Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknife | EDC Gear Review

When I first opened the box on the Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknife, my gut feeling was that it was going to be a skinny blade, weirdly designed knife. However, when I flipped open the blade, I blinked and had to reconsider my first judgment.

If you’re looking for a thin-profiled EDC, read on. I favor a 3 to 3 1/2 inch blade on my EDC, and the Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknife has a 3-inch drop point blade. So that falls within my desired range. I definitely want a point on the blade of my EDC to take care of all of my stabbing jobs throughout the day. Even though the Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknife is a drop point, the spine on the last 1 ½-inches has been ground down so it has a definite tip. I’ve been carrying it and really enjoy it.

Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknife

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It is by no means a little petite gentleman’s knife, even though I said that it is a thin-profiled knife. Sure, when you’re actually using an EDC, you enjoy having a full-sized knife with a full-sized handle. BUT, I hate carrying a big, bulky EDC. And since you’re carrying your EDC 97% of the time and only using it 3% of the time, the bad side of carrying a bulky EDC outweighs the good side.

But on the other hand, I don’t want to carry some small, dysfunctional gentlemen’s knife that is so dainty that you hold it by pinching it between your pointer finger and your thumb like a pair of tweezers. I want an EDC that I can have a good grip on. Looking at it when I first opened the box, I just knew that the handle was too narrow to afford a good grip but I was dead wrong. I feel like I have a good grip for a few reasons:

1. The flipper, of course, acts as a finger guard.
2. Even though the handle is thin due to the pocket clip, it fills my palm, and for my size hand, it offers a good grip.
3. It has ½-inches of finger grooves on the bottom.
4. I would like to see 1-inch thumb grooves on the spine.

I do like that the position of the pocket clip holds the knife, tip up, which is my preference. The knife does have a small lanyard hole if you want to tie on a lanyard. For me, I won’t be needing a lanyard on this knife, but if you so desire one, you have the option to tie one on.

I have two of these Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknives. One flipped open easily, but one was lethargic. No big deal, I squirted 3-4 drops of Shooters Choice gun oil on it and within 2-3 flips it was working fine. In fact, it is the knife that I am carrying right now.

Another design that I like in Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknife is the open back. Whether I’m slicing sausage on a fishing trip or peeling an apple at work, I invariably use my EDC a lot of times each week as an eating utensil, so I want one that is easy to clean.

And to end on a vain note. Something about the color of the handle is attractive to me. I couldn’t find the words to describe the color, so I had to leave my office and go ask my wife in the living room how she’d describe the color. She describes it better than I when she thought the handle was a Copper/Orange or maybe a Burnt Orange. The opposite side is black, and I think the two colors offset each other nicely.

The MSRP on the Smith’s Ecesis Pocketknife is $32.99 and as is usual, we will close with the company specs/description.

The 3.00″ drop point blade features a bead blast finish. The razor-sharp 3.00″ blade is made of precision heat treated 3Cr13 series stainless steel with a blade flipper design for easy opening. Equipped with G10 and rugged black stainless-steel handles. The sturdy frame lock, secures the blade open during use. The Ecesis gentleman’s knife includes a point-up pocket clip great for Everyday Carry users.

• Blade – 3.0″ Drop point satin finish
• Handle – Aluminum Orange
• Frame lock
• Blade flipper opener
• Ball Bearing Pivot
• Point Up Pocket Clip

About Tom Claycomb

Tom Claycomb has been an avid hunter/fisherman throughout his life as well as an outdoors writer with outdoor columns in the magazine Hunt Alaska, Bass Pro Shops, Bowhunter.net and freelances for numerous magazines and newspapers. “To properly skin your animal you will need a sharp knife. I have an e-article on Amazon Kindle titled Knife Sharpening for $.99 if you’re having trouble.”