Old Timer Heritage Series 169OT 10.25in Fixed Blade Knife with Stainless Steel Drop Point Blade, Laminate Wood Handle, Full Tang Design, and Leather Sheath for Hunting, Camping, EDC, and Outdoors

I have a soft spot for Old Timer Knives. My first fixed blade knife was purchased in 1975, an Old Timer Sharp Finger. Out of my 350+ knives this Heritage fixed blade and its little brother pocket knife are among my favorites and certainly two of the most beautiful. Fit and finish are impeccable, the materials are top notch. All metals are polished to a mirror finish. The knife was nearly razor sharp right out of the box. It only took a few minutes to make it so. The resin infused wood handle is beautiful with an excellent shape and machined grooves work in harmony with the sharp (thank you!) jimping to provide a safe grip. The blade is an excellent shape for all around performance and made from the familiar D2. D2 is widely used in knife making due to its excellent edge retention and wear resistance. Developed originally for industrial die making in 1947, D2 started showing up in knives in 1965 and has proven itself. During my rather destructive testing, cutting with a purpose built machine on aluminum, copper, and bronze bar stock and stabbing through steel cans, minor edge dulling occurred with no edge rolling or chipping. The tip and finish suffered no damage. Hardness tested at HRC 60. After testing, although D2 can be difficult to sharpen, the dulling I caused during testing was mild enough that it only took a few minutes on the sharpening rig to return to the blade to a razor edge. The included leather sheath was ok but in comparison to the high quality build of the knife it seemed really cheap. I thought this beautiful knife deserved much better so I gave it a much nicer made in USA OEM Cold Steel sheath I found on line. For the list price on the manufacturer's website this knife is a bargain, for Amazon's price it's a steal! Love this knife! Grumpy old guy seal of approval!!

I was looking for an affordable camping knife and was excited to see this one come up in D2, which is one of my favorite steels. The fit and finish are great for the price, the only potential problem is that the tang is slightly proud of the scales, which might cause a bit of pain trying to grip for long periods. I will change my review if the knife doesn’t hold up to abuse testing. Comes very sharp out of the box, not hair whittling but a good functional edge the glides through cardboard. UPDATE: I used some wet/dry automotive sandpaper (2000 & 3000 grit) to round any hard edges on the handle, it did not take very long and I was not aggressive to get it feeling great in the hand. The knife survived some very light batoning with no damage to the edge. Whittles just fine, but it is big enough I don't think it would be my first choice because of the increased risk of having such a long exposed edge. I'm happy to have found a good around the ranch work knife that won't need sharpened very often.

Just got the knife, so this is just an unboxing review. No surprises when i received it, it came exactly how it looks in the photos. It seems like a strong stout knife with about 4 mm spine and full tang. Jimping is done nicely and feels fine pushing with thumb. The blade has a very polished mirror finish, and came very sharp. D2 is stamped on the blade and the steel seems to be quite hard. The sheath fits tight and should work fine, although I think black leather would have looked much better than brown. The handle has a larger circumference than other knives of this length/size.

One of the best Old Timer fixed blades I've owned, D2 steel full tang, good jimping on the spine and on the handles, good grip fits and feels great,good overall size, good finish on the knife overall the leather sheath fits decent could be a little better fitment, and a good value.

Fit this knife in sale for 41 bucks... it is a good looking knife with a nice finish on the blade. The fit from handle to guard is a little clumsy but is functional. This is a chunk of steel also... thick heavy duty blade and looks like it can withstands some use. I'm not expecting the mirror finish on the blade to last forever but it looks nice when new and has a nice wow factor of you are giving it as a gift. I'm satisfied with this purchase.

I live on a sheep farm, we butcher sheep regularly. I have used several knives to butcher sheep. this knife has been very impressive. Depending on the knife I have to sharpen it between 1 and 4 times during the skinning and gutting process. I sharpen this knife once during the skinning and gutting, and once during the quartering and butchering. I have been thinking about getting another. I have chopped into sheep bones trying to quarter, and there are no chips in the blade. the handle is very large. I wear men's size large gloves, and my hand is still small for the handle. My mom has a hard time using this knife. If you need a large handled knife this is the perfect knife

The knife is cool. I like the size and fits comfortably in my hand. Comes super sharp. I imagine it would do well with batoning. But it does not throw sparks off a ferro rod. The spine is smoothed out and not a full 90 degree spine for throwing sparks. And the ridges of the spine usually help for sparking with a ferro rod but not on this knife. Which really sucks. Or else this could have easily been my favorite knife. The best affordable bushcraft knives that actually spark a ferro rod every time, even heavily used ferro rods, are BPS stainless steel knives and Odenwolf also has an excellent design on it’s knives for this purpose because the ridges on the spine are perfect for getting a spark no matter what.

when I saw the name "Old Timer" I knew it was a quality piece I was looking at. This is on another level from what I expected. the blade is considerably thicker that many higher priced brands and feels like it will be with my for the rest of my life. fit and finish do suffer a little bit with the pins through the scabbard though, just a couple thousandths high. Enough to be felt, but should not create an issue going forward. Overall excellent fit, feel, and you should not be disappointed. My two pennies in this matter. Be blessed.

La vdd muy bonito y sirve para todo tipo de uso muy recomendable

I love this knife.. I should have bought it sooner.. crazy sharp out the box.. believe me I sharpen knives and this i did not have to touch up.. I like the way it looks, nothing cheap about it. Good weight. Good leather sheath.. use it or don't use it.. you'll be happy with it.. trust me

Muy buen cuchillo, excelente filo. Su funda muy bonita y bien elaborada. El acero del cuchillo de buena dureza, conserva mucho el filo.

Très beau couteau, très tranchant, bonne équilibre, de très bonne qualité.

Just got. Quality knife. Feels like good purchase. Could shave with it!! Little heavy, if that concerns you. Would buy again!