TOPS Knives Steel Eagle 111A Tanto Point Knife vs Morakniv Bushcraft Fixed Blade Knife Black

Why four stars? Because off the bat I know the velcro of the sheath isn't large or sticky after a month. I'll change if I'm proven wrong, but that was the only real problem with the previous knife..

Mine does not have good retention, its functional, but thats about it. Furthermore, the handle has a rubberized coating, which is comfortable and grippy, but mine is allready wearing simply from pulling the knife out of the sheath. Because of this, my sheath will eventually cease to retain my knife at all, I'm sure. I would have been happy without the rubber coating all together, even if I had to wrap grip tape on the plastic handle

Handle is way to small for the heavy blade. When I first picked it up, I felt I could pry open a tank with it. Definitely should use a lanyard. I use one over the wrist and thumb to hold it in place

I'll keep this as a back up to the Schrade, but only because I already bought it. If I was looking for a back up to the Schrade, I just would've bought another Schrade as this is a few bucks more. Morakniv makes decent blades, then insists on sticking them in terribly made plastic handles and sheaths. This is their downfall, in my mind

This is a beast of a blade. I have 0 complaints except for the sheath. The nylon sheath is absolute grabage an thats why I took one star off. But! You don't buy a knife for its sheath

That knife is bulletproof and comes with a very well-designed sheath that folds out into a sharpening platform and holds a ferro-rod. The ergonomics are better on this knife but the BG beats it in durability and sheath features.

Love the a Heavy weight and feel of the blade. It is real thick and can chop tiny trees down. The saw back is amazing and great for cutting. The handle feels a little cheap but still holds,the blade firm

- It is no thicker than it needs to be in order to retain stiffness. Any thicker than about 3mm, and it's just useless weight. So many knives today are way too thick, probably because people think they need the thing to split logs because they haven't learned the technique of quickly fashioning simple wooden wedges for the job. 3mm is perfect in my opinion

This knife, exceeded my expectations - it's a wonderful piece of equipment! It was worth every dollar and I'd buy it again! Way to go Tops Knives!

If the Black had a reasonably nice leather sheath I'd give it 5 stars. Even without a leather sheath, I don't I should have to pay another 20 or more for the upgraded sheath with ferro rod. Guess I am having a case of buyers remorse and want to help you avoid it.

Decent black nylon sheath that I would judge to be 600 denier cordura with a sharpening stone pouch. I would highly recommend attaching a paracord wrist lanyard; as a wet hand and heavy knife may decide to fly around the campsite. You wont be disappointed!

The steel is 1095 High Carbon with a protective finish (guess what color). The finish is slick and smooth as glass (not thick textured paint and not powder-coat).