ESEE Authentic JUNGLAS-VG-E Survival Knife, Kydex Sheath, MOLLE Backing

When this arrived I ran around chopping small dead branches. It made small work of that. I tried batoning a log and no problem there either. It will get tested more this summer but I expect it will be just fine when worked hard. Just keep it oiled, or otherwise protected against rust.

Very well made. Built like a tank. Take care of it and it will last a very long time.

I've had this blade since 2019. Is it a knife or is it a machete? Well, it's kind of a hybrid. The blade is super thick and very high quality. I bought a Chinese steel10" knife before this and returned it because of the sheath that failed right off the get go. Knives are worth their weight in gold when you need them. You'll get what you pay for and if you go cheap at all you'll regret it. Although it's a very large blade it doesn't feel like it when you are using it. I absolutely love it for camping. This thing chops and cuts easily, sharpens easily and gets razor sharp. You will want to take good care of your blade after use though so it does not rust. It is high carbon so it's essential that you put a rust inhibitor and/or oil on it. I spray some in my sheath and oh about that sheath. It is amazing. I bet that sheath is worth $100 alone and is very high quality too. Esee did not skimp on a cheap junk made in China sheath. The blade comes out of the box razor sharp, it also sharpens easily and makes fast work out of sapplings with relative ease. The handle feels great in your hand and is well balanced and the slip resisitant grip and guards make for a safe knife to use. I'd never want to take a knife to kill a grizzly, but if all I had was one, I wish I would have this. This knife is Alaska tough. You will not regret buying this and it will be something you'll be proud of for a lifetime. This was my first Esee and I'm a huge fan now. I am shopping for another Esee knife for horizontal carry when in the wilderness of AK as I know I can count on every aspect of their products being reliable in places where failure is not an option. The best part is that it's made in American and I love supporting people that still make their products in the USA. They are usually the best too. You just can't beat American ingenuity and craftsmanship.

This knife takes and holds an edge well. It is very durable. I used it to split wood and to dig holes. Neither of which is it's intended use. I know. The point is, it will do the wrong jobs and still do it's intended tasks without issue.

Worth every penny. Solid, with a lifetime, no questions asked, American-made. Exceptional product.

A beast of a camp knife, and the only one you'll ever need. Images are included to give a sense of scale. I have used this knife before that was owned by a friend. We put it through it's paces out camping. We put it to many camp related tasks, and it ate them all up, chopping, batoning firewood, even finer woodcraft tasks, feather-sticking, notching, etc. It holds it's edge very well and is easy to tune up when it needs it. Came quite sharp. The steel is very good, but it will rust so treating the blade between uses is recommended with some sort of dry film rust inhibitor. The blade is coated with a black coating material, not sure what it is, but in my experience it holds up pretty well with use, though it will eventually see wear if you use the blade for what it was made for.The sheath it comes with is molded Kydex on a high denier nylon back, I would guess around 1000. The sheath has a huge amount of lashing points, is molle compatible and is very well made. The kydex holds the blade in the sheath very tightly out of the box, but there is also a nylon strap with a metal snap to hold it in as well. I tried vigorously to get it to fall out using just the friction lock of the kydex but couldn't. I wear large sized Mechanix gloves and you can see from the picture how it fits in my hand.This is an amazingly well made, USA made tool, and should last you a lifetime if you properly care for it... and if it doesn't ESEE blades have a lifetime warranty. You want this knife. Super pleased to finally have one of my own.Note: The carabiner and paracord lanyard I put on myself, and don't come with the knife.

If a standard fixed blade Ka-Bar combat knife is "average sized" to you, you will certainly enjoy this knife. There are similar ones made by Ontario for less $, but ESEE has the edge geometry, heat treat, handles, and the SHEATH figured out.Totally. Worth. It.FYI - The tip tapers quite a lot and actually comes to a very fine point with a refined edge. If you want to be an idiot and pound it into hard wood and try to pry sideways, you may very well snap the tip off. Save yourself (and ESEE) the time and trouble and just watch the YouTube video. For the rest of us, the fine tip allows for more delicate slicing and cutting performance. I find this better for food prep in comparison to thicker, wedge-like blades that "split" food.This is marketed as somewhat of a machete but it found it outstanding for woodland campcraft. The length and width of the blade give plenty of options for hand positions when used as a draw/push knife and it is not so beefy that it becomes tiring for carving. Of course, the length gives plenty of span for the "b" activity ( _atoning ).I liked the first so much that I bought another and spent time to painstakingly grind out a large choil. I like this best as it improved control for fine cutting & notching but it was a project and certainly voids the warranty. I'm not worried about the durability and if that modification should somehow induce a failure, I'd order another one of these ASAP.

Well constructed, slightly larger than anticipated. For the "that's not a knife...this is a knife!" moments? Maybe more along the lines of a heavy machete, this thing will no doubt hack through whatever requires hacking. Just make sure your belt can handle it. I feel it may be a little over kill for what I was intending😃