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 am legitimately blown away by the quality and value of this knife. I have been a survivalist for more than 20 years and this is my new favorite knife. When it comes to survival knives, they have to be dependable because your life may depend on them. And this one hits every single mark, It's perfect! Perfect steel, perfect length, the drop point is perfect. It feels so good in your hand. The grip panels are as grippy as sandpaper yet still comfortable to the touch. Full tang is great and all but nothing beats one solid piece of drop forged steel. For the past ten years, I've used a Gerber Strong Arm in the field. Great knife but this one is SO MUCH BETTER and it's 25% cheaper! The only thing that falls short is the sheath, the Strong Arm sheath is slightly better. It's not bad but you can tell it's a bit on the cheaper side and it's not nearly as impressive as the knife itself. I may look into getting a custom leather sheath made in the future, but the one that it came with will do fine for now. I watched a ton of videos of people beating the crap out of this knife and it never even lost an edge. This is by far my best Amazon buy ever. This is the kind of knife that could last generations. I will be using it for the rest of my life and one day I'll pass it down to my son. I've spent entire paychecks on high-end survival knives but I'll take this one into the field over those any day. I really can't say enough good things about it.

Great knife!! Love the 52100 solid steel, monolithic design. This thing is tough and has great edge. Will eventually use heavy grip wrap on it, but it looks so good as is…

Better than excepted. This is a very good Bowie for the price. It’s came pretty sharp, and the size is just perfect for a Bowie. The knife looks great in person also. It is a heavy duty knife but surprisingly feels light in the hand. If you’re looking a beater Bowie this is it. I’ve beat the heck out of it and no problems.

Literally fell asleep and ordered this by accident. Best sleep order ever. Awesome knife heavy in the hand and suprisingly large. Takes and holds an edge very well but might be to much to look for scalpel sharp. Would be good in the field. Was super surprised to find the whole damn thing is cast and the grips are screwed on. The grips feel like a grinding stone for an angle grinder. Would be good candidate for a Paracord wrap. I like the sheath but suggest something to hold the tip end from flooping around or horizontal carry. Its a pretty long knife. 8 of 10 would highly recommend if your lioking for a Bowie.

Knife is awesome, it’s pretty cool that it’s made from one piece of metal! It’s the same size as my largest kitchen knife for reference but more than twice the thickness so it’s going my to be pretty heavy. You can use it to chop wood or brush easily and I’m bringing it with me on my next camping trip! The only thing that sucks about it is the sheath. I get you don’t want it to grip the knife so tight but this is way too loose. If you carry it on your right hip it could be dangerous. In the video I obviously manipulate the sheath in abnormal ways but you could definitely cut yourself if the sheath shifts around to a weird configuration. So definitely think about where you’re carrying it and which way the blade is facing. With a knife this heavy I’d expect the plastic to be able to grip the knife to where it won’t slide if you tip it upside down. That’s just me though, still a good knife

I mean I can't say anything different than everyone else; it's a sturdy knife it seems, it comes out of the box hair shaving sharp which I'm not even sure is necessary for a knife like this but its nice. And the edge is also nice, like whoever sharpens it knows what they're doing (or programming). I only made this review to point out that the other reviewer treefrog positioning their knife in an unrealistic way to show how you could cut yourself (super unlikely even with how he was doing it as evidenced by how long it too just to get it to that danger point) because the sheath was "poor" wasn't using it correctly. You'll notice the knife isn't clicking into the retention portion when you reference it vs my photo, which is fully clicked in (notice the screw distance from the top of the sheath). It's not the best sheath I've ever seen, but it certainly does it's job well enough.

The knife appears to be indestructible, with an integral metal handle and hard handle slabs. The hard handle slabs are not as comfortable as the rubber on most CS knives, but is not objectionable. The design is excellent and well made, with an excellent blade shape. The only downside might be the extra weight in the handle, though this allows for easy and quick control of the blade. The edge is sharp out of the box, but probably not up to some user's standards. CS states the hardness is 58-59 hrc, which is plenty hard enough for a good knife and should not be brittle. My first sharpening of the blade included a mild reprofile of the factory edge. The steel responded well to traditional sharpening methods and produced an extremely sharp edge with a little effort. The drop forging process should, in theory, produce a better blade than simple flat stock removal knife production (most good axe/hatchet heads are drop forged). The Secure-Ex sheath is well made, nice fitting and comfortable to carry. 52100 steel is excellent for both durability and edge holding, so I expect this knife to perform any task very well. At the current price, this knife may be the best value available for this size and style of knife. Considering the weight and the 8 inch blade, this is more knife than most hunters or campers will need or want to carry on a typical outing; however, if the plan is a wilderness experience of indefinite length, the Survivalist might be the best choice. A good knife to have in any situation. My personal thought is the design of this knife is in response to the popularity of batonning, a trend not favored by us old timers.

Dieser Stahl erreicht je nach Wärmebehandlung eine Rc zw. 60-67! Deshalb habe ich, was ich eigentlich nicht mache, lange gelagerte Buche betoned....! Da bei solchen Klingen es gerne mal zu Ausbrüchen an der Schneide kommen kann, zumal hier noch zusätzlich ein Schleifwinkel von 20 Grad angebracht ist. Was für Outdoor eigentlich die maximale Grenze sein sollte, da die Schneide dann zu fein ist. Ich habe auf meinen sonstigen Outdoormesser 23-25 Grad Schleifwinkel um die Schneide robust bei harten Einsätze verwenden zu können. Hier habe ich nun eine Rc von 60+ bei 20 Grad Schleifwinkel......und das Messer hält das Holz Spalten problem aus und hat anschließend den Papiertest noch bestanden. Nein, dies ist keine gekaufte Rezension

Wenn ein deutscher Gangster-Rapper und ein Paarhufer ein Kind kriegen würden wäre es dieses Messer. Massiv und Scha(r)f. Es liegt gut in der Hand, lässt sich super führen und ist ab Auslieferung sehr scharf. Das hohe Eigengewicht und die Länge der Klinge eröffnen ein breites Spektrum an Einsatzmöglichkeiten

Top Produkt von Cold Steel. Zu diesem Preis bekommt man echt viel Messer. Ein echter Klopper und sehr scharf. Klare Kaufempfehlung.

Das Messer ist sehr gut verarbeitet. Die Farbe ist leicht gräulich, nicht wie im Internet wo es schwarz aussieht. Military eu. Hat auch sehr schnell geliefert. 2 Tage von Polen bis zum hiesigen Paketdienst, UPS. Dort hat es dann leider 4 Tage gelegen.

Ein Stück Stahl, robust und sehr Scharf