MTech USA – Fixed Blade Knife – Satin Finish Stainless Steel Blade, Black Wood Handle with Stainless Steel Bolster, Includes Nylon Sheath - Hunting, Camping, Survival, Tactical – MT-20-04

The blade itself is clearly not part of the sub hilt. The sub hilt is what gives the impression it is full tang but it is not connected to the blade unless by rivets and or lanyard tube. In the video the commentator says "as you can see full tang" and that is clearly wrong. No where can I can find anything written that says full tang. I doubt I would do much wood processing with it. It's 4mm or about 5/32" so not really a overly thick blade but thick enough. There is also your tolerance for a blade that was definitely put together quickly. This is not the work of a master craftsman. If you look for them there are a few small funny grinds and fit/gap issues. My handle isn't cracked at least, probably saved from that by the small gaps, and everything feels tight. If your not fussy about the small things, it feels great in the hand and looks pretty good. The blade grind is even and it does cut paper if you catch it right. All things considered it's so cheap and and so cool it's worth having anyway.

First I’ll say that I took this knife for what it is; not for what some people might want it to be. It is a fighting knife, obviously patterned after the Kressler and Loveless sub-hilt fighting knives: two high-end blades. It is not a Bowie or bushcraft knife and wasn’t intended for heavy utility tasks such as chopping or batoning firewood. It’s a fighting knife.It is a twenty-dollar knife. Fit and finish are adequate and nothing more. The example I have has tiny chips in the handle scales where the pins were put in and the pins aren’t ground totally flush with the handle scales. The tang, also wasn’t ground flush to the handle sales and the blade grind was slightly asymmetrical at the tip. These issues were minor, cosmetic and did not affect the functionality of the knife. If this were a knife I paid hundreds of dollars for those issues would cause me great concern. But this is a twenty dollar knife. For that price, I was impressed with the Mtech MT 20-04.Mtech has a pretty bad reputation among ‘knife people’. People either praise them as good knives that are very affordable or deride them as absolutely worthless junk not worth even the lowest price. There doesn’t seem to be a middle ground in the Mtech debate. The MT 20-04 was my first Mtech knife. I bought it because a Kressler or Loveless knife just wasn’t in the budget and I wanted a sub-hilt fighting knife for my collection. If I liked the feel of the MT20-04, I reasoned, I would be motivated to save up for one of the much more expensive knives mentioned above. If I didn’t like it, I was out a mere twenty dollars. Also, the black and silver colors and the streamlined design are quite attractive and look good with the rest of my collection. I was impressed by the durability of this knife, though. It did take some work to get it acceptably sharp, however.I am aware that it is not a true full tang. It has a two-piece tang held together by welds. But the construction of this knife appears to be very solid. Over the last few days, I did a lot of fighting practice with the MT 20-04 including chopping, slicing, and thrusting repeatedly into a wooden pell from all eight angles of attack and came up with only minor scratches on the flat of the blade. Again, this is a fighting knife and I that’s how I used it.With this particular model, Mtech has acquitted itself well in my eyes. I suspect that the company’s reputation for poor quality has more to do with inconsistent quality control than the general quality of their products. For twenty bucks the MT 20-04 in my possession was well worth the price. It is not the work of a master craftsman but, for a knife this affordable this, it’s hard to beat.

Excellent purchase. Big, but not too heavy. Great feel, very comfortable. My hands are XL in gloves, this knife and the sub-hilt fits and feels great. Mtech makes a good, solid knife for the money. Only a few very tiny, minor flaws in the handle, nothing you will notice unless you inspect closely. And for $17 delivered with Prime? Are you kidding me? Deal of the century. No plans to use this knife for anything other than display and handling, showing off. Will keep it by the bed at night, too, just in case. In fact, I liked it so much, I bought a second one.Don't expect much from the sheath. It's whatever nylon Mtech is using, and the stitching is decent but not really heavy duty. It's not bad, not too lightweight. Definitely better put together than the Pakistani sheaths that come on the really super cheap knives (I have a few, they are borderline child toy plastic), but nothing to brag about. For me, they are fine since I'm not going to be carrying it around outdoors. However, for perspective, I'd say the knife itself is definitely worth a new leather sheath in the $20 range if you can find one, just for display purposes.Like I said, I liked the knife well enough to buy a second. At $17 it's a real steal. The knife is worth twice that, easy. Great piece of hardware. Will take an edge if you know what you are doing. Highly recommended.

I see a lot of reviews on here about this knife not being full Tang. This is true it is not a full tang knife. Does this diminish the value? No. I feel like many people are biased about full tang blades. This is a large sharp piece of metal aka knife. It's a tool and should be judged as such. I have had mine since 2018 it has not chipped bent or broken loose from the handle, it does not rattle. The tasks I have accomplished with this knife are as follows- cut down branches, cut rope, split wood for kindling. This knife is great to have on your hip while you are in the woods or wherever you see fit to use it. It is still Sharp I have only sharpened it twice. It comes sharp or at least mine did but you can sharpen it to your likeness as with any knife. So for about 20 bucks I've had it for almost 3 years and it's still going strong I'd say that's quality. If you are curious about the Tang it goes just below the second peg in the handle.