CIVIVI is a folding knife company that occasionally makes a fixed blade, and the Grym is the most serious one yet. It is a 4.47-inch Nitro-V drop point with a 4.86-inch handle, 9.33 inches overall and a black Kydex sheath, priced at $117.60 in gray and black G10 and $121.20 in olive wood.
The two versions are not just cosmetic. The G10 model is a hollow grind with a black stonewashed drop point, 0.15 inch stock and 5.59 ounces. The olive wood model is a flat grind with a satin tanto and 4.8 ounces. Same 9.33-inch overall length, same 0.66-inch handle thickness, same T-Clip designed by Bob Terzuola, same paracord lanyard. Designer credit goes to Kyle Lamb, whose name carries weight in the carbine-and-blade world.
A hollow grind on a 4.47-inch blade is a deliberate choice: it thins the edge fast and gives the best slicing geometry for game and rope, at the cost of some strength behind the edge. A flat-ground tanto is the opposite bet, a stronger tip and a straight secondary edge for scraping and prying tasks. Buying both is not an unreasonable plan, but if you only buy one, decide whether this is a hunting knife or a utility knife first.
Nitro-V at 58-60 HRC on the G10 model and 59-61 on the wood is a sensible pairing for a $120 fixed blade: stainless enough to ignore blood and sweat, tough enough for a 4.5-inch blade, and easy to restore on a stone. The included Kydex and the Terzuola T-Clip mean the $117.60 buys a complete carry system, which is not always true at this price.
Verdict: the fixed blade to buy if you want one CIVIVI that is not a folder, and the G10 hollow grind is the better all-rounder of the two. Skip it if you want a stainless supersteel or a longer blade, because 4.47 inches is a deliberate middle ground.
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