Condor Bushlore Knife - Bushcraft Knife - 1075 High Carbon Steel - Walnut Handle - Scandi Grind - Small Fixed Blade Knives - Hand Crafted Leather Sheath - 3mm Thick - 4.3in Blade - 6.1 oz

I'm not a knife expert. I'm not a survivalist, zombie apocalypse prepper type either. I'm a pretty regular dude with a crappy job as an inventory manager for a seafood wholesaler. That said, I work in a tough environment, there is cold and wet constantly and everywhere, as well as fish slime and blood. On top of that, I live on the coast of Florida, so there's beachy/salty air. I bought this knife for work. I kept destroying my folding knives and got tired of trying to keep them in good enough condition to still be used. So I decided to find a good belt knife to order. My requirements were pretty simple. I wanted something around 8 or 9 inches overall length with a drop point blade. It needed a plastic or leather sheath, no nylon trash. And most importantly, it needed to be able to take a beating. This one checked all the boxes and had phenomenal reviews both here and professionally, so I ordered it. Now onto the stuff about the blade. I knew it was high carbon and that it was not stainless, so I bought a can of rem oil to keep it oiled. It will rust, though not near as bad as I had thought, if I don't keep it pretty well oiled. This is a daily or bi-daily thing for me. I appreciate a blade that gets sharp and stays sharp. This one has no issue with that. Being high carbon (1075) I figured it wouldn't be a problem. Due to the fact we have 8 full time fish cutters, there are a lot of sharpening stones and steels around my work, so I spend a couple minutes every few days honing the edge to keep it slicing through double thick cardboard like warm butter. I've been using it for a couple weeks now and it's not been a problem once. The workmanship is top notch, the sheath is better quality than many that come with far more expensive knives. Really, at this price, you would be lucky to find something half as nice. If you need a good work knife, this guy will serve you well.

Mine showed up with only one small chipped spot on the blade right against the hilt. Other than that it's beautiful from knife to shieth. Shaving sharp out the box, beautiful fit and finish, handle scales are drinking olive oil and the shieth is stealing it's share from the wood so soon that dark rich walnut color will stay and match the leather. Overall insane price for everything you get. ( Yes I know 1075 yikes but for what your doing with it it's perfectly fine).

TL;DR Condor's quality control has improved, the knife came ready out of box and, and is a great all around blade for the common man who's watching their pack weight in the deep woods while hunting but need a dependable blade that can both prepare game and split wood if needed. Long part: I don't need to go too into detail about this knife, but I will say that Condor has really improved the quality of products they put out. For a while Condor was known amongst us almost as a project company, you'd by a solidly built tool but need to sharpen (sometimes even grind) it yourself really. My Kephart has been a constant companion (along with my old butcher knife and my Mora Classic) for many years now, but out of box I needed to do some sanding to make the Kephart's tip symmetrical and heavily sharpen it. Great steel and was a great little blade after some work. Mora's are almost always perfect out of box. I stayed far away from the old Bushlore, but the newer design as others have said the is not only better but in my opinion should be an industry standard for blades at this price point. Mine came with almost perfect symmetrical geometry (the cutting grind was perfect, the tip grind was a hair higher on one side but the tip is perfectly straight), was effortlessly able to take hair off my arm, and a perfect 90 degree spine for a ferro rod OR shaving bark. Keep it up Condor. As far as the design, the philosophy of use behind this knife is for Bushcraft and camp tasks, though would be perfectly functional for hunting (which I plan on doing a lot). Blades of this size should be complemented with an axe or hatchet if possible, but if needed this blade can baton wood (split wood by hammering it with a piece of wood). I love my Mora and my rummage sale picked butcher knife, but when hunting in the backcountry you want to keep your pack weight under 30 (or 25) lbs, your rifle or bow included. With a partial tang blade like a Mora or a thin blade like my butcher knife, you'll want to bring an axe or saw as well for processing wood. For small game and carving a Mora is perfection, but for deer or emergency fire making I want a more durable and slightly larger blade. Which is why I think the slightly higher price you pay for the Bushlore is just as an exceptional value as a Mora is. If you don't do a lot of backcountry hunting/bushcraft, a Mora will serve you well, especially for you Ultra-Light people. The Mora Bushcraft Black is also great but more expensive than the Condor Bushlore. If you're hunting close to your vehicle or base camp, you could bring an even larger hunting knife like a Buck or a KaBar plus an axe and dedicated skinning or carving knife because weight isn't as much of a concern. The Bushlore is an all around tool for the common man and one that fits the bill for one watching their pack weight deep in the woods but needs a durable blade for both large game and bushcraft, one I will pass on to my children most likely. I've done a bit of testing in the week I've had it, feathering wood, batoning wood (a test, not a practice), and cutting food. So far it functions just as well as my Mora and will be able to withstand abuse in the field if needed. 10/10, couldn't be made better for its intended use without increasing the price. Will be coming with me from now on.

The knife arrived in a fairly timely manner considering I took the free shipping option(9 days.) First impression opening the box...the sheath is nicely crafted and well built with rivets and heavy stitching(worth the $30 something already.) The knife was not hair popping sharp out of the box and though I was lucky enough to get an evenly ground blade, it was still slightly concave and had a secondary bevel. The handle was also very even and comfortable. After about an hour of hand honing the blade, I got it hair popping sharp on a full scandi grind with mirror finish. I easily shaved a 3 inch patch of my arm hair with a single gentle stroke. Passed paper tests like I was using a professionally sharpened and stropped fine Japanese razor. Now putting to real field tests... whittling/carving: 5 star, ferro rod strikes: 5 star, skinning: 5 star, overall feel: 4 star. However having been a bush crafter for most of the last 35 years I decided to put it to the most grueling field test....cross grain batoning hard wood: 3 star. After cutting all the way through a 3" piece of hardwood the edge rolled and needed some retouching. To be expected I guess but all in all a great blade....untouchable for the price. I highly recommend this blade even with imperfections. The imperfections are easy to fix. Makes me feel I got raped on price for all my other bush crafting blades. I will be buying a few more to have on hand where ever I may be. I would rather have 5 of these than one $150 knife any day. If they ever come out with one in O1 tool steel you can be sure it will be one of the absolute best knives off the shelf at a great price.

I’ve seldom been without a knife of some sort on me ever since my days in the Boy Scouts, whether it’s a slim pocket folder, a fishing knife, a garden knife, or some other variety. I’m also an inveterate accumulator- note I didn’t say “collectors- of knives. Whenever I see something tha looks like it might be a tad better than what I’m using I find myself buying one, especially when it’s as inexpensive as this Condor. My go-to field knife for hiking and camping has been a Morakniv for some time, and while Moras have great blades, most are weak in the handle. Even those with a full length tang tend to have plastic and wood handles that aren’t all that tough. With a blade that extends the full length of the knife, this Condor is unlikely to break in use, assuming the steel is well tempered. One of the most impressive features of this knife, given the price, is the sheath. It’s made of thick oiled top grain leather, and it better than sheathes I’ve seen on knives costing twice as much. I would have really like a snap-over flap or other rendition device to insure against losing it, but the brass lanyard bushing- another unexpected feature- allows you to use a piece of parachute cord for that function. The back of the blade is square and provides a good striking surface for the ubiquitous fire starter stick. Knife and sheath together are a very practical package, good enough to take into the field, and cheap enough tha you won’t be heartbroken if you do happen to lose it. It’s classified by the seller as a “bush knife,” a relatively new but incredibly popular classification, judging from all the videos and web sites promising to teach “bushcraft” skills, like building shelters, deadfalls, and campfires. And “batoning” with your knife appears to be extremely popular. Unless you can use it like a splitting wedge, well, it’s just not a real bushcraft knife. Personally, I don’t care about that, as I have a perfectly good pack hatchet that’s designed for chopping and splitting wood. This blade is too thin for chopping, and the grind angle is too shallow for the edge to hold up to tha kind of abuse, but used as a knife I think it should last a long time and give good service. In fact, if you’re thinking about buying one, I’d suggest spending another $20 and getting the Micarta handled version, which should hold up better to moisture in the long run.

Great knife for the price. Finding a sturdy knife that doesn't break your wallet can be difficult, but this knife does just that. It's blade is high carbon, so it will retain its edge well and it has a walnut handle. There arent many knifes that have real wood handles anymore. This one is nice. I don't think you have to worry about it cracking under 'normal' conditions. The only real caveat to this knife is one of its pros: the high carbon steel. It rusts pretty easily. Just take care of it like you would any other tool (because it is a tool). Oil it after every use and if it does rust, a pencil eraser will remove most of it. Others have said that the blade doesn't come 'razor' sharp. Because of the high-carbon steel, the blade will never be razor sharp. If you want something that's razor sharp, get a box cutter or something. This thing was made to endure some tough stuff (batonning, carving, cutting real wood, striking flint, etc.) that would break anything that was razor sharp (high carbon steel is relatively soft compared to low carbon steel. It retains a reasonably sharp edge very well and doesn't break easily. However, low carbon steel will give you your 'razor' sharp edge, but it's also brittle and will break if strained). All in all, it's a good bushcraft knife. It comes with a pretty nice leather sheath that I assume also fits a few of condor's other fixed blades. If you're willing to take care of it, then this is a great buy. Plus, it's hard to beat the pricetag.

I received the newer bushlore and i am impressed. I have been eyeballing the knife for years but never pulled the trigger on one until now. The fact i could always get two Mora companions to one bushlore has always steered me in the direction of the mora. But i just destroyed my last mora it was 6 years old and been through hell and the handle finally gave out. I was Hesitant on the 1075 steel, the large 4.375 blade and the pictures always look terrible. The knife i got has a beautiful coffee brown walnut handle. The wide 4.375 blade is not too large and is fantastically shaped the grind is scandi and runs all the way to the handle. The sheath is a wonderful full grain friction sheath and holds the knife great, honestly the sheath is worth $35 alone and is better than some high $ knives. Again if your worried about the 1075 steel being a issue it's not the heat treat is great. I batoned 2 approx. 2 inch logs into 4ths and feather sticked 2, 2 inch branches and failed to shave hair "easily" but still sliced paper and felt sharp. 4 strokes on a strop and it's back to shaving hair again. Thats the benefit of the "softer" steel you shouldn't need to use a stone unless you chip or flatten the edge badly. The Condor 1075 steel is perfected just like other brands of steel that people may look as inferior like Buck knives 440C it's all about how they heat treat the steel. Condor gets 5 stars because i don't think you can make a better knife for the price.

I have been considering purchasing this knife to use as my bushcraft carry knife for quite some time, I finally made the purchase and I am blown away at the quality of this product, as every review states the sheath is top quality they seem to have recently revamped this product as the bevel is way better than the ones I have seen on YouTube. The new sheath design has a riveted belt loop instead of a stitched on one, mine did not come with the micro-bevel everyone says they do, it was a genuine scandi grind and out of the box it was razor sharp. This knife is a carver like no knife I have ever used, it cuts 1 inch branches clean in half with minimal effort and no hammering, apply pressure and watch this knife cut whatever you want (within reason of course). I am glad I waited on making the purchase as there is many noticeable changes to the newest version, mainly the rivited sheath belt loop. If you are contemplating purchasing a Condor Bushlore I would say contemplate no more and get one coming as the quality surpasses the knife in a mind blowing way! EDIT: After using this knife for quite some time I have to say, its awesome and you can clean it up to look like a very expensive knife, I removed the grey finish from the blade and polished it, re-profiled the top of the blade to have more of a woodlore shape and sanded and re-profiled the handle to be very impressive looking. Now that the good is out of the way, I finally put a very small secondary bevel on the knife. The scandi was just too shallow of an angle and I was resharpening every time I used it to compensate for all the blade roll I was experiencing. Still an awesome purchase, My recommendation would be to avoid the desire to have a full scandi grind.

This knife is a great value. Shipping was very fast, product came in excellent condition. The knife itself looks great; the leather sheath is beautiful and looks very premium. For the price, this knife is amazing. You might need to do a little work with it. The knife edge came out of the box decently sharp but not as sharp as i would like it to be. After a little leather strop with green compound it was much better. blade edge came out of the box with no flaws so no need for stone sharpening. I have small hands and the handle did not fit my hands very well, so I ended up carving it a little and then used sandpaper to sand it down. The finish of the knife is not that great so you might have to refinish it. Both the knife and sheath should definitely be put out to sun dry separately to cure properly so it will not sweat. I would not recommend you putting the knife in the sheath if you are planning to store it away for extended period of time. The edge retention for 1075 steel on this blade is awesome. I had no problems at all heavy batoning and wood carving. Once you touchup the blade the performance is great. Overall, really happy with this knife. This knife will serve you well.

Ich besitze mehrere teure Messer (Heiko HäB -Falk, Richard Kappeller-Termite, Eickhorn-Venator u.v.m.) Jetzt habe ich mir ein Condor mini Bushlore & ein Condor Bushlore gekauft nach über Youtube gestöbert zu haben. Beide zu haben unter 50 Euro inkl. Versand z. B. über Amazon.com (schnelle Lieferung, gute Service) Kurzgesagt: Ich bin (als Messermacher-Laie) begeister! Sehr hochwertige Scheide, Super Messer. Für den Outdoorbereich bestens geeignet. Kein Katostrophe (wegen Preis) bei verlust. Aber die stecken gut im Holster, wird nich so einfach passieren oder man stellt Sich oft über den Kopf. Der Griff ist aus Hartholz., sehe Bild. Die sind aber einfach um zu bauen. Ich habe für beide Griffschalen aus Karelische Maserbirke angefertigt. Das ist aber geschmacksache. Dazu Paracord mit Reflektorstreifen (Sehr zu empfehlen bei nachtaktivitäten). Durchgehende Klinge / Fulltang Nur: Kohlenstoffstahl hat so seine Nachteile: Rostempfindlicher, Verfärbungen des Stahls, Metallgesmack wenn man sich einen Apfel schneidet. Also nicht geeignut für Nahrungszubereitung. Dafür ein Messer (z.b. Mora aus rostfreier Stahl? Stainless Steel nehmen (Mora messer sind auch Super und günstig. kein durchgehende Klingen/ nicht Fulltang). Kohlstoffstahl ist einfach zu schärfen. Deshalb: Condor Messer: sehr gut, günstig, Fulltang, Super Scheide, gut zu schärfen, guter Griff, sehen optisch gut aus. Ein echtes Gebrauchsmesser, Beide messer unter 12 cm, also normal laut Gestez zu führen: NICHT im Ausgangsbereich oder im Disko, aber das ist Logisch.Klarer Kaufempfehlung.

I had read other mixed reviews so didn't know quite what to expect. It arrived very quickly and was, for the price, far better than I expected. It was shaving sharp straight from the bow. Good solid construction which should, with usual care, last a lifetime. The handle did need a little work, for me at least, with some fine grit sandpaper and linseed oil. That said it was ready to use from the box. I was surprised at the excellent quality of the sheath - heavy duty leather, excellently stitched and finished. I would recommend this as a cheap bushcraft knife anytime.

Sono stato molto fortunato.era in vendita anche uno usato di un costo poco più di 20 euro .ok rischiamo 2 giorni arriva il coltello praticamente nuovo un vero affare soprattutto un bellissimo coltello ben fatto

Compre este cuchillo por su diseño sencillo, por ser hecho en el salvador, por la funda de excelente calidad y por los comentarios de la gente. Practico escalada en roca, por lo que salgo mucho a la montaña, campo, desierto, etc. El cuchillo lo uso sobretodo para cortar ramas para hacer fogatas, cortar alimentos , cordinos, etc. nada que someta a extremos mis cuchillos. Así que metí mi cuchillo a la mochila de escalada. Hace casi un año que hubo un sismo en CDMX (en donde vivo) y dos edificios vecinos se callaron. Así que sin pensarlo, estaba ayudando a sacar escombro e ir limpiando el acceso para el rescate. Tome de mi equipo un casco, guantes, etc y mi cuchillo cóndor. Uno de las accesos al derrumbe, era por encima de un coche, pero había cables de un poste caído que dificultaban el paso a los que estábamos trabajando, así que use mi cuchillo (nadie llevaba alicates en ese momento), y macheteando los cables sobre el poste de hormigón, logramos mover esos cables. El filo (obviamente) quedo muy maltratado, Lo afile con piedras y quedo como nuevo. Les dejo una foto de como esta actualmente mi cuchillo. Es uno de mis cuchillos favoritos, ya que vivimos una experiencia muy fuerte juntos. Lo recomiendo ampliamente. No quiero decir que es un cuchillo para supervivencia urbana o salvamento,( para eso hay cuchillos mas especializados). Es un cuchillo de monte de excelente calidad y sin duda funciona como cuchillo de supervivencia, si por desgracia se te presenta ese momento.