ESEE Knives ESEE-4PDT-005 Fixed Blade Knife vs Schrade Extreme Survival Large Fixed Blade Knife

The blade is way to soft. I put a good edge on it and had to resharpen after cutting one onion and two green peppers on a nylon cutting board. The handle on the Esee 4 is ridiculously short. The sheath is fair, but for the price, it should be awesome

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

Right away, the 1/4" blade stock lets you know this is a functional, practical tool that's not likely to let you down. It arrived out of the box sharp enough to shave my arm hair..

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

Sheath is plastic , snaps in very secure and access is very simple . All around great knife ,one of my favorites!

-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

YMMV. The blade is typical ROWAN, thick and solid.. I still don't get the Powder coat

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

I have several ESEE knives and think they are great quality, good steel, hold an edge well, pretty much everything you could hope for in a working knife. My particular beef with the version I got here is these new 3D handles. They are like gripping a slippery hard piece of plastic. I have micarta handles on my other knives and am considering purchasing micarta handles for this ESEE 4 and ditching these 3D handles

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

The ESEE 4 is a little bit lighter and that in addition to the 3D G10 scales may make this my favorite knife I own. I can't wait to get this one in the woods.

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

So you could say that it's as small as it can be. And I like that. This is not a cheap knife. You can see and feel its quality

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