MTech USA MT-20-12 Fixed Blade Hunting Knife, Black Bowie Style Blade, Black Rubber Handle, 10-Inch Overall

Excellent quality blade. I bought this one with shear intent of putting this knife through the ringers to see how it actually stood up against abuse. I had all intentions of buying another to replace this one once I was done. I took this on three weekend camping trips to use and abuse it. I cut, sawed, chopped and stabbed all kinds of stuff. It came sharp and stayed pretty sharp after all the abuse.I did, however, bend the very tip if the blade when I was digging a hole for a fire and hit a stone of some kind. I used a heavy branch to hit the back of the blade to push it through my logs I was splitting for firewood. I didn't want to use a hammer or anything metal so that I didn't cause damage to the knife on purpose. I just want to see "normal" wear and tear through use.After the couple camping trips I took the knife out and cleaned it up and inspected for damage. Other than the bent tip of the blade I described earlier there were nothing more than scratches on the blade and handle where I dropped it a couple times. The handle is made of some kind of hard plastic like I have never seen before. The blade is made of 440 stainless steel and the knife is made in China, but this is one of the more reliable knives I have owned.I planned on buying another because of the price after I messed this one up putting it through some passes. Even after 3 camping trips abusing the knife as much as I could and every chance I got... to my surprise the knife held up and even stayed pretty sharp. After cleaning it up I plan on putting it back in my pack and using it over and over again... no need to replace it.I do plan on buying 2 more of these knives to put in my other back and in my truck.I was very impressed with the sheath!!!!!!!!!!!! You might be able to tell by the picture but it is an EXCELLENT sheath. The sheath is made out of Kydex, formed to the knife, with a very nice belt loop attachment to secure to a belt (up to 1 3/4" belt). The sheath also has 9 gromets to be able to use 550 cord to attach to your gear bags. The knife locks into the sheath with a loud click and is very secure, but it comes out easily enough when drawn. The knife does not catch on the sheath and the sheath does not damage the knife (vice versa).I would definitely recommend this knife to anyone thinking about buying a good sturdy knife at a decent price. (If) the plastic handle was to ever break, one could always replace the plastic handle with 550 cord.

Let me start by saying I'm not a big knife guy, but for some reason I've started on a knife kick. This is the first one I've bought in probably 7 or 8 years. The last one was a Smith and Wesson Extreme Ops folder. A nice little knife, but it mostly sat on my desk.For $16, I wasn't sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. It seems a sturdy knife, full tang, with a glass breaker on the pommel (at least it looks like it could be used for that). I mostly bought this for the cool factor, since it's a pretty cool looking blade. I'm not sure if the ribs on the spine could really be used to cut branches, seems like they would just catch and hang, but I haven't tried it. I'm not sure what the significance is of the little reverse hook at the base of the spine. It's not sharp, so it's not for cutting. If someone knows, please let me know.The handle is tight, no looseness that I can detect. Not sure how comfortable the grip would be after a half hour of use. I've seen a lot of references to wrapping it with grip tape or paracord, but I've never done that.The sheath is pretty no frills, but it does its job. I saw someone else mention they wrapped the sheath with paracord, using the grommet holes. I guess that's for survival use, so you have some cord to bind things to make a shelter, traps, etc. Though you could only bind half of it, otherwise you'd lose the belt clip.This seems like the kind of knife you'd have attached to the outside of a backpack.So far, happy with the purchase.

I bought this for my spouse because he was looking for a knife with this sort of design that wasn't extraordinary expensive. Overall he really liked it. However, the belt clip broke off of the case after he wore it for a couple of weeks. He wasn't a fan of the belt clip anyway because it is stationary (rather than a swivel). In all reality he probably would have eventually broken the clip off on purpose so he could fashion it the way he wanted to (but he hasn't actually figured out how he wants to do so yet. haha.). I wasn't a huge fan of the case in general because it is a little bulky and hard plastic like material. He didn't mind it. He was hoping that the back edge of the blade where it tapers would be sharped making it a double edge blade but it isn't. This wasn't a huge deal but was kind of a bummer. The blade that is sharpened is not excessively sharp but will certainly do the trick. The knife has a very solid, balanced feel and the sawback is definitely sturdy enough to really go at something.Overall, this is a pretty good knife, especially for its price point as similar knives he was looking at cost much much more.

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The knife has a nice look. My main issues are with the handle. First off this is NOT a rubber handle as described in the upper part of the product description. It is plastic as it says in the lower part of the description. If it were rubber it would improve the grip quite a bit. I don't have very big hands but this knife feels a bit uncomfortable for me to hold. The handle is too short and to utilize the depression for the thumb on the topside I have to slide my hand to an odd position. My main issue with the handle though is that it is too thin. At only 5/8 of an inch thick I can't grip it solidly. I will try and wrap this with paracord and that should improve the grip. Not crazy about the plastic sheath either. No idea how this will hold up over time. The knife locks into the sheath with a bit of a snap which is OK if you are using 2 hands to pop the two together. When it's attached to your belt though you will just be using the one hand. It would have been better without the locking mechanism in my view. You do have the option of not snapping it all the way into the sheath but then it is very loose. All in all for the $12-13 I paid for this it is still a decent value.