Schrade Delta Class Reckon Tini Fixed Blade with 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade, 6.4in Fixed Blade for Buschcrafting, EDC

Schrade SCHF9 Extreme Survival Knife with Fixed 1095 High Carbon Steel is an AMAZING AMAZING value. For a 6.4 inch blade .25 thick full tang a true full tang this is the DEAL of the Knife World. As of December 2013 $39.00 on Amazon this is GREAT. EXCELLENT KNIFE - Sheath is fair - it's big. Worth getting a nice custom leather sheath. This knife seems to be a great Farm Carry tool. It's TOUGH as nails - great handle - Sharp and fine looking. For the price you invest it's not going to bother you to pound the heck out of it - what are knives for. You may want to get a 2nd as a collectors piece cause in my thought this is a $50.00 knife in 4 or 5 years if not sooner. For the price I would take this over the Becker BK2 with .25 thick blade. The BK2 is a 5" blade. I like the 6 inch blade - it's about a 6" inch cutting edge - I only count blade length from tip to where the blade starts - meaning the actual cutting edge not the entire size of the blade (why cound the finger choil area as part of the blade if it does not cut?) For Wood Batoning I prefer at least a 7" to 9" blade. Becker BK9, Ontario RTAK2, Ontario SP8 .26 thick on the SP8. BK9 and RTAK2 are both 3/16th's thick. I believe the RTAK2 is a bit longer than BK9 but the blade profile on the BK9 is better for busting through wood. Although the BK9 is not .25 thick it will not get "stuck" in wood like a full flat grind blade will. Not enough "real estate" moving through the wood. Sort of like a very think Machete would not be able to Baton through 8" oak it will get stuck. Not enough mass moving through. You won't have this with the Schrade - but the BK9 being thinner has more Length so to me it's more my style of a knife. Any knife can baton through 3" diameter wood you don't need a .25 inch thick blade for small logs so I don't know why these short blades are so thick. It's nice since they will take abuse. I just with this Schrade was 7.5 inches that 1 inch makes a HUGE difference when trying to Baton wood. Back to the Schrade. It's too large for an EDC "every day carry" It dwarfs the Cold Steel SRK in mass although only 1/2 if that longer than SRK in total length. It would make a GREAT back pack blade. GREAT GREAT for wood Batoning. If you are not into 7 plus inch knives GET THIS ONE. It can do just about anything any knife can do and for the price this is a real nice gesture by Schrade. The Becker BK7 will be better for cutting food and for finer wood work cause the BK7 is thinner it's 3/16th of an inch - this Schrade is .25 inch thick VERY SOLID. I have a feeling this one will become a classic IF they end up discontinuing it soon. It is worth $50.00 in my book. Don't knock yourselves out looking for a knife this one is it. KABAR, Ontario, Ranger by Ontario are to me the best out there for the price and as good quality as a Busse or Essee - those are higher end designer blades for people who have more money to burn - at the end of the day this knife will do EVERYTHING any of the others can. Thanks Schrade - sad you are not made in the USA any more. So after buying this folks get a KABAR BK9 for your big carry or the Ontario SP9 or RTAK2 or Ranger 7 or Ranger 9 ALL MADE IN USA (Specific Models of these companies are still made in USA other models are made in Taiwan) Peace friends!

This has become my ultimate outdoor companion. I'm thrilled with this purchase, and love everything about it. I've been bringing this with me camping for more than a year now and it has held up brilliantly. I've used this knife for everything from preparing food to chopping wood to digging holes. It's an incredibly useful piece of sharpened steel. The 1095 carbon steel takes and holds an edge exceptionally well. The jimping on the back and the finger groove on the front really add a nice touch to the blade, and give it a bit of an extension allowing it to cut through thicker wood. Stress tests, I've done them. Because of the low cost of this knife, I don't have any issues with beating the carbon our of this thing if I need to, and have chosen to to prove it's worth. And is hasn't disappointed, not one bit. I was camping with it at a festival (not my usual scene) and we had a lot of pre-chopped fire wood, but most of the pieces were hardwood and too big to start a fire. i started to baton with the knife, but wasn't getting too far through the hardwood and the knots since i didn't have much to hit it with. Then I found that someone brought a 20lb sledge hammer with. I grabbed that and started batoning the back of the knife with it, and it split the wood quite fast. Sure, it left some dings and dents in the backside of the knife, but I'd be surprised if it didn't. Besides, I like a good, used look to a tool. I was able to plow through a ton of wood that way, and the knife really took the beating well. Right after that whole ordeal, I sat down with a chunk of wood and was able to make a nice feather stick with the concave part of the blade. After that, I checked the edge, and it didn't seem to even notice the work it just did. On another camping trip in the woods, I used the back of an axe to do the same thing (hard to baton with an axe). Same thing, held up really well with only some dents on the back. I even missed my target a few times and caught the knife right at the tip, and because of the approach angle on that tip, it didn't break off. The included holster for it deserves it's own review. It's really of great quality and has everything I could ask for in a holster. Multiple mounting option, holds the blade securely, and has a great storage pouch. I've added items to the pouch to make it my perfect outdoors kit. Hanging from the outside I've added a piece of firesteel (lights immediately against the back of the knife) and a small flashlight (made by Oveready). On the inside of the pouch I have an ESSE arrow head, fishing hooks, weights, and small bobbers, 4-5 sticks of firestarters, some wire for snares, some dryer lint for kindling, and some iodine tablets. And of course a bunch of paracord. If all I could take is one thing into the woods with me, it'd be this knife, the holster, and what I have in the pouch. To make it stay on my leg tighter, but to prevent it from binding when I crouch down, I've replaced the paracord leg strap with some elastic cord. A couple things to point out. The finish on the blast started coming off after the first camping trip with it. After more use, you can tell that the blade has been used. I personally like the look of a used knife, so this is not a problem for me. When I got back from my first trip, I just put it directly away without thinking about it, and when I looked at it a couple weeks later, I noticed a couple spots of rust on the blade. I grabbed some steel wool and was able to buff that out pretty easily. From that point on, if it wasn't in use on my hip, I keep it oiled with mineral oil, and I've never had any other issues since. This is just a basic factor of taking care of a nice blade made of this quality of steel. Also, because of the recurve in the blade, some may have some issues with sharpening the concave part of the edge. I found that I could use the edge of my sharpener to get in here, and I have no problem keeping this part of the blade ready to chew through wood. After my first heavy use of it, I noticed that the grip was such that it gave me a blister on the inside of my thumb. I've purchased a cheap pair of leather gloves from a hardware store to wear while using it (good to have around a campsite anyways), and now my hands are completely unscathed from continuous chopping. Overall, this knife is well worth the money, and then some. If anything happened to mine, I'd immediately replace it with exactly the same knife.

A faca é bonita e robusta, mas vem se fio nenhum num espaço de 6 centímetros próximo à guarda, tempera muito ruim se considerar que realmente é aço 1095 pois na curvatura onde o fio estava bom desbastei um pedaço de pinus e serrilhou o dente. Decepcionante. Vou devolver.

Fantastic knife! First of all I have been using all sorts of knives for over 30 years. I have knives for work, hiking, camping, fishing and collections. This is probably my favourite and I'll explain why. It's very strong and can handle a beating. I don't care what others say about 1095 high carbon steel it's is one of the best as far as I'm concerned. It you want a knife that can handle a %#*! Kicking this is it. It's a heavy knife with a thick blade. Yes it is slightly more prone to rust then some others but if you know how to look after a knife then you won't have an issue.i have had lesser quality knife made from 1095 that I beat on a daily basis and it has not chipped, bent or broke. It is a large so if you don't want a large heavy knife don't get it. But I have nothing bad to say about this knife and sheath at all. 1095 steel takes a bit to sharpen but if you have any idea what your doing it's not hard to get a good edge with long lasting retention. Advice for people you don't have much experience with that. It's all in the angle of the edge. Came sharpe and case is great, well designed with great durability. ALL PROS NO CONS!!

Es un excelente cuchillo por el precio. El acero es 1095 de alto carbono. Bastante resistente y cómodo para manos grandes

Buon coltello. La Schrade non si smentisce mai in quanto al rapporto qualita'/prezzo e questo coltello non è da meno. Un po' complicata la sistemazione alla cintura e, forse, se insieme alla tasca per la pietra per affilare applicata sul fodero ci fosse stata anche quest'ultima, non sarebbe stato male. E' giustamente pesante forse più dei coltelli che uso abitualmente all'aperto ma non da' fastidio né affatica la mano e il braccio. L'affilatura è precisa, priva di sbavature e si presta bene per il lavoro anche su legno stagionato, la lama ha uno spessore generoso e risulta compatta e idonea al bushcraft . Tutto sommato un coltello a tutto tondo buono per ogni genere di lavoro all'aperto e buon compagno di avventure...

Es ist mein erstes Outdoor-Messer, welches ich mir für grobe Arbeiten im Outdoor- / Camping- und Bushcraftbereich gekauft habe. Ausschlaggebend waren das als gut angepriesene Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht. Das Messer wiegt einiges, liegt aber gut in der Hand. Es wirkt sehr wertig und ist - soweit ich das für meine Verhältnisse einschätzen kann - ausreichend scharf (schneidet Papier und Holz gleichermaßen gut). Bisher hat es auch nach den Einsätzen nicht an Schärfe verloren. Aufgrund der Klingenlänge darf man es in Deutschland nicht führen. Das liegt meiner Auffassung nach aber eher daran, dass es als Messer deklariert ist (was es natürlich der Bauart entsprechend auch ist) und nicht als Axt / Beil, als das es auch hätte deklariert werden können (natürlich nicht ganz ernst gemeint). Beile und Äxte sind Werkzeuge, die man mit sich herumtragen darf. ;-) Im Ernst: Es ist so wuchtig und schwer, dass man damit kaum feine Schnitzarbeiten vornehmen können wird. (Außer man hat größere Hände und mehr Kraft als ich.) Dafür kann man damit hervorragend Äste kürzen, Stämme entasten, Holzscheite spalten (Batoning) also eben grobe Arbeiten verrichten - genau, wie ich das wollte. Ich glaube auch nicht, dass jemand bei größter Anstrengung (ohne Hilfsmittel) diese Klinge abbrechen könnte (5 mm stark). Es hat eine wunderbar stabile Kunststoffscheide und lässt sich mit dem mitgelieferten Band mit dem Holster sicher am Gürtel und dem Oberschenkel befestigen. Die kleine Kunststofftasche, die sich auf dem Holster befindet, kann zum Mitführen von kleinen Gerätschaften genutzt werden (kleine Taschenlampe, Feuerzeug etc.), ist aber m. E. n. nur Spielerei. Da man das Täschchen auch abmachen kann, ist es allerdings ein nettes Gadget, das man sich auch an anderer Stelle z.B. an den Rucksack machen kann.