Bradford KnivesGuardian 3 w/False Edge & Leather Sheath

I love the size of the blade and it is razor sharp! The handle is too small for my taste. This makes for a good skinning knife and would be good for small carving tasks, but because the handle is so small, it makes it difficult for me to geta strong grip on the knife. In retrospect, the Guardian 4 would have been a better choice for me, but decided to keep this one because it will make such a good skinner. Lastly, I don't care for the horizontal sheath. I find it difficult to re-sheath the knife and because this blade is so sharp, I feel it's an accident waiting to happen. The quality and craftsmanship of this knife is top notch and will be buying more Bradford knives, but this one didn't quite fit the bill I was hoping it would.

I've had this knife for about a week. First off I'll list the pros-came with a robust but sharp edge that was able to shave, but didn't deform from any light use.-The handle I'd pretty comfortable and is best used in a handshake grip due to the flare at the bottom.-its overall length makes it pretty easy to carry (I do HV/AC work and this doesn't affect going under houses or climbing)-it has texturing on the spine of the blade which helps it a bit with griping wellnow for the negatives-the sheath was hard to slip onto even a thin leather belt and as well, the inside of the sheath gets cut up rather easily due to it being a softer leather.-people with larger hands will have issues with their skin from their pointer finger over lapping a little on to the edge while your finger is on the finger cutout.Overall it's a very good knife that I fell is worth the price if you have the cash to fork over. the sheath is the only real point of concern.Also important little information the rough looking finish on the blade is only in coloration. it's actually very smooth, which is quite nice.

First thing, this knife is sharp.It’s made of excellent material.I’m not a huge fan of the sheath provided, but probably just because I’m not comfortable with it yet. I did accidentally cut myself trying to get the blade back in the sheath.My biggest problem with this knife has been the size of the handle. I’m average size at 5’9”/190lbs and believe my hands are average size. This knife just doesn’t feel comfortable quickly and safely grabbing or putting away. Then using the knife it just feels too small.

Well crafted and finished blade. Would have been far better as a folder as the blade size is adequate but the too small handle limits usefulness. The leather sheath is of excellent quality but a wasted effort as it adds too much bulk considering the handle provides a limited grip and the knife is more of a neck knife size. Having to separately purchase a more appropriate kydex sheath makes the knife overpriced as well.

Very high quality blade I like that it’s M390 steel only thing I disliked was the leather sheath it comes with for $40.00 I ended up upgrading to an armatus carry solutions architect sheath made specifically for the spear point version of the Bradford guardian 3

Incredible!! Very sharp M390 blade with nice micarta scales. At first I thought the handles were a bit small, but the design is very comfortable to grip. Perfect blade for areas where you need to carry a smaller blade. This was my first Bradford and I’m VERY impressed!! I’m going to get a larger model for hiking/camping. Great value; Fantastic knife!

Ordered a custom kydex sheath turned it into a neck knife Love it.. !!

Awesome little knife I'd buy it again! It came very sharp and flawless fit and finish. Sheath is sturdy and nice. And handle scales in carbon fiber are very nice too!