Ka-Bar Becker Campanion Fixed Blade Knife Black vs SOG Field Knife

The blade is sturdy and of good quality. The plastic handle is cheap plastic junk that offers a slippery poor grip. Be prepared to spend an additional $40 to $60 to upgrade the handle. 2/16/22 update: the sheath is poorly designed

Now the knife. I bought this for self defense, if ever needed it'll do the job intended. It doesn't come very sharp and in my opinion doesn't sharpen very well. Handle feels nice in the hand for intended purpose

Finally, on to the ugly: the sheath. It's not a looker, being some sort of injection molded plastic attached to nylon, but my problem with it is with function rather than form. I suspect there might be some sort of glass fiber in the plastic, because I found it was actively dulling my blade. I thought I was going nuts, but after sharpening to a hair-popping edge, the knife would get too dull to shave after nothing more than being sheathed and unsheathed a few times to do very small cutting tasks

Had this Knife almost (1) year. Have not used it for any outdoor/ bush/ camping activities yet so can't rate on that. Just been sitting in my Diving Backpack and considering to use it in my Diving activities but don't know if the steel will hold up (won't rust). At 1st glance, the knife feels like it's a Young Boy's knife (still feel that way)

There are a great many reviews on this knife so I’ll try to be brief and point out a few things that I’ve learned. I was looking for a reasonably priced knife that balanced form and function. I wanted something solid (full tang) but I did not want to carry around a sword either. I appreciate the knife’s stout design, as I’m not an Aussie on walkabout in NYC

The blade is dull so get yourself a good sharpening stone to hone the blade. For the price, it's a good knife but the sheath is still very important.

Which brings me to firesteel... Anyone who's tried to make a fire with this or other similar Becker blades, knows you can't strike ferrocerium off the back of the knife

My first moment of opening this its sturdy so far. This item got delivered before the recommended Delivery Date.

First- the handle scales are sturdy and comfortable but have no texture or grip. This makes the handle slippery when wet.

always a plus. The handle is the most comfortable design ive ever held, even though it could be longer by a half an inch. (I have large hands) The rubberized handle is very grippy, and a joy to work with. At 30 bucks its a true bargain ! SOG ! if youre listening, please take this exact design and enlarge it to a 5 and a half or 6 inch blade, with the handle expanded to 5 or 5 and a half inches

The sheath is useless because you can't get the knife out with one hand. It's so stiff that, once I inserted the knife, I had to tie a loop through the bottom of the sheath to put my foot in so I could pull the knife out. You can not get it out by pushing with your thumb without first inserting a wedge into the slit to pry it open. This is the reason I gave it a 4 rating, although that was probably worth a further downgrade to 3 specifically because of that problem

I love the sheath. The retention is perfect. The knife stays firmly in place and it's quick and easy to deploy. Doesn't feel stuck like some Schrades do with similar sheaths