GIL HIBBEN Silver Shadow Dagger Knife With Leather Sheath - Double-Edged Stainless Steel Blade, Wire-Wrapped Handle, Signature Stamp, Must-Have for Hibben Collectors - Length 12 1/4"

I was getting married and needed gifts for the Groomsmen. These guys have been around for a while and have all the tie clasps, cigar cutters, golf tools, engraved flasks, beer mugs, pocket knives, and so on that Groomsmen receive and never want. What should I get for the Guys who are standing up there for me?? Answer: A DAGGER! A foot long, double edged dagger with a wire wrapped hilt! Big Hit! My Best Man said this was the best gift he ever received. That comment alone made this purchase worth it. These daggers are of excellent quality and really cool. If you're looking for a gift to wow your friends, look no further. Also, you should get one for yourself. I did.

This knife is really great. I wanted it for some time, and now I have it. It is not even heavy, but sharp.

I bought one of these knives years ago and have treasured it ever since. My grandson is also a knife guy (that apple didn't fall too far from the tree!), so I bought him one, too. This might not be an item to carry in the woods or in your boot, but if you like craftsmanship and shear beauty, any knife guy would love this and at a great price.

This is a nice knife, with a couple of minor complaints. When it came it was dull, and I had to send it out to be sharpened. A dull knife is a letter opener. Secondly, the guard is a little loose. Hibben usually shows better quality than this. It's a pretty knife, but I probably should have sent it back.

Just a pretty display knife. Came very dull. Have tried to sharpen but the blade material is junk. Have bought Hibben knives in the past and they were quality. The wire wrapped Bowie that I bought 10 to 15 years ago is a nice knife. Quality has definitely gone downhill. This knife is not a $60 knife. Maybe worth $12. Guard is wobbly and cannot sharpen. Won't buy Hibben knives again.

So disappointing, I’ve owned this same dagger several times over the last 20 years… this one is completely “safety dull”. The tip is rounded, the blade is unsharpened. The others that I have owned, and gifted were razor sharp with a needle tip. WTF happened? The newer made in china logo was a dead giveaway (sad) I will keep it and spend some time regrinding and honing it into a respectable blade. Given the opportunity again, I may as well buy something similar from the local smoke shop. Sooooo disappointed

Gil Hibben custom crafted this knife especially for United Cutlery as the first in his annual 1990 Fantasy Series offering. I ordered this to complete the set of this, the Silver Shadow II, and the Highlander Bowie. All of these have wire wrapped handles. The polished stainless blade is high quality and the black leather sheath is embossed with a basket weave pattern and has a spring steel belt clip. I love it.

As the title of this review stated this incarnation of Hibbens silver shadow dagger leaves much to be desired. This was a christmas gift that frankly was embarrassing, the tip was rounded over and the guard was loose. While the tip is easily fixable with a bit of careful attention with a file, the guard is loose because the hole for the knife tang to pass through is a good 1/16th too wide. As I remember the blade on the origonals from the 90's was a bit thicker than that of the current version. The core looks to be ABS plastic like on the original so that hasn't changed. Dear UC how about upping the quality on your products like it was in the 90's even early 2K's? This is BS do better even if you have to charge more.