Hogue Sig Sauer EX-02 Spear vs Gerber Fastball Liner Lock Flipper Knife Flat Sage

I have had no chipping, rolling or other issues. Edge retention is good. The black blade coating does not chip but wears off slowly in hard use. Mine is still mostly black

I'm hoping this smooths out over time. Given that I absolutely love everything else about the Fastball, I'm gonna keep fiddling with it to see if it starts to wear down to a more reasonable level. If not, I may open it up and try to file down the nub, but that's risky. But so far my search for the perfect knife continues

While the knife is good, I'm not quite sure the price to value is equal. Don't let the 3 stars dissuade you from from buying, I still like the knife and it is fairly sturdy but, I've bought other knives in this price range that were much nicer. Hope this helps?

Now for the honest part. It isn't worth 100 dollars. The detent is way to strong, the grind is uneven as you can see from the picture, and the grip on the blade to flip it out is too aggressive (I belive a flaw in manufacturing due to the "gnarlyness" of it in picture). It hurts to open