Article old Enlan EL01 VS the new one

Article old Enlan EL01 VS the new one

Introduction

Is there a fan of quality chinese knives and low price that does not know the Enlan EL01 or not have one?. Hardly.

A tactical knife, very strong, with a huge locking system “liner lock”, incredibly thick tip (of the best i've seen in a knife), “flipper” and original blade design. Wich Böker also sells remarked in its Magnum series.

It's been many years since the birth of the model EL01, however, it is still one of the best, plus the price is lower (for its size) than other newer models from Enlan or other brands as Ganzo.

There are manufacturers that, although at first view is not noticeable, vary somewhat designing their knives to improve them, for example the Harnds CK6015 Viper was manufactured initially without drilling the steel "liners" steel of the handle, and then started drilling reducing weight. Or Ganzo with its popular GanzoG704 model, that varied the size of the thumb studs, up the thickness of the blade and eliminated the vertical game that had some copies

I will try to see if there is any difference between the first and the latest models of this popular knife...

Exterior design and appearance

Visually we will carefully observe the following items which may have been changed:

New up vs old below

Review Enlan EL01 plain edge

Review Enlan EL01 plain edge

Introduction

The model we present today is a benchmark in the category of knives from China quality, it is the model Enlan EL01, this along with Ganzo G704 may be the most famous of the hundreds of models of quality that we can find. Moreover, many collectors still refer to as the best in the "budget" range. EL01 code tells us that it is within the category "extra large" and the "01" the model.

What has made this model so famous in my opinion are a number of factors, first the original design and very sharp blade tip very very thick, then the use of "flipper" for opening and a "liner lock" that seems almost a 'frame lock "that presents a really good thickness.

Exterior design and appearance

We found a knife measures slightly above normal for a "big", 9.4 cm blade long, 3.7 mm blade thick, 21 cm total long and weight of 154 grams. Comment that our example is the EL01 black plain edge, but there are other versions with G10 gray, sand-colored satin with black handle and black blade with serrated blade mixed and smooth edge and even a version with wooden handle at slightly higher price.

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