KA-BAR John Ek Commando Knife Co. - EK44 a 6.625 inch 1095 Cro-Van Steel Blade sets in a Glass Filled Nylon Handle 12.625 inch Overall. 56-58 HRC Made in USA

As an enthusiast in the knife world I know good steel, bad steel and okay steel. KaBar uses a more than decent steel for their knives that will hold up to tough use if used properly. The steel will take an edge and retains it fairly well but is easy to re-sharpen. Could the material quality be better? Certainly. But do they make a solid product for the price point? Absolutely. From my personal perspective, what we have here is supremely better than KaBar's general 'USMC-style' knife offering for one specific reason: this knife has an actual full tang, not the typical 'rat tail' tang KaBar is known for. This knife has a confident weight to it, and the handle design fits amazingly in the hand--it's a very ergonomically designed knife. The tang even extends beyond the handle for a 'skull crusher' pommel design or could be used as a so-so prying instrument. The blade is surprisingly thick, has a great grind to it and is shaped in a way where I'm confident in its design to be a sturdy knife. The double-edge of this knife more or less is designed for killing, as opposed to being a 'work knife' but it would work well as a camping knife all the same if the user exercises a little extra caution to account for accidents that could present themselves that a single edged knife would not present. That said, the sheath is fine--it's of the same quality as any other KaBar sheath BUT my knife seems to catch a little on inserting due to the angle. Still no big deal, it's a solid sheath. If I could suggest anything it would be making the handles a bit more rigid for gripping texture but even without it you still get a good grip purchase on this thing, the handle is massive anyway. Either way, this was a good purchase, I would buy again and may even buy a 2nd one just so I'll always have one if the first one breaks.

Great knife. Perfect construction and sharp.

Wow, American craftsmanship at its best!

After reading a lot of reviews here, a few things I'd like to add to the input on this knife. I wish I could rate the knife & the sheath separately. I would give the knife a 5 star rating and the sheath a 3 star...thus I gave the set a 4 star. The knife is a self-defense type design, aka the Dagger. It is most like the Fairbairn Sykes fighting knife the Brits had in WWII. It is also very similar to the recent Applegate designed by a contemporary of Fairbairn and Sykes. John Ek took a classic 500-1000 year old design (dagger) and modernized it in a way very close to what the brits did for their "Commando" knife. Double edged, guard, heavy duty pommel ended.... it is designed for use as a fighter for the soldier, LE, self-defense minded person, etc. Why the large handle is the most bizarre question I've read here on the reviews. The answer is that a fighting knife is designed to be held in many configurations; the French grip (fencers grip or saber grip), Ice pick (reverse) and modified reverse grip. This knife is designed to thrust forward as a fencer, or reverse in defensive grip or for sentry removal which is nasty but true. Kabar's version is amazing! I love the single bar stock, the grind, the pommel, the guard, the handle .... everything!!!! I almost despise the sheath. I like the light weight and the holes for lashing to gear, but I hate the lame thumb break and the ramps to secure the knife. I immediately ground these off with my dremel. Once that is done it flies into the hand once the snap is released. You do risk losing the knife easier if you are jump qualified so I would lash with some ranger bands or electrical tape (if you grind off the ramps). Note: if you don't have a dremel you can whittle the ramps off with a small pen knife, file, or even sand it off with a sander. I might make a leather kydex sheath for this as this scabbard is pretty horrible. Hopefully someone will make an after market one? Anyway, it will work for now. It does protect the blade quite nicely. It sucks I had to modify it. Many people on amazon complain the knife is too big or the handle is to big..... you bought a fighting knife!! A real one not a little cute spyderco. If you have been taught knife defense, knife fighting, etc you will immediately appreciate this splendid knife. Is it legal to carry? NOPE, probably not anywhere in the USA unless you are a soldier, LE, or hiking camping and even then its a dagger not a survival knife. Would it work as a survival knife? Yes but the single edged version with false edge would be much better. For a lot of people this will become a safe queen in their collection. It is indeed nice enough for that! I have a small collection of Cold Steel, Blackjack, etc that this would go in but its going right in the survival kit. I have the Kabar soldiers knife for camping which BTW is also really nice with a partially serrated edge and false edge. This Ek will go right next to my other kabar.

Pictures do not do this knife justice. It's big, it's beautiful, and it's sharp.

Wow 🤩 nunca me imagine que iba a recibir un cuchillo tan hermoso con una geometría perfecta y un filo mortal, este cuchillo no es un juego, de inmediato hice varias pruebas de corte y realmente me impresionó, tengo toda la colección de KA-BAR solo me faltaba este hermoso ejemplar, no lo dejen pasar esta a súper buen precio, lo he visto en otros sitios un 50% más caro, no esperen mucho es magnífico, lo recomiendo ampliamente

Très beau couteau et bel etui solide

si quieres recordar cuando estuviste en Vietnam o Granada este es el indicado. muy buen acero con la calidad de kabar funda resistente y duradera de zytel. comprare otro.

Parecia una buena pieza, hasta sentir el mango en mi mano, es resbaladizo con un poco de sudor e incomodo, si estuviera en combate preferiria que no tuviera mango, es de muy mala calidad el material, parecia buena alternativa al EK 13, no lo recomiendo y estoy buscando opciones para reemplazar el mango, tal vez con una impresora 3D. No lo compren, no siempre mas grande es mejor.