Smith & Wesson SW995 8.5in High Carbon S.S. Full Tang Karambit Knife with a 3.75in Clip Point Blade and Nylon Handle for Outdoor, Tactical, Survival and EDC

Correct terminology: Reverse Kerambit. Perfect ergonomics. Beyond perfect. A masterpiece of design in every regard. Someone deserves recognition for this.Well made. Surprisingly good steel at this price. Esthetically beautiful.The bad part, the sheath. It takes two people to pull this knife out of the sheath. I see no way of fixing this sheath as designed. A deal breaker. I returned it.However, the knife itself serves so well in the self defense role. Index finger through the loop, point down and edge forward, the defender needs no skill nor training: intuition and the design of the knife will carry the day.I may purchase this knife again.If I do, I will use a hack saw to remove the retention portion of the sheath, and I will put an UltiClip Slim 3.3 belt clip on it (available on Amazon). The knife will have NO retention, but it will carry high and concealed, and draw like lightning.I might do that.If you want to try that too, you will not find a better self defense knife at any price on the internet.

I lost this knife, not long after buying it and it really sucks. This is definitely worth the price and is decently sharp out of box. Decent self defense knife, that looks pretty vicious and would probably dissuade an attacker based on visual alone.Just a cool knife that I'm sad I lost

The media could not be loaded. I would expect nothing less from Smith & Wesson but this is a very interesting blade. I really loved the carbon stainless steel and the length of the blade. It just feels great in your hands. The weight is just right. This is a high quality knife and for a really good price considering the brand. Also, I think they stopped manufacturing this particular knife which is unfortunate so if you can pick one up now I would. Overall this is a well made and thought out design. The holster is even adjustable for how tight it holds your blade in place. My only problem is the loop on the holster is a little bit to small for certain gun belts but it will fit on the majority of them.

This is a quality product. I'm leery of products carrying a prestigious brand name. Apparently these guys did procure usage of the Smith and Wesson name and logo legitimately. It is an impressive low cost blade.A skinning knife or bushcraft knife it is not! So Amazon's "star" question about comfort is way iff base. To borrow a phrase from concealed firearm carry, "Having a handgun on one's person should be "comforting" and not necessarily "comfortable"!" So, as a neck knife, you won't fet blusters the one time you need it to slice a carotid artery or puncture a lung or heart and/or. disembowel someone, all of which constitutes the primary purpose of this knife.I will not use it to cut cardboard as that destroys my stropped edge. This knife came sharp from the box and I stropped it to razor sharp. I will order another and dull the edge for deployment practice as I've lightly sliced myself in practice several times in deploying it from under a short. It is wicked sharp and the curved, rebated top makes that pijnt needle sharp as well. Double edged carry knives are illegal in Hawaii and I may shorten the blade avlittle to avoid "cop confusion" as to the exact length of blade as there is a lot if "non-sharp" length that a rookie cop might interpret as "blade length"! This was a close as I could find in a modest price range with a Karambit retention ring and a useful blade design, although a little too long to realistically pass muster with squad car cops in Hawaii (beat cop? What's that?)When I'm in a wheelchair, waiting for ParaTransit pickup, I'm often in places with few people and twice in the last two months felt in danger of attack by a street person or a low life. Each time they changed their mind when about 5 feet away - probably because I was ready and didn't project alarm or fear. Anyone that will rob or attack an elder or disabled person in a wheelchair deserves to die on the spot and the world will be a kinder, gentler place without them.I have utmost confidence in this knife!

As another review stated, I too like the reverse curve on the blade. It's a nice design for a Karambit. For me personally, I prefer to use the back of the blade to hook and trap while in the reverse grip. Just my personal preference. Anyone who trains with knives knows you need to be proficient in both reverse and standard grips. I give 5 stars only due to the price. I feel the knife it is in the mid range of the quality spectrum and well worth the price. Don't get me wrong, this isn't a cheap quality knife. It's well made and will work if needed to. Don't compare this to Hibben knives or Frost cutlery which I feel are on the low end of the quality spectrum. Just cause a knife looks bad ass doesn't make it so. This knife has a functional design, is solidly built and is by no means junk. As for sharpening the back side of the blade, I will do so and don't feel that it's an issue. Some state laws prohibit double edge blades, so before modifying this one make sure you will be legal. We all can't afford top quality custom knives, if you're on a budget this is a great buy.

OkSo once you sharpen or have this blade professionaly sharpened it can get literally razor sharp.BUTThe sheath is extra terribleIt's hard to get out of the sheath unless you press the sheath with your thumb at the same time you draw irAlso and the biggest annoyance is the average person would never be able to remove the screws to move or remove the belt belt!!!!I broke 1 screw loose and the other I still haven't been able to remove yetIt's literally going to take putting this in a small vice grip to remove this other screw which is ridiculous and honestly pisses me off!Buy accordingly