I was not familiar with Civivi until looking them up after your post. I had heard of We Knife but ignored them because China. I am a total sucker for Damascus and Damasteel though, love flippers as well as Micarta so I bought this one and love it. Button lock also turned out to be a plus, my first one. Anyway I went on a spree and bought five other Damascus Civivi's. This one turned out to be one of my favorites out of the six.
Early thoughts on the other five:
Pintail in Damascus/Wood. I knew this was small but its just too small for me to carry and use. Very nice though. I love the blade geometry and the wood scales are amazing for the price point. I would love this knife in like a 3.5" blade and 4.5" handle. As it stands I'm going to give it to my grandson, its a good size for a kid.
Mini Asticus in Damascus/Wood. This is about as small as I can go. 3.25" blade ~4" handle. Again, the scales are crazy good for the price point. I like this knife enough to keep it but if it was not Damascus, I wouldn't.
Elementum in Damascus/Carbon Fiber. I thought I would like this more than I did. I debated returning it. Button lock, which again is new to me but I like a lot. However unlike the Cogent it's not an assisted flipper. Not a huge deal as the action is great and it flips open and closed easily but when I bought it I thought it had a flipper and I would not have bought it if I knew it wasn't. I don't love the scales, they are slippery. Looks nice though.
Praxis in Damascus/Copper. This is a beast. I've never had anything with copper scales and this motherfucker is heavy. Like, way too heavy to pocket carry in gym shorts which is my default outfit. That said it is a very good looking knife and I put it on display even though I will likely never use or carry it.
Riffle in Damascus/Wood. This is my favorite out of the six. I love the cutout on the blade. The scales, like the other wood Civivi's, are perfect. Handle length is perfect for me.