- Friday, July 17, 2009
AWSOME

Reviewed By: Jared Lindsay (Lakeport,  CA)
This is the best Survival knife i have come across...i am an avid knife collector...i have many knifes and i think this is my favorite one of all...i would say its a must have for hunting trips and camping/backpacking...if you want a knife to depend on..this is it!!!

 - Friday, February 20, 2009
Survival Knife

Reviewed By: Norse (Stanford,  Ky)
I just got my United Cutlery BushMaster Survival Knife in from UPS this morning. THe shipping was fast as lightning. I ordered this on the 17th and today is the 20th! WOW! The first thing I noticed was the packaging, very professional on BudK's part. I was pleased. The knife had a very good edge to it, I haven't field tested yet but I have chopped a small tree down so far and it worked wonderful. I did find that I liked the knife better without the handgaurd but that's just a preference. The thing's it came with was awesome and all good quality. the only thing that differed was it was suppose to come with a spare battery for the flashlight but didn't which is no big deal at all. just a missadd. I really like the fishing line and fishing thing's it came with. those would come in handy and is very light weight. I thought the knife would be small but it's not at all small. weighty but very handy to have. the back saw on the blade work's good to and it also came with a good edge for 440 SS. I highly reccomend this knife to any new outdoorsmen. It could also be used for a deer skinning knife or a fishing knife. I'll post how good on skinning catfish it is later :) I give this knife 5/5 Stars!

 - Monday, December 22, 2008
Best of the Biggest

Reviewed By: Skullfungus (Bimringham,  Al)
If you want a decent survival knife without breaking the bank, this is for you. The blade is heavy, comes sharpened fairly well, and even the typically redundant saw-teeth have a good edge on them. I am by no means a small person, so this knife works well for me. It may be a bit too big for others. The handle and handguard are METAL. Yes, it adds to weight, but it's not going to be as prone to cracking during lateral blade movement as a plastic/kydex/playdoh/etc handle would be. Also, the tang appears to go halfway through the handle, right up to the hollow for the fishing gear. There is a small hole through the side of the handle that looks to be part of the mounting of the handle to the blade, however, it is the same diameter as the cordage that attaches the sheath to your leg, and could be used for lashing the knife to a pole for use as a spear. The knuckle guard is metal and is removable by unscrewing the compass pommel, sliding the bottom of the guard to one side, and then sliding the guard down the blade. Good construction on this point...the guard won't come off unless you want it to. The compass actually works and the housing is all metal. Weighty, but it won't break from side impacts. The 180 degree azimuth on the side of the blade is actually carved/lasered/nibbled in, not just painted on. In the handle is a sealable tube. Inside that are a couple of fishing hooks, weights, a bit of line, matches, and a spare scalpel blade in antiseptic packaging. On the side of the tube is a listing of the alphabet in morse code. The sheath is a kydex scabbard inside of nylon, can be worn on the belt, and can be fastened to the thigh with the provided cord or, you can replace the cord with paracord/shoelaces/etc. At this point, the knife "might" be worth the price, but it's the extras that more than cover the cost. In the three pouches on the she

 - Saturday, February 20, 2010
bushmaster knife

Reviewed By: Zachary Caraway (Atlanta,  TX)
I like the knife good construction and balanced well. The flashlight was cheap. I will replace it with a better one and the matches that come with it are not strike anywhere which makes them useless. It would be better with a magnesium flint striker which i replaced the matches with. All in all though a good knife sharp out of the box and everything else in the survival kit seemed to be of fair to good quality. Editor's Note: Thank you for your comments. We have updated the review to reflect the appropriate spelling.