Schrade Delta Class Boneyard Fixed Blade with 8Cr13MoV Grey Ti Coat for Outdoor Survival

The sheath is no good, but the blade itself is amazing. It's SO well designed. The grip is just fantastic, and the loop is properly made for keeping your index finger in a removable position unlike many karambits.Only complaint is the sheath, but you can't expect a perfect knife and sheath at this price point, so I'm not taking any points away. It works as a way to store it, and that's good enough.For carrying, I would not trust the sheath because it falls off very easily, and part of the sheath even exposes the blade which from certain carry positions could slice yourself if not very careful! Also it's not adjustable at all so there are only a couple viable options for carry and none of them are ideal for a blade of this size.Again though, the karambit itself... extremely good buy. Double blade is almost always more than this. More expensive karambits are often not this well designed. I am also a fan of the size and the aggressive curve. All around great.

When I opened the box this was in with some other item, I was in awe of its size, quality and design. I found the sheath a little tight but I shaved of the two pins so the blade is easily removed. Also just because the handle is small it is easy to customize with some black gorilla tape. Same with the sheath. I ccant believe how many reviewers whined about how sharp it was or sheath is a bad design, when all it takes is a little duct tape and trim the locking pins. I used masking tape and a black sharpie will pick up gorilla tape at work (Home Depot) tomorrow. Come on people why would you throw this in a box... whiners.

One of my favorite karambits I’ve purchased. I have smaller hands so the grip is perfect for me, but I can see how it would be a problem for people with large hands. The curvature of this blade is excellent and allows hooking and digging in better than other karambits. Very sharp out of the box. Sharp enough to shave with. Yes the sheathe isn’t the best but it’s not quite as bad as people say. It has a simple safety locking feature which makes the karambit impractical to use in self defense but it could easily be filed down to remove it and allow for easy draw of the karambit. Now if you like a safety feature this is a very simple one that works effective enough to keep the karambit secured when not in use, but because of it there’s really only one position you can draw it in which is left or rip hip in a hammer grip. Any other position would require both hands to draw it with the safety feature. The finger ring is ridiculously large but it doesn’t bother me since the grip works fine for my hand size. Double edged blade is very nice, little more dangerous to the user but allows for larger variety of moves and uses. Good quality steel. Overall I’d recommend if your hands aren’t that big. I might be buying another.

There's something a lot of people should know about this karambit from Schrade. It is designed for extremely advanced blade users. You need to study the holster and blade a bit before you attempt to take it out. This is why some folks have cut themselves while trying to pry open the holster. You push the top of the holster with your thumb (safely resting the thumb on the blunt part of the blade) and it releases the blade with a nice click. Two-edged karambits are elegant and effective cutting instruments.Personally I am not a karambit master so I handled the knife with extreme care and never practiced with the actual blade exposed (you can easily practice slow flails and slashes with the holster on) in order to learn the weight of the blade.The large finger hole is an interesting touch. The hole is significantly larger than on any karambit I've seen, but the designer may have intended this. It seems like the larger hole poses less risk to the index finger if you are somehow disarmed. Additionally the larger ring provides a massive knuckleduster surface. You would not want to take a punch from the blunt finger ring.I suspect this blade wasn't designed for flailing, however. It's hefty so you need to be very confident with it before doing a flail. Also, since it has such a deep curvature, you don't gain a significant amount of extra reach with the flail. You might get an extra 2-3 inches of reach with the Schrade, but flailing with "straighter" karambits can yield an extra 5-7 inches of reach.For any fan of Indonesian martial arts, I think it's a great collector's item. Perfect for the zombie apocalypse too. Blade holster attaches great to my molle belt with some paracord. Decent positive retention on the holster —you can draw it out with a hard pull in a bind, but it won’t ever casually slip out.Pictured: My Schrade next to a modified trainer to match the shape of the blade. Don’t practice with a sharp blade!

Being of sound mind, I am aware that knives are sharp so I opened it with caution. The sheath is a little awkward. Took a few tries before I realized you can just push the top, where there are two knobby bits, with your thumb to pop it loose. The handle is short and the hole quite large. My hand is largish for a woman's hand but not large in general. Gloves are probably advisable if you're using this for anything fancy. A piece of paper round the handle said something about only using the blade to cut wood and not banging it against other tools. I plan on using it for strictly mundane purposes. Only bought it because I like knives and it looks neat. It's not scary sharp or possessed with a mind of its own. Any tool, if used improperly or without caution can cause injury. The worst cut I've ever had was from the sharp bit on an aluminum foil box. Proceed with caution but by all means proceed. I am happy with my purchase.