EF131 Fixed Blade Knife

Was originally looking for a USA made knife, but only wanted to spend 2 figures on a knife, not three figures. At that point, even most USA companies have their cheaper lines imported. So, taking the chance, and after seeing video reviews, I can definitely say this knife punches above its weight class. It is thick, it is heavy, it is sharp. I find it perfect for tossing around. Scales are excellent. Torx screws hold them on. Sheath converts to horizontal carry easy enough, although the inter-screws are not slotted nor hex shaped. This means that while tightening the screw portion, the backside will free spin. Either locktite or replacement inter-screws will remedy this. The sheath itself is a thin profile without extra molding. The overall length in sheath borders on too long for concealed horizontal carry along the back hips. This being said from someone with a 34” waistline. It starts to poke out on both sides with an overshirt covering it. For tactical wear, exposed, it would be totally fine. It doesn’t stick out far enough to snag on doorways or anything. Sheath retention of the blade is very positive, not worries of the blade falling out. The blade itself appears evenly ground and symmetrical. Grip size is great for hands that fit large sized gloves.

I love this knife, but I've struggle to define it's use. The handle is comfortable. The blade is sturdy and takes a good edge up to the odd grind at the point. That point is actually the reason I bought it. It intrigued me enough to wonder why they did it. I think it was done to allow a sharp point without loosing strength. I'd say they succeeded, but it left that leading inch or so kind of dull. I took a while and reprofiled it until I liked it. I still don't like it much as an outdoors knife, but it does well as a defense knife. The sheath keeps it secure but it will never be subtle. So if you don't need to worry about locals panicking and you want a large knife on your hip, buy it! Or if you are like me and just love knives buy it! If you want a knife to dress game and process wood, there are better knives for that job

First review out of the box with light use. The knife isn't very sharp out of the box and the grind was off some. Not a perfect edge. For that I took off a star. I ran it across some stones to fix the edge then stropped it and it's sharp now with a polished edge. I have some African Sapele hardwood laying around so I shaved a piece down to round the edges. It cut through the wood cleanly and very easily. The knife has some heft so it's not a light knife. But that heft also makes it easy to cut. It's comfortable in the hand and well balanced. As an owner of dozens of knives of every kind and price, I recommend this knife for sure. Especially when you take into account the quality and cost.

Perfect in all its craftsmanship. Tighten the screws on the handles nice and tight people.

This is a 5 star knife at for a decent price, it came super sharp as most Eafengrow knives do, feels very good in hand with micarta scales, thick blade stock DC 53 tuff steel holds an edge, has subdued tanto tip that will be strong in fact the whole knife all the way to the tip is thick and sharp . Kydex sheath is very good with solid lockup. Mounts either left right or sideways and not to heavy good for hiking and food prep

I finally found my perfect camping, survival and bush craft knife. The straight Micarta handle feels very good in the hand without any annoying finger grooves that never spaced right. The spine is not only thick it is 90 degree for striking fire rod and for batoning. There is some weight to the knife due to the thick stock and that is a good thing. Unlike most knives that have a flat grind all the way to the tip and leaving a very fine and pointy yet super thin tip. Eafengrow left a lot of metal at the tip and that tip is strong and robust and I can't see the tip will break off at any task. At about 5.5 inch the blade is just the right length for carrying and bush crafting. The DC53 steel is D2 steel on steroid and a perfect steel for this type of knife. It is hard and tough and withstands chopping and thrusting and still keeps an keen edge. The sheath a simple but works and the retention is just right not too tight and not too loose. The belt clip is good but it is mounted at mid way on the sheath and that makes the handle ride too high when hooked onto my belt and it becomes a little awkward to pull the knife out. Although the belt clip can be mounted vertically or horizontally but not any angle in between. I never like carrying a 10 plus inches knife horizontally. I will change out the belt clip with the one that can rotate up to 90 degree so I can carry the knife vertically and rotate downward to any convenient position to withdraw the knife. This is the best designed outdoor knife in my opinion.

Bought this as a new camping knife. Solid knife overall. However, when I received it, the sharpening of the tip was not straight and symmetrical. Had to put in some time re-profiling the tip. However, the rest of the cutting edge was hair-shaving sharp out of the box. The 90-degree spine is nice and will definitely help with fat wood shavings and sparking a ferro rod. The handle is comfy and fits perfect in my med/lrg hands. No real hotspots from what I can tell, though I have yet to use it for an extended period of time (just simple garden/yard work so far). The fit of the sheath is outstanding: tight fit, no rattle. If it wasn't for the crooked tip, I would've definitely given it 5 starts. It's still a great knife and highly recommend it. Can't wait to take it on my next camping trip. Just make sure you check the fit and finish.