Schrade Delta Class Reckon Tini Fixed Blade with 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade, 6.4in Fixed Blade for Buschcrafting, EDC

I love this knife. Now it is important to keep in mind intended purpose for gear, especially knives which come in such a wide variety. This knife's purpose is all-rounder and survival. This means it is sort of a jack-of-all trades, master of none blade. What do I mean? 1. It's too heavy to EDC unless you are really a guide or bushman or Mick Dundee. 2. It's more heavy duty than normal camping or bushcraft would require. A 4-5 inch blade of half of this thickness can be used for most wood processing especially if you have other tools, like a saw or hatchet. 3. Not an ideal fighting knife I would think. I am not a knife fighter, but it isn't balanced for speed and it is not shaped for thrusting or probably even slicing flesh as effectively as it could be. 4. Not idea for skinning or hunting, as you would probably want something with even more belly and probably shorter. Obviously this is not a fillet knife and would be nobody's first choice for that. 5. Not ideal for fine up close work or carving. So why five stars? Because this thing is excellent at being what it is made for, a one-stop shop. If I was going out into the wild and I could only bring one tool, it would be this (unless I was going to be wet all the time, then it would be a stainless steel equivalent). It is well made, comfortable and effective to use, and can fill many roles pretty well. It can support a number of grips, but three of note: Normal grip, with plenty of purchase and friction, Choking up on the generous choil for up-close work or cooking tasks, and grabbing it way at the end around the "ball" to get maximum chopping force and reach. It chops reasonably well, and the thick beefy blade and point are confidence inspiring. If you can break this knife, then you are either abusing it or lead a way, way more hardcore life than I can even imagine. Spine of the blade is nice and thick for batoning and the full tang construction means that you can use pound things with the butt. It came sharp, and it wasn't hard to put a better edge on it. The recurve makes it a little more difficult if you really want to get it shaving sharp, but it can be done and a simple field sharpen is easy enough. Sheath is very good, not amazing, but a very well made kydex or leather sheath would cost more than this whole package. It is easy to strap to your leg, has a plastic liner so it should last. The detachable pouch is pretty useful. I keep it separate from the blade and have a fire steel, lighter, tiny Bear Grylls mini torch, lansky knife medic and a couple of fire starter packets... essentially a "get out of the dark" kit. I figure if all I have is a sturdy blade, and a reliable way to make fire... i'll be doing a lot better than if I didn't have those two things. Bottom line: For the money, It's hard to imagine a better companion. It doesn't get used as much as my other knives, because, frankly I almost always have a knife that does what I specifically want to do better and more conveniently, but if I could only take one knife with me "out there." without knowing what was going on or for how long, I would grab this one. I shopped it against more expensive knives but honestly this one seemed better.

This knife turned out to be larger and heavier than I anticipated. It is just over 12 in. long. The blade is 6 1/2 in. long, is full tang (all one slab of steel), 1/4 in. thick and coated in a charcoal finish. There are 5 grooves in the tang just behind the blade for a thumb grip. The slab grips are a heavily textured rubberlike material and retained with 4 hex head screws. The tang and grips have matching finger groves. There is a lanyard ring at the back of the tang. I was really expecting a somewhat smaller and lighter knife. For someone who wants the size and weight of this knife, this is the one. It is well made and looks good. The fit and finish are excellent. It does not say "China" anywhere I can find nor does it say "USA", so it leaves a question as to its country of origin. The markings on the blade are "SCHF9" and "Griffin Design". The blade is not hollow ground. The taper is wedge shaped. It is built for rugged use in all conditions. I do not hesitate to recommend it unless a smaller, lighter knife is desired. My scale weighs it at 15.4 oz. and 21.2 oz with the scabbard. The black scabbard is sturdy and well made but appears to be a polyester material instead of nylon. It came with a smaller holster strapped to the front of the sheath which can be used to carry a sharpener, a fire starter or a folding knife up to 4 in. long. The smaller holster is held on with 2 velcro type straps and can be removed. There is a strap with a snap on the back side of the scabbard which would allow it to be carried inverted on a pack or harness. The main belt loop is very sturdy and opens with a velcro type, over the top strap allowing the strap to be opened and looped over the belt (or a strap) without threading it from the end of the belt. The sheath is lined with a polymer liner to protect the sheath fabric from being cut when holstering the blade.There are two grommets at the bottom of the scabbard which allow a cord to be attached for a leg tie down. Mine came with a lightweight braided polyester tie down cord which I replaced with paracord. This is a well made, sturdy knife. The blade is well suited for chopping, slicing, or batoning (or stabbing). It is heavy enough to easily be used in the most extreme conditions I can imagine. It came reasonably sharp, but a fine sharpening is needed. Especially for the money, this is a fine, heavy duty knife.

Let's be clear here... This knife is definitely one of the best bargains going! I don't think you can get a more heavy duty knife for this price guys... That being said, there are naturally going to have to be some minor concessions made with a knife of this caliber at this price point. I will explain: 1. This is minor, but I did notice on my particular knife, I noticed that the scales were not in perfect alignment with the handle tang. I was able to notice this sometimes when handling the blade. It appears that they don't grind the rubber handle scales flush with the handle tang. It's not so bad that it's a deal breaker by any means. But I just want to mention it none the less. 2. These knives appear to be sharpening (ground) by hand at the factory on some sort of belt grinder. That being said, whenever you have knives being ground by hand, this opens the edge grind up to human error. Why is this important? Well, a common complain from owners of this knife as well as the knife I received, is that the edge grind can be uneven causing the tip of the knife to be off center. I had to spend a little time on my sharpening stones to center the tip of the knife, but I was willing to make that concession for a knife at this price. 3. This is kind of related to #2, but the knife does not come sharp out of the box in most cases. So expect to have to sharpen it before your first outing with the knife. Once again, no big deal. Every knife owner should know how to sharpen and maintain his/her blades anyways! 4. The sheath is not the highest quality here guys... But honestly, you could do A LOT worse at this price! The sheath is definitely very sturdy and should serve you perfectly well. The sheath also has a small sized pocket on the front that can be used to hold any number of things such as a small sharpening stone, maches, ferro rod, lighter, compass, etc. The pocket also has the added benefit of being detachable if you decide you would rather remove it. All in all, I think this is a great value knife! Your getting a full quarter inch thick blade made from 1095 high carbon steel. I really don't think you could break this knife if you tried guys! The handle is rather large, but still comfortable and allows for many different grip options. This knife is really a beast! The only feature of this knife that I fundamentally did not like is the fact that it has a re-curve style blade. This presents problems when trying to sharpen this with a flat bench stone because you are not able to contact the re-curve portion of the blade with the sharpening stone. Re-curve style blades such as this one require the use of sharpening rods so you are able to get into the re-curve section of the blade to properly sharpen it. I docked 1 start because I felt having to fix an uneven grind and re-center the tip was rather time consuming and annoying, and I also believe that there are a number of people that would not be comfortable doing this themselves... So keeping that in mind, I removed one star. If Schrade could just put a little bit more attention into the fit and finish of the handle scales and also getting the grind consistent, this knife would be perfect! Great knife for the money!

This has become my ultimate outdoor companion. I'm thrilled with this purchase, and love everything about it. I've been bringing this with me camping for more than a year now and it has held up brilliantly. I've used this knife for everything from preparing food to chopping wood to digging holes. It's an incredibly useful piece of sharpened steel. The 1095 carbon steel takes and holds an edge exceptionally well. The jimping on the back and the finger groove on the front really add a nice touch to the blade, and give it a bit of an extension allowing it to cut through thicker wood. Stress tests, I've done them. Because of the low cost of this knife, I don't have any issues with beating the carbon our of this thing if I need to, and have chosen to to prove it's worth. And is hasn't disappointed, not one bit. I was camping with it at a festival (not my usual scene) and we had a lot of pre-chopped fire wood, but most of the pieces were hardwood and too big to start a fire. i started to baton with the knife, but wasn't getting too far through the hardwood and the knots since i didn't have much to hit it with. Then I found that someone brought a 20lb sledge hammer with. I grabbed that and started batoning the back of the knife with it, and it split the wood quite fast. Sure, it left some dings and dents in the backside of the knife, but I'd be surprised if it didn't. Besides, I like a good, used look to a tool. I was able to plow through a ton of wood that way, and the knife really took the beating well. Right after that whole ordeal, I sat down with a chunk of wood and was able to make a nice feather stick with the concave part of the blade. After that, I checked the edge, and it didn't seem to even notice the work it just did. On another camping trip in the woods, I used the back of an axe to do the same thing (hard to baton with an axe). Same thing, held up really well with only some dents on the back. I even missed my target a few times and caught the knife right at the tip, and because of the approach angle on that tip, it didn't break off. The included holster for it deserves it's own review. It's really of great quality and has everything I could ask for in a holster. Multiple mounting option, holds the blade securely, and has a great storage pouch. I've added items to the pouch to make it my perfect outdoors kit. Hanging from the outside I've added a piece of firesteel (lights immediately against the back of the knife) and a small flashlight (made by Oveready). On the inside of the pouch I have an ESSE arrow head, fishing hooks, weights, and small bobbers, 4-5 sticks of firestarters, some wire for snares, some dryer lint for kindling, and some iodine tablets. And of course a bunch of paracord. If all I could take is one thing into the woods with me, it'd be this knife, the holster, and what I have in the pouch. To make it stay on my leg tighter, but to prevent it from binding when I crouch down, I've replaced the paracord leg strap with some elastic cord. A couple things to point out. The finish on the blast started coming off after the first camping trip with it. After more use, you can tell that the blade has been used. I personally like the look of a used knife, so this is not a problem for me. When I got back from my first trip, I just put it directly away without thinking about it, and when I looked at it a couple weeks later, I noticed a couple spots of rust on the blade. I grabbed some steel wool and was able to buff that out pretty easily. From that point on, if it wasn't in use on my hip, I keep it oiled with mineral oil, and I've never had any other issues since. This is just a basic factor of taking care of a nice blade made of this quality of steel. Also, because of the recurve in the blade, some may have some issues with sharpening the concave part of the edge. I found that I could use the edge of my sharpener to get in here, and I have no problem keeping this part of the blade ready to chew through wood. After my first heavy use of it, I noticed that the grip was such that it gave me a blister on the inside of my thumb. I've purchased a cheap pair of leather gloves from a hardware store to wear while using it (good to have around a campsite anyways), and now my hands are completely unscathed from continuous chopping. Overall, this knife is well worth the money, and then some. If anything happened to mine, I'd immediately replace it with exactly the same knife.

Although other reviewers have covered the knife in detail, I concur that this knife is an excellent value for the money and an overall great survival knife. I also own a Morakniv bushcraft knife, which is also an excellent knife, but in terms of bushcraft and survival I think the Schrade SCHF9 is a better choice. In terms of quality, the Morakniv is of much higher quality than the Schrade, not to say that the Schrade is poor quality. The Schrade is actually very good quality, it's just that the Morakniv is top notch. The problem with the Morakniv is that it's small and light for bushcraft and survival situations. It would perform very well and has a very durable blade, but would be problematic with larger tree branches. The Schrade is a weighty and very thick blade. It's very tough! Hacking a branch with it is no problem. It's also balanced nicely. The knife is big and therefore can handle the bigger jobs. The grip feels nice in the hand. The sheath is also good. It's tough nylon fabric, but the portion the knife actually slides into is molded plastic. The sheath has plenty of quality velcro for customizing and also has a string for extra support on the leg. It has a pouch for a sharpening stone or other small item useful to take along. The one thing I didn't like about the knife is that it isn't super sharp out of the box. It's sharp in that it can pass the paper test, but not as sharp as it could and should be. The Morakniv is razor sharp out of the box. Overall, I love the knife. In a bushcraft or survival situation, this is the knife I'd want. The price is also really reasonable. If I am camping or using a knife for normal uses, I would want to take the Morakniv. UPDATE: Sharpening the knife is a challenge. Although I love the style of the blade, it's a nightmare to sharpen! I tried stones, but had to give up because of the curvature of the blade. I was finally able to get the knife sharpened by using the Smith's DCS4 4-Inch FINE & COARSE Diamond Combo Sharpening Stones. I had to hold the knife static and use the small stone perpendicular with the knife while using a back and forth motion with the angle of the edge. I moved a stone's length down the blade until the whole side of the blade was covered and then repeated for the other side. I know this technique is odd and it's the first time I've tried it, but I was able to get the knife sharp. I would have liked to take the edge to a steeper angle, such as a 17 degree, but the blade is too thick. The best bet is to leave the factory angle.

Schrade SCHF9 Extreme Survival Knife with Fixed 1095 High Carbon Steel is an AMAZING AMAZING value. For a 6.4 inch blade .25 thick full tang a true full tang this is the DEAL of the Knife World. As of December 2013 $39.00 on Amazon this is GREAT. EXCELLENT KNIFE - Sheath is fair - it's big. Worth getting a nice custom leather sheath. This knife seems to be a great Farm Carry tool. It's TOUGH as nails - great handle - Sharp and fine looking. For the price you invest it's not going to bother you to pound the heck out of it - what are knives for. You may want to get a 2nd as a collectors piece cause in my thought this is a $50.00 knife in 4 or 5 years if not sooner. For the price I would take this over the Becker BK2 with .25 thick blade. The BK2 is a 5" blade. I like the 6 inch blade - it's about a 6" inch cutting edge - I only count blade length from tip to where the blade starts - meaning the actual cutting edge not the entire size of the blade (why cound the finger choil area as part of the blade if it does not cut?) For Wood Batoning I prefer at least a 7" to 9" blade. Becker BK9, Ontario RTAK2, Ontario SP8 .26 thick on the SP8. BK9 and RTAK2 are both 3/16th's thick. I believe the RTAK2 is a bit longer than BK9 but the blade profile on the BK9 is better for busting through wood. Although the BK9 is not .25 thick it will not get "stuck" in wood like a full flat grind blade will. Not enough "real estate" moving through the wood. Sort of like a very think Machete would not be able to Baton through 8" oak it will get stuck. Not enough mass moving through. You won't have this with the Schrade - but the BK9 being thinner has more Length so to me it's more my style of a knife. Any knife can baton through 3" diameter wood you don't need a .25 inch thick blade for small logs so I don't know why these short blades are so thick. It's nice since they will take abuse. I just with this Schrade was 7.5 inches that 1 inch makes a HUGE difference when trying to Baton wood. Back to the Schrade. It's too large for an EDC "every day carry" It dwarfs the Cold Steel SRK in mass although only 1/2 if that longer than SRK in total length. It would make a GREAT back pack blade. GREAT GREAT for wood Batoning. If you are not into 7 plus inch knives GET THIS ONE. It can do just about anything any knife can do and for the price this is a real nice gesture by Schrade. The Becker BK7 will be better for cutting food and for finer wood work cause the BK7 is thinner it's 3/16th of an inch - this Schrade is .25 inch thick VERY SOLID. I have a feeling this one will become a classic IF they end up discontinuing it soon. It is worth $50.00 in my book. Don't knock yourselves out looking for a knife this one is it. KABAR, Ontario, Ranger by Ontario are to me the best out there for the price and as good quality as a Busse or Essee - those are higher end designer blades for people who have more money to burn - at the end of the day this knife will do EVERYTHING any of the others can. Thanks Schrade - sad you are not made in the USA any more. So after buying this folks get a KABAR BK9 for your big carry or the Ontario SP9 or RTAK2 or Ranger 7 or Ranger 9 ALL MADE IN USA (Specific Models of these companies are still made in USA other models are made in Taiwan) Peace friends!

I own both the Becker BK2 and BK7 knives and they both serve me very, very well. However, I had been looking for a knife that has the weight and thickness of the Becker BK2 with some of the length of the BK7. The Schrade SCHF9 fits this need very nicely. While the Schrade is made in Taiwan, the blade itself seems to be reasonably well made. I must add, that this knife came very nicely sharpened. I was able to easily and cleanly slice through paper right out of the box. There are a few flaws that keep this knife from getting five stars. The most obvious flaws deal with the handles. The edges of the handle do not come flush with the tang of the knife and when you look closely along the top of the sides of the handles you can see small dimples from the molding process. If you use gloves, which I do, the handle defects will not be a problem. However, it would be nice if the handles were defect-free. Another defect is found in the blade itself. If you run your finger along the top of the spine of the knife you can feel dips and nooks that should have been ground out in the finishing process. Under normal outback use this shouldn't become an issue and can probably be dismissed as a cosmetic flaw. If you intend to do some extreme batoning or some other rough activity with this knife, like prying stuff, you may want to reconsider, assuming you find the same flaws along the top of your blade. The length of the handle is generous and even though the handle shape is not as good as my Becker knives, the length of the handle gives an added bit of control that is greatly welcome. In fact, I wish my Becker knives had handles this long. On the plus side: The odd curving of the blade edge at first seems decorative, but the genius of the shape becomes self-evident within a few strokes of cutting through branches. The shape of the blade turns your SCHF 9 into a small and very effective hatchet or machete. While I had a few complaints about the handles, there is no denying that the grip is excellent, the length of the handles is great and the finger notches are well placed and unlike some other knives in the price range, useful. While this is a large knife, it is large in a practical and thought out manner. For me it is the perfect knife to fill the gap between my two Beckers. The sheath is well made and has an added pocket that can be used for a small sharpening stone or perhaps a multi-tool... In short, for this price range, it is a decent knife with some exceptional features.

If you’re in the market for a big chunky knife, this one is a good one to get. Very affordable and durable. This thing is basically just a big slab of sharp metal so there’s very little chance that you can break this knife. I’ve used mine to chop through 3 or 4 inch branches with no problem. The original handle is grippy and fits pretty nicely in the hand. However I’ve removed my handle and cord wrapped my knife which works well too. The blade stays sharp under normal use, but can be tricky to sharpen due to the slight serpentine shape.

Fantastic knife! First of all I have been using all sorts of knives for over 30 years. I have knives for work, hiking, camping, fishing and collections. This is probably my favourite and I'll explain why. It's very strong and can handle a beating. I don't care what others say about 1095 high carbon steel it's is one of the best as far as I'm concerned. It you want a knife that can handle a %#*! Kicking this is it. It's a heavy knife with a thick blade. Yes it is slightly more prone to rust then some others but if you know how to look after a knife then you won't have an issue.i have had lesser quality knife made from 1095 that I beat on a daily basis and it has not chipped, bent or broke. It is a large so if you don't want a large heavy knife don't get it. But I have nothing bad to say about this knife and sheath at all. 1095 steel takes a bit to sharpen but if you have any idea what your doing it's not hard to get a good edge with long lasting retention. Advice for people you don't have much experience with that. It's all in the angle of the edge. Came sharpe and case is great, well designed with great durability. ALL PROS NO CONS!!

Es un excelente cuchillo por el precio. El acero es 1095 de alto carbono. Bastante resistente y cómodo para manos grandes

Buon coltello. La Schrade non si smentisce mai in quanto al rapporto qualita'/prezzo e questo coltello non è da meno. Un po' complicata la sistemazione alla cintura e, forse, se insieme alla tasca per la pietra per affilare applicata sul fodero ci fosse stata anche quest'ultima, non sarebbe stato male. E' giustamente pesante forse più dei coltelli che uso abitualmente all'aperto ma non da' fastidio né affatica la mano e il braccio. L'affilatura è precisa, priva di sbavature e si presta bene per il lavoro anche su legno stagionato, la lama ha uno spessore generoso e risulta compatta e idonea al bushcraft . Tutto sommato un coltello a tutto tondo buono per ogni genere di lavoro all'aperto e buon compagno di avventure...

Es ist mein erstes Outdoor-Messer, welches ich mir für grobe Arbeiten im Outdoor- / Camping- und Bushcraftbereich gekauft habe. Ausschlaggebend waren das als gut angepriesene Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Ich wurde nicht enttäuscht. Das Messer wiegt einiges, liegt aber gut in der Hand. Es wirkt sehr wertig und ist - soweit ich das für meine Verhältnisse einschätzen kann - ausreichend scharf (schneidet Papier und Holz gleichermaßen gut). Bisher hat es auch nach den Einsätzen nicht an Schärfe verloren. Aufgrund der Klingenlänge darf man es in Deutschland nicht führen. Das liegt meiner Auffassung nach aber eher daran, dass es als Messer deklariert ist (was es natürlich der Bauart entsprechend auch ist) und nicht als Axt / Beil, als das es auch hätte deklariert werden können (natürlich nicht ganz ernst gemeint). Beile und Äxte sind Werkzeuge, die man mit sich herumtragen darf. ;-) Im Ernst: Es ist so wuchtig und schwer, dass man damit kaum feine Schnitzarbeiten vornehmen können wird. (Außer man hat größere Hände und mehr Kraft als ich.) Dafür kann man damit hervorragend Äste kürzen, Stämme entasten, Holzscheite spalten (Batoning) also eben grobe Arbeiten verrichten - genau, wie ich das wollte. Ich glaube auch nicht, dass jemand bei größter Anstrengung (ohne Hilfsmittel) diese Klinge abbrechen könnte (5 mm stark). Es hat eine wunderbar stabile Kunststoffscheide und lässt sich mit dem mitgelieferten Band mit dem Holster sicher am Gürtel und dem Oberschenkel befestigen. Die kleine Kunststofftasche, die sich auf dem Holster befindet, kann zum Mitführen von kleinen Gerätschaften genutzt werden (kleine Taschenlampe, Feuerzeug etc.), ist aber m. E. n. nur Spielerei. Da man das Täschchen auch abmachen kann, ist es allerdings ein nettes Gadget, das man sich auch an anderer Stelle z.B. an den Rucksack machen kann.

Excelente faca, super afiada, 6mm de espessura. Cabo emborrachado com um certo grip, full tang. Bainha em cordura com passadores e bolso. Um excelente produto. Obrigado.