MTECH USAMT-575 Fixed Blade Knife 10.5-Inch Overall , black

Wow this is a nice looking, small/medium sized hunting, tactical fixed blade knife from Mtech! It arrived a day early, so it was fast to get here. It arrived with a small amount of oil on the blade so it does not rust, also a little plastic baggy and plastic blade tip cover, and the knife in the mtech box shipped inside a padded envelope. I have so many good things to say about this knife! First of all, it just looks cool, like a replica of a WW2 knife, or something like that. Isn't this the style of some of the army knives from back in the day? I think so, I recognize this style from either comics or magazines when I was younger. I just really dug the look of this knife when I saw it here on amazon. It looks even nicer in person!This knife is a medium/small sized fixed blade knife., it is about 10.5 inches long. Handle is about 4.25 inches long, and the rest is the guards and the blade (about 6.25 inches blade length including the guards). I can appreciate the guards in case the knife has to be used to stab or pierce, keeping your hand from sliding onto the blade getting cut. The blade is sharpened on the top part also, although in the picture appears not to be, which is good if you need to use this knife for stabbing or piercing. Also there is a serrated section on that same side of the blade, which may be useful for notching in wood, or something else? That serration is only sharpened on one side, not both sides of that side of the blade. The handle feels hard, it's a black plastic but does not feel like really cheap plastic, it almost feels like a metal handle.How sharp is it? About a 7.5 out of a 10 scale (compared to other knives out of the box). Not quite razor sharp, I tried to shave my arm hair, but no hair or sebum came off. It's sharp enough for my uses but I may sharpen it anyway. I imagine this knife would dull somewhat easily but also sharpen easily, like most mtech knives. I just use a steel on the other one and it sharpens up really quick, this one probably is the same.The knife is fairly well balanced.When you put the knife in the sheath, the sheath is slightly too small and you have to push hard to get the guards below the snap, but it works. These sheaths are not the best, but it's a $10 knife! Sheaths alone go for $10 or more, so taking that into considerations the sheath is excellent! It probably wouldn't last forever but at $10 for the knife , you don't need it to. The sheath has 3 rivets in it and seems to be put together alright no loose threads. The belt loop is big enough for most belts, so that's good! No holes to tie it to your leg, but the knife isn't that long anyway.

I recently bought an Ontario M3 trench knife, but its too nice to use, then I bought a Walther P99, and its a bit too heavy. This MTech MT-575 is sturdy and a great weight. Love the thru-tang and pommel, the rubber handle is very comfortable and I got this razor sharp in ten mins on a 25 degree sharpener. at 11 bucks, they are practically giving this knife away!

First impressions. The knife appears to be pretty well made and has a comfortable grip and good feel in the hand. The blade has uniform grind and is pretty sharp and very pointy. But as with a lot of cheaper knives, it needs some touch up to get a really fine edge. The top serrations on the thickest part of the blade are pretty shallow and were poorly finished, with metal burrs in the serration valleys. It took some work with a round diamond sharpener to clean them up. The nylon sheath is functional and maybe a little above average for knives in this price range. It fits the knife well, is not overly large, and it has a good snug strap. It does its job. Overall, if you are looking for a solid dagger type knife of medium size for not a lot of money, this could be it.

Great value, sturdy in the hand, sharp and overall excellent knife. Liked it so much I got a second.

Great quality, durable and what a fabulous price.. helps make me feel safer because this knife is built to protect you!

Great balance and a little heavier than expected. Overall length is 10 1/8" and blade length 5 7/8". Rubberized handle is perfect size for my hands. Great boot knife. Full tang and blade is a bit thicker than I expected. Coating on the blade is more robust than other MTech knives I own. It may hold up better over time but that's really not an issue for me either way. Blade was moderately sharp when delivered. Sheath is semi hard, well stitched and overall is decent quality. Sheath has a single belt loop at the top. I own a few MTech knives and all are good. At under $9 delivered this item seems well under priced.

Absolutely love the knife, but the sheath is a joke. The knife is sturdy and comes sharp right out of the box. Well worth the money.

for the price, hard to beat. arrived to me with a very sharp edge. note the blade seems to have a baked coating on it, unlike the other mtech knives I have purchased which were painted (?) or stained or something. The sheath is about as minimal as it can be, made of sturdy nylon but being designed in such a way that it just doesn't seem like it would hold up for years like others could.Anyway, like all the mtech knives I have purchased so far, fantastic bang for the buck.