- Monday, February 13, 2012
good price

Reviewed By: Chris Obropta (Hillsborough ,  NJ)
The knife is smaller then I thought and the sheath is pretty crappy. Other than that, however, the knife is a very good buy. The price is very cheap and after adding my own mini-survival kit (including a small roll of duct tape, better quality matches, and a small roll of medical gauze) the knife is worthy of a survival scenario. Now I just need to find a way to include some of my paracord.

 - Thursday, February 02, 2012
knife

Reviewed By: Michael Berry (Chicago,  IL)
This knife is good. The handle is plastic but has a compass on the bottom and when unscrewed matches are inside and a fishing line and hook. Good buy.

 - Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Great

Reviewed By: Bill (Chicago,  IL)
I bought two of these knives because the price is good, so I took advantage. This weekend a friend asked me something to cut a box, and when I got this knife lol ... he put a face on "The face of scared" and said, This is dangerous ... lol it was funny lol. For $ 4, I made a good buy and I am well satisfied that.

 - Sunday, October 23, 2011
Military survival knife

Reviewed By: T3RM1N8T3D (Atlanta ,  GA)
This knife is a great buy for 4 dollars, the survivor kit comes with matches, striking paper, fishing line, and a fishing hook. Great deal, good quality knife for its price.

 - Saturday, September 17, 2011
cool

Reviewed By: i am a legit buyer (pacoima,  CA)
It is not a Kabar but you get what you pay for. Its a really good knife, all in all its worth buying.

 - Thursday, August 04, 2011
Sweet

Reviewed By: Avery Richard (shawnee,  KS)
BUY IT. Only 3.99 comes with matches and string. Its a steal

 - Friday, May 20, 2011
military survival knife

Reviewed By: superrambo (raleigh,  NC)
this is an amazing knife. comes with matches and string. it is the sweetest knife for 3.99. BUY IT

 - Saturday, April 16, 2011
Military Survival Knife

Reviewed By: Rami (Jackson,  TN)
I got this knife thinking " 3.99 ", this is the best 4 dollars you will ever spend!... I've had it for about a month now and used it a lot. i've gone camping, while there i, chopped wood, set up traps, used it for a variety of different things and it still handles amazing... the handle size is NO problem.. i have big hands too. it fits comfortably, the only thing i recommend is buying new matches.. the hook is pretty sweet in there also.. its really strong and durable. it can take a beating

 - Sunday, January 16, 2011
Knife

Reviewed By: Christopher Mouton (Lake Charles,  LA)
When i ordered this knife i sat around and waited everyday for it to come in, fortunately i didn't have to wait long ships real fast and is VERY sharp its a steal for just 3.99 and the compartment inside is awesome anyone who wants a good sharp cheap knife should buy this.

 - Wednesday, December 01, 2010
military survival knife

Reviewed By: Ronald Lewis (Cantonment,  FL)
I just got in this knife a few minutes ago. I got three for my sons because we love to go camping and they wanted one like dad has. These are perfect! they are small enough for the young camper like dad and they are cheap enough for the first collectable young camper. I bought them for a christmas gift. the blades are sturdy, and the handles are small enough for their hands. I can't wait to go camping after Christmas. this was my first ever order from budk and I am very happy with what I got for the money.

 - Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Great value for the price

Reviewed By: nate b (Milwaukee,  WI)
I have found this knife to be an extremely good value for the price. The handle is slightly smaller than I anticipated, but is fairly solid and the blade is decent. I was pleasantly surprised to find the survival kit in the handle with the matches and fishing line/hook because I did not remember reading about it in the description.

 - Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Great for the money

Reviewed By: Aaron B. (Monroe,  MI)
This knife is definitely worth four dollars. The blade is very nice and though it has a plastic handle it seems pretty durable. The handle is also a bit on the small side but it is worth four dollars.

 - Tuesday, April 24, 2012
BUY IT

Reviewed By: Josh Scanlan (Gering,  NE)
THIS is a Great Knife! Feels kinda cheap but its nice as a gift or just for fun! And only for $4.00? What a deal!

 - Wednesday, April 04, 2012
bud k survival knife

Reviewed By: jdpuppet1 (galax,  AA)
Today I put this knife through test,stabbed it into a large tree twice with all my power. It didn't even offer to break, I dug a hole with it for a fire, next I shoved it into the ground to dig up rocks for the fire,then I shaved down a stick for kindling and shavings. I built a small spear with it, I sawed a small branch off with the saw on the back side of the blade, actually hacked chips out of a larger piece of wood, then I built a small fire with the matches, until it started to rain. Hey for 5 dollars come on! The sheaths not so great, so I built my own, and added to the survival supplies in the handle. The edge held out fairly well, resharpened on a block and leather strap, pretty sharp again! I will be doing more business with budk .{don't knock UM till UV tried UM!}

 - Thursday, March 01, 2012
bud k survival knife

Reviewed By: Joseph Arnold (Galax,  VA)
Sheath not so much, but the knife is light and pretty sturdy. Would be a very good back up survival knife to keep in your pack, and this knife is so light you'll forget it's there. For the price, can't beat IT!

 - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Its okay...

Reviewed By: James Albert (Bloomfield,  NJ)
This is a decent knife for the money. The handle is a bit small and mine didn't come with the compass. Okay knife but worth the money if you order additional stuff. Picture is misleading.

 - Tuesday, September 06, 2011
knife

Reviewed By: Brett Epstein (Boca Raton,  FL)
For $4 its excellent, the handle is made of plastic though and I don't think should be used for heavy duty knife use. It has a sharp edge and comes with compass, 2 matches, a striking pad, and 10 ft of fishing line/hook. Great for cheap price.

 - Monday, August 29, 2011
knife

Reviewed By: szcz6@comcast.net (Newark,  DE)
Good knife but cheap handle and sheath, but overall very good for 4 bucks.

 - Sunday, August 14, 2011
not bad for 4$

Reviewed By: sruel804 (Ramsey,  NJ)
i bought this exact knife at a fishing and hunting expo 2 years back, and have to say that truly it was worth the 4 dollars...admittedly i originally bought it as a joke knife that i could bang up and not care about, but found it to actually have some use. the serrated back is great for getting through rope or wood, though they may not be the largest teeth on a blade out there... and the edge and tip have held up after plenty of wear and tear. The compass is fully functional and I know first hand that the matches work. The downfalls I found were the plastic handle, and after one year it began to fall apart. So as a knife, I give this 2 stars, but as a 4 dollar knife, I give it 4.

 - Saturday, January 22, 2011
Survival knife

Reviewed By: Ironfire (Grantsville,  UT)
Highly recommended knife for something to have on you when camping. not to big to take up room, cuts well and has matches and fishing line in the handle. the handle is plastic but for obvious reasons when you get the knife. 9/10

 - Saturday, September 18, 2010
you get what you pay for

Reviewed By: Johnny blade (Lexington,  KY)
1 star for every dollar i spent on it and for that much money who can complain

 - Monday, August 30, 2010
Good Knife

Reviewed By: Ryu (Wallingford,  CT)
Good knife, sharpens well. The only flaw i had was the handle. Not the best material and its a tad small, but for 4 bucks its well worth it. If your interested in a good knife for cheap though, i'd go look at the Full Tang Tanto Knife. Amazing blade right there.

 - Wednesday, July 28, 2010
great knife for the price

Reviewed By: barry (linwood,  KS)
i recently bought it to supplement my kayaking survival kit. smaller and not what i hope for...originally...but it proved itself worthy. i removed the matches and hook from the handle (it was a supplement & this wasn't my first rodeo) and put in 4 cigarettes. those smokes stayed dry- can't say as much for the ones in my 10 year old cig case. cut hot dog sticks and firewood easily & kept very sharp edge- saw back actually worked better than my wife's $100+ knife. made an excellent fish spear... no fish, but went through cans @ ten feet. even cut a golf ball in half. excellent for size and $4. may buy more.

 - Thursday, July 08, 2010
Pretty Nice

Reviewed By: rockershocker (Antioch,  CA)
The handle looks bigger in the picture. That's the only complaint i have about this knife. I like the blade but the handle is very small. The handle being plastic doesn't bother me its just how short it is. But you get what you pay for and it is worth the 4 bucks

 - Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Very useful

Reviewed By: Nathan Piantek (South Windsor,  CT)
The handle is pretty crappy. It's small and plastic, but the blade is pretty nice. Totally worth 4 bucks. The cap on the end has a compass built in.

 - Thursday, December 25, 2008
I like it!

Reviewed By: Jack (Bay City,  MI)
Well, it wasn't the best, and, as said before, the grip really could have been bigger, but it was a good deal for 3.99! Of course, a metal cross guard would probably be more helpful than a plastic one, but then again, it is an awesome deal for 3.99.

 - Friday, November 14, 2008
A good deal

Reviewed By: Karl (San Diego,  CA)
The grips could have been bigger, although I have no problem holding it. Qualiaty is not the best, but still great for 3.99!

 - Saturday, March 24, 2012
Knife it

Reviewed By: James Michael (Youngsville,  LA)
Just got knife yesterday pretty good lose handle, dropped it once and compass broke, plastic handle. But for 5$ good knife.

 - Saturday, February 11, 2012
its ok

Reviewed By: bowhunter1197 (uknown,  AA)
This knife has a really good blade on it, but the hilt is a very lightweight plastic, I prefer a heavy hilt, but that is just me. It could be possible to change the hilt of it with a small Alan wrench. But if you want a decent blade, this one is pretty good and fairly cheap.

 - Friday, January 27, 2012
Not bad for four bucks

Reviewed By: Y2K Survivor (Dallas,  TX)
I wish the handle wasn't plastic; but for the price its not a bad knife. I'm sure it will be useful but don't expect anything special.

 - Friday, December 30, 2011
rambo knife

Reviewed By: Anonymous (Fort Lauderdale,  FL)
This knife reminds me a lot of Rambo's knife in First Blood... Affordable and good as a back up camping knife.

 - Saturday, December 17, 2011
military survival knife

Reviewed By: tony68701 (Norfolk,  NE)
Not a high quality knife. Very small handle. Blade feels solid, but loose in the handle. OK knife for under 4 bucks.

 - Friday, October 14, 2011
Good for the money

Reviewed By: SonarFoob (orangevale,  CA)
I bought 2 of these knives and they are good for $4 but not much more than that. The handle is a little too small and feels like it will easily break. Upon inspecting the matches and fishing hooks, I discovered that the hooks were stamped but had no hole for threading the line through. If you are looking for something cheap then go ahead and buy but all around its not a very good knife.

 - Saturday, September 24, 2011
military survival knife

Reviewed By: Nickf41 (Lynden,  WA)
The knife was ok. I was chopping and the handle snapped clean off. Overall it was good for the price.

 - Wednesday, May 04, 2011
Military Survival Kife

Reviewed By: Andy Atwood (Springfield,  MO)
The Handle is just too small for me, this would be good first survival knife for a boy or maybe to keep in your vehicle since its small. The compass is accurate however just like all survival kits I replace the matches with strike anywhere matches and add a couple more hooks. The price definitely adds another star.

 - Sunday, April 10, 2011
ok knife

Reviewed By: Jonathon (bellville,  OH)
good knife a little light for my taste and doesn't come sharp but easy to sharpen.

 - Wednesday, August 25, 2010
.

Reviewed By: Blake A. (berrien sprins,  MI)
its a good knife, i got it from a knife store in tennessee for $8. it hurts ur hand if u use it alot at one time. AND DO NOT HIT THE END OF THE HANDLE WITH A HAMMER O.O TRUST ME....

 - Thursday, August 12, 2010
military survival knife

Reviewed By: knife collector (blairstown,  NJ)
i found this extremely light which i didn't like because you could not use it to cut small limbs or saplings.the blade held up well but the butt cap snapped and the sheath clip broke.

 - Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Survival knife

Reviewed By: Trent (Saint Clairsville,  OH)
I'm not extremely satisfied, at the price its worth the buy, the plastic handle is very small, and seems weak, the blade wobbles a lot, there's a decent compass in the back some matches and a striking strip, fishing line and hook, but again at the price its a nice little knife to own.

 - Sunday, August 01, 2010
Military Survival Knife

Reviewed By: Andrew Goodwin (bemidji,  MN)
When I used the knife getting wood chop off a few branches and the blade got loose. But it is good price of a knife that's why I give it 3 star rate BUT I HATE THE PLASTIC HANDLE!

 - Saturday, February 21, 2009
Worth it/Not Worth it

Reviewed By: Lucas (Decorah,  IA)
I don't like it much...i just like the blade and the fact thats its a big knife...i ABSOLUTLY HATE the PLASTIC handle...but jus talking about the blade its great for only 3.99+shipping and handling...but if you want a knife that will last for a long time, this is not the knife for you, get a more expensive one that is more reliable because cheap knives always tend to have something wrong with it that you won't be happy about. like i said buy it if you arent expecting to have it for more than a few years

 - Monday, January 26, 2009
what ever

Reviewed By: james (sacramento,  CA)
the handle was really cheap. the blade is cool to look at but the plastic i didnt like.

 - Saturday, April 21, 2012
knife

Reviewed By: cody (frankston,  TX)
It was smaller then I expected. And mine didn't have a compass, but the blade is strong so its alright I guess.

 - Sunday, February 26, 2012
Military Survival Knife

Reviewed By: ykanter (Baltimore,  MD)
This knife is okay the 1st few days. After a few days the handle and the blade begin to move around. When I got it the knife wasn't very sharp and I can't seem to get the knife to be sharp. The sheath is OK.

 - Sunday, January 22, 2012
Bad Knife

Reviewed By: General (Decatur,  AL)
OK, first off this knife may look neat but it does not function well at all. The blade is held in by a screw and is always shaking around until a few day later the blade bent and the screw fell out and the blade fell off. Also, it is not even sharp. The survival "kit" is terrible, the matches are cheap pieces of cardboard and don't even work. But the sewing kit was good, but don't know why you would need that in a survival situation. There is no way on earth this could ever be a Military/Survival knife.

 - Monday, November 28, 2011
weak knife

Reviewed By: mark campbell (kalamazoo,  MI)
This knife was a weak knife the handle broke on me while I was using it so very weak knife. You spend more money for a better knife it would be worth it.

 - Monday, October 24, 2011
Weak Knife

Reviewed By: C-Mon (Concord,  CA)
This knife was truly disappointing to me, when I opened the box I was shocked at how light the knife was, it's like a plastic toy. It feels like I could snap this knife in half with barely any effort. I suggest you spend a few more dollars and get a real knife, BudK has plenty of great knives to choose from! Don't wast your money on this wanna be survival knife.

 - Wednesday, October 12, 2011
This knife

Reviewed By: Me (Milwaukee,  WI)
I was disappointed with this knife. I will be returning and spending the money for a good one. I dislike the plastic handle and the blade moved on mine when I wiggled it. I would hate to rely on this knife in a survival situation. You get what you pay for.