Maxam Extra Heavy-Duty Lockback Knife w/Leymar Handle - Fixed Blade Pocket Knife for Men, Hunting, Tactical & Survival, Includes Sheath

This knife is basically well under $20. Anybody expecting Excaliber for this price range is a bit delusional. However, considering the price point, this is a pretty nice knife. It will not win any beauty contests, it is not exceptionally well made, it will not cut down the goblin hordes on your way to Mordor. It will, however, cut things you put in front of it. Keep it sharp, and it will do a good job of it. Expect to have to sharpen this once in awhile. The serrations are harder to do, obviously, but need it less. I'm not a fan of serrations, but these work fine for what I use it for.The handle is very light-weight. I haven't a clue what its made of, but it will not stand up to any sort of extreme rigor. Its not to say its weak, its just not made for torquing around any of that silliness. Some basic pattern on the handle is inset, so not particularly helpful in gripping, and the plastic doesn't seem to be backed by much, which makes me believe that "extra heavy duty" would likely break this thing.The lock-back seems sturdy enough, is nice and thick, as is the blade on this knife. Surprisingly so. I am not impressed by "420 surgical steel," since other cheap knives are made with the higher carbon content 440 stainless. Still, I haven't noticed the blade to be particularly soft, either. Then again, the toughest thing I typically cut with this thing is a summer sausage or cardboard. The fact that the blade is this thick does wonders for basic stiffness. Other blades in this price range are typically pretty thin.The little pack it comes in is basically cheap nylon. It does okay for a bit, but will not stand up to rough use. Its okay, though, everyone who makes tools or gear makes something that will fit.The way I see this knife is that it is a nice little utilitarian throw-away tool. Its cheap, comes with pretty thick steel, and a little work with a basic sharpener will keep it running along fine. Its cheap enough that even should it break, rust, go bad, or whatever, you can replace it without much fuss. I'd buy a couple more. It is not a particularly nice knife, but doesn't need to be if you have appropriate uses in mind for a knife like this.

I was pleasantly surprised since I wasn't expecting much for $5.50. This is a very very nice knife for the money. The one handed opening action is smooth, the knife is attractive, the handle is sturdy and easy to grip, and the blade is very sharp. The sheath is well made and you'll want it since this is a relatively large knife. I plan to buy several more as gifts.

Good medium duty knife for the money, a good tool with limits with a good case. The blade is heavy duty, it is quite thick and sharp with very sharp serrations. The limiting factor with the knife is the medium duty plastic body of the handle, it has no metal liner so the plastic has to support the mechanism and the nice thick blade; the plastic handle is good medium duty construction but no match for the type of torque one could introduce with a good thick blade like this. Used carefully and appropriately for the knife's plastic construction I believe this is a great knife for the money. The case it comes with is sort of a medium duty fabric with a flap that is kept closed by Velcro; it is a selling point as it comes with the knife, however the Velcro is not at the right place so if I close it Velcro to Velcro the cover-flap is a bit loose. I think it will still retain the knife and work OK, all I can think is that the case must not have been designed specifically for this knife as the Velcro is off by over a quarter of an inch.

this is by far one of the toughest knives i'v ever owned. smooth opening, strong lock, and a hell of a cutting edge, even the serrations are razors. a actually ran over this knife a week ago with my mothers Van, and it did'nt even scratch the handle. tough as nails and perfection for the price, absolutely a knife worth buying for the person looking for durability, and a well made knife...HIGHLY recommended.

Poor quality sheath.

s***ty knife. unless you are using this to cut open zip ties. you probably wont want to even touch it.

Pros: relatively sharp, good shapeCons: handle is extremely light, poor balance. Knife is not suitable for anything that requires "heavy duty"

I'm not sure who is more embarrassed, but the lack of planning on a good concept produced this ofdd over sized hand knife.It has a good plastic like handle, a super sharp blade from the word go, but also has an enormously strong spring and an inconvinent lock on top. Yesm there is a blade button to open it with one thumb.... It takes practice, but in about 2 or 3 moves it will open with one thumb and a lot of effort. The end result is a loud click and a very close posssibility of slicing the edge of your fore-finger. watch it. Now, once opem ot os a very nasty thing to be pointing at anyone. It has a good balance feeling if yopu lean the top of the blade on the top of the blade. It is not bad and looks all business like with this adjustment.I probably made the mistake of buying 3 of them, but in a way, I really like them. They are large pocket carrys, but still of good value. These are not "Bricks", but real "Rocls".... I'm not sure if the manufacturer has changed or not, but the ones I have are made with excellent Japanese Steel blades and were obviously assembled in Red China using a good sort of rubberized plastic handle.