Fixed Blade Knife – Satin Finish Stainless Steel Blade, Brown Wood Handle with Stainless Steel Bolster, Includes Nylon Sheath - Hunting, Camping, Survival, Tactical – MT-20-03

Okay lets clear the table right off, Yes this is not a "collector grade" knife. Now that this issue has been addressed, I recieved my MTech MT-20-03 today and after all the bad reviews I read I was really ready for a piece of $#!T , This was NOT the case! This 13.00 dollar ( and let keep that price in mind through out this review ) Knife turned out to be a really nice add to my collection! So the cons: The Sheath is a low 3 out of 4 stars. The stitching is single run through out the nylon. The Sheath's button knife locking restraint is without a stiff backing ( which would be nice ) And only one spot appears to be uneven where the tang meets the bolsters on the blade side, HOWEVER! a quick 1 min grind on the old Dermel tool fixed that. The Stainless polished up pretty nicely with the Dremal buffing wheel and some Frizt polish. aside from that , the knife is pretty darn cool! The handle seems to be made of some form of wood and has a really good feeling in the hand ( a nice slight palm swell ) The brass pins were tight and finished off nicely. The fit and finish not too bad! ( at least on the one I got ) The Blade is not razor sharp but definitely sharp enough to do what this knife was designed to do! The Blade is a full tang and quite strong. From what I have read in the past I think MTech has been improving on this knife because what Ive read on the bad stuff about this knife, is not what I'm seeing. Remember folk $13.00 not $200.00. To sum it up ... It's a wonderful product, You can't go wrong with this knife.

Great knife at this price point. Very sharp point with a double edge blade. Knife also looks good and feels good in the hand. Sheath is not leather but is adequate. I mean you can't expect a fancy leather sheath for this price. It has a belt loop to attach rather than a clip. I have a Smith & Wesson H.R.T. knife that came with a nice leather sheath but it has a clip and I hate it. I'll use this sheath to also carry the Smith since they're the same size.

Reviewing a knife like this can feel very difficult to do. The reasoning behind this difficulty is the fact that this knife was only $16 at the time of purchase. This is such a low price (and not a mora either) that they could have sent me a piece of unfiled metal sticking out of a handle and I could not really complain. So rather than “reviewing” it I will give my best description of the blade I received and let you discern whether or not you believe it is worth the money. I personally have 0 complaints, however if I payed approx $10 more I would be mildly upset with the issues in manufacturing this knife received. Let’s start out with blade sharpness: the blade comes sharpened out of the box. Although it’s not “razor” sharp like my moras are out of the box it is still deadly and not to be used as a toy. It won’t glide perfectly through a piece of paper but with a small amount of force it still sliced the paper cleanly. It could be sharper, I will have to take this thing to a grindstone then a whetstone and report back. Next thing I would like to address is the grind on the knife. This knife (at this price) can be assumed to be machine milled/ground rather than hand ground. My knife has the exact same grind defect I’ve seen in youtube reviews for the knife. The burr on the knife is not perfectly straight, it curves to the right and ends approx 1.5mm from the true sharpened point of the blade. In terms of functionality this has little effect as this knife is designed purely to stab things, not slice. The handle: the handle itself feels very good in the hand. It uses 2 real wooden plates that are held to the full tang of the blade with setting pins commonly found in older pocketknives and chef’s knifes. The handle itself feels high quality and sturdy in the hand, however closer inspection reveales that the tang of the knife sticks out about 0.5mm out from the wood plates all the way around the handle. This doesn’t bother me but a knife collector may want to grind down around the outside of the tang then polish it. This would level the tang with the wooden handle. Weight: this is a hearty n hefty little knife. It has a very good weight in the hand for the size of the knife. You won’t forget that this is on your persons however it remains light enough to not be a bother when sheathing and unsheathe. Would not make a good throwing weapon as the balance is way off from center of knife to the blade tip. Sheath: the sheath is just a crappy “tactical” sheath. I would have preferred a poly sheath like the ones that come with a Mora as this one catches the blade when quickly sheathing the knife. I tend to carry it without using the blade strap because it sits in there firmly enough to not fall out against the tension. I find I am able to deploy the knife in under a second when carrying this way. If I was doing physical activity such as running I would recommend strapping the knife into the sheath. This will drastically reduce your draw time. I prefer the “click in and snug” type of sheaths offered by Morakniv the most as they do not hold moisture and are extremely easy to deploy yet remain sturdy when running. The sheath that comes with this knife is belt loop only. Hope this review helps!

The knife is great. The sheath isn't. I usually don't buy M-Tech knives because my impression of Mtech knives are overly tacticool, cheap knives that are only really for looks. However I was browsing through fixed blades and found this, which has a great look, is easy to see its full tang, and looks well made. The knife came very sharp and after a few passes on the sharpening stone it could slice paper. The sheath however is bad. The first problem with this sheath in my opinion is the it doesn't have a clip for IWB carry, just a belt loop. Now of course I could have seen that by looking at the product page but its ok, I was too excited about the knife. The other thing is the buttons make it impossible to return the knife to the sheath without lots of effort to move the button straps out of the way. They are basically placed directly in the way of the knife and it doesn't make any sense, unlike sheaths that have the button strap come over one of the sides of the guard, this one has them come around the handle from both sides. (you'll see what I mean when you look at my pictures). The good thing for me is that I bought this knife and the Smith and Wesson HRT boot knife at the same time, didn't like the looks of the S&W so I used its sheath for this knife (they're almost the exact same size so it works fine) Overall, I love the knife but I would never carry it in its own sheath.

I wanted decent double-edged boot dagger for years, and for the $12.22 Amazon was asking, I couldn't help but take the Gamble. What arrived in the package was a very pleasant surprise, the night has a sharp strong double-sided blade that arrived free of finish defect nearly sharp enough to cut hair with. I would have been happy even if the knife I've been half as sharp as it was, because the final intent of a knife like this, is to jam the point into another person in self-defense situations, hardly requiring anything nearly so well honed. A sturdy steel handguard, finishes the blade, that appears to be milled out of a single piece of Steel and slipped over the blade before the handle is attached. The knife is Full Tang, carrying the steal of the blade all the way through to the butt of the handle, a glass Breaker Point would have been a nice touch on the other end, but you can't expect everything, especially when the price was this fantastic. The Final Touch, is a smooth, well finished wood handle in place of the traditional plastic, rubber or ABS you may get on a knife in the same price range. I could not be happier with my purchase, and will probably pick up a couple more of these knives to give out as gifts.

If this had a known brand name would sell for about $80.00 even here on Amazon. Make no mistake. This IS a handcrafted knife of excellent quality. Not just a good knife but equal to the best Gerber, SOG, Kershaw etc. have on offer. Was looking for a Mark one Gerber (discontinued and insane used prices) and was linked to this knife. Don't know how long this company has been around or who owns it, but if hadn't just blown a big wad on a new bike. I would be looking to invest a little money (after a little looking into of course) in this company. Being a blade addict I will be looking into all there other knives as my needs and wants dictate in the near and far future if their other knives are of this same quality. Also, I will be buying two more of these gems for the future as no doubt these prices can't last and being a dagger will not last a lifetime as pts, on any dagger will break if used even for their main intended use. I will use it for self-defense if ever needed but manly back-up normal everyday knive use if my normal folder is lost and until I get home to grab another. Best bargain ever in over four decades on ANY blade. Ever. Kudos to the individual who runs this business and to the craftsman in China who made it and to the American designer. WN. Pennsylvania.

Great knife at this price point. It looks good and feels good in the hand. It has a very sharp point with a double edge blade. Sheath is not leather but is adequate. If you are a knife snob then this knife is not for you. If you are looking for a budget friendly knife then you have found one that is good to carry. I have owned this knife since January 2023. It was sharp when I received it but I like them shaving sharp, so I sharpened it to my liking. While some will say it is cheap Chinese steel, it was not easy to sharpen. Took me a while to sharpen to my liking, due to its hardness. Its 3CR13 satin finish stainless steel blade provides an excellent balance of hardness and corrosion resistance. The knife’s fit and finish are good but if you are looking for the perfection of a $200 + knife then move on it is not for you. I find the fit and finish to be good enough for my needs. I really like this knife. I like its look and feel. Love the wood handle scales with the satin stainless steel finish of the blade. It is aesthetically pleasing to the eye, feels good in the hand and is strong enough to fulfill its purpose. This is a defensive knife, not an every day work horse, bush craft knife, so it will not likely hold up to pounding the blade through wood with a large stick or using it as a pry bar. Used properly it will last you a life time. Want to know its purpose look up the Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife, which it is styled after to some degree.

The knife was decent quality I probably could have done without the giant m-tech logo laser etched into the blade which kind of detracts from the value The holster is absolute cheap nylon garbage but for the price I won't complain too much more it's balanced and you could throw it if you wanted to but the blade felt a little cheap for heavy duty use