WARIVO KNIFE18" Crocodile Dundee Bowie Knife-Fixed Blade-Survival-Hunting Knife-Tactical Knife With Sheath for Camping, Outdoor, Bushcraft - Gift for Men (18" Paka)

This is a very good knife. Love it. Seems well made for the price.

UPDATE AFTER USING EACH KNIFE FOR 4 HOURS OVER A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS: One knife developed a crack in the blade and the other knife had its handle loosen up. Warivo refunded the cost of the knife with a crack in the blade and I just contacted them today about the knife with the loose handle. I hope they will refund or replace the second knife.UPDATE #2 Warivo has not responded to my replacement request for 3 weeks now. AVOID!!My main use for this is to cut saplings. My long, thin, floppy machete bounces off of saplings unless you hit them in the perfect spot along the blade, and the saplings move when you touch them with a chain saw. This thing does a great job and lops off most 1"-2" saplings with a single chop. After a lot of hard chopping the tang was still tight and the blade was still sharp. I cleaned the blade and stropped it and it shaved a 6 inch wide strip off of my belly.It is not marked D2 but it is obviously better than 420HC or 3CR13 at holding an edge and not rolling or chipping. I bought this as a gift and ordered a cheaper beater bowie for myself. When this came in and I saw how good the steel and fit and finish was (plus the satisfaction guarantee if the handle loosens up from hard chopping), I cancelled my bowie order and ordered another one of these knives. Both knives have very nice fit and finish and have chopped about 75 saplings each. Dad got the tip of his into the dirt on a few chops and finally managed to nick the tip, but mine is still shaving sharp with no nicks or rolls under a magnifying glass after hitting wood only. Definitely good steel.The other reason I wanted a ridiculously long bowie was for the large clip point to grab and use as a draw knife. This knife is definitely a passable draw knife, especially for green wood. I may consider drilling a small hole in the clip point to tie a loop of string to secure my hand along the clip point so it doesn't slip.Overall for your average guy who is going to use it and not display it, this is a 1/5 and maybe a 2/5 because so much steel had to be removed to get it sharp AND BECAUSE THE SELLER DOES NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY.The knife is so nice, 5 star, 10 out of 10, then some complete dummy got ahold of it for the final sharpening. It would take 10 hours on a small pocket sized whetstone to make the blade sharp at 30 degrees. Both of mine came with a large, coarse micro bevel at about 70 degrees (!). The 70 degree coarse edge did not even meet up at the very edge of the blade. In fact, the 90 degree spine was sharper than the blade was.

Sheath button was rusted off.. otherwise knife is excellent

The knife looks very good for the price. I give them to my grandson for his collection!

This knife was bought as a birthday gift for my friend who collects knives from all over... I bought it and another thinking I wouldn't like it. In the picture it doesn't portray the quality well enough. Its a stable and heavy for its size knife. Not flimsy, fake or cheap looking. The blade was covered in plastic wrap and oils to prevent any erosion or rust. So if you don't like oily hands I recommend to wipe it off before you touch it. But other than that it was one of my favorite buys!!

Blade in Pic appears to be of good quality. Has a stamp on blade. Upon receipt of this item blade has no company stamp. Finish of handle is rough. Uneven sharp edges. Needed to be sanded and polished one more time before shipping.

This knife is very big and heavy, yet still balanced.

The brass on the handle was discolored and corroding.The brass buttons on the sheath looked like they had been recovered from a shipwreck. They were corroded inside and out. Even after I cleaned them up with a dremel they left discoloration on the blade.Sadly this was a gift.