KA-BAR Becker BK2 Campanion Fixed Blade Knife, Carbon Steel

I spent alot of time searching for a good knife to go along with me on our hiking/survival trips. I did plenty of research before i came to the conclusion of the BK2. Chopping, splitting, shaving tinder, skinning, prying, digging, stabbing, and anything else you can imagine... you can do it with this bulldog of a blade. The 1/4 in thick blade is unstoppable. Slashing through 1" to 2" bamboo came suprisingly easy. Splitting 2x4's and even 4x4's down the middle from battoning left me wide eyed. Alot of people that complain about anything regarding this monster should take a second look. The weight, I have no problem with... it helps pack a punch when it comes to chopping (it's like a compact camp axe.) 1/4" thickness of the blade adds muscle when you need to use it for prying (think of a small sharpened crowbar.) The handle feels great, its form gives you that extension of your arm feel. The pummel is beyond perfect. It wears good enough that I've replaced it with my everyday knife. It goes where I go. And the sheath, I like it as well. Most people complain about that and the weight the most. But, the sheath is simple, does a great job of keeping the beast on its leash till the time comes to pull it out. Plus it is one the few things out there that have alot of possibilties when it comes to personally modding it out. It's like the 10/22 of the knife world. My BK2 will be around long after I'm gone, and bringing as much reliability to my son as with me. It came out of the box razor sharp, when i did the simple hair test... it actually took off a couple layers of skin. Which I found funny since I'm normally safe when it comes to tools like knives. So, I took it as a comical blood bond with my new side kick. I have already turned many others onto purchasing this knife, and I would put this mini machete on the front of the list to any outdoor fan/ hiker/ survivalist. Thanks to my beautiful wife for the great birthday blade.******** 3/17/12--- I'm adding to my already posted review, not just to boost the bk2 some more... But to set the record straight on some of the more negative post's that i've read about it. I've had the bk2 for 6 months now. And have hit the trails with it numberous times already. I'm sure everyone already has heard of the chopping power of this monster. Well, living in the deep south of the pine belt... it has gone beyond what i've expected. Fire wood for camp on the trail is blown through with ease. Also, shaving kindling to start your fire will come simple as well. Down here, we also have alot of lighter pine. (old pine wood that has set up lots of resin) And anyone that has delt with this type of wood knows, that it is as hard as stone and always a pain to cut, chop, or chip... but if you do, you have some of the best fire starter out there. The bk2 takes on this task like an axe to a viking. Many that post bad reviews for this knife say that they would rather carry a simple smaller blade, and a camp axe or saw. Well, if thats your take on it... fine. But, i would much rather have a knife that can replace multiple items, than carry 3 or 4 different tools that do one thing each. I've also read that its not as good because it doesn't have a partial seration. Well, yes, but anyone being familier with a knife also knows that other than cutting rope... you really don't use seration. And if you keep your knife sharp, it should go though rope with no problems. People have also posted a negative of it being bulky and unmanagable. ??? Ok, to those people... you either have little girly boy hands, or you have no idea how to handle a blade. My last weekend hike, i used my bk2 to carve a wooden spoon. And it came out great. So, my take on these stupid negative posts i read... is that the people making them are those ultra light backpackers that think anything more than a swiss army knife is too much. (well to those, you can keep your swiss army trash for the cork screw wine bottle opener, and your top dollar north face gear. And i'll keep my bk2 monster that can do everything a knife, axe, saw, or anything else can do except open your bottle of merlot. And my carhart gear that will outlast that north face tent material jacket that will rip passing a rose bush.) And to the others out there that just simply dont know how to use a knife... you shouldn't play with big boy toys in the first place.

I have been looking around for a all around survival and outdoors knife for carry and backpacking. After quite a bit of research I purchased the this Ka-Bar Becker BK2. After a few days of snowy winter camping, really using this knife and putting it through its paces, I can certainly report, it exceeded all of my expectations. Details - The good: * The knife is definitely weighty. * The blade came sharp, but can definitely be sharpened further. * The handle feels sturdy and did not slip in my hand when wet, also felt comfortable with or without gloves. * The black coating over the blade is quite sturdy. * The thickness of the blade makes it feel stronger. * Fantastic Sheath, this one came with the glass filled nylon sheath. I'd like to speak to some of the other reviews of this knife and dispel some of the rumors. First off, the blade takes a keeps an edge very well. It came to be very sharp, certainly sharp enough to cut through paper easily. I did take the time to sharpen it myself adding a bit of a convex edge and keeping a 20 degree angle. Within minutes with two stones and a strop finish, the knife was hair shaving sharp. The knife handled outdoor tasks with ease. I was in the snow, and often the knife was wet. The grip did not slip for me and was quite comfortable in my hands. The knife worked well when chopping branches, chopping a dead tree, batoning, slicing wood, making feather sticks, or just cutting food. It retained it's edge throughout without the need for a touch up on the edge. When I came home I did strop the edge which brought it back to shaving sharp. The black coating (which protects the high carbon steel blade from rusting) took a beating and was easily cleaned with water to look brand new. Some have complained about the sheath being glass filled nylon and have worried that it will remove a sharp edge from the blade. After looking at the construction, the thickness of the blade itself actually separates the sides of the sheath as the knife pushes in and pulls out. There is no way that the edge will ever touch the sides of the sheath and it cannot lose an edge this way. They have made it easy to remove the nylon belt loop from the sheath to attach a belt clip instead, which is a handy feature. There are convenient holes in the sheath for attaching paracord. I added an allen wrench (the size used to remove the nuts in the handle of the knife) and a ferro rod to the outside of the sheath. Finally, the sheath is designed to keep the knife in! That sucker is tight and takes a bit of a pull to come out, which I think is a great benefit. I can't imagine it every coming out accidentally on the trail. Details - The bad: * Standard Sheath doesn't hold the knife up well if secondary snap isn't around the handle The only annoyance I had was if I was moving quickly and did not snap the second restraint around the handle, the knife would flop around against my leg. It would never come out of the sheath because, as I said before, it is in there very securely. Overall this is a minor issue (snap the button shut, or get a belt clip and carry it on your back). Overall I give this knife a 5! Great knife, very sturdy, fantastic sheath, and a great value. I plan to buy a second one!

There is SO much to say about the Ka-Bar BK2, but I'll try to keep this short, sweet and to the point... no promises First off, I need to say that the pictures that they show of the knife on Amazon.com aren't 100% accurate for this knife. The picture that they show is of the BK2 first edition. The knife that you will receive if you order one is slightly different, but in a good way in my opinion. The bottom of the handle in the picture shows that the handle material and the bottom of the knife are flush together, when in reality the knife you will receive has an extended tang that sticks out of the bottom of the handle by about 1/3 to 1/2 of an inch; This allows for the knife to be used as a chisel. The BK2 is an absolute BEAST! You can put this knife through just about any torture test and it'll come out ready to kick Chuck Norris' butt. The blade is 1/4 of an inch thick which makes the entire knife feel sturdy and VERY hefty in your hand. The knife isn't a light one, but for camping or any other place you may need to chop wood, this knife will blow the competition out of the water. The BK2 is definitely more for brute jobs like chopping wood, cutting thick plastic or anything you would need a hatchet for. You can also use this knife as a chisel because of the extended handle that I mentioned earlier. The handle of the BK2 feels just as solid as the blade of the knife. The handle is made of grivory. Grivory is a very hard material which feels a lot like the love child if glass-filled nylon and aluminum had a baby. If you take the two halves of the handle apart, you have a fairly good sized space inside of the handle in which you could store some small survival items like some fishing line and a few hooks. The handle has a very solid feel to the shape of it; while the handle isn't made of a very "grippy" material, the shape of this knife handle will make it pretty hard to slip out of your grip, wet or dry. What better way to finish up a fantastic knife review than to tell you about the fantastic sheath that comes with the knife. The BK2 comes with an extremely well molded kydex sheath. (for those of you who don't like kydex, just ignore me while I gush over this sheath) It comes with many different customization options and places to wrap molle straps, paracord or other kinds of rope or material. Another plus to getting the newer generation model of this knife is that they improved not only the looks of the sheath, but also the functionality of it as well; The sheath now holds the knife in place extremely firmly, which is an area that they had problems with before with the earlier edition. The only downside to the sheath is the nylon strap that they used in order to attach it to your belt; The nylon strap loop is WAY to big. (this can be easily solved by stitching it together in the middle) There is even a section of the sheath that indents, making it possible to put something like a magnesium fire starter on it without interfering with the way the sheath fits snugly against your leg. The last thing that I love about the sheath is that it has a drain hole on the very bottom of the sheath, where the tip of the blade is, in order for water that may get inside of the sheath to drain out through. All together, this is one of the finest, most durable and BEST knives that I've ever owned. You will be VERY hard pressed to find a better knife that can do what this knife does, take the abuse that this knife can and still be as affordable as it is. This knife is absolutely the best value if you're looking for a knife that can take a TON of abuse and still work just as well as the day you bought it!

This is a great knife and a great value. I figured I would make my review more of a comparison between two very popular survival and camping knives in order to hopefully give some insight that a regular singular review could not address very easily. I also own the very popular but more expensive ESEE-5 survival knife (~$140) and these two knives are both perfect in many ways and in the ways one knife is comparatively weak the other is comparatively strong. I love the sheaths that come with both knives. Both these knives have the same length blades, same metal composition (1095 steel), almost the same tempering, the same thickness (quarter inch), and the same basic overall weight. They are both coated knives, but the ESEE-5 has a much more significant and harder wearing coating. The ESEE-5 has a pommel point at the handle end to make it great for breaking car window glass, but that very feature makes it harder to use a stick as a baton (at least if you want the stick to last very long before falling apart) to carefully hammer the tip of the knife into something hard. The Becker Campanion has a nice flat pommel end that could easily be used with a rock, stick, etc to hammer the tip of the knife into something hard like a coconut for instance. In my opinion, the blade of the Becker Campanion is shaped a little better than the ESEE-5 for cutting vegetables etc. when camping out, but the ESEE-5 has a better blade shape for a true defense or survival knife. If you look at the tips of the knives the ESEE-5 has a much more noticeable point vs. the Campanion which would make the ESEE-5 better and more efficient as a stabbing tool in a survival defensive situation. The main benefit I see of the more rounded tip shape of the Becker Campanion knife is that in combination with the lighter plastic handle scales the Campanion has vs. the ESEE-5's solid and heavier micarta scales and the small metal cutouts under the handle scales whereas the ESEE-5 is solid metal under the handles is that the center of balance is farther forward on the Campanion knife. This makes the Campanion a noticeably better light chopping tool and it feels better in the hand for that purpose vs the ESEE-5. This would make the Campanion a more enjoyable choice in my opinion for tasks like building an emergency shelter out of tree limbs and branches. One drawback to the Campanion is that the handles are very slippery especially when wet. The micarta handles on the ESEE-5 provide great grip when wet or dry. The solution I found that worked very well to rough up the Campanion grips was to take a soldering iron and to gently touch the hot tip to the surface of the handles and press and melt little dots into the handles all over. That greatly increased the grip without weakening the hollow handles like melting or scratching long grip lines could do. Adding Loktite to the handles is a good idea as well to keep the handle screws from slowly loosening over time. The only other comparison difference that I noticed is that the handles of the ESEE-5 require an allen wrench on each side (2 separate wrenches) of the knife at the same time to loosen and remove the scales for thorough cleaning etc. The Campanion knife has an allen head on one end and a nut that is held from turning by the handle scale itself on the other side. That means the handles can be removed easily in the field using only one single allen wrench. Overall both knives are great, and I use and love both and consider both knives worth the price, but there are differences that might matter to you and I pointed out all the ones I have noticed. I hope this review helped.

I'm not a knife expert. I have a few and have spent a good amount of time researching all of my knife purchases before buying. I also have spent a good chunk of these last few months on survival and knife boards. That little experience as well as experience with a few different KA-BAR's on camping trips was what let me to this knife when I decided I wanted to do away with my hatchet. Clearly this knife isn't a USMC fighter, but I was somewhat surprised at it's 1/4 inch blade width, this was the first knife I'd ever held with a blade that thick that I can recall. I knew I was getting a thick sturdy knife but this can only be described as a slab of steel, not that that's necessarily a bad thing, but it surprised me. Mine didn't come dull but didn't come razor sharp either. It didn't take very long to get it near razor sharp however. I may not be the best at honing an edge but I've done it enough on other knives with success and I doubt no matter how hard I work at it this knife will ever be as sharp as my Moras. But it seems to hold the edge fairly well. Anyone looking for a razor sharp, agile skinner or dicer probably should look elsewhere. This is a knife for the bigger tasks. I truly enjoy the simplicity of this knife. Good, strong steel, forged into a solid, thick single piece from the formidable drop point to the end of the tang which extends well past the scales on the handle. This gives it a solid, indestructible look and feel. The handle is just a flat piece of the blade itself, with some scales alongside for comfort. I know most good survival knife are made like this, but how many are made like that with 1095 steel 1/4 inch thick and for less than $60 dollars. None that I know of. This is one of the best deals in my most un-expert opinion. I think the sheath is okay, I have a Kydex one on my ESEE LS that is supposed to be a million times better than the one on the BK2, but after I took off that stupid nylon belt loop thing with the snap in strap and put on a Tek-Lok I kind of like the BK2 sheath. The BK2 is a workhorse that is plain to see. The only reason I give it four stars instead of five is that it might be a bit thick and heavy and not quite suited to dicing vegetables and gutting fish as advertised. The blade is just too wide as well as thick. In addition the handle is a bit too long for my hand and too thin. It has good ergonomics but not the best. But over all this knife is worth every dollar. I spend more on dinner a lot of nights when I go out to eat and this will likely last decades even with hard use. I can't remember what I ate two weeks ago. And beyond that if you want to spend a little more coin and time it can be a handsome knife too. Look for pictures online, wood or micarta scales, stainless steel hardware, strip the blade of the black coating and give it a leather sheath and that's a knife any outdoors-man would wear with pride.

I have not put this knife through the ringer yet, but I am sure it can take anything I can dish out. I understand some people's criticisms that this knife is a jack of all trades, but master of none. It could be used to do almost any outdoors task, including being used as a pry bar, but it is so big and heavy that it would not be good for fine cutting work (like a mora, or something lighter and smaller). That being said, if I could have only one knife in the woods, it would be this knife because it could be used for anything, including things that a smaller knife could not do. The thing I like the most about this knife is that if I severely damaged the edge, I could have it re-grinded because the blade is so substantial. I saw a test in a blade forum that involved a guy absolutely torturing this blade (cutting up a lawnmower, a refrigerator, even a cinder block), and the guy was able to re-grind the blade to almost new. After purchasing it, I now understand why. I think it could last a lifetime even if occasionally abused in the way a normal knife shouldn't be. Now for the minor gripes... The blade's edge was not very sharp out of the box. This is not a big deal for me because I usually sharpen blades myself when I get them. Not many companies put a razor edge on knives at the factory anyway. I have found that Mora puts an incredible edge on their knives (especially considering the price) and that my SOG seal pup elite was razor sharp out of the box, but Ka-Bar and Ontario only put adequate edges on their blades. Again, no problem because you need to be able to sharpen/resharpen your own knives anyway. Also, I don't care for the sheath. I have not witnessed the dulling issue that some have had, but I don't like the nylon belt loop. I might buy the blade tech attachment to replace the nylon, or get a custom sheath. The nylon just isn't sturdy enough and makes it difficult to remove the blade with one hand. Other than those two gripes, I couldn't be happier. Some people really bashed this product in reviews because they hated the sheath. To be honest, I haven't purchased many reasonably priced blades that came with good sheaths. And, this is not an "expensive" knife in the vast world of blades. The blade itself, which is why I bought it, gets 5 stars. The sheath would get two and a half. Since I am rating the knife, it gets five.

Overall, I think The KaBar Becker BK-2 "Campanion" is an excellent knife. I was very happy to find that KaBar is producing the Becker designs again. I like this knife so much I recently bought a second one for a back up. I bought my first for about $57 from Amazon.com. I think this is an excellent field/utility knife that would also certainly serve well in a survival situation. It's a very robust knife, just a hair under 1/4 inch thick, full tang*, weighs about a pound or so, holds an edge well, and it's not too hard to sharpen. It's made of 1095 steel, coated with a smooth black protective coating. I have the second version, which has the tang extended slightly beyond the handle into a pommel useful for pounding. This is a very solid knife which holds up well to: cutting, slicing, scraping, chopping, batoning, and even digging, prying, hammering, and cooking. It is heavy. The original handle scales are black "Grivory," which is fiberglass impregnated nylon plastic, I believe. It's very light and strong and should be impervious to weather, but the handle scales are where I have my main criticisms. First, they are a comfortable shape and fit my hands well, but they are quite smooth. This can be easily fixed with some skateboard tape or other wrapping, or by scoring or checking the handle scales with a file or Dremel tool. Second, as many others have noted, the handle scales can come loose a little too easily. The scales are fixed to the knife with three hex-head bolts and nuts. Apparently these are not well-torqued at the factory. This can also be easily fixed in several different ways. Simply using a hex key wrench to tighten the bolts; or wrapping with tape or cord as I mentioned above also works. My solution was to remove the bolts and coat their threads with LockTite, then properly torque them down again. They haven't loosened at all since I did this. The knife comes with a black Kydex sheath which holds the knife well and includes a nylon belt loop and retention snap strap, although the Kydex holds the knife very securely without the strap. The belt loop will fit belts up to five inches wide and is removable in case you want to attach the Kydex sheath to your gear with its grommets and slots. I believe the sheath would hold the knife securely without the retention strap even in a tip up position. Finally, I'd like to add that although I'm very please with this knife as it came from the factory, I have modified it a bit. I replaced the handle scales with the Micarta version that KaBar sells about $40. They are a little heavier and of course they add quite a bit to the overall cost of the knife, but they do improve the grip, since they're "rougher" than the original Grivory scales. They fit perfectly with the original nuts and bolts, but as I said above I used LockTite on the bolts when I installed the Micarta grips. So far I'm very pleased with the improved grip. They also seem to slightly improve the sheath's grip on the knife, which was already very good. Of course, I also think they improve the appearance of the knife, giving it a more "organic" look and feel. I also added a short 550 cord lanyard. *I said full tang above, and I believe it does meet this definition, but I did find, when I removed the scales, that the tang has two cutouts between the bolt holes. I suspect this was done to improve the balance of the knife. I don't believe this affects the structural strength of the knife at all.

I believe this is a great choice to meet all your camping needs and most all demands for your BoB or even for deployment. I'm also a BK9 & OKC RD Tanto owner and have owned TOPS brand knives. I've used knives in a deployed setting, outdoors, and in a maintenance/industrial setting. I've beat up the old BK 2 and it's everything all the reviews tell you it is and more. I love it.....a lot! If you need a knife 6" or shorter to take camping that can do most everything and you don't mind modifying the sheath (at least wrapping in 550 cord) then it's the BK2 all day. It gives you a great chop, has a comfortable handle swell, and is durable. Other things to ponder: With less than an Andrew Jackson now between the BK2 and many of the OKC RD Series of knives it should give you some tradeoffs to think about. I've recently got into researching and using OKC knives and I'm now a fan. I don't think OKC knives come as factory sharp as KA-BARs but you can fix that w/a little effort. The OKC line offers a lot of great options that (just like the BK2) keeps you from spending too much of the kiddie's college fund on knives like ESEE and TOPS options. Check out the OKC Ranger Afghan 5" blade or the RD 6 and other larger blades. They're coming at you w/.25" thick 5160 spring steel blades, with micarta handles, better hardware for the scales, and a better/immediately usable sheath. For a few bucks more than the BK2 (or others in the BK series) you may need to sharpen some of the OKC knives out of the box but you get more value dependent upon your needs. The OKC RD series also gives you a great pommel striking surface which has a lanyard slot below the gripping surface vs. the hole in the handle section of the BK2. Another plus is that they have gimping along the spine for controlled finer work and this has always been missing (but very much desired by many) on the BK2. If you're looking for a tanto tip then the OKC RD Tanto is just that.....tanto tipped as many may prefer for tip strength and severely more puncture capability/durability. The OKC RD series knives also boast 5160 spring steel that gives them some of the most durable blades out there. They also have OKC Bush/Ranger series options w/1095 HC blades and w/thinner 0.185" blades. I think 1095 HC is great steel but when you're looking for durability that you can beat to hell then you cannot go wrong w/the 5160 upgrade in this price range. I also like the OKC nylon sheaths because you get snaps (a plus over the old Velcro) and you get a piggybacked/buckled sheath on the front that I use for my smaller finer work/skinner/gut hook knife. Bottom-line: You will not go wrong with this knife anymore than you will with knives that cost 2 to 3 times as much. This thing is badass and there's no getting around that fact. You also will not go wrong w/the OKC knives I mention. If you get micarta scales for your BK2 then the OKC RD options are already cheaper for you....and if you get into time/effort/money to fix the BK2 sheath issues, well, there's no contest and at that point you can buy an ESEE w/out a sheath. If you want to check out some of the OKC knives (w/kydex sheath options too) then you can check them out at Chestnut Ridge Knife Shop. Good luck and happy hunting/surviving.

想像、情報通りにとても良いです！斧みたいにバトニングできます笑 他の方が言っているようにシースから抜けにくいです。 ですので私はシースに入れる際1番テンションがかかる位置で放置したり、テンションかけつつシースを炙ったりして癖をつけました。（自己責任で） 抜き差しがかなり楽になりました。 残り2点となっていたので急いで購入したら購入してすぐに8点に増えていました笑。が、物が良かったのでその辺りの管理の仕方は良しとします。

This is just one of many knives I own and like to use for survival and backpacking. It is my main knife in my bug out bag and what I use backpacking. No more crappy bear grylls knives, this kabar is a real beast at one pound. I got mine on my door in two days razor sharp and stayed that way for a long time even after many trips and weeks of use. Able to cut down trees with a good swing if you keep our hand on the pummel knob. All in all it is my new favorite survival knife and the sheath is not as bad as it is said to be, although the strap is a little cheap it isn't the worst, it will last for a while and you can even get upgrades. The almost kydex glass filled nylon is tough and actually sharpens the knife every time it is pulled out. Would recommend it to enyone who wants a very reliable beast of a knife that will never brake.

Lo he usado ya en varias salidas y es un cuchillo impresionante. Solía llevar un hacha para procesar madera (solo para fogatas) y el BK2 la ha sustituido. Exelente para batonear. Por el costo, vale mucho la pena. Hay algunas cosas que pueden mejorar, aunque en si, el cuchillo es excelente. Creo que lo principal es la funda. Me encanta la funda rígida (De un tipo de plástico muy resistente) El problema es que por el peso del cuchillo si no lo mantienes cerrado con l broche, este tiende en colocarse horizontal, lo que lo hace incomodo. Ademas de no poder colocarlo de manera Horizontal en el cinturón. Soluciones: Existe el BK22 que es exactamente el mismo cuchillo, pero con una funda de un tejido plástico muy resistente, con una bolsa extra para llevar un feroserio, navaja, etc. Es de muy buena calidad y ademas lo puedes poner en la posición horizontal, en la correa de tu mochila, etc, por el sistema MOLLE. La otra que yo preferí ya que como lo dije me encanta la funda rígida, Fue comprar un clip de la marca Boker Plus. El que eh adaptado ya a 3 cuchillos y me parece excelente opción. Multipocicional y se adapta a distintos grosores de cinturón ademas que no te tienes que quitarte el cinturón para colocarlo. Pongo una fotografía de este clip. BK2 tiene un recubrimiento de pintura muy resistente que evita la oxidación de la hoja. Esto también impide sacar chispas con un ferroserio, por lo que opte en limar un par de centímetros de el canto de la hoja. Esto lo hice con una lima. Quedo muy muy bien. La otra mejora que realmente no es muy necesario hacerla, son las cachas ya que estas son de un plástico muy resistente, pero puede ser resbaladizo en situaciones con líquidos. Le hice unas de micarta y mejoró muchísimo el agarre, el diseño lo deje como el original, que me parece muy bueno y tiene que entrar perfecto en la funda. (También venden unas en linea........ Muy caras) Este cuchillo si tuviera estos cambios de fabrica, su costo se elevaría mas del doble creo yo. Y no es necesario realmente hacerlos Con este cuchillo y uno mas pequeño cubro mis necesidades. Vale mucho la pena

Als Hobby-Bushcrafter war ich immer auf der Suche nach DEM Messer. Ich testete einige und war im Grunde mit dem was ich hatte, recht zufrieden. Doch wie es nunmal so ist, kitzelt es einen noch immer und ich konnte nicht aufhören die Augen weiter offen zu halten. ... bis ich über das Ka-Bar BK9 auf das BK2 stieß. Das BK2 ist ein Biest von einem Messer und man hat damit RICHTIG was in der Hand. (ich muss an dieser Stelle aber auch sagen, dass ich recht große, kräftige Hände habe!) Mit einer Klingenbreite von über einem halben Centimeter ist es sehr spaltfreudig und extrem stabil. Messer aus dem Hause Ka-Bar sind für mich die absolute #1, Made in den USA, und als ehemaliger Soldat, der auch zwei Jahre in Texas gedient hat, hat diese Marke zudem etwas Persönliches, etwas Ideelles. Ich habe die mitgelieferte Kydex-Scheide schnell über den Lederverarbeiter meines Vertrauens ersetzen und mir eine nach meinen Wünschen fertigen lassen. Sie lässt sich entweder der Länge nach vertikal am Bein tragen, wie es Standard ist - ich kann sie aber auch horizontal am Rücken tragen, wo sie niemand sieht. Die Griffschalen sind sehr stabil aber recht glatt. Sie lassen sich leicht mit einem Inbusschlüssel öffnen. Dies erleichtert die Pflege des Messers. Gegenwärtig warte ich auf hölzerne Griffschalen, die ich mir aus den USA liefern lasse, um alles noch mehr auf meine pers. Bedürfnisse anzupassen. Wer möchte kann den schwarzen Schutzlack entfernen, muss dann aber wohlgemerkt darauf achten die Klinge dann und wann etwas zu ölen, denn der Stahl ist etwas rostanfällig. Bei solch einem schönen Stück gehört die Pflege, wie auch das scharf halten, ganz einfach mit dazu. 5 v. 5 Sternen - ganz klar, wenn auch vielleicht etwas subjektiv. Klare Kaufempfehlung!

バトニングがやりたかったので恐らく最も薪割りに適しているナイフと判断し購入。 バックの112と比べるとバランスが真反対でびっくり。まるで斧みたいにブレード側に重心が寄ってます。 振り下ろすとスコンと薪割り台におっ立つし、薪はパキパキ割れるしでヤバいカッコいい面白い。細めの枝はのこ使わずにこやつでパッツンパッツン切れるんでとっても楽です。使い込む程にこやつの実力を実感し色々な使い方を実践中。 で、外観がショボい。グリップも安っぽいし愛でるような愛着が持てない。・・・が、だからこそ遠慮なくガシガシハードに使えるって感じです。そのうち塗装剥がして(もう大分剥げてますが)カスタムしようかと思います。 これ本当にいいナイフです。 追伸：シースが抜けないという意見がいくつか見られますが、刃を上向きにして親指でケースの右半分を開くように押すと簡単に抜けますよ。