CJRB’s Tactical, Multi-Deploying EDC Knife Boasts a Rare Security Feature

This rugged, overbuilt beast of a folder offers much more than you probably need for a lot less than you probably expect.

Close-up of two folding knives with textured handles, one black and one olive green, both with visible pivot screws and lanyards.

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By Steve Mazzucchi

Published October 17, 2025

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From hard coolers to pickup trucks to football fields, if you want to imply something is tough AF, you can’t go wrong with the term “Tundra.”

However, with the track laid by Yeti, Toyota and Lambeau Field, you had just better make sure the subject lives up to billing.

Two folding knives with textured handles, one black with a black blade and one green with a silver blade, both with lanyards. — The Tundra is available in two varieties: Black G10 Handle/Black PVD Blade and Green G10 Handle/Stone Wash Blade.

The latest to take on that mantle is CJRB Cutlery, whose new Tundra knife — complete with a rare security feature — already looks like it belongs in this exclusive club.

The fact that it’s surprisingly affordable is just a bonus, really.

Formidable folder

In truth, “surprisingly affordable” could apply to a lot of knives produced by CJRB.

The budget-friendly member of the Artisan Cutlery family has built a strong rep (topped only by perhaps Civivi) for good-looking, value-packed EDC blades.

Two folding knives with partially serrated blades resting on a wooden block, one with a green textured handle and the other with a black handle. — Beefy thumb studs and heavy jimping make deployment easier and improve grip during detail-oriented tasks.

A prime example is the Maximal, a David C. Andersen-designed all-around all-star that costs just $50.

However, if you’re looking for something a bit more substantial — a knife that, like Rambo, is more comfortable off the grid than around the ’burbs — the slightly pricier Tundra deserves consideration.

Let’s start with the business end, a full-bellied 3.75-inch drop-point blade made of D2, a tough tool steel valued for its wear resistance and edge-holding ability, perhaps the two most important qualities in a backcountry-ready EDC knife.

Black folding knife blade with textured black handle and thumb stud, marked J1966 D2. — With its wide belly and narrow tip, the Tundra can tackle a variety of chopping, slicing and piercing jobs.

The handle is just as substantial, with full steel liners, grippy G10 scales and a substantial steel clip.

Deployment is smooth and secure thanks to a snappy rear flipper, ambidextrous thumb studs and a ceramic ball bearing pivot.

Extra security

So, huge blade, rugged handle, multiple deployment methods, what more could you ask for?

Those elements alone are enough to sell me on this beast, especially considering the tactical styling is also on point.

Three folding knives with textured handles in black, green, and black with brass accents, laid on dirt and leaves. — The Tundra basically dwarfs another robust CJRB knife, the Bowie Pyrite Slipjoint.

But just in case you aren’t convinced, CJRB throws one more pretty unique feature into the mix.

Complementing the reliable liner lock is a secondary threaded locking pin, which, when inserted, brings this folder just a bit closer to fixed-blade fortitude.

Should you be looking to tackle bushcraft tasks such as batoning, you most definitely will want to engage this pin, which is attached to a lanyard so it’s ready when you need it.

Folded folding knife with an olive green textured handle, black clip, and partially visible silver blade with a black lanyard attached. — Attached to a lanyard, the locking pin is ready to reinforce blade stability when you need it.

That will allow you to really make the most of this big, beautiful bastard, which weighs nearly half a pound and measures nearly 9 inches when deployed.

Perhaps the only thing this knife doesn’t offer, then, is a low profile. But you don’t sign up for something called “Tundra” with that in mind now, do you?

Availability and pricing

The CJRB Tundra is available now in two variants — Black G10 Handle/Black PVD Blade and Green G10 Handle/Stone Wash Blade — for $70.

Folding knife with a stonewashed blade, olive green textured handle, and black lanyard attached.

CJRB Tundra

$70 at Artisan Cutlery

$93 (25% off)

About the Author:

Now managing editor, Steve has served in a variety of roles with GP since 2019. Having previously written and edited for such publications as Men’s Health, Men’s Journal, Esquire and ESPN, he enjoys covering a range of topics — but mostly those pertaining to cycling, snow sports, pocket knives and motos — and dreams of a utopian world in which everyone’s bike seat is at the proper height.

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