United Cutlery Sentry Black Clip Blade Knife & Shoulder Harness Sheath

My new favorite knife. I might have gotten a revamped model from the one someone inthe reviews received, because I wear a size 13-1/2 ring and it fits my hand fine. This is by far the most impressive sheath I have received in years. The sheath is designed for use as a boot knife, belt knife, or shouldered knife. I'm 6'2" and 320 #'s, so the shoulder straps fit me, but would never conceal this knife on my frame. I also noticed that the sheath works with one of my other trench knives as well, giving me multiple oprions. I would have rated this high for the sheath alone, but the knife is well made too. As I said, this is my new favorite.

I also have the Tanto version of this blade and I like them both. I would have to give this clip point a slight advantage, but that is just my personal preference. The only drawback to carrying this knife is that the shoulder harness is a little too snug for my liking. However that also makes it more secure, but a little too uncomfortable to wear for very long. Even though the harness and sheath are designed as one unit for a one handed grab and go, the nylon on the harness strap does stretch a little when you yank the blade out of the sheath to put it to work. Two hands are a safer and more useful way to go, if you have the time, but one hand is sufficient to pull the knife out with a good jerk. The finger holes are a little on the small side for my fingers, but if you get your hand too far down in there it will be difficult to get it out anyway. I like them the way they are just fine and I have big hands. You may want to sharpen it more out of the box, but that was no big deal to me. Anyone buying knives should also know, or learn, how to care for and sharpen them if they are going to be used.

Not bad. Not impressive, but for $10, what can you expect? Edge is mediocre out of the box. I think the edges of the stamped metal belt clip on the sheath are sharper than the blade of the knife... I'm not kidding, the edges of the belt clip are alarmingly sharp. Haven't tried to put a better edge on the knife yet. I wear a size 9 ring and my middle finger ***BARELY*** fits though the knuckle guard, and the handle diameter is a little on the small side to feel like I really have a good solid "extension of my hand", which is why I took one star off. "fit an finish" are about what you would expect from a $10 knife. BTW, this knife is nearly identical to the BudK Military Warrior knuckle knife... so much so, that I expect they came out of the same factory in China. Handle coloration is different, and there are hard plastic scales on the Military warrior that seem to be molded into the metal on this knife, and blade shape is slightly different (tanto vs. clip point), but otherwise same blade length, knuckle guard size, handle diameter and pattern on grip. And they are the same price. Although the body of the sheath with this knife is better than that of the Military Warrior. For $10, I am satisfied. Not sure how practical and/or durable this knife would be for a survival knife, but I wouldn't want to trust my existence to a $10 knife anyway. And this is obviously not an EDC knife, at least not for your average daily chores like opening packages or cutting a rope, which are better served with a decent lock back folder. But those aren't the intended uses for this knife, anyway. It will probably just be a cool knife in my collection that will see minimal use, the same as the Military Warrior will probably be.

Excellent size for carry. Very sturdy. Shoulder harness a little flimsy. But plan on buying at least a couple more as gifts. Definitely recommend. Thanks BudK!