KA-BAR#BK21 Becker/Reinhardt Kukri Knives,black

I rceived this blade early and well packaged. My review is off of initial "swing for the fences" hard use testing. The BK21 did not disappoint so far.This is a tool that was engineered as opposed to designed.I will admit that aesthetically it isn't as pretty or classicly appointed as most khukris you see from overseas. But if you want things like say, gravity!? on your side when doing real work like clearing brush, building shelters, or beheading zombies-look no further.This blade pulls your hand along for the ride. It is truly and quite literally a force multiplier. I have only tested it on bamboo so far but what else would challenge this blade if not bamboo that is 3" in circumference?As I was hacking away, painlessly - due to the time tested Becker handle design, I decided to slow down and test some skills I had seen in a video of a native in the Phillippines making a bamboo bow. Choking up, I did some simple scraping and splitting to test this big blade in the fine skills arena. I'm sure my technique was not perfected and would definitely leave something to be desired but I also believe I found a chink in the armor of this otherwise perfect blade. It does not have as "fine" an edge for fine work as I would have expected. I have a work Sharp and I probably should have, and will, tighten up the edge a bit as this blade does not come "hair shaving Sharp".Then again, why would it? That's just me being picky and this is a minor ding at worst. I will steepen the edge close to the handle to give it a little more flexibility use wise.As I stated I will continue to work with this blade and update this review. I am really interested to test further its ability to wear many hats. I really have no need to report back about the steel and edge of this machine as I have owned a Bk9 and still own a Bk4. KBar's1095 needs no introduction or review it is tough and keeps an edge through all kinds of abuse.So in summation:The BK21 is a relatively lightweight chopping beast, engineered by experts in khukri design and hard use, made from some of the toughest and affordable steel on earth, and guaranteed for life. What else do you need?

This is a gorgeous tool to me. Not wholly from an artistic perspective, as it is somewhat workmanlike, as much as from a purely functional point of view. It's a good thick piece of steel, with a very nice working edge. The balance is good, with the heavy tip lending it an almost hatchet like feel for cutting thicker items. At the same time, it's perfectly usable for lighter cutting tasks. The size is larger than I'm used to for a fixed blade knife, but not unmanageable, and I'm getting used to it. This is the first Kukri style blade I've used, and I suspect that's what's causing the adjustment. I haven't used it extensively yet, but I look forward to it. I'm very happy with this blade, and would recommend it to others.

I can't overstate enough what an an amazing tool this is. Cro-van steel, full tang, Becker handles, and kukri blade style brings this all together to be an exceptional product.I would stack this blade against every other kukri blade available from any other competitor; including Cold Steel, Ontario and yeah, even the Nepalese guys who make these by hand in their huts. This is as good or better and will remain my kukri of choice.Ethan Becker, you knocked it out of the park!

The grind on the blade is inconsistent. One side has a much different angle than the other. From the tip down the first 4 inches wasn't even sharpened. I thought for how much this cost it wouldn't be this bad. It will still work, but I'm going to have to put a lot of work into it to make it right. Work that Ka-Bar should have done. But you really can't expect much from them nowadays. I wish the 3rd party seller that i used inspected the products they sell, but I guess not. Maybe I expected too much for a $200 blade.

This comes on all my outings to the woods. It holds a great edge and chops incredible. I would say it performs most of my cutting and chopping tasks well. I always wait to review till I have used products for a while. (I never feel review are very accurate when they are written when you open up the box or within the first couple of weeks). So after using it bush camping in Louisiana, here is my thoughts.I think this is a five star knife. (Or could be). FOR THE PRICE IT IS NOT. They need to make some small improvements. The handle is not very well designed for this price point. They attached the handle with 3 bolts and 3 nuts. The handle will keep coming apart or loosening up. I was chopping small pieces of wood for my 5” firebox and the handles fell off. ( this was after a very simple task. I lost the nuts so it was much harder to finish up that trip with grips as you can image. I always carry my EDC and a fixed blade (5.5”. So finished up with those. I put Loctite on my new nuts and seems to be holding up after some hard use. I feel for this price they should have already thought this out. Also the finish looked amazing and I loved it. However after some time now it is flaking off.Overall I love this knife and like I said it goes with me on all my bush craft camping trips. I just feel for the money they could have improved the handles and the finish has not held up well. They handles falling off would have put my in a bad way if I have not had a backup knife.I would recommend this knife, just fix the nuts on the handle as soon as you get this knife or bring extra parts and an Allen wrench with you if you don’t.

Handle is just a hair small for me. I've taken it out to do some bush-whacking and used it on some downed oak branches and was amazed how sharp the edge still is. My biggest pet peeve about any edged tool is the actual edge retention and I'm quite happy with it on this knife. Weight and ergonomics of the blade are to my liking. I would recommend if you like this style of knife.