11" Handmade Damascus Steel Fixed Blade Knife – Ultimate Spear Point Dagger for Hunting, Survival, Camping, Hiking and Fishing – Full Tang Micarta Handle with Premium Cowhide Leather Sheath (DCX 22-58) (Eclipse Spear)

Dad-to-many here. So I bought this knife a week ago, and it came damaged. The tip was snapped off. It was just like a millimeter off the end, and wasn't anything I couldn't fix, but if I'm going to have a broken tip on a knife, I'd prefer to break it myself. Based on the damage to the knife and the corresponding damage to packaging, I concluded this happened during shipping and is not the fault of the seller. I repurchased the knife after returning the first one as it was a faster turnaround then and exchange. It arrived today.I have zero complaints about the fit up. Everything is tight and there are no gaps. However I have some issues with the finish. The blade profile is perfect for a dagger, but the edge profiling, specifically the grind lines leave a bit to be desired. One side of the edge bevel goes up much higher than the others side and you can see it in the pictures. This isn't too big of a deal for me as I am a knife guy, and have made a bunch, so it shouldn't be too much of an issue to fix with a stone. However all that being said about the edges, they are very sharp and I don't have that big of an issue with it. I may just keep it this way and have two different types of cutting edge. Perks of having a dagger and all that.The only other real issues I have with finish are that the lanyard hole is not centered in line with the handle pins, and the filework on the edges of the handle has some of the firework filled with epoxy from fitting up the handle and some without. Now all full of epoxy or all empty is perfectly acceptable. Both are styles of doing a handle like this. But to have some there and some not is just kind of lazy. Again something I can fix pretty easily if I decide I care that much. Right now I don't. It's just not that big of an issue as I am likely the only person to see this knife up close.As far as the blade itself goes it is perfectly good pattern welded steel or Damascus steel whatever you want to call it. They're both generally accepted as the correct term. So yes real Damascus. The edge bevels when I took it out of the package were ground of course like they're supposed to be so they were kind of a rough polish silvery steel color as they should be. But just to see if it was a printed on pattern or actually real pattern welded Damascus, the first thing I did was clean off the packing oil and then dunk it in some ferric chloride. As you can see in the pictures the pattern extended all the way to the edge with the blade after immersing in acid. I've seen a lot of reviews about this knife calling it not real Damascus. I'm not sure if that's because they are referring to the Damascus versus pattern welded argument or they just aren't aware of that's what Damascus looks like when it's been sharpened and not re-etched. So in case it comes up if you're looking at Damascus knives that is a normal look. Just soak it in in some vinegar when you get it if you don't have ferric chloride. It will bring the pattern back. Same if you need to sand it to fix scratches.Another thing you can see on the blade in the pictures which is something I will be cleaning up but I wanted to show it here first, is you can see a brownish staining on the blade. So when you heat treat the knife you heat it up to a critical temperature and then quench it in this case in oil, and then once it's room temperature you temperate in an oven and that color is the correct color for this type of steel to turn when it has been properly tempered to the right hardness. You can make some arguments about testing it with a Rockwell c scale, but it is common practice to just have it turn the right color. This is totally fine and it will come off with some light sanding with fine sandpaper. The only thing I really don't like about the blade is the ginormous laser etched logo. It's kind of gaudy, but I don't really hate it.So let's talk about that sheath real quick. A lot of people are saying it's too big for the knife and complaining about no retention strap. The sheath is well made very thick sturdy according to the seller cow leather. Good sturdy snaps on the scout carry straps. I'm not a big fan of white thread for the stitching but whatever. But as far as how the knife fits in the sheath this is a friction fit sheath. The friction of the tightness of the leather is what holds the knife in place if you put the knife all the way into the sheath it will not fall out. Now the sheath may loosen up over time because leather gets broken in. And you can always add a retention strap, but they don't work very well with daggers. It's likely why they didn't go with one on the sheath. But the sheets are intended to fit this way. The knife is actually very easy to take in and out You just have to pull. Think of it more like a holster than a sheath.I know I've made some complaints here but all in all I really like the knife. There's nothing here that I can't fix other than that lanyard hole but it doesn't really matter to me that much because again I'm likely the only person to see mine up close, and I don't use a lanyard anyway so it doesn't bother me too much. It's also something I can fix. Because that lanyard hole is a little on the small side I may just drill it out and put in a bigger one. But no decision yet.Another thing I did was I test etched the edges of the handle steel that you can see between the handle scales. And yes it is Damascus all the way through instead of a multi-piece handle setup. I didn't take pictures of that part because I only etch that area for a minute or two and you can't really see the pattern in the picture. But it is there.All in all great knife and I knew it was going to have these issues because Damascus knife for $60? Definitely going to have some issues. Thankfully they're all cosmetic and easily remedied. I have two of their other Damascus fixed blade knives on the way. One is the single edged knife with a similar handle style, the other is the short dagger. I'll try to remember to leave reviews for them as well.All in all for the price I paid and what I got for it I'm giving this five stars.

I like it. It’s heavy but in a good way. Sharp and well crafted and a nice sheath fit for scout carry or vertical carry. The only potential issue is the handle is smooth and with the lack of any significant finger-guard there is the potential of your hand sliding to the blade during heavy use. Overall I’m very pleased with my purchase and love carrying it.

As pictured it's a great looking knife and it has a well balanced feel in your hand. I gave it 4 stars on craftsmanship only because it's a symetrical design, yet where the blade meets the hilt it's about an 3/32" off. Doesn't detract from the knife though. The sheath is also well made but it is quite large. Bottom of the sheath to the top of the handle is about 13". Not a daily carry in a regular public setting for me but it's definitely going in the woods with me. Overall I'm quite pleased with it.

Good weight, mine came sharp, great sheath.It’s a forty dollar knife, not a showpiece. Seems pretty well made. Slightest bit rough around the edges, kinda to be expected.Overall, I like it.

Very nice blade. Holds a good edge. Leather tooling and threading is great quality as well. Lack of a tang on the blade could be problematic in a self defense situation, but other than that, beautiful piece of steel.

Purchased this knife for when I go camping in the Smoky Mountains at the end of August. First off, the knife is much larger than I expected( my fault) 2nd The knife is not very well made and is actually supposed to be designed at a center point as you would think but it is not(believe I read a similar complaint) 3rd It appears that the knife was made from scrap metal....however.. for the good part..the Handle is constructed very well. Time in the mountains will prove if this knife will hold up and was worth the price.

A day and a half after putting the blade in the sheath the blade started to rust. It isnt real Damascus and you can see where they tried to buffer the handle were the pins hold the grips together. Poor welding. The seat isnt the same as in the photo either. What i assum is a flint stick holder is on top instead of on the side...even the handle is scruffed.. my anniversary gift is ruined.

blade came sharp and even with my rough handling of the blade for over a year I only had to make minor sharpening after every few months and has survives lots of falls onto hard ground resulting only in a small curl at the very tip. the sheath could use a lot of work reinforcing where the tip is as it ate through it and now sticks out resulting an awaking pricks from the tip.