Great knife! - Benchmade Barrage, 3.6 in Assisted Opening Folding Knife

About 15-20 years ago, I heard on the television news about a 60-year-old man who was walking on a secondary road on Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada) when he was attacked by a cougar. He protected his throat as much as possible. Luckily, he was carrying a pocket knife and was able to stab and kill the cougar. But, in doing so, he had to drop the arm that was protecting his throat because he had to use two hands to open his pocket knife. After the incident, he said, "I'm getting a knife you can open with one hand!" Well, this Benchmade Barrage knife can be flicked open with one hand. It is beautifully made, very sharp, and it stabs into cardboard quite nicely (think cougar). I own many knives and Benchmade products are right at the top of the list. Plus, you get a lifetime warranty.