Cold Steel Drop Forged Battle Ring 2 3.5" 52100 High-Carbon Steel Fixed Blade EDC Tactical Hunting Utility Knife w/ 5.5" Ergonomic Handle, Internal Guard, Resistant Secure-Ex Sheath

I gave it a 5 because it's a high quality knife. . It is not easily concealable with the big loop on it. And the erganomics of the huge loop does not make any sense to me. If you practia you can use the loop to go from underhand to overhand. And to even extend your reach. If holding facing palm up the loop could also be used as a butt to cause blunt force damage. I prefer the drop forged boot knife personally. That one you can hide under your shirt if you wanted. I'm happy with it and am glad to ass to my collection. Won't be my EDC. I think this knife is designed for a certain kind of knife fighting tecnique.

This knife is serious, I firmly believe this knife is probably the best self defense knife you can buy. That is of course if it’s legal in your area.

Heavy, neat looking blade, but more of a novelty. The ring is in line with the handles makes it uncomfortable keep a finger in unlike a karambit. You can hold it icepick grip with thumb on top of the ring. The handle also too long so you won't have a secure grip unless you have huge handsOverall, fun to add to a collection, but not an EDC.

This thing is solide and heavy. However, I can't figure out where to carry it. It's a lot bigger than I expected. Seems heavy duty and is nicely sharpened

Wow very solid dagger! You will not be disappointed this thing is amazing! Much better Than all the other forged series! And this 52100 High carbon steel comes razor sharp with a mirror polish it’s really great steel! I prefer this steel to vg-10. And dagger comes with a very nice coating on the blade better than the other tan forged series that gets all marked up easily. The ring part is very smooth and thick and very well forged! Best self defense tool ever! Also the sheath is very nice too and has the ulti clip so it can be worn within the waist or anyway! It’s worth the money this will become your main carry knife as it has mine. Cold steel really out did themselves on this one 👏 👏!! 💯!! Update: the knife is holding up great! I wrapped the handle in some tourina leather grip tape. There’s no better knife for this price for self defense!

I already know and trust Cold Steel knives, and I already owned the plastic version of this knife before I bought it.This knife is quite heavy, and that’s good. It’s not meant for everyday pocket carry, so weight isn’t a factor. The fact that it’s heavy means that it’s strong!The edge (actually edges) that it came with are fairly sharp. It’s a thick knife with a thick bevel so it’s not the most slicey thing. However, the point is like a needle! This is a dagger, after all, and the pointiness is crucial. This knife is ideal for stabbing—which, of course, you should do only if it’s justified and necessary. Duh.

Good edc knife or boot knife. Double edged and really sharp. A little tough in the draw, but overall satisfactory.

This knife is solid through and through. It deploys easily from the sheath yet its held firmly while stored. The ring is smooth and large enough for any thumb size. The blade is an absolute razor right out of the box and doesn't require any sharpening for self-defense use. I have seen some bad reviews for the sheath, but I can't find any problems with it at all. I am more than satisfied and I would recommend this knife to anyone that is looking for a less expensive alternative and I believe a far better choice than the Benchmade SOCP Dagger.

Greath SHeath, Great Mounting clip, Awesome blade and Comfortable handle.

I'm giving it five stars even though it is not a remotely practical knife/tool.I just had to add it too my collection and to see what it was like... it's honestly too heavy to twirl around your finger on the ring, but man is it ever rugged (one might even say "overbuilt.")By the way, given how heavy this knife is, and also the ulti-clip (which is honestly kind of a brutal thing by itself), you never want to clip this on to any fabric less rugged than denim or duck. It will get chewed up.I can't see this being an EDC item, unless maybe you work in some sort of very heavy duty trade-- or it's the apocalypse.

Heavy, bulletproof, sharp. The handle is too long in my opinion. Especially when using reverse grip while using the finger ring, which is how this knife was really ment to be held. I have fairly large hands so I can imagine someone with smaller hands would really find the handle annoyingly long.

The knife is okay, nothing special, but for the price okay.The ulti clip that comes with the sheath is the small one, that does not fit a regular normal belt.They should have put the xl clip on it instead.