Old Timer Heritage 169OT 10.25in S.S. Fixed Blade Knife with Drop Point Blade, Laminate Handle and Kydex Sheath for Outdoor, Hunting, Camping and EDC

I have a soft spot for Old Timer Knives. My first fixed blade knife was purchased in 1975, an Old Timer Sharp Finger. Out of my 350+ knives this Heritage fixed blade and its little brother pocket knife are among my favorites and certainly two of the most beautiful.Fit and finish are impeccable, the materials are top notch. All metals are polished to a mirror finish. The knife was nearly razor sharp right out of the box. It only took a few minutes to make it so.The resin infused wood handle is beautiful with an excellent shape and machined grooves work in harmony with the sharp (thank you!) jimping to provide a safe grip.The blade is an excellent shape for all around performance and made from the familiar D2. D2 is widely used in knife making due to its excellent edge retention and wear resistance. Developed originally for industrial die making in 1947, D2 started showing up in knives in 1965 and has proven itself. During my rather destructive testing, cutting with a purpose built machine on aluminum, copper, and bronze bar stock and stabbing through steel cans, minor edge dulling occurred with no edge rolling or chipping. The tip and finish suffered no damage. Hardness tested at HRC 60. After testing, although D2 can be difficult to sharpen, the dulling I caused during testing was mild enough that it only took a few minutes on the sharpening rig to return to the blade to a razor edge.The included leather sheath was ok but in comparison to the high quality build of the knife it seemed really cheap. I thought this beautiful knife deserved much better so I gave it a much nicer made in USA OEM Cold Steel sheath I found on line.For the list price on the manufacturer's website this knife is a bargain, for Amazon's price it's a steal!Love this knife! Grumpy old guy seal of approval!!

Fit and finish is superb in this price range. I have many knives in the $300-400 range and this one competes with those. Edge is evenly ground, the bevel is faultless and blade is shave sharp out of the box. Handle is beautifully done and fits a large hand comfortably. First use slaughtering pigs and that tough hair and hide didn't dull it at all. I'm very impressed. Eventually perhaps a custom sheath, but even the factory sheath is perfectly serviceable. Well done!

La vdd muy bonito y sirve para todo tipo de uso muy recomendable

Muy buen cuchillo, excelente filo. Su funda muy bonita y bien elaborada.El acero del cuchillo de buena dureza, conserva mucho el filo.

I was looking for an affordable camping knife and was excited to see this one come up in D2, which is one of my favorite steels. The fit and finish are great for the price, the only potential problem is that the tang is slightly proud of the scales, which might cause a bit of pain trying to grip for long periods.I will change my review if the knife doesn’t hold up to abuse testing. Comes very sharp out of the box, not hair whittling but a good functional edge the glides through cardboard.UPDATE: I used some wet/dry automotive sandpaper (2000 & 3000 grit) to round any hard edges on the handle, it did not take very long and I was not aggressive to get it feeling great in the hand. The knife survived some very light batoning with no damage to the edge. Whittles just fine, but it is big enough I don't think it would be my first choice because of the increased risk of having such a long exposed edge. I'm happy to have found a good around the ranch work knife that won't need sharpened very often.