United CutleryBushmaster Marajo Bushcraft Knife and Sheath - 1095 High Carbon Steel Blade, Hardwood Handle, Brass Pins, Take Camping and Hunting, For Outdoor Adventures - Lenth 6 3/8”

While not quite as compact and lightweight as the Mora Eldris (I consider them to be in same category) this Bushmaster is much more robust and fills my hand better. It came razor sharp and the leather sheath is very nice and sturdy with a neat lanyard retention adjustment design. I promptly replaced the cheesy lace cord it came with out for some quality paracord.Its too big sheathed to be a neck knife in my opinion whereas the Eldris is perfect for that.This little blade is right at home on your person belt or a pack waist belt. Super sturdy for your smaller tasks and just feels good in the hand and emulates quality. I don't think you'll be disappointed if you're in the market for a blade in this category.

Sharp from the box, fits my hand well. Scale pins not flush with the scale on one side.

I don't like folding knives, but I don't want to dangle a hunting knife for EDC. Problem is that a short blade usually means a short and small handle. You don't want to hold the knife with 2 fingers and expect to do anything. This one has a short and good blade and a very good handle.

Just what I was looking for. Great little knife Very comfortable handle.

Item arrived the day they said it would, great knife. Love it

I had been looking for a small, dependable full tang carbon steel backup sheath knife that fit my limited budget for some time. Mora makes a short fixed blade knife similar to this but it does not have a full tang which was a deal breaker for me. I don't like to buy made in China but to be honest I own two other full tang Bushmaster brand knives and have been well satisfied with them so I decided to try this model. I have taken this knife to the woods several times, worked it hard and have concluded the following:Cons- The pins holding the wood handles on are not brass as stated in the description. Even the pictures show them to be steel. I don't consider this a problem. Second, the left side scale has a small defect in the wood which is unsightly but does not affect the use of the blade. As practicality is my only concern, I do not consider this a problem either. The spine did not arrive sharpened to strike a ferro rod but a few strokes of a carbide garden tool sharpener improved the sparking ability of the knife considerably. I have started quite a few fires using this knife as a ferro rod scraper and have not had to touch it up yet. Lastly, the shape of the grip is somewhat unusual and does not fit my hand perfectly. However, after some use, I became accustomed to it and it no longer bothers me.Pros- The knife came sharp, but not to my standards. A light touchup on a hard Arkansas stone followed by a minute or so of stropping brought it to razor sharpness which it maintained through considerable campsite use. The edge never rolled even when carving hardwoods like oak and Osage orange. 1095 high carbon steel was a wise choice for this blade. I like the brass lined lanyard hole in the grip and improved it by beveling the ends of the brass tube with a light touch of a countersink bit to prevent fraying or abrasion of the parachute cord lanyard I installed. The feature I most like is the sheath. I have never seen a retention system like it, at least, not on a knife sheath. I have seen hundreds of them on shoes but never thought to use a tongue and lacing system on a sheath. The idea is brilliant. I replaced the thin white nylon lace shown in the picture with brown paracord. Then, I was able to minutely adjust the tightness of the sheath to my liking, allowing me to "snap" the knife into the sheath but withdraw it easily while positively retaining the knife in the sheath when not in use. I may install two copper rivets at the beginning and ending of the stitching to reinforce the sheath at those points as this seems to be a weak point in an otherwise excellent design.Granted, a 2 5/16 inch fixed blade knife isn't for everyone, but it fills a need of mine very well as a backup. My experiences prove to me that it can fulfill every job I normally use a 4 or 5 inch blade for with the exception of batoning and even then, it does a fair job of breaking down field scrounged fatwood and producing thin kindling splits for initial firestarting. It excells at any whittling task. It wouldn't be my first choice for quartering an elk, but no tool does every task perfectly. Within it's design limitations, I expect this knife to serve me well in the wild places. It certainly has so far.