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Two New Multifunctional Knives on the Way from Civivi

September 23, 2021

Would it surprise you to learn that Civivi just announced some more new models this week? Yes or no, there’s no denying that the incoming models do things a little differently than the usual Civivi fare, with a focus on multifunctionality.

Crit

The Crit sees the prolific Civivi design team breaking new ground. This is a multifunctional knife with a symmetrical profile and front flippers on both ends, one for each tool. The blade is a nice, simple drop point with a flat grind to maximize the sliciness. On the other end, we see a secondary folding tool arm. This thing packs in a few features: there’s two driver heads, a seat belt cutter, bottle opener, and a pair of hex bit cutouts. Both the tool arm and the blade lock up with steel liner locks; the letterboxed scales are made from either G-10 or canvas Micarta, and there is a reversible deep carry wire clip (situated for tip-up carry relative to the blade).

A view of the two tool layers on the Crit

Relic

The Crit comes out alongside the Relic, a more conventional folder design (although not entirely conventional). On the surface it is a straightforward EDC, with a flipper-deployed clip point blade that’s long and wide enough to tackle some heavier chores too. The squarish handle comes with G-10 scales over a liner lock and the standard Civivi deep carry clip is present and accounted for here as well.

The four flavors of Relic

Again, first impressions of the Relic indicate a very characteristic Civivi EDC release – but there is one notable difference between this knife and many similar Civivi offerings. On the butt end of the handle there’s a notch with a removable pair of tweezers. It’s a setup akin to what we’ve seen on the Cellidor-scaled Swiss Army knife models for decades. Although Civivi does have a line in titanium non-knife EDC accessories, these tweezers are made from stainless steel.

The Relic’s removable tweezers

Both the Crit and the Relic are scheduled to release in November.

Knife in Featured Image: Civivi Crit

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