and hard. Locks up securely, and the edge grind is well beyond shaving sharp- even some MT knives can benefit from a fine stropping out of the factory, but this glides through the usual cutting tests without pressure. Form factor-wise, the knife is light, it grips well in the hand, and ergonomically, with the trailing point Persian blade, it almost feels like a modern version of that holy grail of Emerson knives, the Rhino (minus the spine serrations). For tactical or EDC use, it’s a winner. I’d only be hesitant to use it for heavy chores because the point - while bringing more steel to the tip than you might expect due to the spine thickness and careful grinds - will still be less durable than any more traditional, drop point-style slab-sided knife.

Perfect size for me. I purchased this and a Stitch and decided to keep and carry this one. The Brachial flys out with no stick and the blade design is perfect for EDC and self-defense. Mine came scary sharp. Get one if you don't want thay bulky stitch in your pocket.

I love this knife so far, it is suprisingly light. It came super sharp with a snappy action. I would definetly recommend this knife to anyone who likes bastinelli knives and automatics. The customer service from Clay and Coco is always great!

beautiful and mean looking knife with a solid and quick deployment.

I have a lot of thoughts on this knife the but the main issue being the button sticks constantly took me about about 4 days to work it in enough to get it not stick about 9 out of 10 pressing of the button which really bothers me being how its a Microtech colab that cost me more than my stitch and as far as customer service goes they quit talking to me and I have bought several Knife's through them and the first time I have a problem they quit responding hard for me to support a business that treats their customers this way as much as it pains me to say this will be my last purchase