SZCO Full Tang Hunting Knife 9.5 Inch - Camping Knife with Brown Handle, Stainless Steel Blade - Pocket Knife for Hiking, Camping & Outdoor Uses - Knives for Men

Nice, handy-sized camping knife. I have no illusions that this is as tough as a BK-2, or as versatile as a SK-5. Fit and finish are about a 7 on a 10 scale. However, I'm not auditioning for "Alone" with this thing, it's a backup's backup, in a car kit. May never use it at all. Do you want to stick an Ontario Blackbird or a Pathfinder knife in a box under the back seat? Heck, the sheath is worth about what I paid for the whole thing ($10.63). Yeah, the bolsters are a tiny bit off, and the handle profile is a little blockier than I prefer, but so what! The choil in the bolster gives a rock-solid rest to your index finger to keep it south of the cutting edge. The edge itself came usable, and it dressed to very sharp in just a few minutes. Regardless of my doubts, it is full tang and has a lanyard hole near the butt. It's corrosion resistant steel, which is perfect for a car bag that doesn't get out in the light very often. Cons: despite the full tang, I would not want to do any batoning with this knife -- both because the strength of the blade is unknown, and because hollow-grind blades are more subject to binding and fracturing if you don't pull it out carefully; Pros: Dude, it's $11 for a 4-1/2" bladed, full tang knife, in a sheath! If all I ever use it for is to cut some twine for a truck bed tie-down, it's worth it.

Balance is right, fairly sharp, feels great and weight is excellent for it's size. You can tell it is in your hand. Between the Choil and scales there is a poorly detailed area that leaves an oval shaped "(" on the side of the choil where it should be flush to the scale. Point the blade up with the edge toward you and where the choile and scales meet you would expect to see a T shape. Mine actually has the top of the T angled about 25 degrees off plumb through the knife. There is also a repaired area where the lanyard liner was added, like a piece of wood flaked off and was buffed out after. The Handle is smooth and rivets are flush with surface. I went back and forth between 4 and 5 stars but settled on 5 because I really don't care about cosmetics and structurally it feels and seems sound. If you are not looking too close it actually is a sweet looking knife. The Sheath is not the best but it seems semi functional. I had an old leather sheath I swapped out with almost a perfect fit. I was trying this sheath paired with a really, really cheap knife. I cut a one inch gash along the spine, in the new sheath without even feeling it. I am not sure I would want this sheath on my hip if I slipped or tripped in a camp site. This is a value at this price point that you will feel good about when the day is done. 5/12/14 so I bought a second knife and the handle was worse than the first. It had the same previous flaws plus The wood was cracked around the lanyard insert to the edge. Thought about sending it back but decided to see what I could do with it. I wrapped it with duct tape and then with a simple spiral of paracord. It feels so good that I made a sheath for it and I be darned if I don't like it as much as any other knife I own.

I have bought about 6 of these over the years since 2013 as gifts or for myself and they are a good general purpose knife at a cheap price but there is no quality control at all. Some of these knives look great and have no flaws while others are put together very sloppily and there's gaps between the pakkawood handle scales, gaps between the bolsters and the tang, off center grind and/or dull tip or there is chips in the handle scales near the brass pins. The handle scales themselves also range from slim and rounded to thick and blocky. So be aware you likely won't get one that is immaculate and it may need some work to fix an off center grind, dull tip, or may need to put super glue in the gaps behind the handle scales. Cheap as they are and imperfect as they are they are still worth it and I have never had one fall apart on me. I have been using one of these since 2013 and it's taken a beating but it still works great and it's one of my main knives to use since I'd rather abuse a $10 blade instead of a knife I paid $50+ for. Sheath is not bad for the price either even though it's cheap nylon I have seen much worse. So yeah, it's clearly not a high end, super heavy duty knife at $10 but it gets the job done.

Love this knife!

The knife has a great feel and comes sharp, so you can start using it right away. It fits in the sheath easily and and the wooden handle gives the knife a great feel while holding it.

Easy use and blade quality

This is truly a well-made knife. The wood-to-metal fit is excellent. It feels sturdy and has enough heft in the hands since the full-tang stainless steel blade appears to be thicker than most knives, almost to the level of a Japanese tanto. I am sure it will last many years in the field. The nylon sheath that came with it is adequate but not up to par with the knife, but that doesn't bother me since I intend to custom-make a leather sheath for it. Fine knives deserve fine leather. At $10, this is a no-brainer. Makes you wonder how those poor Chinese workers make any money. I am buying another one! P.S., Since I wrote the above review, I have bought 5 of these great knives and my brother has bought 4 on my recommendation. I have made 5 custom leather sheaths for these knives, some I will give away as gifts. The very first sheath that I made for this knife(my first-ever hobbyist leather work of any sort) can be seen on my Youtube video here:[...] Please note the quality of my leatherwork has improved since making that first sheath.

小柄でシンプル、非常に扱いやすいです。切れ味もまずまず。

I was batoning wood while enjoying some summer alcohol in the backcountry and tried getting fancy with the knife. Just from the weight of a the knife's own momentum, I successfully sliced my knuckle and my hand started to immediately pour blood. Luckily the first aid kit I created was just as high quality as this very sharp knife and I was able to stop to the bleeding with the help of a medically trained friend. Also, the resulting fire pit we made was pretty great with the batoned wood. What a scar on my hand though. 5/5 the knife is strong and comes sharp from the box. The whole knife feels hefty, a good weight. My buddy decided to use this instead of a can opener, I was really unimpressed with his judgment call since its terrible for the damn blade. Still was in decent shape after being handled poorly. If you want to baton wood and have awesome scars, this is amazing. (Please do not hurt yourself or others, otherwise you're an idiot.)

Not bad for the paid price

This is an amazing knife with great quality, especially for the price. Full tang and it has good weight to it and you can tell it’s good solid steel with a sharp blade. You will not be disappointed in purchasing this knife, especially for the price.

Good sturdy knife with a good heft and weight. Has kept a decent edge. I haven't really baton it or anything strenuous, so at least for moderate use is good. It is a five star knife. But as a package I gave it four stars. Sheath is modest at best. Its sewn and only has two rivets. Two more rivets would not have broken the bank and insured against sheath splitting with time. The belt loop is generous and tactile feel of material itself is good. Adding a pocket for a ferro rod and/or sharpening stone would have been nice. Its these small details that make something memorable and great.