Cold SteelMarauder 9" Japanese AUS8A Clip Point Blade 5.125" Kray-Ex Handle Tactical Outdoor Hunting Fixed Blade Knife w/Secure-Ex Sheath

Top notch Budget version of a modern tactical style of Bowie knife. With design style encompassing the frontier and raider style. Sharp and ready for action right out of the box. A decent outdoor adventurers blade for that deep woodland hike!

Great knife. The handle provides a good grip. Came sharp and ready to go. Very sturdy construction. The Sheathe works very well holds the knife perfectly,and Heavy-duty

Fit and finish is nice, came RAZOR sharp. Light and nimble in hand, and grip gives excellent retention. This is NOT a camp/survival/hunting/Bushcraft knife. If you are looking for that, this is not for you. This is a purpose made knife, made for what the name implies, and for what it looks like it is made for. I would recommend buying this with the cold steel Bowie trainer, and perhaps some books that are on Amazon as well that teach proper technique for the use of this style of knife

It's a nice knife. I bought the serrated. Good quality and weight. But I'm a little disappointed, because they sent it in the stone-washed finish. The picture shows stone-washed for the plain edge, and glossy for the serrated. Consequently I could only give 4 stars.

Very sharp, nice grip, snap in place sheath holds knife but allows for easy and quick pullout. Like the grip design and material. Does have a hole in the end of the handle, which I insert a small piece of Paracord through and configure a small loop. Why you ask? From a experience that I had. Set the knife down and accidentally bumped it and it slide down into a log jam. Finally retrieve the knife but by adding the Paracord loop through the handle could have snagged it a lot quicker. Comfortable size not heavy, attaches easy to your gear carrier. Cold steel has been a reliable brand . Money well spent.

A great quality full tang Bowie knife for the asking price. This Knife is a Beast. 👍THE BLADEThe 9in long 4.7mm thick blade came razor sharp with a good grind on it. The AUS8A Steel is not a Super steel, however It's a great working steel that's easy to touch up and will take a beating without being prone to chipping. Plus Cold Steel does an exceptional job on the heat treatment of their blades and this knife is no exception.THE HANDLEIn my opinion the ergonomics are fantastic! The handle is kraton (rubber) and has very aggressive texturing. The sub hilt (which is also rubber)is very comfortable and absolutely locks in your grip on the knife.All in all, a very versatile tool that can be used in a multitude of ways whether that be as a camp/woods knife, work knife, or a self defense tool.Another Great product by Cold Steel 👍👍👍

First off…AS OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID, PACKAGE YOUR DAMN KNIVES IN A BOX!!! IT IS UNACCEPTABLE TO PAY $108 FOR THIS KNIFE ONLY FOR IT TO ARRIVE ON YOUR PORCH IN A BAG WRAPPED IN A FEW SHEETS OF CHEAP BUBBLE WRAP!!! AMATEUR CITY.The Marauder:1. The knife is sharp as hell. Be VERY careful with it. It is no question a death blade. The thought of using this in self-defense on another human being is hard to imagine. The knife is simply savage.2. The blade has “Taiwan” written on it which doesn’t inspire confidence. With that said, there are a lot of good products made in China and Taiwan, this is one of them.3. The handle is a very hard plastic but it’s cheap looking. My recommendation is to use gloves with this knife as the handle is “dimpled” to improve grip. The problem with this is if your hands sweat, forget it. Have some 5.11 Tactical type gloves around if you’re going to use this in a home defense situation.4. The scabbard/sheath is good, BUT, practice removing it a few times so you don’t get stuck.5. The blade is serrated and made to inflict maximum damage on the target. Keep this knife away from kids and handle it very carefully. In the extremely unfortunate situation you should have to use it for self-defense, only pull it on someone unless you plan on using it because you WOULD NOT want someone turning it on YOU.CONCLUSION:The quality isn’t great but isn’t bad, to me it’s a 3/5 star knife. My concern is the handle looks like it would crack if you really hammered it good against a hard surface (as may happen in a tussle with a perpetrator rolling on the ground).Given the Taiwanese made blade, the hard plastic handle, and even the lack of a box, I can’t give this knife more than 3 stars. The blade is nice and of good quality (Japanese steel); the knife blade DOES NOT feel or look cheap, but how the knife would hold up in combat is what I would need to see. The blade cuts very easily making it incredibly savage in a combat scenario. You would rather get shot than stuck with this blade, trust me.Recommended but there are better options if you’re willing to pay more money.

I have a legitimate 75+ cold steel knives and other than the Gurkha kukri this is by far the one I'd least like the get slashed with. Cold steel serrations are the best out there bar none. Mine came extremely sharp. Sheath fits well with a nice amount of room between the inside and the cutting edge. I personally like the stone wash finish. I have the og model with the plain edge and polished blade and yes that is sweeter but this is a 100% self defense knife and you really don't want that sun/light glare flickering in your face when you're trying to defend your life possibly...I personally always loved the rubber cold steel handles and this is no exception. The sub hilt takes a lil getting used to but is quite comfortable for what it is even in a reverse grip.. my only gripe is the lip of the sheath flares up an you can't get your finger in between the 2 hilts for the draw. A few minutes with a dremel will fix that as the retainers for the handle are low enough to grind enough off to fix that.. still not bad at all to draw by any means just would be easier to be able to get you finger in between the hilts.