Cold Steel Drop Forged Survivalist 8" 52100 High-Carbon Steel Clip Point Fixed Blade EDC Tactical Hunting Utility Knife, 5" Ergonomic Handle, Weather-Resistant Secure-Ex Sheath

I ordered this knife because of the unique one piece construction. I immediately noticed how sharp it came straight from the box. For a large blade, it balances very well and rides easily in the hand. The attached grip scales are rough, but pleasantly so. This knife will not be prone to slip during use. Excellent outdoor tool.

This is the sharpest knife, out of the box, that I have received. It will push cut a rice rolling paper with ease. I usually have to spend half an hour, at least, to get an acceptable level of sharpness but not for this.The 52100 steel is hardened and tempered properly and will last for lifetimes with minimal care. The blade shape will work for many uses and the handle scales are extremely 'grippy', even when wet and slippery from processing an animal.The sheath is secure and protective of both the user and the blade and offers many optional for carry position.A great value for just over 65$.Overall a great option for an outdoor blade for camping, hunting, or 'prepping'.

Trust me, you won't be disappointed! This is quite literally the best knife I own. In fact, I'm going to sell my Ka-Bar Model 1214, because this knife is so much better, so much stronger, has better balance, an excellent hard polymer MOLLE sheath (if you prefer leather, that might be a negative for you), & is less expensive. This knife is actually better than $250-$500 knives. It came shaving sharp. I shaved off a bunch of arm hair, & it didn't even dull. It's the perfect length for a fighting knife, but it's also great for wilderness survival, food prep, batoning, etc. You name it, & this knife can do it. The thick spine, tough 52100 high carbon ball bearing steel, & drop forged construction, make it tougher than any knife I have or know of. I own an OKC SP10, which is a beastly Bowie blade of 0.25_in thick 1075 steel w/ a 9.75_in blade. I like that knife, & it's a beast of a chopper, but I'm 95% positive it will break long before this knife, due to the inferior steel & tang construction. I like the integrated hilt/hand guard, but I have very large hands. Those w/ small or average hands, might be bothered by the top guard height. The handle scales are great, & have a lot more grip than people think. If I get the Kratom grip of my Ka-Bar wet, it's more slippery than this knife under the same conditions. It doesn't seem to make sense, but it's true. Due to my huge hands, the grip feels small in circumference, but not in length. That's easily fixed w/ grip tape or heat shrink grip. Those w/ regular size hands won't have any problem. What's even more impressive, is that the balance is near perfect. That's difficult to do w/ a single piece of drop forged steel. I've heard the previous model, without the hand scales, wasn't as well balanced, due to the extra weight of the handle. I only have 3 gripes about this knife, & 1 of them I might be wrong about. I wish it had a choil or unsharpened section near the hilt, so I could choke up for shaving wood. That said, it's still easy to get my hand over the top of the hilt for that type of work. I also wish the pommel had a small flat section for crushing (you can still do it, it's just more difficult). I'm also concerned the Teflon coating, while nice, will make it hard to get sparks off a flint. I could be wrong about that, however, because I've seen people do it in videos.

This is a great knife. Good heavy metal and balanced. Easy to sharpen and holds edge. Any outdoor person should have this in their equipment.

WOW! This knife really surprised me. For 62.00$ you get a great blade, great steel and an excellent sheath! I have many of COLD STEELS offerings, mainly there larger folders in AUS-10 which are mainly used for S-DEFENSE. This one is my first 51200 steel and I used it hard the other day, heavy chopping, making walking sticks, batoning logs ect.ect. When I was done the knife was still razor sharp as I received it!! Removed the pine tar and sap buildup and wallpaper brand NEW! EXCELLENT VALUE for the knife you get! GREAT PURCHASE so far🔥💯💪

great knife from CS /Taiwan, thick, feels good, about 7 inch blade, mine was sharp.But, the plastic sheath is minimalist flimsy sheath, does not retain the knife. Maybe make a leather sheath.Maybe some DIY mod's on the sheath could press it into service, duct tape can do amazing things.My purchase was Amazon discount, so I feel a good value under $70, Amazon has lots good knives in avg man type price range for the heavy thick stock removal big blades.

So this knife is a typical cheap item from Cold Steel. It is sturdy and well built, and Im sure it will handle all the bushcraft I will be able to throw at it. It comes with the same cheap sheath as a GI Tanto. The weird thing about this knife is it’s finish. I expected it to look like the same black finish as the GI tanto. Instead it looks like it has an entire spray can of blueish gray spray paint applied to it. I dont really care a whole lot bc Im going to beat the crudd out of this knife…but its weird. Came super sharp as most Cold Steel items do.

Great knife and especially for the $$.Nice heavy duty all purpose knife.This will let my K-Bar semi retire