Out of the box this knife seemed pretty solid, but i did notice that if i ...
590856
Out of the box this knife seemed pretty solid, but i did notice that if i flipped it open just a little too fast, the locking mechanism would go to far and cause the knife to get stuck open leaving me to apply a generous amount of force just to release it and get it to close. After a couple of days of just carrying it around in my pocket with little to no use, the blade was already lose and wobbly. And now after about 2-3 weeks of, again, just having it in my pocket with minimal use, the locking mechanism has completely failed me and doesn't even lock in place Any more, it goes too far and the blade is able to close halfways, when you don't want it to. In order to get it to lock in place you have to guide gently towards the middle, but still... if I were to try and cut something after doing this the knife would just close again.
3662193
This seems like a pretty solid kukri machete. It has a nice size and weight, although seems like it might be a bit thin for a durable machete. I haven't had the chance to really test out its cutting prowess, but I'm looking forward to it.

The sheath is pretty nice, although the clasps are a bit of a pain when you are trying to put the kukri back in its sheath, since they seem to always get in the way. The plastic covering at the bottom is a nice touch to add just an extra bit of security.

My final concern is the handle. It seems pretty flimsy and I'm a little concerned that it would snap relatively easily, but in my testing so far it has held up, so it isn't worth rating it lower.
2620209
Having seen a lot of negative conjecture about this knife soley based on the fact that it was 4116 steel, and not a lot based on first hand experience, I was pretty concerned after buying it.  (Read the negative hype about 4116 after I bought it), so I was starting to think I may have made a $50 mistake.  But after doing more reading about the steel and checking the hardness rating of 56-57 which is right there in the 56-59 HRC range of most well liked survival knives, I thought it might be alright and warranted some hard testing.

Out of the box it came pretty sharp.  Cut paper with ease, but would not shave hairs.  I decided to refine the edge a little to see if it would shave hairs.  That was my first experience with the steel.  For all the rumors of 4116 being soft, the steel on my leatherneck tanto was considerably harder than I expected and took a little more effort to remove a minimal amount of material and sharpen.  Within a few minutes on my spyderco sharpmaker, it was shaving my arm with ease.  So then a few days later when the opportunity presented itself, I decided to test it out pretty hard before taking it on my next camping that's coming up.  I didn't do little things like cut rope or cardboard, I went straight to chopping big limbs and and batoning logs.  After two lengthy afternoon sessions of chopping and batonning (without sharpening), it did not chip or roll in the least little bit, and though it will not shave the hair on my arm, it will cut paper cleanly and effortlesly.  I honestly did not expect the blade to still be in as good a shape as it was, but it was seriously still in really good cutting condition.

I like the thick spine almost all the way to the tip, made batonning so much easier, the shape of the rubber grip grew on me, I love the sheath, and am very happy with the steel composition and durability.  The finish wore severly in no time, but as these knives are made from stainless and not carbon steel, it should be slightly less of an issue.  Overall, having given it some honest hard use testing, I would honestly recommend this knife as a solid option.  I'm no steel expert and have no other experience with 4116 knives to know if they're good or not, and maybe cold steel just has a really good heat treat or tempering process, but don't beleive the hype from people who havn't personally tested this knife.  It's a solid choice, especially for the price.
391288
It came relatively sharp, but required some filework because I didn't like the edge it had. The handle is exceedingly uncomfortable if it's used for a long time. I need to sand down some of the texturing so I don't get blisters. For what I paid ($35), it's a solid knife
276460
This knife feels very solid and is well balanced. I found it's hammering ability to be poor. Also, like others, I occasionally found the glass breaker on the bottom of the handle to be an annoyance when it was strapped to my side as it would painfully hit my arm during the arm swing while walking. The sheath is fine. It gives you a lot of attachment options. It feels solid enough to last a long time.
2573329
As a guy who uses knives heavily on a regular basis, I know a solid knife when I see one, and Mtech has some potential. It's a pretty sturdy knife. The handle takes some getting used to, but it feels pretty nice. The blade is thick and strong, it's well balanced, and the protruding edge should give an excellent advantage when batoning branches. The saw teeth aren't really made for sawing, and the sheath is a little cheap, but to be honest I bought this one for fun and because the Gerber Strongarm is way more expensive. However, I was surprised by the quality of the knife. Initial testing went pretty well. However, this is an unboxing review. I will be returning with my opinion as a woodsman.

UPDATE

After further work, I discovered that it has greater chopping power than my Gerber Prodigy. However, the Gerber is miles ahead in terms of durability and ease of use. There is already scoring on the black finish on the Mtech, and there are some pretty sizable chips in the blade that I've never seen on a Gerber, Buck, or Smith and Wesson blade. I can't stress enough that while this is a good enough knife in its own right, THIS IS NOT A SERIOUS SURVIVAL TOOL. If you're a recent high school graduate like me and got caught up in a moment of weakness while looking for a new toy to spend your graduation money on, you can spend it on this, and I won't judge you. But to be honest, the first two days of use have sent me running back to Gerber for support. If you want a cool knife, go for it. If you want an affordable knife you can stake your life on, two words: Gerber Prodigy.
1365719
I have been in the market for a replacement pocket knife for a while. I use my knife everyday, mostly to open boxes, and for the hundreds of other random things when you just really need something sharp, or a sturdy piece of metal. Since I work in a professional office environment, I didn't want something that looked intimidating and I don't need some military grade, seatbelt cutting, zombie defense knife, but I did want something solid and that looked nice. I usually just buy some inexpensive knife from the tool section at the store, but they tend to wear out after a month or two. So this time I thought I'd spend a little more and get something that would last. I was skeptical about this knife because the price was much lower than what I was expecting to spend, but it seemed to fit what I was looking for the best, so I gave it a shot. I was impressed right away when my package arrived. It's very sturdy, it looks great, and it feels good in my hand. I couldn't be happier with my new knife.
3508512
I am an electrician and use this everyday. Yesterday (which as I look now was the last day I could return it) one of the tips broke off while taking a KO out of a meter socket. Before that it seemed pretty solid. Only other complaint I would have is the cutter isn't big enough to completely cut through 14/3 or 12/2 NM.
3921559
Great knife, feels sturdy and heavy which is good. One thing I have encountered is that the spring assist switch is kind of stiff and the jimping on the spine of the knife cracks your fingernails a bit when you deploy it. However I'm going to fix this with 3-in-1 Oil on the pivot joints!
3305112
EDIT: I have several CS knives and while I appreciate the strong force required to unlock the blade, I don't think it's necessary to make it so strong unless you are going to abuse and beat the hell out this knife like using it to baton a small tree in the field.  For general EDC purposes, stiff lock back gets pretty annoying after a while.  I took all my CS knives and either re-positioned the spring slightly forward to lessen the tension (in most all CS knives, the spring holding mechanism will allow you to re-position the spring forward to lessen the tension) or just slightly unbent the spring to lessen the spring tension.  With this mod, the lockup is still solid as ever but does not require Hulk-like downforce on the lock back mechanism to disengage the blade, thus making these CS knives much more user friendly.
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This is a large folder knife with 4 inch blade and 5 1/2 inch handle.  It is built solid with no blade play and the knife opens easily and smoothly one handed with a push of the thumb notch and the flick of the wrist.  The Tri-Ad lock feels very secure and unlocking requires fairly firm push on the lockback  mechanism.  The knife doesn't seem to have steel lining which helps with the overall weight but the G-10 handle still feels very solid with no flex at all.  The scalloped handle offers tremendous grip and small clip is reversible for lefties and is unobtrusive when handling the knife.  The blade came sharp from the factory and while maybe not the best in keeping the edge, it is easily resharpened. The knife is made in Taiwan with AUS8 Japanese steel blade.

While the knife is not too heavy, it is rather large for typical EDC duties and the aggressive design might be tad intimidating to some.  Still, very good value for the price at under $45.
1467941
I bought this knife because it seemed like a solid blade. It is. The only two things I don't like are the handle scales are too thick IMO and the sheath sucks....hard. My plan is to make a custom Kydex sheath for it and paracord wrap the tang after getting those two rubber scales off and be done with it!
2209504
First off, this knife gets a three star rating because the description was off and the knife itself was shipped unfinished.  Since I have had time to have this blade finished for me, it is quite a solid piece.  I still wish the blade was heavier, the description said it was 3/8 of an inch thick, it's really about 3/16, so it's light, but the steel is very strong.  The handle was unpolished when it arrived and had potential slivers sticking out, but since I've sanded and polished it, it's a great grip.  The sheath is fantastic, I really like the soft leather and it is easy to get in and out, and the side knife is perfect and beautiful.  I wish I hadn't paid so much for an unfinished knife ($175 with shipping, handling, and taxes), but now that I have it sharpened, polished, and straightened out, it is one of my best knives.  The shipping was late also, but that is a side issue.

Overall, I'd buy it again if it were less expensive or came properly finished
2531972
I can say this is one of the better looking knives that I own. Very solid feeling. A little dull, but nothing a good sharpening can't fix.
1074402
I recently bought this knife prior to going on a 3 day trip in the Linville Gorge in North Carolina.  When the knife arrived I noticed how sturdy and good this knife felt in my hand.  Then I noticed that the blade was not very sharp at all.  It was not able to complete the infamous "paper test" to see how sharp a blade is.  It simply bent the paper..  I then tried sharpening it with the included sharpening stone and that did not work.  This isn't my first attempt at knife sharpening, and I can say that with another stone (after I returned from my trip) I was finally able to get this knife sharpened.  On my trip I used this knife for a small amount of batoning to gather some smaller pieces of wood, and I quickly noticed that after the first day the handle was already separating from the tang.  I was confused as to whythe handle was coming off so quickly.  A friend on the trip suggested that I remove the rubber altogether and just wrap the handle in paracord (which I have not yet done but am considering).  I have a Schrade folding knife and am very pleased with it, but I can't say the same for this product.  I hope this is just a one-off, as I mentioned that the knife looks great and feels solid in hand.  It just was not up for the tasks for which it was advertised (a rugged, tactical, outdoors-y knife).
849805
It should be fairly obvious that this knife will probably not often be strapped to one's leg during a hunt or hike, hacking bamboo, chopping through brush or skinning a mule deer.  Not that the knife couldn't handle that, it probably could (with some work on the edge, see below).  But I have knives for rough use and knives that are more show pieces, and this one falls into the latter category, as I intended it.  That being said, it excels in that respect.  It is a gorgeous knife, substantial and polished.  The blade is wide and impressive (although I'm sure not full tang), and the wire handle is tight and solid.  I'm not crazy about the scallopped effect, but that's just personal preference.  The biggest downer is this knife is not nearly "razor sharp" as described.  Sure, that can and will be fixed, but a) I don't like false advertising, and b) sharp out of the box would have shown me some extra care went into the making.
99737
Good little knife, if a little more flimsy than I would like.
1366253
nice knife, but there are better ones for the same price