Pros: Materials, None
Cons: Sheath/Scabbard, Blade Sharpness, Weight, Overall Quality
looks great in pictures, but massively disappointing
a lot of thought & effort went into making the knife look pretty, but NONE into how it functions. too dull, too heavy, just a waste of money Pros: ....440c & Micarta are good materials & the fire steel works. Cons: the blade is dull - it looks like a scandi grind but the main bevel angle is closer to that of an axe and it has a small secondary bevel which makes it even more axe-like. when they polished the blade, they softened the edge of the spine so it doesn't work well with the fire steel. too heavy - the blade is over 1/8" thick with a full tang & thick handle scales. the edges are rounded, but looking straight down on the spine, you can see no effort was made to contour the handles - 3/4" thick all the way. the thick blade, the axe grind, & the non-contoured handles all add up to a lot of material. a proper scandi grind & some handle contouring would save quite a bit of weight & make the knife functional. the fire steel comes in a big knurled aluminum baton that's more appropriate for self defense. the sheath very generic and the knife has a 1/2" of fore/aft play! - imagine how bad it'll be once it loosens up. minus it has no provision for hatching the fire steel. the knife is useless for bushcraft unless you have a grinder to fix the edge bevel so don't waste your money
