SharpWorld Beautiful Damascus Knife Made of Remarkable Damascus Steel and Exotic Handle -Best Hunting Knife with Sheath TJ102

Visually, this is a great knife. However, it came incredibly dull. I couldn't even cut cardboard with it. Had to use my old knife which was sharper even after 10 years of use.Really disappointed. Gonna keep it as a display knife and order a real knife somewhere else.UPDATELowered my rating even more because the gold slivers of metal that separate each section in the handle have fallen out. I haven't even actually used the knife.GARBAGE.

4 stars for minor flaws to the knife as I will mention. Overall a great knife that is durable and will last a long time. I won’t go into the sheath since I don’t care much for it. I’ll make my own Kydex sheath for it. But it’s not bad.First off this knife is probably not true Damascus steel. Most knifes on the market are pattern welded. The difference is that Damascus is made by melting two steels with different carbon content whereas a pattern weld is acheived by forging the two steels and mashing them into a pattern. Both are then dipped in an acid to bring out the pattern. Two ways of achieving similar results. But it’s important to note because true Damascus is often times a lot more expensive.Now to the knife. Overall really great but the minor things I noticed with the knife1) It came very dull. I couldn’t cut tape off a package. It will require some sharpening out of the package but the edge was made right so it shouldn’t take much work to get it sharpened. It’s still disappointing to get a dull knife out of the package.2) there are very minor acid etching flaws. Luckily on my knife it only showed on the back edge but it’s worth mentioning.3) On the teeth of the saw on the back edge there was a piece that looked like it was chipped off. If it was made in the US it probably would have been scrapped but it’s not that noticeable and I would never use a saw on any knife. There mostly cosmetic anyway. I would have preferred the knife without anyway.4) This knife was made in Pakistan. I wish this was mentioned in the description. It could have changed my decision in purchasing the knife. I prefer to buy things made in the US to support small business and craftsman in the US. It does explain the low cost though.Overall a great knife. Take what I said with a grain of salt. Every blade will likely vary. I’m pretty sure quality control isn’t a thing where this knife is made reading some of the comments.

I like the size and feel of this knife. It feels solid in my hand. I like the horizontal sheath a lot. I cut off the part of the sheath that would allow vertical wear. That made more room to grasp the handle of the knife. I also took a red Sharpie and colored in the treading to match the handle. But so far I have had trouble getting it as sharp as I would like.

Initially I gave this item a poor review, I had an issue with the handle as well I reached out to the seller and provided a picture of my complaint. The seller wasted no time in immediately offering and sending a replacement. Which is actually what the description depicts. The sheath is still imitation leather but the knife is definitely better quality. So this is an honorable seller who stands by his products. This knife is definitely a heavy duty knife.

So let me get to the point. This is a $45 dollar knife, not a high end custom piece. That being said I wanted something cool that could handle some basic camp and bushcraft chores i.e food prep, feather sticking, basic wood carving, and if im lucky even some game possessing. The knife is definitely hand made and it shows, there are A LOT of imperfections which I expected and understand with a hand made piece at this price point. These imperfections DO NOT effect it's use in any way, just minor things like handle gind lines and some finishing details. The knife feels good in the hand and very robust. The handle scales are real bone and horn and are securely pinned in place with brass. The edge geometry was ok and the blade was semi sharp, sharp enough to cut stuff but not hair shaving sharp which was and easy fix. The sheath was to my surprise very well made, the leather was supple the stitching was perfect and the blade fit securely and tight with no wobble. The retaining stap is a little snug at first but I have no worries of the knife falling out. Overall im very pleased with this purchase. Again at this price point it is a beautifully crafted and unique cuting tool that should be fun to use and pass around the campfire.

Knife is beautiful came day earley,the sheath is well made.Knife has some weight and you can feel the markings on the blade.It gets 3 stars because several reviews said the sheath could be used horizontally or verticallyThat was a big plus, but mine is only horizontally note saler does not say, so if thats a big one for you do notOn it ill find a different sheath.

For 40 bucks you can't go wrong ! Very sturdy knife and very nice work ! I rolled the dice as I'm a picky knife owner but after seeing the first one show up I bought 3 more for some good friends . Great knife , very pretty , can't go wrong and would buy any knife from this maker .

I consider this knife one of the best deals I've ever received in my life. The only thing that could have made this better would be to go to the factory and shake the hand of the man that made this beautiful creation. Whoever you are sir, I thank you for your hard work and craftsmanship.