ESEE Camp-Lore CR 2.5 Black Oxide Coating fixed knife, Cody Rowen design

OK so this knife surprised me. I expected it to be good from the reviews I had done but it fart exceeds expectations. I hate stainless and love carbon steel for a work tool. This is used to field dress small deer, rabbits, breast out pigeon etc. The blade is high quality, thick, strong and takes a mean edge being carbon steel. The bevel angle is not perfect for my needs, so I re-profiled it a bit in to a semi scandi almost to make it way more slicey for game needs. It is now a perfect balance between properly sharp and good edge retention. It comes pretty sharp and the tip is very strong. I am yet to damage it which is testament to its build quality. I like the sheath as well. Not a chance it is falling out in a hurry, you have to give it a proper yank to pull it out and a proper whack to get it back in. It is small (which I like) yet the handle fits the hand perfectly. I can see why the bushcrafters love it. Impossible to fault thus far

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