Cold Steel Bird & Game 3.5" Lightweight Durable Japanese AUS8A Stainless Steel Fixed Blade Drop Point Outdoor Hunting Neck Knife, Resistant Secure-Ex Sheath

Perfect size for my EDC bag ....BUT the sheath makes it tricky to deploy other than in the open. No clip if you are wondering but a very cool little knife that is easy to use.

The knife arrived quickly and according to the Amazon shipping schedule. True to most all Cold Steel products, it was well made and visually pleasing. The blade is full tang and of decent length, sharp out if the box, and the hole on the end of the grip gives you a very secure way of retaining and controlling the blade which is important because of the extremely thin profile of the handle. This all factors into the very light weight of the knife and makes it, along with the low price, for me, the perfect neck knife. I have attached a length if 550 cord with adjustable knots to enable me to wear it comfortably. The steel of the knife retains a decent edge which is very easy to maintain. Finally, the light weight and thin profile of the sheath and knife together makes it very easy to conceal. Once you put it on it is barely noticeable, to you or anyone else. Recommended

Cheap. Light. Handy. Good enough for small tasks.

This is a piece of beautiful Japanese cutlery. It’s a very simple design but extremely functional. The aus 8a blade steel is easy to sharpen and takes a razor edge. It’s bigger than it seems but not overly bulky. The sheath is sleek, just like the knife, and adds to its design. The two small holes on the top of the sheath are a bit smaller than the holes on the Cold Steel bird and trout so a chain necklace won’t fit through. That’s most likely the reason it did not come with a chain. The knife can be held in many different positions. The sheath does not come with a mounting point, but cold steel makes good C clip that can be bought separately. This knife really is versatile. The blade thickness and geometry make it good for any task.

Greatness. Sharp, light and practical

The one I received was made in China, not Japan. Still marked as AUS8. Its a great little knife, minimalist style, with the ring and jimping gave the pencil thin handle good grip with great control. Arrived decently sharp. Plan to use it to gut fish, put on a 17 degrees edge for filet. It felt the steel is authentic, it took a bit more effort than kitchen knives to sharpen like other AUS8. BUT the issue starts, the edge does not stay sharp, sitting in the sheath and it gets dull! I suspect this is largely due to the sheath design and position, plus the index/pinky finger release that secures the blade. (Deploy using index/pinky release is awkward and require practice). The sheath audibly rattles if you shake it, but wearing it as a neck knife makes no sound. With a bit more force, you can draw the blade without pressing the release. However, not sure if it was resulted with these testing, the edge had not burred, but micro rolled. Took significant stropping effort to remove the roll. For small blade like this, missing the crucial cooling time during heat treat can lead to this and its quite common among affordable knives. Re-profiled it again to remove potential soft edge material. Within two cuts of cardboard and practicing the draw (best two handed, if you use a neck lanyard the sheath tend to bounce back and hit you in the face if you yank it, nerveless fish juice mist your shirt. ) It rolled again!! Although I can not confirm nor visually ID the sheath wear, but I suspect the sheath contacted the edge and rapid deployment dulls the edge quickly. Still, a great blade for its price. Could use a custom kydex sheath. I noticed most reviews with low stars tends to be the batch that were made in China. Can't speak for those that were made in Japan, but they seem happier than I do. Lastly, pocket/belt carry with Ulticlip's UltiTuck does fit, but it makes the pencil handle ring sticks out like a sore thumb. It require a bit more effort to conceal. Unless you make a custom sheath, it takes practice to draw the blade without drawing covering garment stuck with the ring. Still, a good knife to have, turning it into a project knife. Going to re-profile it to 20 degrees and hope this was my human error and not Cold Steel's heat treat issue with their new contractor. Wear it as a neck knife and pull out ~ gently!. Enough likes I will post an update.

Great small fixed blade. I have it in my EDC dad bag. Arrives very sharp. The sheath fits very snug so you could mount it in any direction. The sheath does not come with a mounting system, so you will have to add one.

This knife is very lightweight. It does not come with any sort of belt clip for the sheath. There are just holes to rig your own mounting system with paracord or string. The sheath has an always press tab that sits at the bottom of the blade and makes me horribly nervous to press when I draw it. It can also quite easily be ripped from the sheath. The crown jewel of negativity lies on the sharpness. I have bought ALOT of cold steel products over the years. I JUST Got an SRK that was AMAZINGLY sharp right out of the box & that may have been 2 months ago. THIS KNIFE WAS VIOLENTLY DULL. Absolutely absurd. Returning.