Ka-Bar BK11 Becker Necker Neck Knife , Black

I purchased the BK11 about 9 months ago and literally have worn it every single day since. What a great little knife! It was fairly sharp right out of the package. I changed the profile on the edge slightly to make it just a little sharper but as it is, the blade would be fine for it's intended purpose. The glass-filled nylon sheath is a great little sheath as well. There is absolutely no sign of use on the sheath after wearing it religiously for 9 straight months. I wrapped the handle with 7 strand 550 cord so I'd have access to some cordage in the event of an emergency. I also gutted some more 550 and used it to make the strand that hangs around my neck. If you don't gut this 550, it will be more obvious through your shirt as it will stick out from the sheath by about a 1/4". I'm extremely hard on my tools. I was a little hesitant in purchasing this knife at first because for the price, I wasn't sure if it could stand up to the abuse I was going to put it through. I don't believe I've come close to damaging it and I've put it through quite a bit. Much of the black powder coating has been scraped from the blade so far, but there has yet to be any spots of rust on the exposed 1095. Honestly, I haven't applied oil to the blade even once. I live in a fairly dry place, Reno, NV, so that probably explains a lot of that but at the same time, I wear this knife under my shirt, next to my skin, hanging from my neck for the entire day every day. I also work in Tahoe so I do spend a fair amount of time in a more humid environment on a regular basis. I've hammered this blade through dry wall, cutting chunks out as I go, cut though coax cable with it, pryed on a door to pick my way past it, pryed on numerous other things with it, opened wooden crates, have used it on countless fruits and vegetable, and just about everything else you could imagine having or wanting to cut over a 9 month span of your exciting life. The blade has held up quite well. Last but not least, I made three very small additions to the sheath that I personally find quite valuable. I believe in being prepared for the worst and also find myself going on unplanned hikes in wilderness areas quite frequently. I took some 100 mile-an-hour tape and wrapped it around the sheath a few times. While doing this, I taped a small piece of flintsteel and a small carbide sharpener to the outside edges of the sheath. This has made the sheath slightly wider but you would definitely find those two items to be invaluable were you to find yourself stranded somewhere. The knife is still extremely concealable. All in all, this full-tang neck knife is absolutely 100% worth the money. I've looked around and I truly do not believe there is anything else on the market of equal quality with a similar price. There are some serious bang for your buck here. Buy it.

I've been carrying an ESEE Izula for quite some time now and really enjoy carry a neck knife, and truly appreciate the added versatility that carrying a fixed blade gives as opposed to carrying a folder. Being a fan of the Izula, I naturally discovered that ESEE had collaborated with Kabar to design the EsKabar neck knife with incorporates the Izula's hand design with the Becker Necker's blade design. Since I already owned the ESEE Izula and have given it tons of use in the woods, I figured I would try something a little different and pick up the Becker Necker. I've owned a number of Becker products in the past and have never been disappointed, so naturally I had high hopes for this knife as well! This knife was no disappointment! Upon receiving the knife, I immediately noticed that it came from the factory with a beautifully sharp and symmetrical blade grind! Nice job Kabar! I then took a few moments to wrap the handle with some trusty 550 paracord and then quickly took to the woods to test this knife out! It handles batoning tasks great, as long as your reasonable and don't try to do anything stupid like baton knotted wood, or baton ridiculous logs of course! Kabar's 1095 CroVan steel held it's edge very admirably and got plenty of work done without needing to be touched up! The grip is more or less a 3-finger grip, but quite comfortable! I didn't find there to be any bad hot-spots or major discomfort while using the knife. However, keep in mind that this style of knife is not designed to be used for hours upon hours of whittling either! One of the tasks I put this knife through was fabricating an Arapuca Bird Trap from saplings in the forest. Then I crafted a figure-4 deadfall to trigger the trap. The knife made easy work of this task, and was a real pleasure to use! The blade size is very nice - not too big, not too small. The blade is small enough to make it convenient for neck carry, yet at the same time not so small to inhibit it's usefulness as a survival knife! As an added bonus, this knife was designed with 2 extra features that the EsKabar and Izula don't have; a bottle opener and wire breaker! I can't honestly say I have found myself in any situations where I've needed to break wire, but I've already put the bottle opener through it's paces, and it works just fine! Overall, I absolutely love this knife! Some people complain the the sheath is a bit too large for neck carry, but I've been carrying this knife for nearly a month now with no issues whatsoever! I did however choose to immediately remove that new added retention lever that Kabar has added to the corner of the sheath. I find it to be way too big and clunky if you plan to carry this knife as a neck knife. I also have no issue with this knife printing under my shirt either. I would highly recommend this knife! Update: I just recently decided to remove the paracord wrap from the handle because I wanted to start using this knife in more "food prep" application to see how it performs, and the paracord would present real problems as far as sanitation goes... (Good luck trying to get raw chicken juice out of paracord!). Anyways, I decided to cut up an apple for my yellow lab, Henry, and I to have for a snack today. The knife performed quite well, and certainly can pull off any task that a paring knife could be used for. Obviously a knife like this isn't the most ideal blade for food prep due to it's thick blade stock, however it certainly gets the job done! I will try to post more shots of my BK11 in action! Stay tuned!

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This little knife is perfect to wear around the neck. It is very secure in its sheath and still easy to pull out. I have woven the paracord on the handle and it looks cool. I wear the knife with the handle down, and to be safe I secures the knife with a spring rope on the bottle opener (the notch on the back). This is a perfect EDC knife.

Die robuste Klinge aus hochwertigem Kohlenstoffstahl und die vielseitigen Einsatzfähigkeiten im Outdoorbereich machen aus dem Ka-bar Becker11 Necknife einen unverzichtbaren Begleiter in jeder Situation.

Llegó en perfectas condiciones, viene poco afilada pero entiendo que podría ser por cuestiones de envío, su guarda es sólida y cómoda el agarre no es el mejor pero implementando algo de paracord queda mucho más funcional. No recomiendo este cuchillo para traerle colgado del cuello ya que su tamaño no están discreto.

Das Messer ist gut, angenehm zu benutzen, mit seiner ca. 4mm Klingendicke besonders angesichts der Größe äußerst stabil ausgelegt und doch ein leichtes Messer. Ob einem der Griff mit dem Flaschenöffner beim Necker oder der Griff des Esee Izula beim Becker Eskabar mehr zusagt, muss jeder selber wissen, prinzipiell neigen die meisten Messernutzer dazu den Griff des Eskabar als angenehmer beim Arbeiten zu empfinden. Jeder, der sich ohnehin eine eigene Scheide bauen möchte, kann also zuschlagen. Diejenigen, welche (angesichts des nicht gerade niedrigen Preises für diese Klingengröße) keine Lust haben, weiteres Geld in diesen Kauf zu investieren, sollten sich vielleicht doch woanders umgucken (z.B. das Esee Izula). Grund ist die Scheide, die das Messer so rapide stumpf werden lässt, wie ich es noch bei keinem anderen Messer in Erfahrung bringen konnte. Grund ist das Material, welches mit Glasfasern versetzt ist (kein Kydex!). So verpasste ich dem Messer anfangs einen adequaten Schliff (der Schliff von Kabar ist meist zu grob, mit einem unschönen groben Schleifmuster) mit sehr anständiger Schärfe, sodass es ohne Widerstand durch Papier glitt. Später zog ich das Messer wieder aus Scheide und musste feststellen, dass die Schneide an bestimmten Punkten das Papier fast gar nicht mehr schneiden konnte. Hätte ich das Messer nun vielleicht einen Monat genutzt, wäre dies verständlich. Dass das Messer jedoch bereits beim einmaligen Befördern aus der Scheide in diesem Maße stumpf wird, ist unverzeilich und mindert den Nutzen des Messers erheblich. Ich bin keineswegs die einzige Person mit dieser ärgerlichen Erfahrung, wie man auf zahlreichen Foren nachlesen kann. Sehr schade, es kann nicht sein, dass Kabar dieses Problem nicht bewusst war oder durch Tests nicht in Erfahrung bringen konnten.