Pros : Compact, Comfortable Grip, Looks awesome on the PFD

Cons : Doesn't cut line

Best Uses : Cutting Cheese, Spreading Peanut Butter

I generally love NRS products.  This knife is an exception!  I bought it as a rescue knife to free myself or someone else from entanglement in deck lines and other gear should our sea kayaks capsize and we become trapped.  On a recent trip on a friend's large powerboat I offered to back splice some deck lines. I pulled the co-pilot from my life vest to cut through the nylon line I was splicing.  To my utter dismay, the knife would not, could not cut the line.  I sliced and sawed with all my strength.  It took minutes to cut through the line.  If I had been trapped by line one quarter the size, I would have died before I could free myself.  I have now lost all confidence in this knife as a rescue tool and will look for something that is razor sharp, safely encased and immediately available.  And I will see if it will actually cut line before I entrust my life to it.