Comes spare, not much needed to get it ready. Stripped away a couple of small burrs, treated the handle and oiled the sheath. Nice camp knife, food prep, smaller fire making chores. Blade stock is thin, no batoning or heavy chopping, but decent knife and sheath overall. For $25, it is a steal., will buy one for a friend. Thanks OKC!!

Have not had a chance to use the knife so4stars at this point. This is not a bushcraft knife, but is a great knife for other camp chores. Sharp out of the box, honed it up on a strop. It is light weight, nice balance, good grip on wood scales. The sheath is leather with a plastic insert, holds the knife well. For less than $25, hard to beat. I will test it out when things dry out a little. So far, quite pleased.

For the price, this can't be beat. 1095 HC Steel smaller butcher knife. Comes razor sharp. The sheath, while not the prettiest, holds retention well. Wood handles and two rivets. Full tang. Strikes a ferro rod well. Made in the USA under $30(who can complain about this?). This is added to my collection of a slicer, paring knife and a cleaver. All good knives. One must wash and dry after each use. Adding vegetable oil is a plus, until natural patina can form. One can also create a patina with vinegar. Great knife!

I bought the Hunting Knife because of the low price for an OKC knife. It's the quality I expect from OKC: functional and well made rather than shiny and complex construction. It came with an edge that will shave arm hair. It's the same thickness as their butcher knives, slightly less than 0.1" so can't be abused by prying, hammering on the back, etc. but is strong enough for any hunting or camp use. I like the shape. I has enough curve for skinning but is straight enough for cleaning an animal. The sheath is good quality. Rather than a snap, the handle fits tightly into it and is secure. Overall, an incredible value for the price.

Excellent product

I LOVE these carbon steel knives! A few days in the viegar and mustard and they are rust free! Just a small amount of mineral oil is all I use to keep these knives looking and working like the day I sharpened them...which BTW is a easy task. Razor sharp in less than 3 minutes an Arky or diamond stone. Take care of this and it will take care of you.

Move over Mora! This is now the best bang-for-buck field knife available.

Purchased because of comments by others and found it to be as described , great value. Only issue is shipping packaging was lacking, the envelope was torn open / knife box destroyed, fortunately the knife and sheath had remained in the postal envelope and arrived, the knife could have easily fallen out and been lost. Packaging needs to be improved.

The thickness is exactly the same as the butcher knife. The blade length was only shortened from 7" to 5". This makes it stiffer than the butcher knife, but still shows it to be flexible enough to maintain its utilitarian use as a skinner/butcher/slicer/non-crowbar. It just goes to show that this knife is made for working and not just following contemporary trends of making the knife large, heavy, and too thick for everyday use.