- Civivi Praxis · Drop Point3.75″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.94 oz · ~1.24″ tall
Civivi Praxis
DiscontinuedCivivi no longer makes this knife in this configuration. Its current replacement is Civivi Button Lock Praxis.
The Civivi Praxis is a 3.75" drop point folder in 9Cr18MoV, flat ground. The handle is G-10, secured by a liner lock. Its blade is 80% of its closed length, the 4th-highest of the 76 folders here — it carries shorter than its blade suggests.
- Blade
- 3.75″
- Weight
- 3.94 oz
- Steel
- 9Cr18MoV
- Price band
- Budget
Everyday carry and general utility
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against civivi.com.
- Blade length
- 3.75″
- Spine thickness
- 0.12″
- Blade shape
- Drop Point
- Grind
- Flat
- Steel
- 9Cr18MoV
- Overall length
- 8.45″
- Closed length
- 4.7″
- Weight
- 3.94 oz
- Lock
- Liner
- Deployment
- Flipper
- Handle material
- G-10
- Country of origin
- China
Why a drop point
The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.
Every drop point here →About 9Cr18MoV
A step up from 8Cr13MoV with more carbon and chromium — closer to 440C.
1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All 9Cr18MoV knives
What owners say
Drawn from 837 owner discussions of the Civivi Praxis since 2024. The opinions are theirs. The specifications above come from the maker.
What owners like
- Lockup feels more solid than the price suggests. One owner expected it to feel clanky and found it secure straight out of the box, while noting it is much heavier than their Bugout.
- Smooth flipper action out of the box: owners describe the action as very smooth, one calls it the best knife they own, and another says it is the knife that showed them they prefer flippers.
- Comfortable in hand. Owners call it comfy and say it fits their hand, and one who is shopping for an upgrade still rates the size, ergonomics and blade shape as the things to keep.
- Holds up as a beater: one owner lists it among the knives that survived a harsh job site without breaking, another carries it for outdoor and dirty jobs while a Bugout handles town, and a third ranks it among their hard-use knives of the year.
- Bought as a first real knife. One owner has bought several friends and family a Praxis as their first knife for day-to-day work, and another says the original black and green one was so far ahead of their gas-station knives that it started a collection.
- Clean fit and finish on arrival: one buyer reports theirs came flawless without a mark, and another owns two full-size ones and rates both highly.
- Easy to personalize. Owners have fitted titanium and aftermarket pocket clips, moved carbon fiber scales from one Praxis to another, and carry it on custom scales.
What owners flag
- 9Cr18MoV edge holding disappointed one owner, who tried several and gave up because the blades would not keep a decent edge through mild use, and a hardness test of one Praxis read 57.7 HRC, third lowest of the 23 knives in that batch.
- Owners outgrow the steel before the design: one who loves the shape wants an upgrade to try a higher-end steel, and another wishes for a version in S30V or S35VN.
- Large in the pocket. Four owners call it big or a lot to carry, including one who otherwise likes it as a value pick.
- Big finger choil costs edge length: one buyer found that a 3.5 inch Sencut Sachse, about a quarter inch shorter in the blade, gives nearly the same cutting edge because the Praxis choil is so large.
- Flipping takes a firm finger. One owner wants a knife that needs less force to open, and another found that their father-in-law with a weak index finger could not reliably flip it.
- Handle balance does not suit everyone. One buyer moving from a CRKT M16 found the handle too light and the balance off, and went shopping for something else.
- Wrong grind for wood work: one owner raised on Scandi-ground Moras bought a Praxis and found no outdoor task where its flat grind worked for them.
A 3.75 inch 9Cr18MoV flipper on a liner lock, the Praxis has been bought as a first real knife and carried as a beater. One owner carries it for outdoor and dirty jobs while a Bugout stays in town, another lists it among knives that survived a harsh job site, and one has bought several for friends and family who just want a solid work knife.
Flipper action and lockup get the praise: owners call the action very smooth, and one found it secure rather than clanky out of the box. The complaints are about size and steel. Several owners find it a lot in the pocket, one buyer notes the large choil shortens the usable edge, one owner gave up on 9Cr18MoV edge holding, and a hardness test read 57.7 HRC.
The Vosteed Raccoon is one rival a buyer weighed it against, on 14C28N versus 9Cr18MoV. Owners who outgrow it look to better steel: one who loves the size, ergonomics and blade shape wants a premium upgrade to try a higher-end steel, and one owner of the WE-made Praxis describes it as slimmer, slicier and very light for its size.
Is 9Cr18MoV a good enough steel on the Praxis?
It is a budget stainless, and owner experience is split. One owner gave up on the Praxis after several would not hold an edge through mild use, and a hardness test put one at 57.7 HRC. Others use theirs for everything and buy them for family as day-to-day work knives.
Should I get the liner lock Praxis or the button lock version?
They are different knives under one name. This page is the liner lock flipper in 9Cr18MoV with G-10; the button lock Praxis uses Nitro-V, which one owner says has shown no rust and holds an edge well, on aluminum scales that another owner finds too slick.
Is the full-size Praxis too big for everyday carry?
With a 3.75 inch blade it is a large folder, and several owners say it is a lot in the pocket. One owner who first carried the Mini Praxis liked it enough to buy the full size anyway.
How does the Praxis compare with a Benchmade Bugout?
One owner who carries a Bugout daily reaches for the Praxis when outside or getting dirty, found it surprisingly secure but much heavier, and calls them tools for completely different purposes. Another likes both as slicey blades.
Can I change the clip or scales on a Praxis?
Yes. Owners have fitted titanium and aftermarket clips, one swapped carbon fiber scales from one Praxis onto another, and one stippled the coarse micarta scales of that version for grip.
Features
- Flipper
- Liner lock
- Flat grind
- Made in China
- Stainless blade
