Smith & Wesson SW995 8.5in High Carbon S.S. Full Tang Karambit Knife with a 3.75in Clip Point Blade and Nylon Handle for Outdoor, Tactical, Survival and EDC

I lost this knife, not long after buying it and it really sucks. This is definitely worth the price and is decently sharp out of box. Decent self defense knife, that looks pretty vicious and would probably dissuade an attacker based on visual alone.Just a cool knife that I'm sad I lost

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Well built and looks good but the sheath is a little frustrating

This is a quality product. I'm leery of products carrying a prestigious brand name. Apparently these guys did procure usage of the Smith and Wesson name and logo legitimately. It is an impressive low cost blade.A skinning knife or bushcraft knife it is not! So Amazon's "star" question about comfort is way iff base. To borrow a phrase from concealed firearm carry, "Having a handgun on one's person should be "comforting" and not necessarily "comfortable"!" So, as a neck knife, you won't fet blusters the one time you need it to slice a carotid artery or puncture a lung or heart and/or. disembowel someone, all of which constitutes the primary purpose of this knife.I will not use it to cut cardboard as that destroys my stropped edge. This knife came sharp from the box and I stropped it to razor sharp. I will order another and dull the edge for deployment practice as I've lightly sliced myself in practice several times in deploying it from under a short. It is wicked sharp and the curved, rebated top makes that pijnt needle sharp as well. Double edged carry knives are illegal in Hawaii and I may shorten the blade avlittle to avoid "cop confusion" as to the exact length of blade as there is a lot if "non-sharp" length that a rookie cop might interpret as "blade length"! This was a close as I could find in a modest price range with a Karambit retention ring and a useful blade design, although a little too long to realistically pass muster with squad car cops in Hawaii (beat cop? What's that?)When I'm in a wheelchair, waiting for ParaTransit pickup, I'm often in places with few people and twice in the last two months felt in danger of attack by a street person or a low life. Each time they changed their mind when about 5 feet away - probably because I was ready and didn't project alarm or fear. Anyone that will rob or attack an elder or disabled person in a wheelchair deserves to die on the spot and the world will be a kinder, gentler place without them.I have utmost confidence in this knife!

Correct terminology: Reverse Kerambit. Perfect ergonomics. Beyond perfect. A masterpiece of design in every regard. Someone deserves recognition for this.Well made. Surprisingly good steel at this price. Esthetically beautiful.The bad part, the sheath. It takes two people to pull this knife out of the sheath. I see no way of fixing this sheath as designed. A deal breaker. I returned it.However, the knife itself serves so well in the self defense role. Index finger through the loop, point down and edge forward, the defender needs no skill nor training: intuition and the design of the knife will carry the day.I may purchase this knife again.If I do, I will use a hack saw to remove the retention portion of the sheath, and I will put an UltiClip Slim 3.3 belt clip on it (available on Amazon). The knife will have NO retention, but it will carry high and concealed, and draw like lightning.I might do that.If you want to try that too, you will not find a better self defense knife at any price on the internet.

OkSo once you sharpen or have this blade professionaly sharpened it can get literally razor sharp.BUTThe sheath is extra terribleIt's hard to get out of the sheath unless you press the sheath with your thumb at the same time you draw irAlso and the biggest annoyance is the average person would never be able to remove the screws to move or remove the belt belt!!!!I broke 1 screw loose and the other I still haven't been able to remove yetIt's literally going to take putting this in a small vice grip to remove this other screw which is ridiculous and honestly pisses me off!Buy accordingly

Great tool for the price! The sheath holds the knife very securely. If it is pulled properly, with a thumb push at the top of the sheath, the knife pops right out. If it is pulled improperly, it’s very difficult to remove from the sheath. There are definitely higher quality knives out there, but I can definitely recommend this product for anyone looking for a reasonably priced piece of quality gear.

I'm not a fan of "neck knives" in general, and would never consider having this knife hang from my neck. I had a very specific use in mind when I ordered this knife: Handgun retention. For that, it does not disappoint.The included scabbard works very well on my non-dominant (left) side when attached to my belt, with its bottom portion tucked into the front pocket of my jeans. I don't keep the knife tightly locked-in, so it can be drawn very quickly with my left hand, index finger through the hole, should the need arise in a tussle for my pistol. The only modification I intend to make is to sharpen the back side of the blade for about an inch near its point, to make it more efficient in stabbing.The only other tool I like for handgun retention is a push dagger with a three-inch blade, using it in my left hand for boxing jabs. However, I prefer this knife, with its karambit-style retention hole at the pommel end, and the capability to slash more effectively, in addition to stabbing.Overall, I would consider this a very good force-multiplying tool for left-handed deployment, and an excellent value for the money. The only con: Right-handed deployment when belt-worn felt really cumbersome, with the way the scabbard was set up from the factory. I didn't fiddle with changing the orientation of the belt loop, since my intention is to use it left-handed.