Schrade Delta Class Boneyard Fixed Blade with 8Cr13MoV Grey Ti Coat for Outdoor Survival

There's something a lot of people should know about this karambit from Schrade. It is designed for extremely advanced blade users. You need to study the holster and blade a bit before you attempt to take it out. This is why some folks have cut themselves while trying to pry open the holster. You push the top of the holster with your thumb (safely resting the thumb on the blunt part of the blade) and it releases the blade with a nice click. Two-edged karambits are elegant and effective cutting instruments. Personally I am not a karambit master so I handled the knife with extreme care and never practiced with the actual blade exposed (you can easily practice slow flails and slashes with the holster on) in order to learn the weight of the blade. The large finger hole is an interesting touch. The hole is significantly larger than on any karambit I've seen, but the designer may have intended this. It seems like the larger hole poses less risk to the index finger if you are somehow disarmed. Additionally the larger ring provides a massive knuckleduster surface. You would not want to take a punch from the blunt finger ring. I suspect this blade wasn't designed for flailing, however. It's hefty so you need to be very confident with it before doing a flail. Also, since it has such a deep curvature, you don't gain a significant amount of extra reach with the flail. You might get an extra 2-3 inches of reach with the Schrade, but flailing with "straighter" karambits can yield an extra 5-7 inches of reach. For any fan of Indonesian martial arts, I think it's a great collector's item. Perfect for the zombie apocalypse too. Blade holster attaches great to my molle belt with some paracord. Decent positive retention on the holster —you can draw it out with a hard pull in a bind, but it won’t ever casually slip out. Pictured: My Schrade next to a modified trainer to match the shape of the blade. Don’t practice with a sharp blade!

The sheath is no good, but the blade itself is amazing. It's SO well designed. The grip is just fantastic, and the loop is properly made for keeping your index finger in a removable position unlike many karambits. Only complaint is the sheath, but you can't expect a perfect knife and sheath at this price point, so I'm not taking any points away. It works as a way to store it, and that's good enough. For carrying, I would not trust the sheath because it falls off very easily, and part of the sheath even exposes the blade which from certain carry positions could slice yourself if not very careful! Also it's not adjustable at all so there are only a couple viable options for carry and none of them are ideal for a blade of this size. Again though, the karambit itself... extremely good buy. Double blade is almost always more than this. More expensive karambits are often not this well designed. I am also a fan of the size and the aggressive curve. All around great.

One of my favorite karambits I’ve purchased. I have smaller hands so the grip is perfect for me, but I can see how it would be a problem for people with large hands. The curvature of this blade is excellent and allows hooking and digging in better than other karambits. Very sharp out of the box. Sharp enough to shave with. Yes the sheathe isn’t the best but it’s not quite as bad as people say. It has a simple safety locking feature which makes the karambit impractical to use in self defense but it could easily be filed down to remove it and allow for easy draw of the karambit. Now if you like a safety feature this is a very simple one that works effective enough to keep the karambit secured when not in use, but because of it there’s really only one position you can draw it in which is left or rip hip in a hammer grip. Any other position would require both hands to draw it with the safety feature. The finger ring is ridiculously large but it doesn’t bother me since the grip works fine for my hand size. Double edged blade is very nice, little more dangerous to the user but allows for larger variety of moves and uses. Good quality steel. Overall I’d recommend if your hands aren’t that big. I might be buying another.

Extreme. Extremely sharp. Extremely well made. Extremely intimidating to others when worn and seen. Extremely perfect. Thank you, Faithfully, Steven

When I opened the box this was in with some other item, I was in awe of its size, quality and design. I found the sheath a little tight but I shaved of the two pins so the blade is easily removed. Also just because the handle is small it is easy to customize with some black gorilla tape. Same with the sheath. I ccant believe how many reviewers whined about how sharp it was or sheath is a bad design, when all it takes is a little duct tape and trim the locking pins. I used masking tape and a black sharpie will pick up gorilla tape at work (Home Depot) tomorrow. Come on people why would you throw this in a box... whiners.

All these complaints about this karambit being "dangerous" are invalid. First of all, if you hurt yourself while handling this knife, that is your fault. Complacency kills. Second, if you're blaming the sheath for being dangerous, you are wrong. You knew that you have a double sided karambit. It is your responsibility to handle the knife accordingly. Third, if you wanted a "safe" knife, you should have bought a plastic type or shouldn't be playing with knives at all. This karambit is on the larger side, so it isnt an everyday carry type of knife but you could carry it daily if you really wanted to. It is coated with oil out of the box to prevent rust. Just wipe it with a towel, no big deal. The handle is a little bit short, so if your hands are on the larger side, you risk cutting your self. This karambit seems to be well made and is sharp out of the box. Great knife for it's price.

Very wicked looking heavy knife. Came with a decent factory edge. Knife is confortable in my hand, great design. I gave this 3 stars because the sheath is absolutely garbage. No way to clip it to a belt, and there are these weird little retention bumps that make it impossible to safely draw the knife one handed. The blade has two edges, so holding anywhere on the sheath with your other hand puts that hand in peril. Improve the sheath dwsign and I'd give this four stars.

I don’t understand the negative reviews. At all. Stop playing with knives if you have soft hands. The holster IS in fact a bit extra but I plan on finding or fabricating a suitable leather replacement. The blades handle width is optimal, assuming you know how to hold a karambit. It’s a very pretty blade. Sharp right out of the packaging but I made it a little sharper. I’m now terrified of accidentally dropping this knife. It will kill anything it lands on. It’s light weight enough to carry comfortably but has enough heft that it feels good in the hand. The “balance” of a curved blade is hard to describe accurately but consider that the cut of this full sized piece makes it easy to transition between grips. I own almost the entire delta line now and have loved every one of them thus far. Honestly they could have charged more for this one. The $50 price tag was VERY modest. Two more to tack off my list and I’ll have a full house.