BPSKNIVES Mini Kiridashi - Skeleton Fixed Blade Knife with Plastic Case - EDC Knife with Sheath - Carbon Steel Pocket Knives - Fixed-Blade Outdoor Utility Knives

It looks like the manufacturer reads the reviews and has made adjustments. The packaging includes a cardboard box, knife, sheath, clip, lanyard and paper cloth. It's quite a package considering the low price. The big complaint you see in the reviews is that the sheath is too tight. That seems to no longer be the case. I had prepared a small monkey fist lanyard for the front of the sheath to provide a grip to pull the knife out, but it wasn't needed. The sheath is firm but not difficult to draw the knife. It's about perfect in retention. The packaging also included a cardboard sheath covering the knife, probably an effort to prevent any injuries from a protruding tip. The idea is good, but the tip was still sticking out the front. I was looking for it, so I wasn't jabbed. My suggesting to the manufacturer is to put a small piece of tape to secure the handle to the cardboard sheath to prevent the knife from sliding upward. The clip is interesting. It looks to ride for vertical carry, either tip up or down. It has a clasp to open and shut, but the clip is too short to fit around a belt. It appears to fit onto the belt. The knife itself is interesting. It is razor sharp, and that is probably the way to think of it. It's a razor with a handle, almost like a utility knife. It's best for precision work, like a scalpel. But unlike a utility knife, the blade is not replaceable. Like a straight razor, the blade should be sharpened with a strop, although the spine is thick and it is possible to reprofile the edge if needed or wanted. I wrapped my knife with paracord for some grip on the handle and a lanyard for extra grip. It feels good in the hand. Also installed a paracord horizontal carry knot on the sheath. The tutorial for this knot can be found on YT by Tysinger Knife and Tool, video is entitled "How to tie Adjustable Paracord Scout Carry Loops". This is a great knot and even this small sheath fits nicely on a 1.5" belt. I also wiped the knife down with Slip 2000 to protect the blade from rust, but carbon steel knives will eventually develop some rust or discoloration, or what is called a patina. There's nothing wrong with a little rust and patina is good thing. Polish off any rust on the blade and it will be fine. Overall, I'm very impressed with this little knife. I plan on carrying it in my sling bag. I try to carry the smallest and lightest tools in my sling bag for EDC, and this knife looks to be perfect. I also ordered the bigger Kiridashi and I'm thinking of carrying that horizontally and wrapping it with paracord. I can't wait for it to arrive.

Pretty cool & slick little knife. Very, very unique - never seen anything like it. Only con / nitpick I can make is I definitely wish the sheath was tighter & retained better. It's also a tiny bit awkward to carry; kinda too small to belt carry, but if you pocket carry, when you tug on it to pull it out, the sheath will definitely stay in your pocket, which can be dangerous. It did come with an Ulticlip and the paracord fob / dangler you see pictured, so that's super cool. Overall, I like it & happy with it. Oh; it came absolutely scary razor sharp, and the edge was literally mirror polished. Never seen anything like it on a factory blade. Truly remarkable!

I have several BPS knives this not good for much but opening.boxes but received quickly

If you have read the other reviews, you may have a negative impression of this little kiridashi. The other reviews are true, to an extent. Was it wrapped in some cardboard and then covered with saran-wrap style plastic? Yes. Was it slathered in oil? Yes. Is the handle roughly finished? Yes. Is the sheath super tight? Yes. Was the point sticking out so it could stick me in the palm when I tried to unwrap it? Yes, it was, and it did. So, why would I give it five stars? First, if you have purchased any BPS knives, you know you are not paying for the packaging. They are minimally packaged; wrapped in plastic and in a plain white box. You are paying (a bargain price) for the excellently sharpened, crazy-good Ukrainian steel. This steel will take abuse and hold an edge far better than it has any right to based on its spec.s. It's carbon steel. Carbon steel can rust. So, they ship it covered in oil. Yes, the sheath is tight. If you want the knife to come out of the sheath more easily, put the lanyard on the end for some extra grip, and *leave the oil on the knife*. I know what you're thinking, "I'll get oil on whatever I'm cutting". While I suppose you could whittle something with this knife, it seems to be designed as a very light, easy to conceal, last ditch emergency defense knife. If you have to use it for that, you won't care that it has some oil on it. For the purpose this is likely to be used for (dire emergency defense, or emergency knife in an Altoids tin kit) this is just about ideal. And while the handle might be rough, the edge is mirror polished and it's razor sharp. Ultimately, that's what I'm paying for. `

Vicious little buddy! Is small,surgical and sharp as f. Like the other BP minimalist edc it's a bit rough but you can in a sand it w/ a 60 grit sanding sponge then the handle won't snag clothing ect.i added a clip to the sheath .Not kidding it's really easy to mess yourself self up being careless. Support the Ukraine hand made edc and enjoy

I gave this as a gift, and the recipient was totally shocked. He loved it !!

My second BPS knife after buying the Techno Bee and I'm liking this thing already. In the box: knife in cardboard to protect it (think it was in plastic wrap too but was excited and might have tossed it while cutting things), sheath, mini-paracord lanyard, knife sticker and BPS knives sticker with QR code and a napkin. Came sharp enough to shave into the napkin it came with (in case you want to wipe of some excess oil - but leave some on to protect it) and the sheath is NOT gonna let it drop out or wiggle loose. I wasn't sure about where to attach the mini paracord lanyard so did a best guess, but can always make another or move it if I change my mind about it. Knife feels sturdier than it looks, the 'rough' finish is kinda nice looking - every one of them will be unique. Sharp and made for easy cutting through everything I tested it on including a live branch and some dead wood from a tree outside. The jimping behind the blade GRABS your thumb for extra grip while making a push cut and isn't uncomfortable but does let you know it's there so you won't slip, and I've already used it to open some boxes, and even used it to get sparks with a ferro rod - the outer edge wasn't as 'sparky' but the INNER part of the handle was perfect to draw through and get a really good shower of sparks. Probably going to order at least 1 or 2 more for emergency stash knives and one for my son.

The blade was sticking out of mine and got me as I rummaged the bag. Thankfully the company shipped the thing with a large napkin (I assume to wipe off oil) that sopped up the blood. The blade is just a shiv that has little use outside of a last ditch stand or a prison shower scene. That said, it is very concealable if not easily deployable. I’ll keep it as I don’t feel like dealing with repacking it with biohazard stickers.