Does the blade come sharp out of the box?
1492509
The blade was dull upon arrival. It's more for display and usage as a prop than anything, but I'd assume it can be sharpened.
1467805
No, it doesn't but it's so sharp that you won't need to sharpen it for a while, and the price is worth buying a knife sharpener separately (if needed). I've only used it for Sushi so it's still pretty sharp.
1121679
No. The blade is just covered with plastic vallet with the button. I keep it like this in the box.
239832
Yes......you can get it sharper if you know what you're doing, but it is sharp out of the box...
272617
Not silly, on mine the blade was VERY stiff. There is a locking tab inside the blade opening, kind of hard to describe, but it has a serrated edge, press it in while grasping the blade in your left hand and SLOWLY, close. The blade is very stiff on closing so watch your thumb or fingers as you close or you'll cut your hand. This blade arrived very sharp.
557935
No. That's the only downfall. It works well and is fairly sharp straight from the factory.
1581779
Mine did. I always reccomend seeing the knife in person at a brick and mortar in person. Short of that, go to youtube and search the knife you are interested in. I've yet to not be able to find a review on any knife i am interested in purchasing on youtube. Be informed and happy cutting.
128774
Ditto to Jim's answer. Be careful not to cut fingers off--this blade be sharp, yes indeed, YES indeed!
403073
No it does not, but it comes with a nice sheath you can put on your belt. And the blade is super nice! One of the sharpest knives if ever used.
1497588
Like most knives, it comes in "sharp enough" condition. You can chop zombies up with it right out of the box. But if you want to take zombie heads off really clean you'll need to take a stone to it.
1173085
The edge on every knife will vary slightly but overall it will be able to tackle any job out of the box..I was able to shave arm hair right out of the box..as with any knife you will need to sharpen it eventually so make sure you get an appropriate sharpening system for this knife (diamond)
280931
Yes, and I bought an extra blade. The first lasted through hundreds of cuts. It's a great tool--2 years on and I still love it!
1816275
It is not, but it is sharp enough that that has not been an issue for me so far. I have used the knife to cut tomatoes, and bread recently, and no problems.
1098285
IIRC, out of the box the blade was good and sharp.If you sharpen your own, you'll *love* the way this thing takes an edge. My Zetsurin is just about the sharpest thing I own. After a bit of work ;)
2015260
Yes, I was able to chop small limbs and branches with the "out of the box" edge. It's not razor sharp, but its certainly good enough to get started.
1639717
I actually bought this as a gift I never saw it, so I can't answer about the blade. I bought it for my son, who loves it.
605782
Dear Andrew.It comes sharp right out of the box with an edge keen enough to take the hair off your forearm.It is however Chinese steel and will lose it sharpness after the first assassination.Which is ok since logically you should dispose of the evidence in the nearest deep-water lake any way.