For the last two years, I have carried and trained with a Gryphon M10, for defensive purposes 24/7. I've found the M10 to be a very good companion. I have smallish hands, so the M10 is a tad large for me. Nevertheless, I have been able to adapt to it well. It seems to take all grips nicely, esp. conventional edge out techniques, and paintbrush grip. However, it is not uncomfortable in pikal. I like a knife that will work equally well no matter how I grab it in a hurry. The kydex sheath is excellent. Mine took a slight adjustment with a hairdryer to get the tension just right. The knife carries well, slides with my body, does not poke me excessively in the ribs when carried on the belt, and conceals well too. I carry mine IWB with two pull dot loops for stability and cant. The lightly tapered grip towards the butt seems to funnel my hand down to the proper grip for a rapid draw, a la drawpoint. It also makes crossdrawing less troublesome. The blade is thick and spike like, with a strong tip. I do not think this blade will snap, or the tip break off in defensive use. At the same time, it has an acceptable balance of belly. The AUS8 steel takes a very good edge for me, and the bead blasting is surprisingly non-reflective. I like the hardness testing dot on the blade, good attention to quality. The jimping on the blade is done well. You get a lot of strong blade with this knife for not much weight, a somewhat unusual combination in a production knife. My only "criticism" would be the fingerguards are not as large as they appear to be in pictures. They do mate well with the kydex shealth for retension and drawing, and they facilitate the paintbrush grip. But they are not a lot to stop fingers from going onto the blade. The grips are very grippy though, so it's not a deal breaker for me. I just wish someone would speak to Bob T. and suggest to him to conceive a 7.5" OAL, "Baby Gryphon". Then I could have a family of Gryphons to go with my family of Glocks ! :) A very nice knife. I would buy another. Steve in Tenn.

Two days ago I was told that there was some incoming material for me in my post office, from the USA. And lo, there it was my Gryphon M10! Opening the USPS box and getting amazed was the same. No wonder that James Keating and Michael Janich advocate the defensive use of this puppy. It sticked firmly to my waistband, almost disappearing from unwanted sights. And when unsheathed, the knife seemed to ask me for work- In the training sense, I mean. I say, superior steel (provided that you don't know the features of AUS8A yet), low profile bead blasted modified spear point blade, a handle somehow difficult to describe to anyone who hasn´t ever grasped it, enough size to be efficient but also not to be clumsy... I'm still thinking about buying another one ;D.