Lone Wolf Skinner

06/27/2013 by jaye

-Price Paid: $62.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for BAD

Comments:

Very nice knife. sheath is made very well and looks great! The knife fits in your hand well. Great for every day use. Can not wait until deer season to try it out. Very well made in the U.S.A! Basically its a Benchmade fixed blade for a lot less.

Benchmade 140 Nimravus

06/25/2013 by Jeremy

-Price Paid: $120.00
-Used for Self Defense
-Owned for 6 months

Comments:

This is a great Knife. I am a hand to hand, Combat Instructor, and this knife is one of the best. I am highly impressed by the quality and finish. It is a little bit pricey, but then again, you do get the lifetime warranty that benchmade stands behind. Great Company, Great product.

Chris Reeve Nkonka

06/24/2013 by matt

-Price Paid: $400.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

Had this for a couple years now. Used it some camping. Nicely made knife. One piece design in A1 tool steel. Sheath is superb. Only complaint is the weight. Used to to batton some large logs without any problem. Held an edge ok, and when I beat it too much CR will fully sharpen and refinish for a small fee - nice service. The tool kit in the handle is nice and good quality. I set up the kit to service my rifles. Probably one of the best knives of this type. Like I said, only drawback is weight and price. Also, good luck finding one, since they were discontinues.

SOG Flash II

06/17/2013 by J. Laflamme

-Price Paid: $70.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 3 months

Comments:

The scores are based on the price. Mine is a drop-point straight edge.

I have worked as a chef for a number of years. I know my knives and my steels. This is my all purpose for around the house and at work for the jobs that don't need a cooks knife (cutting bags, cardboard, binding bands

Build:8. Only because I'm wary of plastic handles. I like to see the frame (or tang on a fixed). Otherwise the build is great. It hasn't even needed the pivot tightened in 3 months. The lock feels secure, and it opens with a confident thunk.

The AUS-8 steel is a nice balance between holding an edge and ease of sharpening. After sharpening it only takes a bit of stropping and it's good as new. When sharpened and stroped with diamond paste I can shave with it. It's not VG-10 or Cromova 18, but it's not bad. Besides, raise the quality of the steel would have raised the price and I want a work horse not another Yanagi sashimi.

Ergo: Good. I wish I could fine tune the thumbstud, and the top of the handle could have a more agressive pattern, but over all it's good. It doesn't jump into my hand from a clipped position, but I can easily pull it from a pocket in the ready position. The handle is quite square but doesn't hang up in a pocket.

Value: I love the knife. It's beyond EDC, I feel naked without it. I've spent many times more on high end cooking knives. But my Hon Yaki's aren't EDC friendly. This knife is like a good dog, you can rely on it. And if I lose it for some reason it's not expensive to replace.

Overall:10 I love the knive. Good edge, good handle, convient assist and it looks good.

Umarex Walther Backup Knife

06/14/2013 by Nike

-Price Paid: $45.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

What to say: firstly - very cheap, secondly - extremely good design, thirdly - pretty good 440 stainless steel and full tang.
The blade shape is great - enough length for cutting and slashing and yet sill comfortable for discrete every day carry. The sheath is plastic, yet very comfortable allow vertical and horizontal carry. The clips although do not look very secure do it's job well. The handle is one of the most comfortable that ever I meet in my knives! The knife can be hold (and use) by various ways - very suitable for all every day task including bush crafting. Yes - this can be used and for self protection - the handle allow knife to be rotated quickly and in case of emergency - to hit with back of the blade

Kabar Short Becker Drop Point

06/14/2013 by BackwoodsBoB

-Price Paid: $80.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

The Becker short drop point (BK16) is an American made knife that is manufactured by KaBar. It comes with a Cordura molle sheath in coyote brown with a small pouch on the front which is made in China. The knife also comes with two sets of nylon handles, black and coyote brown. Mine arrived pretty sharp, but not razor sharp.
The knife is made out of 1095 Cro-Van steel and measures 9" in length overall with a 4 3/8" blade that has a flat grind that comes into a drop point. The handles can be removed and wrapped with paracord and you can also purchase separately a set of Micarta handle slabs for around $35 from KaBar.
The entire knife has a rough coating on it that reminds me of a truck bed liner. There are videos on YouTube that show you how to remove the coating if you don't like it. I haven't done this but I am planning to.
I've had this knife for over a year now and it's becoming one of my favorite knives to bring hunting, camping, or doing general bushcraft. It's a little small for batoning but it does work. The knife feels solid and sturdy as I'm using it and it hasn't let me down yet. The grip is secure but it can get a little slippery in wet conditions. Replacing the handles with paracord or the Micarta handles will solve this problem. The top of the blade has few notches in it for your thumb when you need to do any detailed work.
This knife has gutted several deer, cleaned turkeys, and all sorts of small game. I've used it to make hunting blinds and temporary shelters as well. I'm very satisfied with this knife and I'm not looking to replace it any time soon. The blade takes and holds an edge surprisingly well but it can rust if you don't take care of it.
I like the sheath. I am a fan of molle gear and this works great. The pouch is large enough for a pull through sharpener and a magnesium fire starter, which is always in mine. The sheath can be set up in several configurations depending on your needs. It also has two snap loops to hold the handle securely in place. I've worn mine on my belt, on a drop down thigh rig, and inverted on a vest and suspenders. It's never come lose. It gets the job done.

CRKT First Strike

06/14/2013 by Akaru

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Other
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

While A decent knife as far as construction is concerned it is a dedicated fighting knife unless modified( hey they do have a place like everything else) anyways, it has wonderful edge retention as well as ruggedness, the handle is comfortable and a full tang. The reason for an 8 instead of a 10 is well its a pain in the ass as a utility knife and does need some modification to be practical even as a defensive/offensive combat knife anyways it will last forever and take a good edge if you have one then enjoy it, if you don't but are thinking about it well I would recommend having a look at one of the short ka-bars.

SOG Tsunami

06/10/2013 by MJR

-Price Paid: $53.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for 6 months

Comments:

I bought this knife 6 months ago, carried it almost every day, This knif is offensively sharp right out of the box! Feels great in the hand, The rubber handle feels great, easy to grip, For the money, this knife cannot be beat!

SOG Tigershark Elite

06/08/2013 by mckeegan

-Price Paid: $180.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for 6 months

Comments:

this knife is awesome! the handle is a bit ruff and uncomfortable if using for a long time but extremely gripy and strong the knife is full tang and 1/4" thick with a 9" blade it has a removable knuckle guard and scull crusher can baton extremely well and splits like an axe. the sheath is is the downfall of the knife very minimal retention not a great quality only real retention is with the handle guard and pommel on the knife which which will loosen with use. overall the knife gets 9/10 but looses the 1 point for the low quality sheath.

Victorinox Cadet

06/06/2013 by CG

-Price Paid: $20.00
-Used for Every Day Carry
-Owned for Less than 1 Month

Comments:

I'm a sucker for smaller pocket knives. I've carried the SAK Classic for over 35 years. Recently, I've gone to the Ambassador as a pocket carry for the slightly larger size. More than the blades I like these two knives for the scissors, nail file, tweezers and toothpick.

The Cadet doesn't offer scissors, toothpick, or tweezers but it offers some other useful tools and a much nicer blade. What it offers the most for me is elegance. I love the Alox scales. I bought both a red and silver version and because I have a Classic on my key chain now, I can forgo the handle tools and scissors the Ambassador offers. I suspect I'll rotate between the Cadet and Ambassador for pocket carry as they each offer something unique.

SOG Forge

06/04/2013 by Van

-Price Paid: N/A
-Used for Other
-Owned for 1 year

Comments:

This blade was given to me as a gift, the balance is perfect for me. it is very sharp, and hold an edge amazingly well. I have used this in Afghanistan on assignment, and it has not let me down. the only concern is the sheath. the thick leather is great, but the silk panlen lends toward distruction in a hostile envoroment. I placed cardboard overit and taped the it to the sheath after it started to come apart.
Dont get me wrong I love this blade. I have purchased tow since I was given this one. My girlfriend claimed one as her own quick. she loves it more than I do. but its not a girly knife its seriouse steel. that I has not let me down when the situation gets real.

KaBar 12-5/8 Heavy Bowie

06/04/2013 by BackwoodsBoB

-Price Paid: $48.00
-Used for Outdoor/Survival
-Owned for Greater than 1 year

Comments:

I bought this knife about two years ago with the intent to use it as a general survival knife. I spend a significant amount of time in the woods hunting, breaking trail and building shelters out of whatever I can find. This is a big knife, like the description says, and if you don't have the sheath tied down to your leg it will get in the way. Some people don't like the sheath it comes with but I think that for the money it's just fine. I wrapped mine in paracord more for looks than anything else.

This knife batons very well, hacks through limbs and underbrush like there's no tomorrow. Along the central part of the blade the black finish has worn off like you would expect with heavy use. The finish never seemed to hinder any batoning for me like it has for others, although for heavy batoning I usually use a little WD-40 on the blade.

The blade holds a great edge and is very easy to sharpen. Keep it oiled, especially when the finish starts to wear off because this steel will rust if you don't take care of it. The blade is nice and thick, but not too thick. When working with the knife you don't really notice the weight, it just feels 'right'.

I love the grip and the feel of this knife in my hand. The grip is secure even in the rain and cleans up nicely. I have put a thin strip of skateboard tape along the spine so my thumb has something to grip onto when needed.

Don't let the 'Made in Taiwan' keep you from buying this knife. I understand wanting to buy an American made knife, I own several, but I haven't found anything even close to this knife for around $50. I have beaten the hell out of mine and I'm pretty sure it's indestructible. This is a quality knife from KaBar.