Cold SteelSRK 6" SK-5 Clip Point Razor-Sharp Blade 4.75" Durable Kray-Ex Handle Tactical Fixed Blade Knife w/Secure-Ex Sheath

This is a great knife at its price point. Feels very stout, the handle has good weight to it, and is nice and grippy. The sheath is very sturdy, has firm retention, and is easy to configure to various mounting methods. And this thing arrives SHARP. Like single pass shave hair off sharp. If you're looking for a knife to do work with, but that you won't cry in your beer if you manage to break it, get an SRK.

It is a beast of a knife. The grip is a good size and gives a solid grip, while it is not a full tang, it has a nice sized stick tang covered with a Kray-Ex grip. You not going to break it unless you seriously abuse it. Its made to be used.At this price point you don't sit it on the shelf, you use it, and its tough. Another Cold Steel product that I like to have added to my knife inventory.

I was fully ready to dislike this knife. Nope from the moment I pulled it out the sheath it felt great in the hand. Blade shape is like a compact Bowie. Handle is grippy, length is perfect. This is the cheapest version sk5, which I've read is comparable to 1095. Not too much to say, it's just a super super solid knife, sharp, thickness is solid without being over bearing. The Sheath is solid, kinda standard Cold steel secure ex...snaps in nicely, some moly options. Looks, nothing fancy but not uglyGet this, if you want a stainless version it comes in san mai (cold steel's sandwiched stainless), and 3v both which will cost you 2 to 3 times the price. This is perfect for my needs, price is awesome, knife is awesome. I'm very happy

If you're looking for the "perfect" do everything knife, let me know when you find such a magical critter. In the meantime, the Cold Steel SRK is about the closest thing to perfection that you'll find.This knife will do just about anything you need it to do. Except bring you coffee. It doesn't do that.The size of the knife (6" blade) is just right for handling most tasks, from the most mundane to the almost intricate. It's strong, it's designed well, and it fits so well in my hand that it feels lighter than it actually is. This is the knife that "becomes a part of you."Straight out of the box, this knife is sharp. It's not shaving sharp but, it's close. The blade's edge and logos come with a slight bit of what seems to be grease which is an added step Cold Steel didn't have to bother with but, they did it anyway.Unlike some other "name-brand" knife companies out there, the grip isn't flimsy plastic. It is heavily stippled on all surfaces and it gives a really great feeling of control.The sheath is a combination of kydex and nylon. It is amazing how well the sheath works at keeping the knife in place without using the nylon keeper. Personally, I hope it maintains that snugness so the knife and sheath never get lost.If you're new to knives, this isn't the one to start with. But, if you have experience you'll like this knife.

It's incredible that they can offer a knife this nice for this price. VERY stout and sturdy knife and came shaving sharp out of the box. Granted with a little work on my Spyderco sharpmaker it shaved a lot nicer and with almost no resistance but they don't have that kind of time at the factory for a budget knife. I see a lot of people complain about the hollow grind but i don't see the big deal because it is a VERY shallow hollow grind. It honestly looks more like a nice saber grind but if you run your fingers down it you can feel a slight belly to it to know it is a hollow grind. The handle is very comfortable and the knife balances very nice in the hand right at the guard.The sheath is a pretty nice sheath too and on par with much more expensive knives like ESEE. Yeah it's not kydex but it is still a very tough and durable feeling polymer. I love that it has several holes and slots to lash it or secure it just about any way you can think up. It gives you MANY options to attach it to about anything.Finally for anybody turned off by the "made in Tiawan" part, do some research. Tiawan is a very good metal and blade producing country on par with Japan and the US. Some REALLY nice blades and steel come out of Tiawan. Ask any Spyderco collector and they'll tell you that the blades from Tiawan are some of the better ones made. Tiawan doesn't mean cheap as far as quality goes.Overall this knife is a really nice knife and would give most $100+ knives a good run for their money. Trust me I own several. I have to put this knife in the same category as my beloved Mora's as far as value for the money goes. Yeah this knife costs as much as three Mora's but it's also substantially more knife too with a nicer sheath. That's a good compliment too because the Mora knife is probably the greatest "knife for the money" knife on the planet.

I immediately noticed the grip was too small in circumference for my large hands. Also the guard/quillon is too small.Overall knife did appear finished well for the cost. 6" blade/4.75"handle/10.75" overall. Edge and blade grind was reasonably uniform and sharp for a survival/rescue knife. Grip material is a hard rubber. Tang is apparently a "stick" (less than full) tang. I didn't weigh it but I read somewhere it's about 8 oz for knife only and it did indeed feel pretty lightweight.Sheath is better than you'd expect for such an inexpensive fixed blade knife. Knife is very secure and doesn't rattle at all. Another flaw I noticed quickly is the strap which secures knife in sheath - it's sewn in with reversed male-female fasteners for a left handed person (normally you can flick the strap open with thumb, but not with your right hand, which is odd since the sheath is right-handed). Seems like a design or QC oversight to me.My knife's blade came slathered in oil, with a ridiculous amount of oil in the sheath, well beyond what's needed to ensure corrosion prevention of the ground edge.