Schrade Delta Class Little Ricky Full Tang Fixed Blade with Titanium Coated 8Cr13MoV Stainless Steel Drop Point Re-Curve Blade for Outdoor Survival, Hiking

I wanted a survival knife that wasn't as large as my full-size machete or K-Bar Kukri, but larger than my 11.5" overall length, D2 tool steel 6.5" clipped point Bowie-style survival/bushcraft/hunter micarta handle knife. After reading the reviews on the Schrade "Little Ricky" 14.1" overall length survival/bushcraft/hunter/fighting knife with a relatively heavy 8Cr13MoV titanium coated stainless steel 7.9" drop point, recurve blade and a textured TPE handle, I thought it might be exactly what I wanted. With a price under $40.00, even if it didn't turn out to be what I hoped or expected, it wouldn't be a very expensive error.When it arrived (very quickly with Amazon Prime shipping) and I opened it's box, the Schrade "Little Ricky" knife did feel heavier than my other knives, which was what I wanted and expected, but it also felt well balanced and very comfortable in my hand because of the knife's finger choil and well-shaped finger grooves in the handle. The blade was very sharp straight out of the box -- not frog-hair-splitting sharp, but sharper than I expected for a knife costing less than $40.00. The first thing I did was to use a Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Knife Sharpener's 20-degree edge angle carbide stones to "smooth out" any tiny imperfections or "rough spots" in the factory-machined blade edge, which is something I find in all knives. I then attached a 550 paracord lanyard through the lanyard hole in the butt of the handle (to minimize any injury to my fingers, hands or limbs I might receive if I accidentally dropped this sharp, heavy knife) before I tried to actually use it to perform any of the tasks I had planned for it.Batoning seasoned 3" limbs to make kindling and small logs for my campfire was quick and easy with my Schrade "Little Ricky" knife, as was using it to shave off the twigs and small branches from 9' - 10' long poles (from 2-1/2" to 3" diameter green saplings felled with my Estwing camping hatchet) then using it to cut joinery notches into those poles to make strong joints which I tied together with vines gathered with this knife to build a very strong framework into which I could weave the larger, leafy branches I had shaved from the sapling poles earlier and some evergreen boughs harvested with this knife to construct a strong, rainproof roof for my shelter, My Schrade "Little Ricky" knife handled all these tasks with ease, thanks to its heft and the sharpness of its blade, and it completed the work faster, easier, and just as well as the smaller 11.5" survival/bushcraft/hunting knife I had been using did. I also like the thermoplastic (not Kydex) that comes with this knife. It has both a friction-fit "click it in" security catch that holds the knife in place under most normal situations, and it has a very strong Velcro strap that holds this heavy knife very securely in the sheath when running, diving for cover, even when the sheath is hanging upside-down and being shaken up and down vigorously. I attached a handmade wide nylon webbing pouch to hold a Smith's PP1 Pocket Pal Sharpener to this knife's sheath with two 3/8" wide Velcro straps. The knife and sheath are heavy enough that you will definitely want to tie the sheath to your leg, as well as run your belt through the sheath's wide belt loop, to keep it from bouncing and flopping around on your leg. Fortunately, there are still plenty of holes and slots in several locations on this sheath to tie it securely to your leg with 550 paracord or nylon webbing straps to give you a custom fit that's perfect for you.I was pretty impressed with my under $40.00 Schrade knife. I had owned and used Schrade knives in the past, but they had all been folding pocket knives, not large fixed-blade survival/bushcraft/hunting knives. The more I use it, the better I like my Schrade "Little Ricky" knife. It is definitely not your grand-dad's or your father's Schrade "whittlin" or "mumblety peg" pocket knife. I will always keep my Machete, Kukri, Bowie, Karambit, Drop- or Clipped-Point knives packed with my Survival/Bug-Out Bag because each type of these edged weapons have different strengths that make them superior and valuable in various survival/bushcraft/hunting/fighting situations. My Schrade "Little Ricky" 14.1" drop-point, recurve blade knife has performed well enough for me to have earned its own spot in my Survival/Bug-Out Bag along with those other edged weapons I might not be able to live without if a "SHTF event" should occur in the future.

As "TheGutsch" wrote, it does, indeed, remind me of my prized ZT301 and ZT303 folders. To me, the blade design, and the very quality of the knife, exude quality, reliability, strength, and utility. I've owned many knives in my sixty-eight years, but this definitely ranks in the Top 10 for me. As a fixed blade knife that could be an EDC, should easier/better methods of carriage present themselves, it would be absolutely lethal. Likewise, as a survival "tool," the SCHF28, Little Ricky, is a tasking viability. Whether chopping wood for shelter or fire, food for dinner, or defense, this knife is more utilitarian than a Bowie or Khukuri. Grip, full tang, choil, jimping, lanyard hole, magnificently designed blade and construction- with sturdy sheath- what's not to love? It's balance belies it's weight, and it puts the lie, to those that think a truly great knife, has to be expensive... Schrade once again, proves that the average Joe, or Jane, doesn't have to hock the house, to get quality gear...Multitasking blade of masterful design and execution. Proof positive that high quality is affordable. Too bad Amazon only allows Five Stars for excellance...Five out of Five Stars, and yes, I do heartily recommend this blade to all and sundry...

I love this knife. The value compared to cost makes not buying this knife seem absurd. This knife can be used for heavy work like chopping or batoning wood while still being capable of fine cutting work as well. The shape of the handle gives the knife a axe handle feel and it is a great chopper. The blade design makes for true multipurpose use, due to the blades size it can easily be held by the flat of the blade itself to do fine work at the tip. The curve of the blade can be utilized for debarking logs or scraping dried wood for kindling. The belly of the blade is what makes the wood chips fly and when you pick it up it will be obvious. This knife is perfect for long-term or short-term bushcrafting in a mostly stationary location. It arrived sharp as compared to most factory edge knives, that said, I have only ever purchased 2 knives that I did not feel I had to do at least a minimal amount of sharpening work prior to use. I recommend learning how to sharpen a knife as a needed life skill.My only negative is in regard to the size, though it is perfect in so many ways, it is too large to be a belt carry distance hiking knife. It is more than needed for day hikes or simple campouts, its made to build homesteads not pitch tents.Buy this knife. SCHF28