MTech USA MT-20-35 Series Fixed Blade Knife, Black Drop Point Blade, Plastic Handle, 8-Inch Overall

Weight: 4.35 oz / 123 grams w/o sheath Blade length: The 0.125" thick blade is 3 3/4" long, as measured from the part that is sharpened. But if you measure the blade from tip to where the handle starts, it's a bit over 4". So beware of your local laws. Primary grind: this blade is hollow ground. Aside from the grind line coming up about 1/16" higher on the left side of the blade vs right, it is nicely done. The hollow grind thins out to around 0.036-0.037" thick at the start of the flat secondary bevel over most of the blade; it thickens up to around 40 mics at the tip. The secondary bevel seems to be maybe 36-38 degrees, ballpark guess. This is fine, out-the-box. This is the typical, sturdy, generic, factory edge that can be further refined without too much effort. The blade dips in just a hair before it flares out at the ricasso. It's so slight, I'm not sure if this is intentional or just the result of hand grinding. I prefer to sharpen on a flat stone, so I removed this miniscule bit of recurve. The tip on mine came rounded over, as some of the other reviewers have also noticed. The finish is a smooth, flat black, and it is flawless. There are no rough or discolored patches. Faint and even grind lines are barely visible underneath the coating, over the entire knife. That said, I personally don't want any kind of coating on a 440A stainless steel knife to begin with, and this coating was easy to remove, once I had ground the blade to where I wanted it. Sheath: the sheath is black nylon sewed over a smooth, grey backing (looks like some kind of high density foam polymer). It's not the worst quality nylon and stitching I've ever seen, but it certainly looks cheap. The sheath loops back on itself to make a very large and sturdy belt loop. For retention, it has a snap loop that closes over the second finger cutout. The thickness of the nylon and backing give the sheath pretty decent shape retention. The blade slides into the sheath, easily, with no fear of piercing. It seems like it would work, but it's ugly. Steel: It didn't take long to put a nice edge on this blade. My previous experience with Mtech 440A steel has been favorable. They use a 440A type of steel for many of their knivs, and the temper is generally tailored to the knife. Their 440 machetes are tempered fairly soft, for instance. Judging from the apex angle this the steel will hold without rolling too easily, I'd call it about medium-hard, which is appropriate for an "outdoor/sporting" knife this size. Wild guess, I would go with RC 56. Plenty tough, I think, considering how keen I made the edge and have yet to suffer chips. This type of steel performs very similarly to a plain carbon steel knife, in that it grinds/polishes very easily and hones nicely on Arkansas/silica stone to a razorlike edge. But the tradeoff for being stainless is that it must be left slightly softer in order to retain appropriate chip-resistance/toughness... so it might need more frequent sharpening. To date, I find edge retention is very good, all things considered. I like these mild stainless (and plain carbon) steels for their ease of sharpening. Cons: the handle is a tad shorter and thinner than I would have liked, and the smooth plastic is not the ideal handle material. It feels really slick if your hands are wet or sweaty. I ended up making larger handle scales out of wood. I used the original bolts to fasten them, but in hindsight I wish I would have pinned it. The bolts may be practical, but they don't look very nice in a wood handle. I would rather 1/4" less blade and 1/4" longer and thicker handle for functionality. The knife balances slightly behind the first finger groove. If you lay the knife on a flat surface, it lays flat on the handle, FWIW. Summary: This knife is an Mtech. Mtech can be hit or miss. This knife is definitely not junk. It has a thick, substantial blade, good steel and heat treat, and is nicely ground and finished. But the handle is too small for average adult male, IMO.

I'm giving this one a five star rating. It was much nicer than I thought it would be, especially for less than eight bucks delivered. The grind is even, and it shaved the hair on my arm just fine right out of the box. Finish was consistent and very nice. The black coating is even and smooth. Blade spine is plenty thick for this size knife. As for the grip scales - yes they are plastic and slick. So, I wrapped a piece of 220 grit Gator sandpaper around a file and sanded them. Since the attaching screw heads are countersunk, I didn't even have to remove them. They feel just fine now, and the texture looks like G10 rather than the plain old thermoplastic that they are. Comes with a lanyard and I almost tossed that. However, I decided to just braid it and leave it on. Now for the sheath. It is the same construction that MTech uses in a lot of their larger Bowie type knives. I have replaced those sheaths on my other MTechs with better ones. But in this size, it seems perfectly matched to this small knife, and is secure and safe. So I very well may leave it alone. The blade is a half inch longer than a Buck 110 that I compared it to, and the overall length is a half inch less when the 110 is open. It also seems to weigh about half as much. After a couple of minutes on my strop, it is just as sharp as the 110 too. I look at this as a utility or backup camp knife. It is just so small and light that I can't see any reason for it to NOT be on me someplace when I'm knocking around in the desert. It's fine for skinning a jackrabbit or a coyote. This knife - at eight bucks - deserves the high rating that I gave it. I will be buying more of them to put into tackle boxes and camping bags.

Good little knife. Very durable. I dont like the metal handle, but can't beat this knife for the price

Ordered the black handle version. The sealed box said the handle was black as well. Opened the box and out came a knife with PINK handle! LOL The nylon sheath seemed decent and it will probably last longer than many nylon sheaths that came with knives around this price range. The fit and finish of the knife felt rather decent as well. The factory edge wasn’t very sharp and the knife will barely cut paper. But at least it’s a nice preliminary edge waiting to be properly sharpened. The handle is definitely youth sized. People with large hands will find the handle uncomfortable. I would be much happier if the the knife came with a shorter blade and a longer handle. The finger grooves did not help the grip much. The spacing of the finger grooves felt limiting; a larger single notch for the index finger should give the user a much better feel. The plastic handle was smooth and I think the handle will become slippery when wet. Sharpening this knife was very easy. The metal was soft and the factory “preliminary edge” really did help. It took very little effort to find the apex of the knife. I tried a toothy edge first but it didn’t last very long. Slicing paper alone managed to kill most of the microscopic teeth. LOL To my surprise, a highly polished edge worked much better for this particular knife. I’ve only tried 17 degree sharpening angle, which is very close to the factory sharpening angle on this knife. The edge retention of the knife wasn’t good and it was marginally serviceable at the best. I’ve done quite a bit of feather sticking with this knife and I found the edge held up just long enough for an overnight camping trip. I’ve sharpened my knife to the point which it will slice cleanly down a piece of folded, free standing college ruled paper. The knife will stop slicing (hand held) paper cleanly after making 3 or 4 feather sticks but it could still crank out around 8 more feather sticks before the blade stop biting wood. The edge might be fine for a 2 day trip if the handle was a little bit longer. It was difficult to exert extra power to force the knife to shave wood with such a small handle. I’ve also tried light batoning with the knife. The thin hollow grind made me felt uneasy but the knife survived a few branches up to around 2 1/4” in diameter. I thought there would be lots of wear on the black coating after batoning but it held up much better than expected. One interesting thing I found about my knife was that the knife’s edge didn’t really roll like regular stainless steel knives. Instead, I got many many almost microscopic chips as if I was using a carbon steel knife. Thanks to the soft metal, only some light stropping will make those mini chips disappear. My knife could be stropped back to life 5 to 6 times before I need to give it a light, maintenance sharpening. If you intend to strike ferrocerium rods with this knife, you’ll need to give the knife’s spine a sharp 90 degree grind. The knife as-is could only throw sparks by using the notch between the blade and the handle. The notch on this knife do not throw sparks efficiently and the sparks will damage the soft metal blade. Update before the 1st review was even submitted: I was playing with one of my pocket knives as I was writing the review and I suddenly realized the knife’s handle really wasn’t as small as it felt. The handle on my newly purchased 3 1/2” frame lock was definitely smaller but I wasn’t complaining at all. It was the finger groove on the handle that caused this youth sized handle illusion! The spacing of the finger grooves was better suited for people with smaller hands. The whole problem will go away if there’s only 1 finger groove for the index finger or no finger grooves at all. Duh!!

This is my first ever review, so sorry if it’s not that great. I love testing knives and this one passed its first one. My can opener broke so I needed to open a can. So using a hammer and my new knife I worked my way around the can. And after punching holes and prying open the can, I inspected the knife. And after a quick look over all I noticed was a few chips on the edge of the blade with a small spot where the edge rolled, and some scuffs on the finish. And the next thing I was using it for was to cut up some sausage for breakfast. And it sliced up that with ease. The only thing I don’t really like is the sheath but I will be making my own soon for it. The handle fits my hand pretty good and I didn’t slip any as I was hammering the blade into the can. This knife has became one to add for my EDC. So really it’s a well built knife for the price.

This is a very nice little knife. I knew the size was what I wanted, so I was not surprised at the size of handle or blade, as some have said. This knife was very sharp, and did not need me to put it on a diamond sharpening kit or whetstone. The blade did not rattle, nor was it a misfit, further It did come with a good grip, but I will use some grip materials such as leather strips, ranger bands, or tennis grip tape. I have done this with all of my knifes. The wood handles are slick, so will need it if it is to be used as a camp knife. Overall, I like this small knife; it is solid and can do the jobs that I want it to do. Even the sheath is ok, it is not the kind the knife will poke through. This is not a survival knife, big bowie, or USMC fighting knife, so people should temper their expectations to just expecting a good fixed blade. It won't fell trees, kill mythical zombies, or tend to your yard work. I have a big Cold Steel Magnum Kukri machete for that, this is for the little stuff.

Such a nice knife. I love it. Recognize that it is not a high-end knife, but for the money it is extremely good

So far this little knife has been a wise choice and does a great job on every task I have put it through. It has also performed well when prepariing food, cutting veggies and meats of all kinds. Don't let the cheap price fool you. It will do just about anything you want that is normal for a small fixed blade hunting knife and a great bang for your buck! I would prefer a kydex sheath but the nylon is ok. It is made in China which I loathe but Mtech seems to have control over the quality of some of their products. I have found this knife to be perfect for tackle box, pack, bugoutbag or glove compartment. This well designed and all purpose blade holds an edge fairly well and this knife handles are available with several colors including black, green, blue and pink. Excellent design and is highly functional. Will buy again as I own two now. One is orange that I love, and the other with black handle slabs but I wrapped with yellow tape! Wish I had gotten another color other than black. I like to see something when I drop it! Get a couple for various packs, camper, vehicle, etc. you won't regret it.

Very surprised by the quality of this little knife. It arrived packaged neatly in a small box and the knife had a plastic tip protector.. It has a full tang, plastic handle secured by three black fasteners that look like maybe a rivet type of thing instead of a screw, although they do look like allen head screws. The full tang extends past the handle with a hole drilled through it where a black cord is fastened as perhaps a lanyard loop. The blade came sharp, mine was sharp enough to shave arm hair.All in all, a nice little multi function blade when you need a small dirty job done but dont want to use your expensive blade, this makes a great little all around second duty blade, and if you do somehow ruin, or lose it in the field, no hard feelings, easily replaced for only 9.99. The sheath is the typical black nylon with a belt loop that looks like it will fit a standard duty belt, as well one bonus is the sheath is nylon, however it is a little better quality than some of the others I have seen, tighter stitching, and it fastens with a snap instead of the velcro ones that always eventually come unsewn. It does come in a multitude of colors such as pink, I guess for covert ops on oompa loompas, or easily blend in unnoticed in a tulip garden. Okay seriously people, If you are looking for a sharp, sturdy little knife that fits comfortably in the hand and has the availability of coming in any color to suite any situation, then my friends, this is it. Again, look at that price, just cant beat that. I would be curious if someone could do a destruction test on it would be great. Well, my fellow knife lovers I hope I helped you all a little with this review, and play safe always, enjoy.

solide , aiguisé , le manche juste bien adapter a la main , la lame bien large et épaisse il fait sont poids se qui est agréable car on a l'impression d'avoir vraiment quelque chose en main de pas trop lourd mais bien caustaud pochette en nilon tres simple et basique utile quand vous etes dans des endroit isoler et monde survie ou camping ou campagne tout simplement

Coltello benfatto e molto robusto ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo solo il manico risulta un po piccolo quindi a mio parere un po scomodo

El diseño esta padre, es full tang, se siente bien en la mano, El acero se siente de buena calidad, trae buen filo. La funda, No es lo mejor, pero esta bien, el material parece duradero, el broche (como suele ocurrir) es muy chafa. Las cachas son de un plástico de mala calidad, pero tienes la opción de cambiarlos, si tienes la habilidad de hacer otros o $ para invertir en que te las hagan. Es un cuchillo muy balanceado, por lo que decidí usarlo para lanzar, (algo que hace muy bien), Le puse thermo fit. en el mango, para protegerlo y que no sea tan resbalo. Eso funciona muy bien, sencillo, rápido y económico. Es un cuchillo que vale mas de lo que cuesta. Creo que este cuchillo esta perfecto como: El primer cuchillo que se le da a un niño o joven, para que aprenda a usarlo y cuidarlo (siempre con supervisión de un adulto). El cuchillo de batalla, que lo uso para todo y no me importa que se maltrate. El cuchillo para jugar a lanzar. No es lo mas apropiado para esto, pero me he divertido haciéndolo (hay que proteger y o cambiar de cachas para esto). El cuchillo para personalizar. La hoja de espiga completa esta perfecta para modificar y rediseñado el cuchillo, haciendo único (empezando por las cachas y seguido por la funda). Bueno, bonito y sobre todo muy barato. Pues después de destrozar varias tablas al lanzar este cuchillo en ellas (durante varios meses), lo único y que era de esperarse fueron las cachas que se quebraron y repare con cola loca, Pero el metal y el acabado negro siguen casi intactos. Realmente me sorprendió y decidí darle una oportunidad de ocupar un lugar entre mis cuchillo. Le cambie de cachas y le puse una que yo hice de micarta. Fueron mis primeras cachas que hago y me servio como experimento. Quedaron bien (no tan bien como las posteriores que ice para mi BK2) les muestro una foto Conclusiones: es un gran acero con malas cachas. y una funda mediocre. Si se cambian estas tendrás un gran cuchillo.

Habe das Messer für meine Frau gekauft, wir hatten das noch nicht mit auf Wanderung. Die Verarbeitung ist gut und scharf ist es auch für den Preis eine gute Leistung. Der Griff ist relativ kleine also nix für Männerhände ich habe schon schmale Finger und auch keine große Handfläche und mir is er zu klein meine Frau reicht der Griff grade so. wenn sie es mit auf tour nimmt bekommt sie irgendwann mal ein hochpreisiges. Dafür wollte ich erst schauen ob sie das überhaupt verwenden mag, will oder tut. Mfg Marc