ESEE Candiru Fixed Blade Neck vs Schrade Extreme Survival Large Fixed Blade Knife

I carry an ESEE Candiru in my day pack along with a small fire steel, bic liter and a SAK. Between these, I’ve got a knife for small bushcraft type work and a tool/knife for non hard use situations and 2 ways of making fire fairly quickly. The Candiru is small but very tough, easy to sharpen and with some skill and practice, you can do just about everything you would need to do in a survival situation.

I had a small Schrade folder from when I was a kid, but I haven't seen any since, so I thought I would test it out and if I hated it I could just exchange it towards one of the Beckers. The knife arrived beautifully, protected well in it's box, even though some textbooks in my order crushed it. The blade steel was clean and spotless, almost a bead blasted- gunmetal gray tone. Heavy, as expected, with a beautiful curve to the blade that resembles the kopis style on my CS Spartan

The belt clip is excellent, and will not come off without a degree of force. I am not going to use that three letter anagram, but you know what I'm talking about when I say that this is the perfect knife to keep on you at all times.

rubber handle is not flushed with the tang, you can feel the metal edges when holding. heavy, solid and sturdy. surely will last

We'Ll cut open the package, we'll see what else was in the box when they shipped it to us and we'll go from there all right. So in the box, we've got ...

1095 steel, for the price this is a plus since this steel is pretty good for outdoors/survival tasks, will need to be taken care of to avoid rust though. Looks and feels tough, very thick spine, don't think it will suffer any damage when chopping or battoning. Price!, for the size and steel material this is a great price point. Ok now for the CONS: The balance feels a little off, I can't quite describe it but it just something you have to feel for yourself

The sheath is made from hard plastic, not Kydex. The fit is tight, and requires a little bit of force to lock it in. The belt clip is excellent, and will not come off without a degree of force.

-Extra, removable mini cargo pouch on the sheath. I'm HUGE on more pockets, and this comes through! CONS: -THE SHEATH!! Now although the knife itself is absolutely fantastic, the sheath leaves a bit to be desired. First off its just nylon with a plastic insert for the blade. Not a high quality nylon, but in all fairness

The handles aren’t orange, they’re brown. The blade is not black, it’s green. Not even close to description

The edges of the handle do not come flush with the tang of the knife and when you look closely along the top of the sides of the handles you can see small dimples from the molding process. If you use gloves, which I do, the handle defects will not be a problem. However, it would be nice if the handles were defect-free. Another defect is found in the blade itself

I thought it would be better with the optional micarta handles. They do make a big difference but not length wise. The high quality manufacturing is there and the knife is made really well but after spending $60 on the knife and scales and still not having enough grip, I decided that this wasn't for me. It's too heavy for neck carry and too small as a belt knife

Out of the box, the sheer bulk of the knife was the first thing I noticed - as many others have said, this thing is a beast, weighing in at close to a full pound. The grips are nicer than expected, rubber-like and with a slight give that gives a comfortable feel. I wish they fit better, as the tang slightly protrudes all around the handle. It's not uncomfortable, but I do wonder if that would be true once the knife was used for any extended period

I have seen these gold for around 25 bucks actually on eBay, which is not the best place to buy a knife personally, but I have also seen them ago for ...

Let's be clear here... This knife is definitely one of the best bargains going! I don't think you can get a more heavy duty knife for this price guys