Feels good in hand , blade is sharp , generally a beautiful piece. The scabbard is a nice tight fit and the knife slides smoothly out on demand with a slight modification to the retainer strap. I do not like the handle retaining strap on the scabbard. As with many knives , when the retainer is unsnapped it interferes with removing the knife from the scabbard. I did not remove the retainer strap but I did push it back through the leather slots and snap it back behind the belt holder . In this location there is not interference for wearing the scabbard or drawing the knife. With this modification I have no concern that the knife will freely fall from the scabbard during normal non eventful wear and if there is an event that requires access there will be no hang ups.

I normally dont wrote reviews because let's be honest half are fake or kinda pointless. Bought this for my father and it is absolutely beautiful. Something timeless and yet effective and extremely capable. If you want a gorgeous knife that will overshadow anyone's with a hundred years of rich history definitely buy one.

Superb knife! Hard to beat this one!

Quality blade it was given as a father's day gift to a friends dad who is a former marine. He enjoyed the well balanced well made blade. the historical.connection to his Marine corps raider family who served before him combined with the well made knife made for a gift that he's proud to own

This is a great quality EK style knife. 100% made in the USA. Blade is razor sharp, mirror polished, and perfectly symmetrical. Sheath is high quality thick leather. My only complaint is the fit and finish of the handle/scales. Given the perfection found in the blade, sheath, and hardware; the scales are lacking this perfection. The fit of the scales is a little off. They are smaller than the width of the tang and metal scale can be seen and felt on both sides. The finish is a glossy lacquer of some sort. It looks like the scales weren't sanded very smooth before the scales were clear coated. If this knife was in the $100 range I wouldn't gripe about the scales imperfections but in the $200 range, I expected near perfection. The scales are far from perfect. That said, this knife looks great until you really dissect it and I would purchase again.