Schrade Delta Class Little Ricky Full Tang Fixed Blade with Titanium Coated 8Cr13MoV Stainless Steel Drop Point Re-Curve Blade for Outdoor Survival, Hiking

I've owned a lot of knives, machetes, and swords over the years, but the Little Ricky is one of my faves. It's a beast: not quite the power of an axe, but more versatile than a machete. You can do some finer work with it due to the finger groove at the base of the blade, too. In the right hands, the Little Ricky will chew through wood. And like all of Schrade's blades, it keeps an edge and resists corrosion quite nicely. However, the steel isn't the toughest, and I did spot a small chip after a night of chopping firewood. I've since made the recurve a bit more blunt since it's for chopping anyway, and the blade seems fine now. The kydex sheath is good quality. The holes along its edges let you attach whatever you want to it: another knife, stones/rods, a pocket saw, a multitool, or small survival kit. The only downside to the sheath is it doesn't securely lock the Little Ricky in place. However, the velcro strap for the handle will keep it snug and tight, and the knife is heavy enough not to just randomly slip out of place. On that note, the Little Ricky is a misleading name. The thing weighs quite a bit, and could lead to clumsiness in weaker hands.

I love this knife. The value compared to cost makes not buying this knife seem absurd. This knife can be used for heavy work like chopping or batoning wood while still being capable of fine cutting work as well. The shape of the handle gives the knife a axe handle feel and it is a great chopper. The blade design makes for true multipurpose use, due to the blades size it can easily be held by the flat of the blade itself to do fine work at the tip. The curve of the blade can be utilized for debarking logs or scraping dried wood for kindling. The belly of the blade is what makes the wood chips fly and when you pick it up it will be obvious. This knife is perfect for long-term or short-term bushcrafting in a mostly stationary location. It arrived sharp as compared to most factory edge knives, that said, I have only ever purchased 2 knives that I did not feel I had to do at least a minimal amount of sharpening work prior to use. I recommend learning how to sharpen a knife as a needed life skill. My only negative is in regard to the size, though it is perfect in so many ways, it is too large to be a belt carry distance hiking knife. It is more than needed for day hikes or simple campouts, its made to build homesteads not pitch tents. Buy this knife. SCHF28

As "TheGutsch" wrote, it does, indeed, remind me of my prized ZT301 and ZT303 folders. To me, the blade design, and the very quality of the knife, exude quality, reliability, strength, and utility. I've owned many knives in my sixty-eight years, but this definitely ranks in the Top 10 for me. As a fixed blade knife that could be an EDC, should easier/better methods of carriage present themselves, it would be absolutely lethal. Likewise, as a survival "tool," the SCHF28, Little Ricky, is a tasking viability. Whether chopping wood for shelter or fire, food for dinner, or defense, this knife is more utilitarian than a Bowie or Khukuri. Grip, full tang, choil, jimping, lanyard hole, magnificently designed blade and construction- with sturdy sheath- what's not to love? It's balance belies it's weight, and it puts the lie, to those that think a truly great knife, has to be expensive... Schrade once again, proves that the average Joe, or Jane, doesn't have to hock the house, to get quality gear... Multitasking blade of masterful design and execution. Proof positive that high quality is affordable. Too bad Amazon only allows Five Stars for excellance... Five out of Five Stars, and yes, I do heartily recommend this blade to all and sundry...

This is a great big knife, y'all. I bought this to replace the 8" Ka-Bar tanto I lost a d I was looking for something more suited to bushcraft/camping but also for personal defense (one nice thing about Texas is that I can openly carry this beast) and I expect this to last the rest of my life. It's extremely sturdy, very heavy and while it was less than razor sharp out of the box, it was easily sharpened with my kitchen steel. This is more of a hacking/chopping blade and isn't really designed for stabbing/piercing but it's a lot of knife for the price and I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Great camp knife. Sharp and sturdy build. Nice sheath.

This knife was much bigger and heavier than I expected, which turned out to be a good thing. This can easily replace a camp hatchet or other brush knife that you might have. It slices and chops through brush, weeds, and small trees with ease. I tested it on a variety of saplings of various thickness and whatever it didn't slice through in one swing it easily finished off with only a couple chops. Splitting logs was easy, trimming trees, making kindling, any of the tasks you would use a camp hatchet for, this accomplished with little difficulty. It comes decently sharp and held the edge well. After all the chopping tests I did I cut various types and sizes of rope and it had no problem. The rubber grip is sized nicely and fits well in the hand, and is tacky enough that I am not afraid of it slipping at all. The whole thing is thick and bulky and i'm sure will last a long time. The bulkiness would be my only complaint as this isnt something I would want to carry around all day on my hip or in a pack, however it is absolutely something I would take in to the backwoods and leave in camp, or hunting camp as a cutter and chopper, or trail clearer.

Nach unzähligen Videos und Rezensionen wollte ich dieses Messer live sehen. Die Verarbeitung von allen Teilen ist hervorragend: - großer und sicherer, nicht rutschiger Griff - scharfe Schneide (schneidet Papier sehr sauber) - starke Klinge. Der Klingenrücken ist 2 cm nach dem Griff ca. 5 mm stark, danach ca. 2,3 mm bis zur Spitze. In der Mitte der Klinge (also zwischen Fehlschärfe oben und Schneide unten) ist sie durchgehend 5 mm stark. - rostträger Stahl (weniger Pflege, Öl usw. nötig) und saubere Beschichtung, an der klein Holzdreck oder Ähnliches haftend bleibt. Nachteile: - wenig scharfe Kanten für den Feuerstahl - doch kein "taktisches" Messer (wird von vielen so auf Youtube präsentiert) - auch keine Mini-Machete, dafür aber ein guter Woodchopper. FAZIT: es ist zwar nicht das Messer für mich, aber für alle, die so ein Messer mit dieser Form suchen, kann ich den "Little Ricky" - so wird dieses SCHF28 genannt - nur empfehlen. P. S. Schrade baut GUTE Messer zu bezahlbaren Preisen, die - egal was viele behaupten - locker mit den "Superstars" unter den Bushcraft- und Survivalmessern aufnehmen können.

Excelente hoja, mango firme y de buena hechura, filoso. Cuchillo fuerte y funda resistente.

Bei dem Preis von fast 60,- € und der Qualität kann kein anderer Anbieter mithalten. Als Erstes habe ich die Schärfe überprüft mit Papier schneiden, es ging so, also habe ich es mit einem Keramikstab kurz nachgezogen, da ging es schon besser. Der Hammer, wenn ein Messer scharf aus der Fabrik kommt, bisher war es nur Havalon jetzt auch Schrade, von den deutschen Anbietern bekommt man nur stumpfes Zeug. Als nächstes raus in den Wald und den Little Ricky ausprobieren. Jetzt taucht das erste Problem auf, wie kommt man im Sommer mit kurzer Hose ungesehen mit dem Klopper in den Wald? Jeder der dich mit dem riesigen Ding sieht, denkt, der hat sie nicht alle, aber selbst fühlst du dich unbesiegbar. Das zweite Problem durch die Größe ist die Befestigung. Wohin damit am Gürtel? Entweder stört es beim Bücken oder du kannst es nicht mehr zurück in die Scheide stecken, ohne dich zu schneiden. Ein alter Ritter hätte bestimmt Rat gewusst aber so blieb mir nur eine Tasche. Nachtrag: Wenn man es mit einem Tecklock schräg am Gürtel befestigt wie ein japanisches Schwert, dann gibt es keine Probleme. Im Wald angekommen habe ich nochmals die Schärfe an einem runden Grashalm überprüft, ihn durchgeschnitten, Test bestanden. Dann habe ich auf ein paar Daumen dicke trockene Äste gedroschen und immer noch konnte ich danach Gras schneiden. Nach einem dicken Ast hat die Schneidleistung dann doch nachgelassen. Ich denke mal, der Stahl ist so in der 440 Liga. Das Schnitzen an den Ästen war ausreichend. Irgendwie ist der Schleifwinkel zu groß, das werde ich zu Hause beheben. Alle Tests bestanden und gut gehärtet. Von der Haptik ist es eher etwas für Typen in der Größe von Ralph Möller oder Dolph Lundgren. Der Schwerpunkt ist mittig ausgewogen wie bei einem guten Küchenmesser. Ich wollte aber ein kopflastiges hau darauf kaputt Messer, bei dem Gewicht ist es aber egal. Mittlerweile habe ich es wieder auf Rasur Schärfe. Ich wollte einfach einmal ein Kukri ausprobieren, der Little Ricky ist nicht ganz so groß aber für unsere Gegend immer noch zu Großkalibrig. Für die Jäger oder Gärtner durchaus brauchbar.

Amazing knife! I own a lot of knives, I also make them as a hobby and since i got this one my pack is much lighter i don't need my small axe or machete anymore. I find that it's a good do everything tool except maybe for gutting and skinning otherwise its sturdy, the grip is good, it doesn't stay sharp as long as my axe does but it's fine for my needs.