Schrade SCHF1 Large Extreme Survival One-Piece Drop Forged Spear Point Fixed Blade

Hi,The Amazon transaction went as smoothly as they always do so there's nothing new to say there.The knife is an amazing value at that price and is a superb reproduction of a CRK Project one piece knife. It balances well, came sharp out of the box, has even grinds, and is a tough piece of carbon steel. The tool kit that comes on the handle is quite handy if your the type to leave it in there and the knife has a FEEL in the hand that's hard to believe without holding one; it's just perfectly executed.Now here are the only 2 downsides that I found,The sheath is functional and of a fair quality, it's the STANDARD nylon type with a plastic insert which will get the job done. There is nothing wrong with it other than I think that this knife would've been better served by a different type of sheath such as leather or Kydex, although that would change the price I'm sure.The other thing that I'd change is the blade coating, I heard that this is Teflon but don't quote me on it. It's done very well and is attractive but immediately started to show wear from just chopping through the box that it was shipped in. I don't mind character on my knives, in fact I like it. I just like a little better coating like DLC or the KG gunkote which was used on the original CRK version.All if that said, I don't think that you can buy more knife for the money! I have some of the CRK one piece knives and for the cost love this one more! The 2 things that I'd like to change can be easily done, I nay bead blast and then Dura Coat this one and have some Kydex made for it- I'm gonna take it into the woods and thrash it- oh I also like it so much that I bought 2 of them, I think that you will like it too.Take care

What can you say - great knife. Bomb-proof construction; the tool kit in the handle works well, great knife shape and length that can serve both as a camp/outdoor knife, and a fighter, decent enough steel, especially for the price (let's not forget that slightly softer steels, though not retaining their edge as long, have the advantages of being tougher - chip-resistant- and easier to sharpen than the harder steels. This is especially important with serrated portion knives like this one - the serrations are very hard to sharpen with premium steels, so I like premium steels for non-serrated blades, but softer "good" steels for partially-serrated). Only drawback is that it's heavy, but it's probably worth it as a camp knife, even if backpacking, since it's got the tools (if you think you might need screwdrivers on your packing trip for some reason, say to repair a pack or stove or ?), and well, for solid steel, you have to expect it to be somewhat heavy. Already one of my favorite fixed blades, and I have "a few".

This knife is huge, with a 7.5" blade and 5.2" handle it's over a foot long and weighs a pound and a half. It comes with a sheath that is appropriately designed for this big knife with a hard plastic insert, heavy duty canvas, snaps and velcro. When you strap it to your belt it looks menacing even in it's holster.But besides its looks it's also a very PRACTICAL knife for survival and self defense. The blade is so sturdy and long that it could penetrate completely through a mountain lion, split wood in an emergency, use as a spear tip, or finer purposes such as skinning, food preparation, and woodworking.The entire knife is machined from a single piece of high carbon steel!! I've never seen another knife that equals the durability of this one. There are no rivets, no pieces to break, and no wood or plastic to wear out.The only "part" that can be removed from the knife is an aluminum cap that screws into the threaded steel handle. The cap looks like the end of a hex bolt which gives you an excellent grip to tighten or remove it to access the hollowed out handle. The space inside the handle is about the size of a "c" battery which is enough room to store some small emergency items such as matches and firestarting material. Don't worry about the hollow handle compromising the strength- the steel walls are still about 1/8" thick all the way around. The exterior of the handle is knurled for excellent grip and round which makes it comfortable and natural in your hand.I don't believe you could break this knife if you dropped it from a plane, left it in a forest fire, ran over it with a bulldozer, dropped it in the ocean to rust for a year and them smashed it with a 20-pound sledgehammer.You should get as many of these as you can afford while tools like this are still available! It's getting harder and harder to find things like this and it's a great value at $50. I paid twice as much at a local store and then returned it once I found them online.